L.5
Description:
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
4B
Exemplars
4B: Interpreting Analogies
4B: Interpreting Analogies
Description:
Interpreting Analogies
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-38
A-38
Grade level: 1
Word count: 790 words
Author: Kerry Mescallado
Synopsis: Who knew something with just one wheel could be so much fun?
Excerpt:
There are different kinds of unicycles. One kind is called a "giraffe." It has a very tall frame. It can be as high as ten feet!
Question:
Read this part from the selection. What is the most likely reason this kind of unicycle is called a "giraffe"?
- It has a long frame, and a giraffe has a long neck.
- It has very small handlebars, and a giraffe has small ears.
- It has marks on its frame that look like the marks on a giraffe's coat.
- It can go very fast, and a giraffe can run very fast.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Find examples in five selections of words that describe things you can hear, see, or touch.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions