R.1.10.f
Description:
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about what is read.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
1A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 8A
Exemplars
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
Description:
Identifying explicit details including character, time, setting and speaker
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-10
A-10
Grade level: 1
Word count: 719 words
Author: Ellen Bari
Synopsis: Rochelle is the first African American female chess champion. She's on her way to becoming a chess master.
Excerpt:
When did she start playing? It started when Rochelle was in third grade. That is when her grandmother showed her how to play.
Question:
When did Rochelle first play chess?
- in the third grade
- in the first grade
- in kindergarten
- in preschool
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain when and where a selection takes place. What clues help you determine that information?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
Description:
Analyzing setting, plot, and character
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-29
A-29
Grade level: 1
Word count: 870 words
Author: Erica Cirino
Synopsis: A teacher helps her students discover how much fun it can be to have a pen pal.
Excerpt:
My teacher wants everyone in our class to be friends. Since the first day of school, she has made sure we are all friends with one another.
One day my teacher told our class we would make faraway friends. She said these friends lived in other countries. My teacher said we would get to know them without leaving our classroom!
"Hi Devi," I wrote. "Thank you for your letter. I am from the United States. I live in a big city.
One day my teacher told our class we would make faraway friends. She said these friends lived in other countries. My teacher said we would get to know them without leaving our classroom!
"Hi Devi," I wrote. "Thank you for your letter. I am from the United States. I live in a big city.
Question:
Based on what you read, which two of the following statements best describe Anna?
- She has many friends.
- She lives in a big city.
- She has a cat named Harto.
- She is a shy person.
- She collects stamps.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe a character from a selection, including how he or she looks, something the character might say, and the kinds of books this character might like to read.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
4A: Interpreting Word Meaning
4A: Interpreting Word Meaning
Description:
Interpreting Word Meaning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-36
A-36
Grade level: 1
Word count: 740 words
Author: Ann Alvarez
Synopsis: Where can you find extra space in a city? Up on the roof.
Excerpt:
Roof top gardens are important. Sometimes it is hard to get fresh fruits and veggies in the city. But a roof garden can fix that. Some people have whole farms on a roof! These roofs are often called "green roofs." People grow all kinds of fresh foods. Then they sell it to stores and restaurants. It used to be that a farm was way out in the country. Not anymore!
Question:
Based on what you read in the selection, a "green roof" is a roof that
- is used as a farm.
- is used as a park.
- has no view.
- has power lines on it.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe how the knowledge of another language can help you understand a new word or phrase you read in English.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
4B: Interpreting Analogies
4B: Interpreting Analogies
Description:
Interpreting Analogies
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-28
A-28
Grade level: 1
Word count: 790 words
Author: Ann Alvarez
Synopsis: People have played tug of war for a very, very long time.
Excerpt:
Have you ever heard of the game called "tug of war"? It is a game of power.
Question:
The author says tug of war is a game of
- power.
- friendship.
- skill.
- hardship.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Give two examples of how an author described a person, animal, or object by saying it was like something else.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
8A: Judging Validity
8A: Judging Validity
Description:
Judge Validity
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-10
A-10
Grade level: 1
Word count: 719 words
Author: Ellen Bari
Synopsis: Rochelle is the first African American female chess champion. She's on her way to becoming a chess master.
Excerpt:
They started to win again and again. They won 30 national chess championships. A championship is a contest to find out which team is the best. Someone made a movie about Rochelle and her team.
Question:
Based on what you read, which two of the following statements are correct?
- Playing chess can help improve your memory.
- It takes years of practice to become a chess master.
- Rochelle's grandmother is a famous chess player.
- You need to be an adult to win a chess championship.
- Men and women have been playing chess since the game first started.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe at least five ways you can tell if a selection is true or not true. Use examples from selections you have read to support your statements.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions