R.2.7.c

Description: Ask and answer questions using the text for support.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 1A, 8B

Exemplars

8B: Reasoning

8B: Reasoning

Description: Reasoning

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: B-68

B-68

Grade level: 2
Word count: 1004 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: While walking around her house, Kayla discovers that people need to use math all the time.
Excerpt: "What are you doing, Mom?" Kayla asked.

"Hi, honey," Mom said. "I am building some shelves for my books." Mom loved to read. She had many books. Her books were piled on the floor.

Kayla looked around. She saw tools, a box of nails, and a yardstick. She knew from her math class that a yardstick is a tool to measure things. Yardsticks are three feet long.

Question: Read this part from the selection. Which sentence explains why Mom needed to build shelves?
  1. Her books were piled on the floor.
  2. She saw tools, a box of nails, and a yardstick.
  3. Mom loved to read.
  4. What are you doing, Mom?

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Write three "why" questions about a selection and provide evidence from the text on how those questions should be answered.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions

1A: Recalling Explicit Details

1A: Recalling Explicit Details

Description: Identifying explicit details including character, time, setting and speaker

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: B-2

B-2

Grade level: 2
Word count: 971 words
Author: J. Baldwin
Synopsis: John Randolph lived long ago. Although he was an important man who worked with the president, he was disliked by everyone. Why? He was one of the rudest people around.
Excerpt: After just a minute, Mr. Randolph reached the end of the field near the inn. To his surprise, he found that the road split. He did not know whether he should go to the right or to the left to get to the town. He had an important meeting in the town that began at noon. He needed to get there quickly.

Question: Where was Mr. Randolph going?
  1. to a meeting in a town
  2. to visit the president
  3. to a farm to buy a horse
  4. to a business in a city

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Write an interview with a character from a selection. Include at least three questions that you would ask the character, and include the character's answers to those questions.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions