L.2.4.a

Description: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multipleā€meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies. Use sentenceā€level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 4A, 4A

Exemplars

4A: Interpreting Word Meaning

4A: Interpreting Word Meaning

Description: Interpreting Word Meaning

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: B-59

B-59

Grade level: 2
Word count: 975 words
Author: Anonymous
Synopsis: Long ago, people created stories to explain unusual things they saw in nature. This old story offers an unsual explanation about where fish go on cold days.
Excerpt: The sunfish rubbed two sticks together, but he could not produce even one spark.

Question: Read this part from the selection. The word "produce" means
  1. create.
  2. think about.
  3. become warm.
  4. destroy.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Choose a selection that included some unfamiliar vocabulary. Replace the unfamiliar words with synonyms that are easier to understand yet still convey the same meaning.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions

4A: Interpreting Word Meaning

4A: Interpreting Word Meaning

Description: Interpreting Word Meaning

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: B-16

B-16

Grade level: 2
Word count: 964 words
Author: Lionel Beasley
Synopsis: Venus and Serena Williams changed the world of tennis.
Excerpt: The family lived in a tough neighborhood. The tennis court near their house wasn't like one you might see on TV.

Question: Read this part from the selection. What does the word "tough" mean here?
  1. dangerous and rough
  2. sturdy and hard to break
  3. not willing to change
  4. calm and quiet

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Choose a selection you read that included some unfamiliar vocabulary. Describe how you used context clues to figure out what the words meant.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions