L.4.4.a
Description:
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple‐meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Determine meaning of unfamiliar words by using knowledge of phonetics, word structure, and language structure through reading words in text (word order, grammar, syntax), use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) 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:
D-9
D-9
Grade level: 4
Word count: 1314 words
Author: Madeline Arroyo
Synopsis: First endangered, then protected, the wolf is still at risk.
Excerpt:
The more people visit national parks and other wildlife-rich places, the more they're apt to help protect these lands--and the animals that live there.
Question:
Read this excerpt from the selection. Which of the following best described the meaning of the word "apt"?
- likely
- not willing
- afraid
- quietly
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:
HiD-8
HiD-8
Grade level: 4
Word count: 1565 words
Author: Jack London
Synopsis: A proud young man finds out it takes more than just muscle to stay alive in the frozen north.
Excerpt:
Still, Tom was alive with joy. He was doing something, achieving something, mastering the elements. Strong as the elements were, he was stronger.
Question:
Read this excerpt from the selection. What does the phrase "mastering the elements" mean?
- He believed he was stronger than nature.
- He thought he owned that area of land.
- He knew the long hike would not make him tired.
- He was sure it would get warmer soon.
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