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4.R.1.A.a

Description: Comprehension drawing conclusions and inferring by referencing textual evidence of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 1B, 3C

Exemplars

3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect

3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect

Description: Analyzing Cause and Effect

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: D-12

D-12

Grade level: 4
Word count: 1340 words
Author: Allen Huse
Synopsis: A gym teacher got the ball rolling--or dribbling.
Excerpt: No, if they ran with the ball, there'd be blocking and tackling and bruises and broken legs. How about something like a box, but raised off the ground, to throw the ball in and score points? Yeah, that was it; a raised goal would mean players needed to use ability rather than force to make points. They'd have to pass the ball to their teammates, not run with it.

Question: Why did Naismith decide to have players throw the ball instead of carry it?
  1. Players would have to use skill instead of force to score points.
  2. The games would be longer and more exciting for fans.
  3. The ball was too heavy to carry from one end of the court to the other.
  4. Fans could see the ball more easily if it was in motion.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Write three "why" questions about things that happened in a selection and then answer those questions.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions

1B: Analyzing Implicit Details

1B: Analyzing Implicit Details

Description: Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences from information in text

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: HiD-29

HiD-29

Grade level: 4
Word count: 1523 words
Author: Misha Berman
Synopsis: A little messiness might not be a problem. A disaster area is another story.
Excerpt: "The window is open!" Rebecca whispered, her eyes now big as full moons. Then she picked up one of the apples scattered on the floor. "Look, someone has bitten into this! Don't try to tell me Tiny was eating an apple."

Question: Why does Rebecca think there is an intruder?
  1. The window is open, and someone had bitten into an apple.
  2. She always thinks the opposite of what Dee thinks.
  3. She heard footsteps running down the hall.
  4. The cat is acting very guilty.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Did the title of this selection provide you with clues about the selection's main idea? Why or why not?

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions