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California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
California Spanish Assessment
Practice Items Scoring Guide for Grade Eight,
Accommodated
© California Department of EducationPrepared by Educational Testing Service ®Posted November 2019
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CSA Practice Items Scoring Guide—Grade Eight, Accommodated
Table of Contents Introduction to Practice Test Scoring Guide ........................................................................1
Example of Metadata ........................................................................................................... 2
Grade Eight Sample Items .....................................................................................................3
Introduction to Practice Test Scoring Guide
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Introduction to Practice Test Scoring Guide This California Spanish Assessment (CSA) practice items scoring guide offers details about the items, student response types, correct responses, and related scoring considerations for the included samples of practice items. The items selected for the practice test are designed to reflect the following:
• A broad coverage of claims that closely mirror the CSA summative blueprint
• A broad coverage of California Common Core State Standards en Español(CCCSSeE) for the claims assessed by the CSA, i.e., Reading, Listening, and WritingMechanics
• A range of student response types
• A breadth of difficulty levels across the items, ranging from easier to more difficultitems
It is important to note that all student response types are not fully represented on every practice test, but a distribution can be observed across all the practice tests. The items presented are reflective of refinements and adjustments to content based on pilot test results and expert recommendations from a content perspective. The samples cover a selection of items from grade eight. The following information is presented along with each item:
• Grade Level: The intended grade level of the item
• Claim: The reporting category of the evidence being gathered
• Content Category: Further information regarding the content being assessed
• Standard: A reference to the assessable evidence statements of what students shouldknow and be able to do
• Max. Points: The total number of available points for the item
• Item and Stimulus: A representation of the item and any associated stimulus
• Answer Key: The expected student response or example response including scorepoint value
Each item is aligned with a specific CCCSSeE, but some items may align with two CCCSSeE, specifically the Listening items and some composite items. Listening items have a primary standard that aligns with one of two CCCSSeE at each grade level. They also have a secondary standard aligning with a Reading standard to provide consistency in content between the Listening and Reading claims, known collectively as the interpretive domains. Composite items contain a Part A and Part B; when those parts assess separate standards, primary and secondary standards are provided. The items included in this guide represent a variety of the types of questions used to evaluate the CCCSSeE, although this sample group is not fully inclusive of the wide range of difficulty levels of the questions or the content.
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Each item that follows has metadata as shown in the following table. The item number in the table preceding each sample item corresponds to the sequence number of the item as it appears in the practice test. If the wording of the standard includes “CA” at the end, it is a standard with wording specific to California for both English and Spanish language arts.
Example of Metadata
Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
1 8 Reading Vocabulary and Meaning
8.L.5c Distinguish among theconnotations (associations) of wordswith similar denotations (definitions)(e.g., obstinado, terco, perseverante,tenaz).
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Grade Eight Sample Items
Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
1 8 Reading Vocabulary and Meaning
8.L.5c Distinguish among theconnotations (associations) of wordswith similar denotations (definitions)(e.g., obstinado, terco, perseverante,tenaz).
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Key: D (1 point)
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The following passage accompanies grade eight items numbered 2 through 7 in the practice test.
Ponte los auriculares y haz clic en el botón para escuchar el audio. Para detener el audio, haz clic de nuevo en el botón.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
2 8 Listening Listening Comprehension
8.SL.2 Analyze the purpose ofinformation presented in diversemedia and formats (e.g., visually,quantitatively, orally) and evaluatethe motives (e.g., social,commercial, political) behind itspresentation.This item also maps to a secondary standard: 8.RI.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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Key: C (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
3 8 Listening Listening Comprehension
8.SL.2 Analyze the purpose ofinformation presented in diversemedia and formats (e.g., visually,quantitatively, orally) and evaluate themotives (e.g., social, commercial,political) behind its presentation.This item also maps to a secondary standard: 8.RI.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
2
Key: First drop-down menu: sofisticados Second drop-down menu: eficaces Rubric: (2 points) The student selects the two correct responses. (1 point) The student selects one of the correct responses, but not both.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
4 8 Listening Listening Comprehension
8.SL.2 Analyze the purpose ofinformation presented in diversemedia and formats (e.g., visually,quantitatively, orally) and evaluatethe motives (e.g., social,commercial, political) behind itspresentation.This item also maps to a secondary standard: 8.RI.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. (See grade 8 Language standards 4-6 for additional expectations.) CA
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Key: B (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
5 8 Listening Listening Comprehension
8.SL.2 Analyze the purpose ofinformation presented in diversemedia and formats (e.g., visually,quantitatively, orally) and evaluatethe motives (e.g., social,commercial, political) behind itspresentation.This item also maps to a secondary standard: 8.RI.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
1
Key: D (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
6 8 Listening Listening Comprehension
8.SL.2 Analyze the purpose ofinformation presented in diversemedia and formats (e.g., visually,quantitatively, orally) and evaluatethe motives (e.g., social,commercial, political) behind itspresentation.This item also maps to a secondary standard: 8.RI.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
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Key: D (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
7 8 Listening Listening Comprehension
8.SL.2 Analyze the purpose ofinformation presented in diversemedia and formats (e.g., visually,quantitatively, orally) and evaluatethe motives (e.g., social,commercial, political) behind itspresentation.This item also maps to a secondary standard: 8.L.4c Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of a word or its part of speech or to trace the etymology of words. CA
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Key: B (1 point)
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The following passage accompanies grade eight items numbered 8 through 17 in the practice test.
El almuerzo del marino por Yanina Ibarra
1 Esa mañana El Gran Santa Ana se preparaba para abandonar tierra española. El barco levaría su ancla a las dos de la tarde y el capitán decidió dar el último mediodía libre a sus muchachos.
2 Ese era el primer viaje de Pedro, un joven marino. Sabiendo que sus próximos días en el barco serían de mucho trabajo, decidió disfrutar de su último almuerzo en tierra. A unas cuadras¹ del puerto encontró una pequeña fonda llena de gente y decidió entrar.
3 ─Buenos días, ¿qué hay para almorzar hoy? ─preguntó.
4 ─Arroz con huevos fritos, por cinco pesos ─respondió el cocinero imaginando que Pedro no podría pagar la cuenta.
5 ─Soy marino de El Gran Santa Ana… Mi barco zarpará pronto y solo puedo gastar tres pesos… ─dijo Pedro, contando sus monedas.
6 ─Por tres pesos puedo servir sólo dos huevos fritos y un poco de pan.
7 ─¡Vengan esos dos huevos fritos, entonces! ─celebró Pedro, feliz de saber que no partiría con el estómago vacío.
8 El cocinero preparó el almuerzo. El joven estaba tan hambriento que ese par de huevos fritos le pareció el plato más delicioso del mundo. De repente, se oyó un gran revuelo en la calle: “¡Atención, atención! ¡El Gran Santa Ana adelanta su hora de partida! ¡Todos a bordo!”.
9 Cuando Pedro escuchó la noticia se quedó helado. Inmediatamente juntó su bolso e intentó ir hasta el mostrador para pagar su almuerzo. Pero ya había demasiada gente en la fonda y el cocinero no podía oírlo. En la calle la gente corría hacia el puerto para despedir a los tripulantes y él no podía perder ni un minuto más. Viendo que el cocinero no lo oía, abandonó la fonda sin poder pagar y se dirigió hacia el puerto.
10 Pasó un año y Pedro regresó siendo todo un hombre. Un hombre de trabajo, un hombre honesto. Por eso apenas pisó tierra, recordó que tenía una deuda con el cocinero de la fonda y fue a pagarle.
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11 Todos en la ciudad sabían que El Gran Santa Ana había realizado buenos negocios y que sus marinos volvían con mucho dinero. El cocinero no era persona de buenas intenciones y apenas vio entrar a Pedro recordó al muchacho.
12 ─Buenos días. Vengo a saldar mi deuda. Soy marino de El Gran Santa An…
13 ─Sí, sí. Usted es ese sinvergüenza que se fue esa mañana sin pagar los huevos fritos ─dijo el cocinero sin dejar hablar a Pedro.
14 ─Le pido disculpas, señor. El barco zarpó antes de lo previsto ese día. Yo intenté acercarme pero había tanta gente que usted no podía oírme. Por eso he regresado a pagar mi deuda. Aquí están sus tres pesos, señor ─respondió Pedro.
15 ─¡Ja! Esos tres pesos no pagan nada. Usted me debe trescientos pesos ─agregó el pícaro cocinero.
16 ─¿Trescientos pesos?
17 ─Sí, porque si esos huevos hubieran sido empollados, yo tendría ahora dos pollos. Y si en vez de pollos hubieran salido polluelas, yo ahora tendría dos gallinas. Dos gallinas que si hubieran tenido más pollos o polluelas, yo ahora tendría un lindo gallinero…
18 ─Pero señor, yo sólo pedí dos huevos fritos.
19 ─Nada de nada, estafador... Usted me debe trescientos pesos y mañana mismo iremos ante el juez a resolver este asunto ─agregó el avaro cocinero.
20 Pedro no sabía qué hacer. El cocinero intentaba aprovecharse de él porque sabía que tenía dinero. Camino a su casa se encontró con Juan El Justo a quien le contó lo sucedido.
21 ─Dijiste que los huevos estaban fritos, ¿verdad? ─preguntó Juan.
22 ─Sí.
23 ─Entonces ya tienes el juicio ganado. Haremos una cosa: tú me nombras tu abogado defensor y mañana, al momento de ir a ver al juez,
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yo llegaré un poco tarde. Por favor, no te asustes si pasa el tiempo y no llego. Voy a llegar tarde.
24 ─Trato hecho ─respondió el pobre Pedro, afligido.
25 Al día siguiente Pedro y el cocinero se encontraron en la oficina del juez. Pedro dijo que Juan El Justo sería su abogado. Pero pasaban los minutos y éste no llegaba. Hasta que por fin apareció.
26 ─Llega tarde, señor abogado ─dijo el juez.
27 ─Es que he estado tostando el trigo que voy a sembrar mañana ─respondió Juan.
28 ─Pero, señor, la semilla de trigo tostada nunca puede dar una planta ─respondió muy serio el juez.
29 ─¡Así es, señor! Y, permítame una pregunta: los huevos fritos, ¿dan pollos y polluelas? ─agregó el inteligente Juan.
30 —Se levanta la sesión ─dijo el juez─. Señor Pedro, pague solo tres pesos por el almuerzo de dos huevos fritos y asunto terminado.
31 Pedro pagó los tres pesos y el cocinero se fue avergonzado porque Juan El Justo descubrió su jugarreta. Desde ese día, quienes van a comer a la fonda del cocinero revisan dos veces la cuenta temiendo ser víctimas de ese aprovechado.
¹cuadras: manzanas, espacios urbanos limitados por calles
“El almuerzo del Marino” por Yanina Ibarra, Iguana, mayo/junio de 2009
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
8 8 Reading RL - Key Ideas and Details
8.RL.1 Cite the textual evidencethat most strongly supports ananalysis of what the text saysexplicitly as well as inferencesdrawn from the text.
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Key: D (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
9 8 Reading RL - Craft and Structure
8.RL.6 Analyze how differences in thepoints of view of the characters andthe audience or reader (e.g., createdthrough the use of dramatic irony)create such effects as suspense orhumor.
2
Key: Second and third options Rubric: (2 points) The student selects the two correct responses. (1 point) The student selects one of the correct responses, but not both.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
10 8 Reading RL - Key Ideas and Details
8.RL.3 Analyze how particular linesof dialogue or incidents in a story ordrama propel the action, revealaspects of a character, or provokea decision.
2
Key: Part A: A Part B: C Rubric: (2 points) The student selects the correct response in Part A and Part B. (1 point) The student selects the correct response in either Part A or Part B, but not both.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
11 8 Reading RL - Key Ideas and Details
8.RL.3 Analyze how particular linesof dialogue or incidents in a story ordrama propel the action, revealaspects of a character, or provokea decision.
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Key: A (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
12 8 Reading RL - Key Ideas and Details
8.RL.1 Cite the textual evidence thatmost strongly supports an analysis ofwhat the text says explicitly as well asinferences drawn from the text.
1
Key: ocasionó su mala reputación (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
13 8 Reading RL - Key Ideas and Details
8.RL.2 Determine a theme or centralidea of a text and analyze itsdevelopment over the course of thetext, including its relationship to thecharacters, setting, and plot; providean objective summary of the text.
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Key: B (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
14 8 Reading RL - Craft and Structure
8.RL.6 Analyze how differences in thepoints of view of the characters andthe audience or reader (e.g., createdthrough the use of dramatic irony)create such effects as suspense orhumor.
1
Key: C (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
15 8 Reading RL - Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
8.RL.7 Analyze the extent to which afilmed or live production of a story ordrama stays faithful to or departs fromthe text or script, evaluating thechoices made by the director oractors.
2
Key: Third and fourth options Rubric: (2 points) The student selects the two correct responses. (1 point) The student selects one of the correct responses, but not both.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
16 8 Reading Vocabulary and Meaning
8.L.5 Demonstrate understanding offigurative language, wordrelationships, and nuances in wordmeanings.
1
Key: D (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
17 8 Reading Vocabulary and Meaning
8.L.4c Consult reference materials(e.g., dictionaries, glossaries,thesauruses), both print and digital, todetermine or clarify the precisemeaning of a word or its part ofspeech or to trace the etymology ofwords. CA
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Key: C (1 point)
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The following passage accompanies grade eight items numbered 18 through 34 in the practice test.
Lo siguiente es un borrador de un ensayo de un estudiante. Puede contener errores.
La Escuela al Aire Libre (1) Laura abrió los ojos, estiró los brazos y sonrió pensando que este era“el día”. (2) Exactamente en dos horas, estaría sentada cómodamente enun autobús escolar, al lado de su mejor amiga, Carmen, rumbo al paraíso:cinco días en la Escuela al Aire Libre.
(3) Se levantó, agarró su maleta de viaje y bajó a desayunar.
(4) Cuando llegó a la escuela, Carmen la estaba esperando y las dos niñasse abrazaron sonriendo. (5) En ese momento, la maestra de las niñaslevantó una bandera anaranjada y todos los niños de la clase secongregaron alrededor para recibir las instrucciones antes de subir alautobús.
(6) —Muchachos, los maestros hemos decidido que, en lugar de permitirque ustedes formen sus propios grupos, esta vez haremos unsorteo. (7) De esta manera, todos podrán hacer nuevos amigos eintegrarse en nuevos equipos. (8) Pueden ahora subir al autobús ysentarse con sus amigos. (9) Los grupos serán revelados al llegar.
(10) El viaje transcurrió sin sobresaltos. (11) Menos mal, porque yo yatraía cansancio acumulado de varios días. (12) Los autobuses se alejaronde la ciudad y comenzaron a subir por el empinado camino que llevaba allaboratorio de ciencias, ubicado en un parque nacional. (13) Las ardillas allado del camino los miraban con curiosidad. (14) Había ardillas rojas arayas en los árboles que los miraban al pasar. (15) Al fin, pasaron pordebajo del imponente arco de la entrada del parque y unos minutos mástarde, los muchachos se encontraban ya acarreando sus maletas hacia lascabañas de troncos.
(16) Una hora más tarde, los maestros guiaron a los estudiantes haciaunas mesas de madera y les indicaron que era hora de guardarsilencio. (17) El maestro Rodríguez se dirigió a los estudiantes.
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(18) —Para el proyecto del mundo animal y vegetal, los estudiantesestarán divididos en seis grupos: rojo, verde, naranja, azul, amarillo yvioleta.
(19) Para su desilusión, Laura vio que la pusieron en el grupo amarillo,mientras que Carmen estaría en el rojo. (20) Pero lo peor fue que porcasualidad los otros miembros del grupo amarillo serían seis chicos y unachica.
(21) «¡Qué horror!», pensó Laura. (22) «¿Cómo voy a trabajar en unproyecto con muchachos que no conozco? (23) ¡No fuese justo!»
(24) Con disgusto, Laura se acercó a la mesa que tenía la banderaamarilla. (25) Los otros miembros del equipo conversaban animadamente,y al ver a Laura, se echaron a un lado para hacerle sitio.
(26) —Hola, Laura, yo soy Ricardo; te presento a Julio, Sofía, Paco,Marcos, Rodolfo y Aníbal.
(27) Laura solo murmuró un “hola”.
(28) Ricardo continuó: —Pensamos que este proyecto va a ser muyfácil. (29) Julio, Paco y Marcos son miembros del Club de Matemáticas dela escuela. (30) Sofía era la presidenta del Club de Ciencias de su escuelaen Arizona. (31) Tú eres una excelente estudiante. (32) ¡El proyecto va asacar una calificación muy buena!
(33) La mañana pasó sin que se dieran cuenta y las discusiones setornaron más y más interesantes. (34) Discutieron sobre qué haría cadacual en sus vacaciones. (35) Todos los miembros del grupo de Laura teníanunas ideas excelentes.
(36) — de los cinco días, Laura se había olvidado de que ella y Carmen nohabían estado en el mismo grupo. (37) Se sentía más que nada complacidacon el proyecto que su grupo había presentado.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
18 8 Reading Vocabulary and Meaning
8.L.4a Use context (e.g., the overallmeaning of a sentence or paragraph;a word’s position or function in asentence) as a clue to the meaning ofa word or phrase.
2
Key: Second and fourth options Rubric: (2 points) The student selects the two correct responses. (1 point) The student selects one of the correct responses, but not both.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
19 8 Writing Mechanics and Conventions
8.L.1c Form and use verbs in theindicative, imperative, and subjunctivemoods as well as the conditionaltense and interrogative pronouns.
1
Key: A (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
20 8 Writing Revising and Editing
8.W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
1
Key: B (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
21 8 Writing Mechanics and Conventions
8.L.1b Form and use verbs in theactive and passive voice.
1
Key: D (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
22 8 Reading Vocabulary and Meaning
8.L.5 Demonstrate understanding offigurative language, wordrelationships, and nuances in wordmeanings.
1
Key: sin ningún imprevisto (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
23 8 Writing Revising and Editing
8.W.3a Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
2
Key: Third and fifth options Rubric: (2 points) The student selects the two correct responses. (1 point) The student selects one of the correct responses, but not both.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
24 8 Writing Mechanics and Conventions
8.L.1a Explain the function ofimpersonal forms of verbs (gerunds,participles, infinitives) in general andtheir function in particular sentences.
2
Key follows on the next page.
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Key: Part A: E Part B: D Rubric: (2 points) The student selects the correct response in Part A and Part B. (1 point) The student selects the correct response in either Part A or Part B, but not both.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
25 8 Writing Mechanics and Conventions
8.L.3a Use verbs in the active andpassive voice and in indicative,subjunctive, and imperative moods toachieve particular effects (e.g.,emphasizing the actor or the action;expressing uncertainty or describing astate contrary to fact).
1
Key: C (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
26 8 Writing Revising and Editing
8.W.3d Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
1
Key: D (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
27 8 Writing Mechanics and Conventions
8.L.2a Use punctuation (comma,ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause orbreak.
1
Key: B (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
28 8 Writing Mechanics and Conventions
8.L.1d Recognize and correctinappropriate shifts in verb voice andmood.*
1
Key: D (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
29 8 Writing Revising and Editing
8.W.3d Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
1
Key: B (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
30 8 Writing Revising and Editing
8.W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
1
Key: C (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
31 8 Writing Revising and Editing
8.W.3b Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
1
Key: C (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
32 8 Writing Revising and Editing
8.W.3a Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
1
Key: B (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
33 8 Writing Revising and Editing
8.W.3c Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events.
1
Key: Al final (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
34 8 Writing Revising and Editing
8.W.3e Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
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Key: D (1 point)
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The following passage accompanies grade eight items numbered 35 through 40 in the practice test.
Ponte los auriculares y haz clic en el botón para escuchar el audio. Para detener el audio, haz clic de nuevo en el botón.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
35 8 Listening Listening Comprehension
8.SL.3 Delineate a speaker’sargument and specific claims,evaluating the soundness of thereasoning and relevance andsufficiency of the evidence andidentifying when irrelevant evidence isintroduced.This item also maps to a secondary standard: 8.RI.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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Key: (1 point) Si: para mejorar la salud de millones de personas que sufren la falta de sueño No: para recomendar que todos se levanten temprano para entrar en una rutina diaria, para mostrar que millones de personas duermen demasiado y deberían dormir lo justo
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
36 8 Listening Listening Comprehension
8.SL.3 Delineate a speaker’sargument and specific claims,evaluating the soundness of thereasoning and relevance andsufficiency of the evidence andidentifying when irrelevant evidence isintroduced.This item also maps to a secondary standard: 8.RI.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
1
Key: C (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
37 8 Listening Listening Comprehension
8.SL.3 Delineate a speaker’sargument and specific claims,evaluating the soundness of thereasoning and relevance andsufficiency of the evidence andidentifying when irrelevant evidence isintroduced.This item also maps to a secondary standard: 8.RI.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
1
Key: A (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
38 8 Listening Listening Comprehension
8.SL.3 Delineate a speaker’sargument and specific claims,evaluating the soundness of thereasoning and relevance andsufficiency of the evidence andidentifying when irrelevant evidence isintroduced.This item also maps to a secondary standard: 8.RI.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2
Key: First drop-down menu: sentirse alegre, Second drop-down menu: una mayor productividad Rubric: (2 points) The student selects the two correct responses. (1 point) The student selects one of the correct responses, but not both.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
39 8 Listening Listening Comprehension
8.SL.3 Delineate a speaker’sargument and specific claims,evaluating the soundness of thereasoning and relevance andsufficiency of the evidence andidentifying when irrelevant evidence isintroduced.This item also maps to a secondary standard: 8.RI.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
1
Key: A (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
40 8 Listening Listening Comprehension
8.SL.3 Delineate a speaker’sargument and specific claims,evaluating the soundness of thereasoning and relevance andsufficiency of the evidence andidentifying when irrelevant evidence isintroduced.This item also maps to a secondary standard: 8.L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
1
Key: D (1 point)
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The following passage accompanies grade eight items numbered 41 through 50 in the practice test.
El microscopio
1 El microscopio es un instrumento que permite observar objetos que son demasiado pequeños para ver a simple vista. En la antigüedad, los romanos fueron los que descubrieron que los objetos se veían más grandes usando un trozo de vidrio que era más grueso en el centro y más fino en los bordes.
2 A través de la historia, muchos científicos aprovecharon el concepto de los romanos para crear instrumentos con lentes de aumento. En 1665, Robert Hooke desarrolló un microscopio con una lente que le permitió aumentar la visión 270 veces. Desde entonces, el microscopio se ha ido perfeccionando a pasos agigantados, avanzando la ciencia y permitiéndonos observar la naturaleza que nos rodea mucho más allá de lo que nuestros ojos nos permiten.
3 Desde sus comienzos, el microscopio ha sido de gran ayuda para la investigación en los campos de la biología y la medicina. A mediados del siglo XVII, el científico holandés Van Leeuwenhoek pudo observar por primera vez protozoos y bacterias con un microscopio de fabricación casera. En esa misma época, este instrumento también llevó al descubrimiento de las células del cuerpo. En la actualidad, el microscopio electrónico permite agrandar la imagen de microorganismos hasta 100 millones de veces. De esta manera, la medicina se vale del microscopio para estudiar formas de mejorar la vida humana, identificando bacterias y desarrollando medicamentos para combatirlas.
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4 Gracias al microscopio, también podemos observar los detalles más minúsculos de la naturaleza que nos rodea. En geología y arqueología el microscopio permite el estudio y análisis de las rocas para determinar su exacta composición y edad. Vistos bajo la lente del microscopio, los copos de nieve revelan un mundo realmente sorprendente. Cada figura es una forma geométrica perfecta.
5 El microscopio es un instrumento esencial, ya sea para mejorar la calidad de vida humana o para descubrir los pequeñísimos detalles de los objetos que nos rodean. A medida que la ciencia avance, es imposible predecir cuántos misterios más podrán ser revelados gracias al microscopio.
Laboratorios Tecno-Gama Una ventana abierta al futuro
Garantía de calidad Producto: Microscopio escolar CT-2000
1 año de garantía limitada
Laboratorios Tecno-Gama garantiza que este producto no presentará defectos de fabricación durante el primer año a partir de la fecha de compra. Bajo este periodo de garantía, Laboratorios Tecno-Gama reemplazará este producto o cualquiera de sus componentes que resulte defectuoso, con las siguientes limitaciones:
• Esta garantía no cubre el desgaste normal del microscopio ocualquiera de sus partes.
• Esta garantía no cubre los daños del producto o cualquiera de suspartes que resulten por no seguir cuidadosamente sus instruccionesde uso. (Ver instrucciones de uso en el manual del usuario).
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• Esta garantía no cubre los daños del producto o cualquiera de suspartes que resulten de reparaciones no autorizadas por LaboratoriosTecno-Gama.
• Esta garantía no cubre los daños del producto o cualquiera de suspartes en caso de incendios, inundaciones u otros acontecimientos deorigen natural.
• Esta garantía no cubre los daños del producto o cualquiera de suspartes por uso que no sea exclusivamente educativo.
Esta garantía es válida a partir de la fecha original de su compra y requiere presentar el recibo original. La garantía no es transferible por ningún motivo. Los distribuidores de productos de los laboratorios Tecno-Gama no tienen la autorización de cambiar los términos o condiciones de esta garantía.
En caso de necesitar información sobre esta garantía o para recibir servicios bajo la misma, comuníquese con nuestro departamento de Servicio al Cliente llamando al 210-558-5780. Nuestros asesores están disponibles para atenderle de lunes a viernes de 8:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m. (hora central) excepto en días festivos. (No enviar productos a nuestra dirección sin antes comunicarse a este número telefónico y hablar con uno de nuestros representantes. En caso de que necesite enviar el producto para su reparación, se le proporcionará una etiqueta con el importe del correo pagado).
Para reparaciones cubiertas por esta garantía, envíe el producto a nuestras oficinas localizadas en:
Laboratorios Tecno-Gama Departamento de Servicio al Cliente 15600 Amsterdam Dr. Eldorado, Illinois 62930
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
41 8 Reading RI - Key Ideas and Details
8.RI.2 Determine a central idea of atext and analyze its development overthe course of the text, including itsrelationship to supporting ideas;provide an objective summary of thetext.
1
Key: D (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
42 8 Reading RI - Key Ideas and Details
8.RI.1 Cite the textual evidence thatmost strongly supports an analysis ofwhat the text says explicitly as well asinferences drawn from the text.
2
Key: First and fourth options Rubric: (2 points) The student selects the two correct responses. (1 point) The student selects one of the correct responses, but not both.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
43 8 Reading RI - Key Ideas and Details
8.RI.1 Cite the textual evidence thatmost strongly supports an analysis ofwhat the text says explicitly as well asinferences drawn from the text.
1
Key: fueron los precursores del microscopio (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
44 8 Reading Vocabulary and Meaning
8.L.4 Determine or clarify the meaningof unknown and multiple-meaningwords and phrases based on grade 8reading and content, choosing flexiblyfrom a range of strategies.
1
Key: A (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
45 8 Reading RI - Craft and Structure:
8.RI.5 Analyze in detail the structureof a specific paragraph in a text,including the role of particularsentences in developing and refining akey concept.
1
Key: C (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
46 8 Reading Vocabulary and Meaning
8.L.4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes androots as clues to the meaning of aword (e.g., preceder, retroceder,proceder, desdecir).
1
Key: microscopio (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
47 8 Reading RI - Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
8.RI.8 Delineate and evaluate theargument and specific claims in a text,assessing whether the reasoning issound and the evidence is relevantand sufficient; recognize whenirrelevant evidence is introduced.
2
Key: First drop-down menu: el uso en el laboratorio de la escuela Second drop-down menu: las partes durante el primer año Rubric: (2 points) The student selects the two correct responses. (1 point) The student selects one of the correct responses, but not both.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
48 8 Reading RI - Key Ideas and Details
8.RI.1 Cite the textual evidence thatmost strongly supports an analysis ofwhat the text says explicitly as well asinferences drawn from the text.
1
Key: B (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
49 8 Reading Vocabulary and Meaning
8.L.4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes androots as clues to the meaning of aword (e.g., preceder, retroceder,proceder, desdecir).
1
Key: C (1 point)
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
50 8 Reading RI —Craft and Structure
8.RI.6 Determine an author’s point ofview or purpose in a text and analyzehow the author acknowledges andresponds to conflicting evidence orviewpoints.
2
Key: First drop-down menu: proporcionar una breve historia, Second drop-down menu: establecer los límites de la garantía Rubric: (2 points) The student selects the two correct responses. (1 point) The student selects one of the correct responses, but not both.
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Item Grade Level Claim
Content Category Standard
Max. Points
51 8 Reading Vocabulary and Meaning
8.L.5b Use the relationship betweenparticular words to better understandeach of the words.
2
Key: First and second options Rubric: (2 points) The student selects the two correct responses. (1 point) The student selects one of the correct responses, but not both.
