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GRADE 5 READING

VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

RELEASED TEST

Released Spring 2015

2010 English Standards of Learning

 

General Information

1. The images of the reading passages and questions in this document reflect how they appear in

the online version of the test.

2. Presentation of the passages and questions: In the online version of the test- the reading passage is presented first on the left side of the screen. On subsequent

screens, the passage remains on the left while questions associated with the passage are presented on the right.

students may navigate through the passage while answering the questions associated with the passage.

In this document- the reading passage is presented on the left side of the page. On subsequent pages, the

questions associated with the passage are presented on the right, but there is not a static image of any part of the passage on the left; there is text that reads: In the online version of the test, the reading passage appears on the left side of the screen. 

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

1 MC D 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

2 MC A 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

3 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

4 MC C 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

5 MC B 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

6 MC C 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

7 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

8 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

9 MC C 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

10 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

11 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

12 MC D 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

13 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

14 MC C 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

Grade 5 ReadingReleased Test Spring 2015

Answer Key

Grade 5 Reading Page 1

Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

15 MC A 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

16 MC B 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

17 MC A 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

18 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

19 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

20 MC C 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

Grade 5 Reading Page 2

Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

21 TEI The correct answer must be selected: “Heat the mixture and stir it until it boils.”

003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

22 TEI The correct answers, and only these answers, must be placed in the table: “colony” AND “settlement” (in either order)

001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

23 MC D 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

24 MC D 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

25 MC D 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

26 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

27 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

28 MC C 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

29 MC C 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

30 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

31 TEI The correct answer must be placed in the chart: “A chain of space resorts is planned.”

003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

32 TEI The correct answer must be used as the title of the notes: “Preparing to Vacation in Space”

003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

33 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

34 MC B 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

35 MC A 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

Grade 5 Reading Page 6

Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

36 MC B 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

37 MC C 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

38 MC A 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

39 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

40 MC B 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

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Total Raw ScoreIf you get this many items

correct:

Total Scaled ScoreThen your converted scaled score

is:00

7011551248136024422593262527 A total raw score (left4628 column) is converted to a5729 total scaled score (right58201 column). The total scaled49211 score may range from 0 to 30321 600.2133102341 A scaled score of 400 or92351 more means the student73361 passed the SOL test, while44371 a scaled score of 399 or25381 less means the student did06391 not pass the test. A scaled76302 score of 500 or more57312 indicates the student38322 passed the SOL test at an19332 advanced level.8934270452514623247223482144921540316413274234843379443215530356325573185830069300604

Spring 2015 ReleasedGrade 5 Reading Standards of Learning Test

Total Raw Score to Scaled Score Conversion Table

868936 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D E Printed in the USA ISD6978