Mobile ounty Public School System Third Quarter riterion Referenced Test Reading for Grade 2 Study Guide
3 rd Quarter RT Study Guide Reading for Grade 2 2007-2008 For the grade two criterion-referenced test (RT) in reading, teachers will read aloud the instructions to the class. In addition to allowing teachers to control the pacing of the test, this also ensures that student performance on the items is not dependent on their ability to read the instructions for each set of questions. The text that the teacher should read appears in quotation marks on the pages that follow; special instructions on the reading appear in square brackets []. 3 rd Quarter RT Study Guide Reading for Grade 2, 2007-2008 p. 1 of 4
There will be a total of 30 selected-response questions on the test. QuizTrax # Standard Percentage of Questions on Test 3.00 Recognize high frequency words 10% 04.22 Synonyms 10% 04.23 Homonyms 10% 05.52 Retell and answer questions 10% 05.21 Main idea 10% 05.22 etails 10% 05.32 raw conclusions 10% 05.13 lassify ideas 10% 05.14 Sequence events 10% 06.03 Use reference materials: simple tables 10% 3 rd Quarter RT Study Guide Reading for Grade 2, 2007-2008 p. 2 of 4
3 rd Quarter RT Study Guide Practice Test Teacher Instructions Reading for Grade 2 2007-2008 I. Sentence ompletion: item #1 STUENTS WILL RE QUESTION N NSWER HOIES For number 1, choose the word that best completes the sentence." fter number 1, please stop and wait for directions. You may begin. II. Synonyms: item #2 STUENTS WILL RE QUESTION N NSWER HOIES For number 2, choose the word that means the same as the underlined word." fter number 2, please stop and wait for directions. You may begin. III. Homonyms: item #3 STUENTS WILL RE QUESTION N NSWER HOIES For number 3, choose the correct homonym to complete each sentence. fter number 3, please stop and wait for directions. You may begin. IV. Reading omprehension: items #4-10 STUENTS RE QUESTIONS N NSWER HOIES For numbers 4 though 10, read each passage. Then answer the questions that follow it." fter number 10, that will be the end of the test. You may begin. 3 rd Quarter RT Study Guide Reading for Grade 2, 2007-2008 p. 3 of 4
nswer Key for Practice Test Question # orrect nswer QuizTrax 1 3.00 2 4.22 3 4.23 4 5.22 5 5.14 6 5.52 7 5.32 8 5.21 9 5.13 10 6.03 3 rd Quarter RT Study Guide Reading for Grade 2, 2007-2008 p. 4 of 4
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MPSS 3R QURTER RT GRE 2 REING hoose the word that best completes the sentence. hoose the correct homonym to complete the sentence. 1 o you know will bake the cookies? 3 Please a glass of milk for your sister. how pour why poor who pear with part hoose the word that means the same as the underlined word. 2 We are going to hike up the mountain. walk talk play bike 1 opyright 2007 by STIssessment ll rights reserved.
MPSS 3R QURTER RT GRE 2 REING Read each passage or table. Then answer the questions that follow it. The heating Tailor folktale from rgentina One day, a poor old man came to a tailor's shop. "Please mend this coat for me," the old man said. He was holding a coat. "ome back for it tomorrow," said the tailor. s soon as he took the coat, the tailor knew it was the finest coat he had ever seen. He decided to keep it for himself. When the poor old man returned, the tailor pretended to look for the coat. "I put it in a bag an hour ago because I knew you were coming. I put the bag near the door," the tailor said. "Someone must have taken it." The old man left sadly. The next day, the tailor woke up and could not get up because his legs were very stiff. When he looked, he saw that they were shiny and sharp. He had turned into a pair of scissors. 2 opyright 2007 by STIssessment ll rights reserved.
MPSS 3R QURTER RT GRE 2 REING 4 What did the tailor say that he did with the coat? 6 Which sentences best tell what happened at the end of the story? He lost it. He gave it to someone. He put it in a bag. He ripped it. The tailor knew he had turned into a pair of scissors. His legs were stiff, so he got out of bed. The next day, the tailor couldn't get out of bed. He looked down and saw that he had turned into a pair of scissors. 5 What happened right after the tailor took the coat? The tailor could not get out of bed the next day. His legs were stiff. The tailor woke up. He saw that his legs were shiny. He pretended to look for it. He turned into a pair of scissors. He fixed it. He decided to keep it. 7 Why do you think the tailor turned into a pair of scissors? because his legs were stiff because he couldn't find the old man's coat because he fixed the old man's coat because he stole the old man's coat 3 opyright 2007 by STIssessment ll rights reserved.
MPSS 3R QURTER RT GRE 2 REING Read each passage or table. Then answer the questions that follow it. enson Middle School had a car wash. They wanted to raise money for their big party at the end of the year. They kept track of the number of cars and trucks they washed in a table. Number of ars and Trucks ars Trucks Thursday 9 7 Friday 12 8 Saturday 20 18 Sunday 22 17 4 opyright 2007 by STIssessment ll rights reserved.
MPSS 3R QURTER RT GRE 2 REING 8 What does this table show? how many cars and trucks were sold how many toy cars and trucks the students had how many cars and trucks were washed how many cars and trucks the students saw 10 On which day did the students wash the most trucks? Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 9 car wash is a way for students to. sell cars raise money learn about cars drive cars 5 opyright 2007 by STIssessment ll rights reserved.