On YouTube, I posted a video that walks through a reading passage that third graders should be able to understand and answer questions about.
Click the link below to read the (PDF) passage featured in the video:
Directions: Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question.
What does Yurik’s dialogue in paragraph 3 suggest about the relationship between Yurik and Luda?
Support your answer with evidence from the story.
Acceptable Written Responses
On a standardized writing test, your answer is worth 2 points. The examples below show acceptable responses that got the full 2 points, and those that got 1 point.
SCORE POINT 2
A complete response will provide one of the following explanations about what Yurik's dialogue in paragraph 3 suggests about the relationship between Yurik and Luda:
o Yurik takes advantage of Luda because she is new to the area.
o Yurik plans to trick Luda into helping him do work without much reward.
A complete response may include, but is not limited to, the following evidence cited or paraphrased from the text:
o “‘Ahh, then we must plant turnips this season.’” (paragraph 3)
o “‘I will keep the root portions, and you can keep the parts that grow above the ground.’” (paragraph 3)
• Evidence is accurately used to support the response.
• The response and the evidence to support it are based on the text.
Student Response Example #1:
He is trying to trick Luda. He is trying to take the good part of the food, and
she takes the bad part. I know this because the passege says "I will keep the
root portions, and you can keep the parts that grow above the ground."
Explanation #1:
This response receives full credit for an acceptable answer and relevant text-based evidence. The writer provides a valid answer (“He is trying to trick Luda”). Relevant text-based evidence is provided (“’I will keep the root portions, and you can keep the parts that grow above the ground’”).
Student Response Example #2:
the diologe in paragragf 3 sugest they arnt good friends. Because, he chries
to chrick her so he could get the good part of the vegetables.
Explanation #2:
This response receives full credit for an acceptable answer and relevant text based evidence.
The writer provides a valid answer, (“they arnt good friends”). Relevant paraphrased text evidence is provided, (“he chries to chrick her so he could get the good part of the vegetables”).
SCORE POINT 1
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