General Information
Subject Area: X-Reading/Language Arts (former standards - 2008)
Grade: 4
Strand: Reading Process
Standard: Vocabulary Development - The student uses multiple strategies to develop grade appropriate vocabulary.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes
Test Item Specifications
- incorrect meanings of assessed words;
- meanings of the assessed words that are correct but are not appropriate for the context;
- words constructed similarly to the correct response (e.g., same affix, same tense);
- words and details drawn from the text but unrelated to the assessed word or test item; and
- plausible but incorrect distractors based on the text.
Item Type(s):
This benchmark may be assessed using:
MC
item(s)
N/A
Clarification :
The student will use antonyms and synonyms to determine the meaning of a word within a text. Simple analysis and/or direct inference may be required to comprehend the meaning of the word.
The student will use antonyms and synonyms to determine the meaning of a word within a text. Simple analysis and/or direct inference may be required to comprehend the meaning of the word.
Content Limits :
Grade-level appropriate texts should be used to assess synonyms and antonyms.
Homophones and homographs should not be assessed.
Contractions (e.g., they’re, it’s) should not be assessed.
Grade-level appropriate texts should be used to assess synonyms and antonyms.
Homophones and homographs should not be assessed.
Contractions (e.g., they’re, it’s) should not be assessed.
Content Focus :
Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Synonyms
Text Attributes :
Texts should be literary or informational.
Other stimuli may include, but are not limited to, illustrations with captions, graphics, and charts.
Texts must contain appropriate words to assess knowledge of synonyms and antonyms at grade level.
Texts should be literary or informational.
Other stimuli may include, but are not limited to, illustrations with captions, graphics, and charts.
Texts must contain appropriate words to assess knowledge of synonyms and antonyms at grade level.
Distractor Attributes :
Distractors may include, but are not limited to
Distractors may include, but are not limited to
Sample Test Items (2)
| Test Item # | Question | Difficulty | Type |
| Sample Item 1 | The sample item below is based on “Across the Blue Mountains” on page H–9. Which pair of words from the passage has almost the SAME meaning? |
N/A | MC: Multiple Choice |
| Sample Item 2 | The sample item below is based on “Across the Blue Mountains” on page H–9. Read this sentence from the article.
Which word means the OPPOSITE of the word pale? |
N/A | MC: Multiple Choice |