GRADE 3 READING - Virginia Department of Education

1 Virginia STANDARDS OF LEARNING. RELEASED TEST. GRADE 3 READING . 2010 English Standards of Learning Released Spring 2015. Property of the Virginia Department of Education Copyright 2015 by the Commonwealth of Virginia , Department of Education , Box 2120, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120. All rights reserved. Except as permitted by law, this material may not be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. Commonwealth of Virginia public school educators may reproduce any portion of these released tests for non-commercial educational purposes without requesting permission.

2 All others should direct their written requests to the Virginia Department of Education , Division of Student Assessment and School Improvement, at the above address or by e-mail to General Information 1. There is a section break near the midpoint of the GRADE 3 READING test. The section break in this document is shown after question 19 of 40. 2. The images of the READING passages and questions in this document reflect how they appear in the online version of the test. 3. 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.

3 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. 1 of 40. 2 of 40. 3 of 40. 4 of 40. 5 of 40. 6 of 40. 7 of 40. 8 of 40. 9 of 40. 10 of 40. 11 of 40. 12 of 40. 13 of 40. 14 of 40. 15 of 40. 16 of 40. 17 of 40. 18 of 40. 19 of 40. The first section of the test ends here. 20 of 40. 21 of 40. 22 of 40. 23 of 40. 24 of 40.

4 25 of 40. 26 of 40. 27 of 40. 28 of 40. 29 of 40. 30 of 40. 31 of 40. 32 of 40. 33 of 40. 34 of 40. 35 of 40. 36 of 40. 37 of 40. 38 of 40. 39 of 40. 40 of 40. GRADE 3 READING Released Test Spring 2015. Answer Key Item Type: Multiple Choice (MC). Sequence Reporting or Correct Answer Reporting Category Description Number Category Technology- Enhanced Item (TEI). 1 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts 2 MC B 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts 3 TEI The correct answer must be used to complete the chart: 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional Danielle tries on the apron. texts 4 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts GRADE 3 READING Page 1. Item Type: Multiple Choice (MC). Sequence Reporting or Correct Answer Reporting Category Description Number Category Technology- Enhanced Item (TEI).

5 5 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts 6 MC A 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts 7 MC C 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials 8 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 9 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 10 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 11 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts GRADE 3 READING Page 2. Item Type: Multiple Choice (MC). Sequence Reporting or Correct Answer Reporting Category Description Number Category Technology- Enhanced Item (TEI). 12 TEI The correct answer must be selected: 001 Use word analysis strategies and word Discover Ocean Plants reference materials 13 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 14 MC C 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 15 MC C 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials 16 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 17 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts GRADE 3 READING Page 3.

6 Item Type: Multiple Choice (MC). Sequence Reporting or Correct Answer Reporting Category Description Number Category Technology- Enhanced Item (TEI). 18 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 19 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 20 MC B 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials 21 TEI Both of the correct answers, and only these answers, must be selected: 001 Use word analysis strategies and word "carrot" AND "canal" reference materials GRADE 3 READING Page 4. Item Type: Multiple Choice (MC). Sequence Reporting or Correct Answer Reporting Category Description Number Category Technology- Enhanced Item (TEI). 22 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts 23 MC A 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts 24 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts 25 MC C 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts 26 TEI The correct answer must be selected: 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional the image of a raindrop texts 27 MC B 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts GRADE 3 READING Page 5.

7 Item Type: Multiple Choice (MC). Sequence Reporting or Correct Answer Reporting Category Description Number Category Technology- Enhanced Item (TEI). 28 TEI The answers must be placed in the correct order from top to bottom: 001 Use word analysis strategies and word searched; shouted; smiled; spend; steps reference materials 29 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 30 MC C 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 31 MC C 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 32 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 33 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts GRADE 3 READING Page 6. Item Type: Multiple Choice (MC). Sequence Reporting or Correct Answer Reporting Category Description Number Category Technology- Enhanced Item (TEI).

8 34 MC C 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 35 MC C 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts 36 MC D 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials 37 MC B 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts 38 MC C 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts 39 MC B 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts 40 MC A 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts Note: Items 1 through 19 are in the first section of the test. Items 20 through 40 are in the second section of the test. GRADE 3 READING Page 7. Spring 2015 Released GRADE 3 READING Standards of Learning Test Total Raw Score to Scaled Score Conversion Table Total Raw Score Total Scaled Score If you get this many items Then your converted scaled score correct: is: 0 0.

9 1 119. 2 164. 3 192. 4 212. 5 229. 6 243. 7 255 A total raw score (left 8 266 column) is converted to a 9 276 total scaled score (right 10 285 column). The total scaled 11 294 score may range from 0 to 12 302 600. 13 310. 14 318 A scaled score of 400 or 15 326 more means the student 16 333 passed the SOL test, while 17 340 a scaled score of 399 or 18 347 less means the student did 19 354 not pass the test. A scaled 20 361 score of 500 or more 21 368 indicates the student 22 375 passed the SOL test at an 23 382 advanced level. 24 390. 25 397. 26 405. 27 413. 28 421. 29 429. 30 438. 31 448. 32 458. 33 469. 34 482. 35 496. 36 513. 37 533. 38 561. 39 600. 40 600. 868934 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D E Printed in the USA ISD6978.