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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 5

Standard 1.0 General Reading Processes

Topic D. Vocabulary
Students will use a variety of strategies and opportunities to understand word meaning and to increase vocabulary.

Indicator 3. Understand, acquire, and use new vocabulary

Objective a. Use context to determine the meanings of words

Assessment limits:

  • Above grade-level words used in context
  • Words with multiple meanings
Choose the word or group of words that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined word. Then mark the space for the answer you have chosen.

There is a bowl of pretzels on the table.

In which sentence does the word bowl mean the same thing as in the sentence above?

  1. Be careful or you’ll bowl your grandmother over.
  2. Let’s watch one of the bowl games on TV.
  3. We bowl on Friday night.
  4. The bowl broke when I dropped it.

Correct Answer
D. The bowl broke when I dropped it.
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