Grade 3 ELA – Sources and Research

More Complex Content

Target Content

  • ELA695 Use the link to access the NAEP Questions Tool (NQT), and follow the instructions below to access the aligned question.
    • Click the “search” button under “Search Questions.”
    • Select “Reading” in the “Subject” drop-down menu, then check the “Grade 4” box.
    • Check the “2005” box under “Years,” and click “OK” in the upper right corner of the search box.
    • Scroll to question ID “2005-4R7 #6,” and click the “Show Question” button. The related text (“Ellis Island: Doorway to America”) can be displayed by clicking the link labeled “Reading Passage.”
  • ELA765 Use the link to access the NAEP Questions Tool (NQT), and follow the instructions below to access the aligned question.
    • Click the “search” button under “Search Questions.”
    • Select “Reading” in the “Subject” drop-down menu, then check the “Grade 4” box.
    • Check the “1992” box under “Years,” and click “OK” in the upper right corner of the search box.
    • Scroll to question ID “1992-4R8 #5,” and click the “Show Question” button. The related text (“Amanda Clement: The Umpire in a Skirt”) can be displayed by clicking the link labeled “Reading Passage.”
  • ELA133 (p. 3-8, 10) Item #2. Use sources 1 and 2 on pages 3-8 (“What is an Astronaut?” and “Life in Space”).

Simpler Content

  • ELA10 (p. 4-5, 7) 0509_A. Use the text on pages 4-5 (“Life in a Deep Freeze”).
  • ELA130 (p. 41) Item #29
  • ELA129 (p. 40) Item #28
  • ELA132 (p. 3-9) Item #1. Use sources 1 and 2 on pages 3-8 (“What is an Astronaut?” and “Life in Space”).
  • ELA157 (p. 40) Item #28
  • ELA534 (p. 35-37, 40) Question 19. Use the text on pages 35-37 (“Antarctica”).
  • ELA525 (p. 23-24, 26) Question 10. Use the text on pages 23-24 (“Three Types of Matter”).