Grade 4 ELA – Analyzing Language

More Complex Content

• ELA616 (p. 9-10, 13) Question 5. Use the text on pages 9-10 (excerpt from Out of the Dust).

Target Content

• ELA66 (p. 11) Question 1641_A
• ELA757 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 “1998” box under “Years,” and click “OK” in the upper right corner of the search box.
  • Scroll to question ID “1998-4R6 #7,” and click the “Show Question” button. The related text (“Blue Crabs”) can be displayed by clicking the link labeled “Reading Passage.”

Simpler Content

• ELA196 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 “2013” box under “Years,” and click “OK” in the upper right corner of the search box.
  • Scroll to question ID “2013-4R3 #6,” and click the “Show Question” button. The related text (“If You Catch a Firefly”) can be displayed by clicking the link labeled “Reading Passage” (below “Granddaddy”).