ELA195 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 #5,” and click the “Show Question” button. The related texts (“Granddaddy” and “If You Catch a Firefly”) can be displayed by clicking the link labeled “Reading Passage.”
ELA618 (p. 4-10, 14) Question 7. Use the texts on pages 4-10 (excerpts from Yang the Eldest and His Odd Jobs and Out of the Dust).
ELA163 (p. 3-13, 20) Item #4. Use sources 1, 2, and 3 on pages 3-13 (“It’s a Cold (Hot, Dry, Dark) Cruel World!”, “Animal Architects,” “Don’t Step in that Ecosystem!”).
ELA748 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 “2000” box under “Years,” and click “OK” in the upper right corner of the search box.
Scroll to question ID “2000-4R8 #7,” and click the “Show Question” button. The related texts (“A Brick to Cuddle Up To”) can be displayed by clicking the link labeled “Reading Passage.”
Simpler Content
ELA144 (p. 3-5, 15) Item #9. Use the text on pages 3-5 (“A Rainy Day at the Farmer’s Market”).
ELA143 (p. 3-5, 14) Item #8. Use the text on pages 3-5 (“A Rainy Day at the Farmer’s Market”).
Assessment Item Bank 