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KindergartenTeacher Directions

Common Formative Assessment

Quarter One

Reading Informational Text

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Directions: Please Read Before Giving the Assessment

The purpose of the CFA is comprehension and cognition. Fluency and/or decoding should not be assessed during this time!

Kindergarten Listening Comprehension

• Before giving the assessment you may want students to practice circling and underlining pictures in a separate activity.

• Read each story aloud to a whole class or in small groups of students.

• Do not discuss the stories.

• In a group of 5 – 6 students ask each question.

• You may read the story and questions in Spanish or English.

• You may want to read and assess only one story each day.

• Remind students to STOP on the stop page. Do not allow them to go on to the “happy face” page until you have scored their answers.

When scoring.... (Summary Assessment Scoring Sheet)

When students have finished the entire assessment enter the total number of correct selected responses for each standard (0 – 5).

When students have completed the constructed response score ONLY with a number from 0 – 3 as indicated by the constructed response rubric.

The self-assessment reflection check sheet (happy faces) can be small group discussions or one on one.

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Important Information

A. This booklet is divided into two parts…

1. Teacher’s Resources and Answer Keysa. Pages 1 – 9

2. Student Assessment (can be printed in a small booklet form)b. Pages 10 – 25

B. This material is intended for assessing reading informational standards RI - 1,2 and 3 at the end of quarter 1. Do NOT allow students to read the passages before the assessment.

C. Student scores can be recorded on the (1) Learning Progressions Checklist (in the last box). Students scores can also be recorded on the (2) Class Assessment Summary Sheet enter the total number of correct selected responses for each standard. Each constructed response is a maximum of 3 points.

Printing Instructions…

Decide on the primary way to use this booklet, then choose one of the following ways to print this material.

You can print the entire 24 pages – then divide it into two sections (teacher and student).

OR…

Send to the HSD Print Shop:

Print Shop instructions for Small Booklet Format.

Print pages 10 – 25 in booklet format.

• Set print driver properties to - - Original size 8 ½ x 11

• Paper size = 11x17

• Print type = Booklet

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SBAC Reading AssessmentConstructed Response General Template

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The response:• gives essential elements of a complete interpretation of the

prompt• addresses many aspects of the task and provides sufficient

relevant evidence to support development• is focused and organized, consistently addressing the purpose,

audience, and task• includes sentences of varied length and structure

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The response:• gives some of the elements of an interpretation of the prompt• addresses some aspects of the task and provides some evidence to

support development• has a focus but lacks strong organization and inconsistently

addresses the purpose, audience, and task.• includes sentences of somewhat varied length and structure

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The response:• gives minimal elements of an interpretation of the prompt• addresses few aspects of the task and provides little relevant

evidence to support development.• lacks focus and organization and generally does not address the

purpose, audience, and task.• includes sentences with little variety in length and structure

0 The response does not meet any of the criteria.

Short Constructed Response

Short constructed response sample questions are designed to assess CCLS reading standards. These are single questions that ask students to respond to a prompt or question by stating their answer and providing textual evidence to support their answer.

The goal of the short response questions is to require students to show succinctly their ability to comprehend text. In responding to these questions, students will be expected to write in complete sentences.

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3 Sample ResponseIncludes three details from the text.

2 Sample ResponseIncludes two detail from the text.

1 Sample ResponseIncludes one detail from the text.

0 Sample ResponseNo details from the text.

4. What did the story say a sunflower looks like? Draw a picture of a sunflower.

Scoring: Details can include: yellow, circle in the middle, petals, in a vase or garden, rough or scratchy stem.

Constructed Response RI.K.2

Quarter 1 CFA Constructed Response Answer Key

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3 Sample ResponseIncludes three details from the text.

2 Sample ResponseIncludes two detail from the text.

1 Sample ResponseIncludes one detail from the text.

0 Sample ResponseNo details from the text.

Draw or write to show why bees are amazing.

Scoring: Details in the picture can include: bees collecting honey from flowers, bees making honey, bees with stingers, bees in large groups of other bees, a queen bee and people eating honey.

Constructed Response RI.K.3

Quarter 1 CFA Constructed Response Answer Key

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3 Sample ResponseIncludes three details from the text.

2 Sample ResponseIncludes two detail from the text.

1 Sample ResponseIncludes one detail from the text.

0 Sample ResponseNo details from the text.

What do elephants do? Draw what the story said.

Scoring: Details in the picture that demonstrate an understanding of what the story said would be a large illustrated elephant with tusks and a long trunk. Other details form the story might include a student showing in some way that elephants live a long time, and are smart. More evident details would be an elephant eating its favorite foods (grass, twigs and fruits) and drinking.

Constructed Response RI.K.1

Quarter 1 CFA Constructed Response Answer Key

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Quarter 1 CFA Selected Response Answer Key

Question 1 Who eats the sunflower seeds? K.1 birdsquirrel

Question 2 What is the story mostly about? K.2 sunflowers

Question 3 How does it feel you when touch a sunflower stem? K.3 rough like a tree

Question 4 What did the story say a sunflower looks like? Draw a picture of a sunflower.

K.2Refer to Constructed

Response Rubric

Question 5 Where do bees get honey? K.1 flower

Question 6 What kind of group do bees live in? K.3 a big group

Question 7 What does a bee do first in order to make honey? K.3 get food from the flower

Question 8 What is a queen bee called? K.1 a mother bee

Question 9 How many queen bees are in a hive? K.2 1

Question 10 Draw or write to show what is amazing about bees. K.3 Refer to Constructed Response Rubric

Question 11 Which is the biggest land animal on earth? K.2 the elephant

Question 12 How does the elephant spend half of its day? K.1 eating

Question 13 How long do elephants live? K.2 a long time

Question 14 Why is fruit important to an elephant? K.3 It is one of their favorite foods

Question 15 What do elephants do? Draw what the story said. K.1 Refer to Constructed Response Rubric

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Kindergarten

Common Formative Assessment

Name_________________

Quarter One

Reading Informational Text

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Sunflowers

A sunflower is a big, yellow flower. It looks a lot like the sun. A sunflower has a circle in the middle. Around the circle, lots of petals grow. A sunflower needs a lot of sun to grow! Sunflowers are very pretty. You can grow them in gardens.

They are colorful and bright. You can also put sunflowers in a vase. The sunflowers can live inside your home. Just be careful when you touch sunflowers. The stems are rough and scratchy.

Sunflowers have seeds. The seeds are very good to eat. Birds and squirrels love sunflower seeds. People can eat sunflower seeds too. But don’t eat their shells!

Teachers read the story aloud 1 – 2 times, to whole class or small groups of students. Do not discuss the story.

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1. Who eats the sunflower seeds? Select Two. K.1 (students may circle, underline or point).

2. Which picture looks most like a sunflower? K.2 (students may circle, underline or point).

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3. How does it feel you when touch a sunflower stem? K.3 (select one picture, students may circle, underline or point).

Rough like a tree?

Smooth like a rock?

Soft like a towel?

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4. What did the story say a sunflower looks like? Draw a picture of a sunflower. K.2

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Busy Bees

Bees are amazing insects. They work hard to get food. Bees get their food from flowers. This is why bees buzz around flowers.

Bees make honey. First they get food from flowers. Then they make honey. Bees love making honey.

People also take honey from bees. All honey comes from bees. Honey can be very sweet!

Bees live in big groups. Thousands of bees live in one hive. The hive has one queen bee. The queen is the mother bee.

Bees are always busy. We sure are lucky that they make honey. But be careful around bees. Bees can sting you with their stinger!

Teachers read the story aloud 1 – 2 times, to whole class or small groups of students. Do not discuss the story.

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5. Where do bees get honey? K.1 (Students may circle, underline or point).

6. What kind of group do bees live in? K.3 (Students may circle, underline or point.)

a big group a small group

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7. What does a bee do first in order to make honey? K.3 (Students may circle, underline or point).

8. What is a queen bee called? K.1

(Read the selections to the students. Students may circle, underline or point)

a mother beea busy bee

A honey bee

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9. How many queen bees are in a hive? K.2 (students may circle, underline or point).

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10. Draw or write to show why bees are amazing. K.3

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The African Elephant The African elephant is very big! It is the biggest land animal on Earth. It is also one of the smartest land animals. The elephant has a long trunk and two white tusks. Elephants live in Africa and can live for up to 60 years of age. They love to eat and drink. In fact, elephants spend half of the day eating. Their favorite foods are grass, twigs, and fruit. What are your favorite foods?

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11. Which is the biggest land animal on earth? K.2 (Students may circle, underline or point).

12. How does an elephant spend half of its day? K.1 (Students may circle, underline or point).

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13. How long do elephants live? K.2 (Read the selections to the students. Students may circle, underline or point).

14. Why is fruit important to an elephant? K.3 (Read the selections to the students. Students may circle, underline or point).

a long timenot very long

a long timenot very long

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15. What do elephants do? Draw what the story said. K.1

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STOPClose your books and wait for instructions!

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Student Self-Check

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response 3 2 1 0

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Response3 2 1 0

Color the happy face green if your answer was correct. Color the happy face red if your answer was not correct. Color one constructed response box blue to show your score.