Copyright©byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Thecontents,orpartsthereof,maybereproducedinprintformfornon-profiteducationalusewithMcGraw-HillReadingWondersprovidedsuchreproductionsbearcopyrightnotice,butmaynotbereproducedinanyformforanyotherpurposewithoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica23456789DOD171615141312Bwww.mheonline.com/readingwondersCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.TableofContentsTeacherIntroductionivBenchmark1Part1:Reading1ReadingAnswerKey47Part2:Writing32WritingAnswerKey49Benchmark2Part1:Reading51ReadingAnswerKey101Part2:Writing85WritingAnswerKey103Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.BenchmarkAssessmentBenchmarkAssessmentisanintegralpartofthecompleteassessmentprogramalignedwithMcGraw-HillReadingWondersandtheCommonCoreStateStandards(CCSS).PurposeofBenchmarkAssessmentBenchmarkAssessmentreportsontheoutcomeofstudentlearningandprovidesastatusofcurrentachievementinrelationtotheCCSS-alignedcurriculum.Theresultsoftheassessmentscanbeusedtoinformsubsequentinstruction,aidinmakinglevelingandgroupingdecisions,andpointtowardareasinneedofreteachingorremediation.AsBenchmarkAssessmenttestsareconstructedtomirrortheapproach,administration,andsubjectconcentrationfoundincriterion-referencedtesting,theseassessmentsprovidestudentsvaluablepracticeinthetypeoftestingtheywillbegintoencounterinGrade3.FocusofBenchmarkAssessmentBenchmarkAssessmentfocusesonthefollowingkeyareasofEnglishLanguageArtsasidentifiedbytheCCSS:•Comprehensionofliterature•Comprehensionofinformationaltext•Usingtextfeaturestoaccessorclarifyinformation•Vocabularyacquisitionanduse•CommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishlanguage•WritingwithintheparametersofspecifictexttypesTeacherIntroductionivBenchmarkAssessment•TeacherIntroductionCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.TeacherIn...
