Copyright©byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Thecontents,orpartsthereof,maybereproducedinprintformfornon-profiteducationalusewithMcGraw-HillReadingWondersprovidedsuchreproductionsbearcopyrightnotice,butmaynotbereproducedinanyformforanyotherpurposewithoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica23456789QDB171615141312Bwww.mheonline.com/readingwondersCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.TableofContentsTeacherIntroductionivBenchmark1Part1:Reading1ReadingAnswerKey58Part2:Writing37WritingAnswerKey61Benchmark2Part1:Reading63ReadingAnswerKey121Part2:Writing100WritingAnswerKey124Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.BenchmarkAssessmentBenchmarkAssessmentisanintegralpartofthecompleteassessmentprogramalignedwithMcGraw-HillReadingWondersandtheCommonCoreStateStandards(CCSS).PurposeofBenchmarkAssessmentBenchmarkAssessmentreportsontheoutcomeofstudentlearningandprovidesastatusofcurrentachievementinrelationtotheCCSS-alignedcurriculum.Theresultsoftheassessmentscanbeusedtoinformsubsequentinstruction,aidinmakinglevelingandgroupingdecisions,andpointtowardareasinneedofreteachingorremediation.BenchmarkAssessmenttestsareconstructedtomirrortheapproach,administration,andsubjectconcentrationfoundincriterion-referencedtesting.Performanceintheseassessmentscanactasasignalofstudentreadinessforthedemandsofhigh-stakestestingaswellasasnapshotofstudentprogresstowardend-of-yeargoals.FocusofBenchmarkAssessmentBenchmarkAssessmentfocusesonthefollowingkeyareasofEnglishLanguageArtsasidentifiedbytheCCSS:•Comprehensionofliterature•Comprehensionofinformationaltext•Usingtextfeaturestoaccessorclarifyinformation•Vocabularyacquisitionanduse•CommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishlanguage•WritingwithintheparametersofspecifictexttypesTeacherIntroductionivBenchmarkAssessment•TeacherIntrodu...
