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:Reading1ReadingAnswerKey46Part2:Writing30WritingAnswerKey48Benchmark2Part1:Reading50ReadingAnswerKey94Part2:Writing77WritingAnswerKey96Copyright©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•TeacherIntroducti...
