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.TableofContentsTeacherIntroductionivBenchmarkTest1Assessment1TeacherScript11AnswerKey16BenchmarkTest2Assessment19TeacherScript29AnswerKey34Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.BenchmarkAssessmentBenchmarkAssessmentisanintegralpartofthecompleteassessmentprogramalignedwithMcGraw-HillReadingWondersandtheCommonCoreStateStandards(CCSS).PurposeofBenchmarkAssessmentBenchmarkAssessmentreportsontheoutcomeofyourchildren’slearning.TheresultsofBenchmarkAssessmentserveasasummativeassessmentbyprovidingawaytomeasurechildren’sprogressthroughtheCCSS-alignedcurriculum.Theresultsoftheassessmentscanbeusedtoinformsubsequentinstruction,aidinmakinglevelingandgroupingdecisions,andpointtowardareasinneedofreteachingorremediation.BenchmarkAssessmenttestsprovidestudentsvaluablepracticeinpreparingforthetypeofhigh-stakestestingtheywillbegintoencounterastheyprogressthroughschool.FocusofBenchmarkAssessmentBenchmarkAssessmentfocusesonkeyareasofEnglishLanguageArtsasidentifiedbytheCCSS:comprehensionofliteratureandinformationaltext,phonicsanddecodingskills,andrecognitionofhigh-frequencywords.AdministeringBenchmarkAssessmentBenchmarkTest1shouldbeadministeredmid-year,afterinstructionforUnits1–5hasbeencompleted.BenchmarkTest2shouldbeadministeredclosetotheendoftheyear.Teacherscript,includingthecomprehensionselectionsandalltestitems,precedestheAnswerKeyforeachtest.Makecopiesofthebenchmarkassessmentforthe...
