Wiley Smith

Grade 4

Reading

WHEN ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN THIS TEST BOOKLET

	CORRECT MARK	INCORRECT MARKS
· Use only soft black lead pencil (No. 2).
· Do NOT use ink or ball point pen.
When marking your answers to multiple-choice questions, mark heavy, dark marks that completely fill the circle. Mark one answer for each question.
Erase completely any marks you wish to change.
Make NO STRAY marks on any page of your test booklet.
For the open-response questions, be sure you write your answers on the lines and spaces provided. Answers or parts of answers written outside the boxed areas cannot be scored.

The following is the guide that will be used to evaluate your responses to the open-response questions in this test.
KENTUCKY GENERAL SCORING GUIDE
SCORE POINT 4
	· You complete all important components of the question and communicate ideas clearly.
	· You demonstrate in-depth understanding of the relevant concepts and/or processes.
	· Where appropriate, you choose more efficient and/or sophisticated processes.
	· Where appropriate, you offer insightful interpretations or extensions (generalizations, applications, analogies
SCORE POINT 3
	You complete most important components of the question and communicate clearly.
	You demonstrate an understanding of major concepts even though you overlook or misunderstand some less-important ideas or details.
SCORE POINT 2
	You complete some important components of the question and communicate those components clearly
	You demonstrate that there are gaps in your conceptual understanding.
SCORE POINT 1
	You show minimal understanding of the question.
	You address only a small portion of the question
SCORE POINT 0
	Your answer is totally incorrect or irrelevant
BLANK
	· You did not give any answer at all.

READING

This test section contains one reading selection with a total of five multiple-choice and one open-response (short answer) questions. Please mark your answer for each multiple-choice question by filling in the circle completely for the correct answer. Mark only one answer for each question. If you do not know the answer make your best guess.

Type introduction and directions here.

Marven of the Great North Woods

This story was found in the Houghton Mifflen Basal Reader.

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Mark your answer choices for multiple-choice questions 1 through 5 in the spaces provided.

1.	Jean Louis was described as an immense man. Which word is a synonym for the word immense?
A	Ο	small
B	Ο	enourmous
C	Ο	average
D	Ο	Both B and C

2.	Marven was sent to a logging camp by his family. Which of the following could be considered a problem for him?
A	Ο	He didn’t speak French and everyone else there did..
B	Ο	He was away from his family
C	Ο	He was smaller than everyone else.
D	Ο	All of the Above

3.	What problem caused Marven’s family to send him to the logging camp?
A	Ο	The influenza
B	Ο	The family was broke
C	Ο	He couldn’t get along with his sisters
D	Ο	None of the Above

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4.	Infer how Marven felt when he met Jean Louis for the first time.
A	Ο	Excited
B	Ο	Nervous
C	Ο	Frightened
D	Ο	Both B & C

5.	When Marven returned home from the logging camp, he found that none of his family had died in the influenza epidemic. Which word is an antonym of the emotion that Marven felt at this discovery?
A	Ο	Joy
B	Ο	Excitement
C	Ο	Happiness
D	Ο	Sadness

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Read all parts of the question before you begin. Write your answer to open response question 6 in the space provided on the next page.

Marven of the Great North Woods
6.	In the story Marven of the Great North Woods, Marven’s family had a problem to solve. Describe this problem. Identify how the family decided to solve the problem. List 3 positive and 3 negative aspects of this solution. Evaluate the solution. Was it a good solution why or why not?

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READING

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