(MCAS) ELA Grade 4
(MCAS) ELA Grade 4 (MCAS) ELA Grade 4
English Language Arts aSession 2, Multiple-Choice Questionsan 21 At the beginning of this selection, Alice is in a A. hall. B. tunnel. C. cupboard. D. field. Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 21: Literature/Learning Standard 12 22 Alice PROBABLY followed the rabbit because it A. could talk. B. had pink eyes. C. was late. D. had a watch. Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 22: Literature/Learning Standard 12 23 In paragraphs 5 and 6, the author keeps repeating the word down in order to A. make the story longer. B. show Alice had a long fall. C. make the lines rhyme. D. keep the reader’s interest. Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 23: Literature/Learning Standard 15 24 According to this selection, why did Alice think she was near “the center of the earth” A. It was hot in the rabbit-hole. B. All she could see was dirt. C. She had fallen a long way. D. The hole was filled with cupboards. Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 24: Literature/Learning Standard 12 THE MASSACHUSETTS COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: 14 Release of Spring 2000, 2001 & 2002 Test Items Rev. 06/03 srm
English Language Arts Alice was getting very tired of sitting next to her sister on the bank, with nothing to do. 25 In the sentence above, the word bank is used as A. a noun. B. an adjective. C. a verb. D. an adverb. Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 25: Literature/Learning Standard 5 Use the dictionary entry to select the meaning of the word pop in the sentence below. pop (pop) v. 1. to make a sudden, explosive sound; 2. to go or come suddenly; 3. to shoot at something; 4. to bulge from the socket. 26 “She was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole.” A. definition 1 B. definition 2 C. definition 3 D. definition 4 Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 26: Literature/Learning Standard 4 27 This selection is an example of a A. biography. B. fantasy. C. myth. D. tall tale. Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 27: Literature/Learning Standard 10 THE MASSACHUSETTS COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: 15 Release of Spring 2000, 2001 & 2002 Test Items Rev. 06/03 srm
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English Language Arts<br />
Alice was getting very tired of sitting next<br />
to her sister on the bank, with nothing to do.<br />
25<br />
In the sentence above, the word bank is used as<br />
A. a noun.<br />
B. an adjective.<br />
C. a verb.<br />
D. an adverb.<br />
Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 25: Literature/Learning Standard 5<br />
Use the dictionary entry to select the meaning of the word pop in the<br />
sentence below.<br />
pop (pop) v. 1. to make a sudden, explosive sound; 2. to go or come suddenly; 3. to<br />
shoot at something; 4. to bulge from the socket.<br />
26<br />
“She was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole.”<br />
A. definition 1<br />
B. definition 2<br />
C. definition 3<br />
D. definition 4<br />
Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 26: Literature/Learning Standard 4<br />
27<br />
This selection is an example of a<br />
A. biography.<br />
B. fantasy.<br />
C. myth.<br />
D. tall tale.<br />
Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 27: Literature/Learning Standard 10<br />
THE MASSACHUSETTS COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: 15<br />
Release of Spring 2000, 2001 & 2002 Test Items<br />
Rev. 06/03 srm