2017-2018 Check For Understanding Unit 1.

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English Language Arts – Grade 4

Estimated Time: 60 minutes Standards

Materials: ELA.4.6C Identifying whether the narrator or speaker of a story is in first
 Houston ISD Unit 1.2 Check For or third person.
Understanding ELA.4.6C Identifying whether the narrator or speaker of a story is in first
 Pencils or third person.
ELA.4.6B Describing the Interaction of characters including their
 Brilliant Minds
relationships and the changes they undergo.
Procedures ELA.4.6 Fig.19D Students will make inferences about text and use
 Provide each student with a copy of the textual evidence to support understanding.
assessment ELA.4.6A Sequence and summarize the plot’s main events and explain
 Ask students to read the selection. Then their influence on their future events.
answer the questions that follow. ELA.4.2B Use the context of the sentence to determine the meaning of
unfamiliar words or multiple meaning words.
ELA.4.2A Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English
words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
ELA.4.20Ai Use and understand the function of verbs (irregular verbs)
in the context of reading, speaking and writing.
ELA.4.22A.ii Spell words with more advanced orthographic patterns and
rules including double consonants in the middle of words.
ELA.4.22A.i Spell words with more advanced orthographic patterns and
rules including plural rules.
ELA.4.21C.i Students are expected to use commas in compound
sentences correctly.
ELA.4.20A.iv Use and understand the function of adverbs in the context
of reading, speaking and writing.

Check For Understanding Unit 1 Answer Key

Question Correct Response Standards
Number
1 A 4.6C
2 Sample response: 4.6C
Anne is telling the story from her point of view about watching a caterpillar change
into a butterfly.
3 C 4.6B
4 F 4.6B

5 Sample response: 4.6 Fig19D

Anne feels sad after caring for the caterpillar for so long and now it has flown away.

*Use inference rubric on page 2 of this document for scoring this item
6 A 4.6B
7 H 4.6A
8 C 4.2B
9 Half or part of a circle 4.2A
10 Change eated to had eaten 4.20Ai
11 Change butterflys to butterflies 4.22A.ii
12 Change speaks to spoke 4.22A.i
13 Anne made certain her window gardens got plenty of sun, and she watered the 4.21C.i
plants daily.
14 Change where to when 4.20A.vi
15 allmost should be almost 4.22A.iii
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Inference Rubric
4 3 2 1 0
Exemplary Sufficient Partially Sufficient Insufficient No
Response Response Response Response Response
Correct inference Correct inference Correct inference but Incorrect inference
with many supporting with a supporting no supporting detail
details, good detail or example or example from the
explanations, and from the text text
well-chosen
examples
Explanation is very Explanation is Explanation is not No explanation is No response is given
specific and shows general enough to specific enough to given for the or response given
that the student can show that the student support the inference inference or does not relate to the
make valid can make plausible explanation does not text
inferences inference make sense
Text evidence is Text evidence is Text evidence Ideas not based on
specific, well-chosen relevant and partially provided weakly the text or response
and strongly supports supports the supports the does not provide
the inference made inference made inference made evidence from the
text
Inference rubric adapted from Texas Education Agency

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