Answer Key: Module 1, Week 1 Assessment

Item Correct Depth of

Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 D M1W1: Comprehension: Point of View 1
2 B M1W1: Generative Vocabulary: Prefixes ex-, e- 2
3 A M1W1: Comprehension: Author’s Purpose 2
4 C M1W1: Comprehension: Author’s Purpose 2
See rubric
M1W1: Comprehension: Theme 3
on p. R1.
5 Sample two-point response: Dr. Fish was surprised to find out that the bumps on whale flippers were so effective. Dr. Fish was
“puzzled” when he discovered that whale flippers had bumps. He then learned from his team’s surprising test results that the bumps
improved the way that whales moved.
6 D M1W1: Comprehension: Theme 2
7 A M1W1: Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues 2
WRITING
1 B M1W1: Grammar: Complete Sentences 2
2 C M1W1: Grammar: Complete Sentences 2
3 D M1W1: Grammar: Complete Sentences 1

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 1, Week 2 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 B M1W2: Comprehension: Text Structure 2
2 C M1W2: Comprehension: Central Idea 2
3 A M1W2: Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues 2
4 D M1W2: Comprehension: Text Structure 1
5 B M1W2: Generative Vocabulary: Latin Roots: vis, aud 2
See rubric
M1W2: Comprehension: Central Idea 3
on p. R1.
6 Sample two-point response: Americans used many different types of currency before they created the national currency system.
The early colonists used British coins, foreign coins, and their own coins for currency. A national currency system was not established
until the mid-1800s.
7 3, 4, 1, 2 M1W2: Comprehension: Text Structure 2
WRITING
1 C M1W2: Grammar: Kinds of Sentences 1
2 D M1W2: Grammar: Kinds of Sentences 1
3 A M1W2: Grammar: Kinds of Sentences 1

Grade 5 AK2 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 1, Week 3 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M1W3: Comprehension: Literary Elements 1
2 B M1W3: Generative Vocabulary: Prefixes ir-, il- 2
3 D M1W3: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
See rubric
M1W3: Comprehension: Literary Elements 3
on p. R1.
4 Sample two-point response: Their actions suggest they care a lot about Uncle Filby. They risk not being able to return to their own
time just to get him his favorite dessert. Instead of going to a nearby supermarket or store to buy dessert, they use the time machine
to visit the 1965 World’s Fair, where Uncle Filby’s favorite dessert, Belgian waffles, is being served.
5 A M1W3: Comprehension: Author’s Purpose 2
6 A M1W3: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
WRITING
1 C M1W3: Grammar: Compound Sentences 2
2 D M1W3: Grammar: Compound Sentences 1
3 B M1W3: Grammar: Compound Sentences 2

Grade 5 AK3 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 2, Week 1 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 B M2W1: Comprehension: Figurative Language 1
2 C M2W1: Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms/Synonyms 2
3 D M2W1: Comprehension: Figurative Language 2
4 A M2W1: Generative Vocabulary: Suffixes: -y, -ly/-ily 2
See answer
M2W1: Comprehension: Characters 2
below.
5
“Did you speak . . .”: Carefully reviews problems; “Ebba-ebba-ebba . . .”: Uses cleverness to fool others; “Only an imposter . . .”:
Understands human behavior
6 C M2W1: Comprehension: Characters 2
See rubric
M2W1: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
on p. R1.
Sample two-point response: The conflict in the story is resolved through both princes’ reactions to Hartwig’s plan to identify the true
7 prince. Hartwig tricks the princes by pretending to give each of them a seed that will grow into a flower for the true prince. Prince
Two awaits the outcome, hoping for the best because he is the true prince. Prince One sneaks out of the castle and plants a flower
because he is the imposter. The conflict is resolved when Prince One boasts that he is the true prince because his flower has grown.
Hartwig explains that there was no magic spell and all that Prince One has proven is that he is the imposter.
WRITING
1 A M2W1: Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns 1
2 C M2W1: Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns 1
3 B M2W1: Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns 1

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 2, Week 2 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M2W2: Generative Vocabulary: Prefixes re-, pre-, post-, fore- 2
2 B M2W2: Comprehension: Figurative Language 1
3 B M2W2: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
See rubric
M2W2: Comprehension: Elements of Drama 3
on p. R1.
4 Sample two-point response: The stage directions help show that Crow is feeling sad. For example, the stage direction states, “His
wings are dragging.” This quote shows that Crow is feeling unhappy. Crow’s face also looks sad. You can infer this from the stage
direction that says he’s “sadder than before.”
5 A M2W2: Comprehension: Elements of Drama 2
6 D M2W2: Comprehension: Elements of Drama 2
7 A M2W2: Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms/Synonyms 2
WRITING
1 D M2W2: Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns 2
2 C M2W2: Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns 1
3 A M2W2: Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns 1

Grade 5 AK2 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 2, Week 3 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 A M2W3: Comprehension: Elements of Poetry 1
2 B M2W3: Comprehension: Author’s Purpose 2
3 D M2W3: Generative Vocabulary: Suffixes -ful, -less, -ment, -ness 2
4 C M2W3: Comprehension: Elements of Poetry 2
See rubric
M2W3: Comprehension: Author’s Purpose 3
on p. R1.
5 Sample two-point response: In the beginning, the speaker thinks of the cat as a gentle creature that enjoys sitting on her lap and
getting petted. However, by the end, the speaker realizes that the cat feels a stronger pull to the wild than to her home. In the
beginning, the speaker describes the cat as a “lovely gentle kitty-cat.” But when the cat sees birds outside, it turns “tiger” and the
speaker’s fingers are “forgotten.” The cat would choose the world of the outdoors and hunting over sitting in the speaker’s lap.
6 C M2W3: Comprehension: Theme 2
WRITING
1 B M2W3: Grammar: Verbs 2
2 A M2W3: Grammar: Verbs 2
3 D M2W3: Grammar: Verbs 2

Grade 5 AK3 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 3, Week 1 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M3W1: Comprehension: Figurative Language 2
2 D M3W1: Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words 2
See rubric on
M3W1: Comprehension: Text Structure 3
p. R1.
3 Sample two-point response: This section provides a transition between Rachel’s youth and her professional work as an adult
scientist. The first three paragraphs show how Rachel was always interested in sea life. In the section “Rachel Discovers Her Love of
Science,” readers learn how her fascination with sea creatures helped her become a biology student and then a government biologist
and writer. Finally, readers learn how Rachel wrote a book about the dangers of pesticides.
4 B M3W1: Comprehension: Content-Area Words 2
5 A M3W1: Comprehension: Content-Area Words 2
6 C M3W1: Generative Vocabulary: Latin Root fer 2
7 B M3W1: Comprehension: Text Structure 1
WRITING
1 D M3W1: Grammar: Direct and Indirect Objects 2
2 B M3W1: Grammar: Direct and Indirect Objects 2
3 A M3W1: Grammar: Direct and Indirect Objects 2

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 3, Week 2 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 B M3W2: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 1
See rubric on
M3W2: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
p. R1.
2 Sample two-point response: The words are sensory details that the author uses to help the reader imagine what the dust storm, or
“black blizzard,” was actually like. Gritty suggests that dust storms carry rough and grainy material in the strong wind. Furthermore,
dark suggests that there is an absence of light in a black blizzard. Lastly, smothering suggests that dust storms are an overwhelming
and chaotic scene. These three words are used together to create a very frightening image of what a black blizzard looks like.
3 B M3W2: Comprehension: Central Idea 2
4 A M3W2: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
5 C M3W2: Generative Vocabulary: Suffixes -logy/-logist 2
6 D M3W2: Comprehension: Central Idea 2
7 B M3W2: Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words 2
WRITING
1 C M3W2: Grammar: Conjunctions 2
2 C M3W2: Grammar: Conjunctions 2
3 A M3W2: Grammar: Conjunctions 2

Grade 5 AK2 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 3, Week 3 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 A M3W3: Generative Vocabulary: Prefixes inter-, com-/con-/cor- 2
2 B M3W3: Comprehension: Content-Area Words 2
3 C M3W3: Comprehension: Content-Area Words 2
4 A, D M3W3: Comprehension: Text Structure 2
See rubric on
M3W3: Comprehension: Text Structure 3
p. R1.
5 Sample two-point response: Because of advances in technology, scientists were able to discover that the Antikythera Mechanism
was an ancient computer. X-rays and 3-D technology resulted in scientists being able to see inside and study the inner workings of
the mechanism. Based on these studies, they understood how the mechanism’s gears worked and determined that it predicted the
movements of the sun and moon.
6 D M3W3: Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features 1
WRITING
1 A M3W3: Grammar: Complex Sentences 2
2 D M3W3: Grammar: Complex Sentences 2
3 C M3W3: Grammar: Complex Sentences 2

Grade 5 AK3 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 4, Week 1 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 B M4W1: Comprehension: Text Structure 2
2 A M4W1: Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones/Homographs 2
3 C M4W1: Comprehension: Central Idea 2
4 C M4W1: Comprehension: Text Structure 1
5 A M4W1: Generative Vocabulary: Suffixes -al, -ic 2
6 D M4W1: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
See rubric on
M4W1: Comprehension: Central Idea 3
p. R1.
7 Sample two-point response: The words of Neil Armstrong and the description of the audience that watched the event are two details
that help emphasize the importance of the moon landing. When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, he said: “That’s one small
step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” According to the article, millions of people were listening to him “around the world.”
WRITING
1 B M4W1: Grammar: Direct Quotations and Interjections 1
2 D M4W1: Grammar: Direct Quotations and Interjections 1
3 A M4W1: Grammar: Direct Quotations and Interjections 1

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 4, Week 2 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M4W2: Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones/Homographs 2
2 A M4W2: Comprehension: Central Idea 2
3 D M4W2: Comprehension: Text Structure 1
4 B M4W2: Comprehension: Text Structure 2
5 B, D M4W2: Comprehension: Central Idea 2
See rubric on
M4W2: Comprehension: Text Structure 3
p. R1.
6 Sample two-point response: President Eisenhower’s early experience as a young army officer and later experience in Europe during
World War II led him to believe that the country needed to build a modern interstate highway system. When Eisenhower was a
young officer, it took him 62 days to travel across the United States by truck. While he was traveling through Europe during World
War II, he was impressed by the road system.
7 C M4W2: Generative Vocabulary: Suffixes -ous, -ious 2
WRITING
1 B M4W2: Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns 1
2 A M4W2: Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns 1
3 D M4W2: Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns 1

Grade 5 AK2 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 4, Week 3 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 D M4W3: Generative Vocabulary: Suffixes -able, -ible 2
2 C M4W3: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
3 B M4W3: Comprehension: Varieties of English 1
See rubric on
M4W3: Comprehension: Point of View 3
p. R1.
4
Sample two-point response: The narrator’s point of view allows the reader to know about Jack’s thoughts, memories, and feelings. In
paragraph 9, the narrator shares Jack’s memories of his family’s efforts to help care for the soldiers.
5 A M4W3: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
6 B M4W3: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
WRITING
1 B M4W3: Grammar: Verb Tenses 1
2 C M4W3: Grammar: Verb Tenses 1
3 D M4W3: Grammar: Verb Tenses 1

Grade 5 AK3 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 5, Week 1 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 B M5W1: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
2 C M5W1: Comprehension: Author’s Purpose 2
3 D M5W1: Vocabulary Strategy: Suffix -ive 2
See rubric on
M5W1: Comprehension: Ideas and Support 3
p. R1.
4 Sample two-point response: The author provides information that shows that paper bags are worse for the environment than
plastic bags. The author explains that making paper bags uses about half of each tree and the “rest of the tree is discarded into
water sources or landfills.” Furthermore, paper bags take the same amount of time to break down in a landfill as plastic bags. An
alternative to using both paper and plastic bags is to use cloth bags made from cotton or to use bins or backpacks.
5 A M5W1: Vocabulary Strategy: Analogies 2
6 B M5W1: Comprehension: Author’s Purpose 1
See answer
M5W1: Comprehension: Ideas and Support 2
below.
7 It can take over 500 years . . . ; Fact
Making paper bags involves . . . ; Fact
Because people are eager . . . ; Opinion
In an attempt to be more . . . ; Fact
WRITING
1 A M5W1: Grammar: Regular and Irregular Verbs 2
2 B M5W1: Grammar: Regular and Irregular Verbs 2
3 B M5W1: Grammar: Regular and Irregular Verbs 2

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 5, Week 2 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M5W2: Vocabulary Strategy: Analogies 2
2 A M5W2: Comprehension: Figurative Language 2
3 D M5W2: Generative Vocabulary: Latin Roots dict, spect 2
See rubric on
M5W2: Comprehension: Literary Elements 3
p. R1.
Sample two-point response: The setting of the park sets up the main problem in the play. Mom was excited to show Theresa the
4 magical park that she used to visit. However, when they arrived at Green Peak Park, it no longer had the same beauty it once did.
Candy wrappers, bottles, cans, paper scraps, and plastic wrap littered the park. Mom was disappointed about all the garbage and
said that the “park has been put under an evil spell.” Fortunately, though, at the end of the play, they decide to help clean up the
park with Malik and restore its beauty.
5 C M5W2: Comprehension: Elements of Drama 2
6 B M5W2: Comprehension: Literary Elements 1
7 2, 4, 3, 5, 1 M5W2: Comprehension: Elements of Drama 2
WRITING
1 B M5W2: Grammar: Commas and Semicolons 2
2 D M5W2: Grammar: Commas and Semicolons 2
3 A M5W2: Grammar: Commas and Semicolons 2

Grade 5 AK2 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 5, Week 3 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M5W3: Generative Vocabulary: Suffix -ure 2
See answer
M5W3: Comprehension: Text Structure 1
below.
2 turns wood to ashes; Slash-and-Burn
turns wood to biochar; Slash-and-Char
locks carbon into charcoal in the soil; Slash-and-Char
releases large amounts of carbon into the air; Slash-and-Burn
3 B M5W3: Comprehension: Text Structure 2
See rubric on
M5W3: Comprehension: Text Structure 3
p. R1.
4 Sample two-point response: Biochar can help improve poor soil conditions and air quality. Biochar is one of the powerful ingredients
found in TPI. Scientists believe that adding biochar to poor soil such as oxisol “can increase crop yield by 800 percent.” It is also
environmentally friendly to produce since the carbon is not released into the air and is instead kept inside the charcoal. Overall,
biochar can help solve the problems of poor soil conditions and global warming.
5 D M5W3: Comprehension: Text Structure 2
6 A M5W3: Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features 2
WRITING
1 A M5W3: Grammar: Transitions 2
2 B M5W3: Grammar: Transitions 2
3 D M5W3: Grammar: Transitions 2

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 6, Week 1 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 D M6W1: Comprehension: Text Structure 2
2 B M6W1: Vocabulary Strategy: Reference Materials 2
3 A M6W1: Comprehension: Text Structure 2
4 D M6W1: Comprehension: Central Idea 1
5 C M6W1: Generative Vocabulary: Suffixes -ion, -ism 2
See rubric on
M6W1: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 3
p. R1.
6 Sample two-point response: The language used in paragraph 6 shows that the author is amazed by the Empire State Building. Phrases
such as “gleaming gold and aluminum leaf decoration” reveal the author’s awe at the building’s interior design. The phrase “stunning
view from the top floor” reveals the author’s wonder at the view that the building affords. By using the word “wonders” to refer to the
amount of pipes, windows, and money used for the building, the author shows that he/she is impressed with the building.
7 A M6W1: Comprehension: Central Idea 2
WRITING
1 D M6W1: Grammar: Adjectives 2
2 C M6W1: Grammar: Adjectives 2
3 A M6W1: Grammar: Adjectives 2

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 6, Week 2 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M6W2: Comprehension: Characters 1
2 D M6W2: Comprehension: Characters 2
3 A M6W2: Vocabulary Strategy: Reference Materials 2
See rubric on
M6W2: Comprehension: Characters 3
p. R1.
Sample two-point response: Benjamin Franklin’s exceptional writing abilities and his knowledge of politics and society made him fit
4 to contribute to the development of the Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin’s well-received publications, including the
letters for his brother’s newspaper signed by Silence Dogood, the articles he wrote for The Pennsylvania Gazette, and Poor Richard’s
Almanack, prove that Franklin was an exceptional writer. In addition, the material about society and politics in the Silence Dogood
letters and The Pennsylvania Gazette show how knowledgeable Benjamin Franklin was about these topics.
5 C M6W2: Comprehension: Point of View 2
6 B M6W2: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
7 C M6W2: Generative Vocabulary: Prefixes super-, micro- 2
8 D M6W2: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
WRITING
1 B M6W2: Grammar: Adverbs 2
2 D M6W2: Grammar: Adverbs 2
3 C M6W2: Grammar: Adverbs 2

Grade 5 AK2 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 6, Week 3 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 B M6W3: Comprehension: Figurative Language 2
See rubric on
M6W3: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
p. R1.
2 Sample two-point response: The limited job opportunities for writers during the Great Depression ultimately led to McBride’s career in
radio. McBride had difficulty getting a job as a writer because of the economic hardship caused by the Great Depression. In a desperate
attempt to earn money, she tried out to be a radio host even though the job was not what she planned to do as a career. She was
eventually hired as a radio host, which ultimately led to her successful career in radio.
3 B M6W3: Comprehension: Figurative Language 2
4 C M6W3: Generative Vocabulary: Suffixes -ant/-ent 2
5 C M6W3: Comprehension: Literary Elements 1
6 C, D M6W3: Comprehension: Theme 2
WRITING
1 A M6W3: Grammar: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases 2
2 C M6W3: Grammar: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases 2
3 D M6W3: Grammar: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases 2

Grade 5 AK3 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 7, Week 1 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M7W1: Comprehension: Content-Area Words 2
See rubric on
M7W1: Comprehension: Text Structure 3
p. R1.
Sample two-point response: Jefferson was unhappy about going to Philadelphia because he wanted to be with his wife and write
2 a Virginia constitution. Jefferson was concerned about his wife’s illness. The passage doesn’t tell us just how sick she was, but
the passage does suggest that Jefferson was worried and wanted to stay at home in Virginia with her. Also, Jefferson believed
the drafting of the Virginia constitution was likely to be more important than any work he would be doing for the Continental
Congress in Philadelphia. However, as the passage states, it is a good thing that Jefferson did not remain in Virginia since working in
Philadelphia led him to write the Declaration of Independence.
3 A M7W1: Generative Vocabulary: Latin Roots tract, chrono, gress 2
4 C M7W1: Comprehension: Text Structure 1
5 B M7W1: Comprehension: Text Structure 2
6 D M7W1: Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues 2
7 D M7W1: Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features 2
WRITING
1 A M7W1: Grammar: More Kinds of Pronouns 2
2 C M7W1: Grammar: More Kinds of Pronouns 1
3 D M7W1: Grammar: More Kinds of Pronouns 2

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 7, Week 2 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 A M7W2: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 1
2 B M7W2: Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues 2
3 B M7W2: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
See rubric
M7W2: Comprehension: Author’s Purpose 3
on p. R1.
4 Sample two-point response: The author wants to show that the narrator thinks that Papaji is only “tolerating” the presence of her
and the other children. The author wants to show the reader that the children are like “flies” buzzing around Papaji all day, and he
doesn’t openly show that he might be annoyed by them. The narrator spends much of the story looming around Papaji as he types,
but he never gives her any signal that he cares about her interest in typing.
5 D M7W2: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
6 C M7W2: Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues 2
7 C, E M7W2: Comprehension: Author’s Purpose 2
WRITING
1 D M7W2: Grammar: Proper Mechanics and Writing Titles 2
2 B M7W2: Grammar: Proper Mechanics and Writing Titles 2
3 C M7W2: Grammar: Proper Mechanics and Writing Titles 2

Grade 5 AK2 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 7, Week 3 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M7W3: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
See rubric
M7W3: Comprehension: Central Idea 3
on p. R1.
Sample two-point response: There were two key factors that affected the development of the wind wagon: Samuel’s experience
2 and his understanding of nature. Because of his past work as a millwright, Samuel knew about mechanics and how to make things
operate. This experience helped Samuel build the wind wagon. Samuel’s understanding of the prairie winds also helped the
development of the wind wagon. He believed that the wind would provide a perfect source of energy for his wind wagon, and it did
prove to be useful when it was blowing.
3 B M7W3: Generative Vocabulary: Prefix pro- 2
4 D M7W3: Comprehension: Text Structure 1
5 C M7W3: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
6 A M7W3: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
WRITING
1 B M7W3: Grammar: The Verbs Be and Have 2
2 C M7W3: Grammar: The Verbs Be and Have 2
3 A M7W3: Grammar: The Verbs Be and Have 2

Grade 5 AK3 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 8, Week 1 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M8W1: Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones/Homographs 2
2 A M8W1: Comprehension: Elements of Poetry 2
3 B M8W1: Comprehension: Elements of Poetry 1
4 A M8W1: Comprehension: Elements of Poetry 2
5 B M8W1: Generative Vocabulary: Prefixes uni-/mono-, bi-, tri-, multi- 2
6 D M8W1: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
See rubric on
M8W1: Comprehension: Theme 3
p. R1.
7 Sample two-point response: One theme is that we share our home with the animals who live there, and it is important to respect
them and to tolerate their presence. In the last stanza, the speaker uses the word share to show that he realizes this place does not
belong to him alone and that he appreciates the natural world that he and the bear share.
WRITING
1 B M8W1: Grammar: Perfect Tenses 1
2 C M8W1: Grammar: Perfect Tenses 2
3 A M8W1: Grammar: Perfect Tenses 1

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 8, Week 2 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 B M8W2: Comprehension: Literary Elements 1
2 2, 1, 4, 3 M8W2: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
3 B M8W2: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
4 D M8W2: Generative Vocabulary: Latin Roots scrib/script 2
5 C M8W2: Comprehension: Characters 2
6 A M8W2: Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones/Homographs 2
See rubric on
M8W2: Comprehension: Characters 3
p. R1.
7 Sample two-point response: Miguel and his dad are alike in several ways. They are both affectionate, both treasure each other's
company, and both enjoy the challenge of playing chess. Their affection for one another is clear at their meeting in the airport. Both
say they miss the other when they are apart. Dad and Miguel show their enthusiasm and skill in chess when they play their game on
the new chess board.
WRITING
1 D M8W2: Grammar: Easily Confused Verbs 1
2 B M8W2: Grammar: Easily Confused Verbs 1
3 C M8W2: Grammar: Easily Confused Verbs 1

Grade 5 AK2 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 8, Week 3 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 B M8W3: Comprehension: Elements of Poetry 2
2 B M8W3: Comprehension: Elements of Poetry 2
3 C M8W3: Generative Vocabulary: Latin Roots voc, ject 2
4 A M8W3: Comprehension: Elements of Poetry 2
5 D M8W3: Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features 1
See rubric on
M8W3: Comprehension: Theme 3
p. R1.
6 Sample two-point response: A main message is that dawn awakens everyone and everything on a farm in familiar ways. Stanzas
1 and 2 refer to the farm awakening. In stanzas 3–5, the focus shifts to the effects of dawn on the speaker, who tries to resist getting
out of bed.
WRITING
1 D M8W3: Grammar: Making Comparisons 1
2 B M8W3: Grammar: Making Comparisons 1
3 B M8W3: Grammar: Making Comparisons 1

Grade 5 AK3 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 9, Week 1 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M9W1: Comprehension: Characters 2
2 B M9W1: Comprehension: Figurative Language 1
3 A M9W1: Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words 2
See rubric
M9W1: Comprehension: Figurative Language 3
on p. R1.
4 Sample two-point response: The author uses sensory words and figurative language that help the reader imagine the sounds that
Raclette hears after the clock rings the hour. Sensory words such as “awful screeching” and “BRAAAAAP, BRAAAAAP” describe the
sounds, as does the simile in “It sounded more like a trumpet with a wet rag stuck inside it.” The author also includes this sentence
describing Raclette’s thoughts: “That’s definitely not a music box.”
5 D M9W1: Generative Vocabulary: Latin Roots fac, fec, fy 2
6 A M9W1: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
7 D M9W1: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
WRITING
1 A M9W1: Grammar: Contractions 1
2 B M9W1: Grammar: Contractions 1
3 C M9W1: Grammar: Contractions 1

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 9, Week 2 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 A M9W2: Comprehension: Ideas and Support 1
2 A M9W2: Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words 2
3 C M9W2: Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features 2
4 D M9W2: Generative Vocabulary: Suffixes -y, -ion, -ic, -ous, -less 2
5 B, C M9W2: Comprehension: Ideas and Support 2
See rubric
M9W2: Comprehension: Ideas and Support 3
on p. R1.
6 Sample two-point response: Wade’s test provided evidence that the Texas horned lizards were drinking rainwater. Wade weighed
the lizards before and after he dripped water on their backs. He found that the lizards weighed more after the water drops fell on
them. He also found a connection between the weight gained and how often the drops fell and the lizards moved their jaws. This
connection convinced Wade that the Texas horned lizards drank the rainwater.
7 D M9W2: Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features 2
WRITING
1 B M9W2: Grammar: Possessive Nouns 1
2 C M9W2: Grammar: Possessive Nouns 1
3 B M9W2: Grammar: Possessive Nouns 1

Grade 5 AK2 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 9, Week 3 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 B M9W3: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
2 B M9W3: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
3 A M9W3: Generative Vocabulary: Review Suffixes -ous/-ious, -al, -ant, -ment 2
4 D M9W3: Comprehension: Literary Elements 1
5 C M9W3: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
See rubric on
M9W3: Comprehension: Point of View 3
p. R1.
6
Sample two-point response: If Sam were telling the story, he would likely reveal more about his private thoughts and feelings.
Paragraph 12 might focus on Sam’s memory of his mom putting up new blinds and wondering why Nina is asking the question.
WRITING
1 A M9W3: Grammar: Commas in Sentences 1
2 B M9W3: Grammar: Commas in Sentences 1
3 B M9W3: Grammar: Commas in Sentences 1

Grade 5 AK3 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 10, Week 1 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 A M10W1: Generative Vocabulary: Review Prefixes in-, anti-, pre- 2
See rubric on
M10W1: Comprehension: Text Structure 3
p. R1.
2 Sample two-point response: Owney is different from most other dogs because he traveled the world as a mail package. Most dogs
live in a home with their owners, but Owney lived in a post office. Most dogs are allowed to play in yards and parks, but Owney was
allowed to ride trains, sail on ships, and roam across the world.
3 B M10W1: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
4 A M10W1: Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms/Synonyms 2
5 D M10W1: Comprehension: Theme 2
6 D M10W1: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 1
7 C M10W1: Comprehension: Theme 2
WRITING
1 C M10W1: Grammar: More Commas 2
2 D M10W1: Grammar: More Commas 2
3 B M10W1: Grammar: More Commas 2

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 10, Week 2 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 A M10W2: Comprehension: Central Idea 2
2 C M10W2: Comprehension: Text Structure 1
3 C M10W2: Generative Vocabulary: Review Greek and Latin Roots: bene 2
See rubric on
M10W2: Comprehension: Text Structure 3
p. R1.
Sample two-point response: The problem-solution structure allows readers to understand the threats snow leopards face from
4 humans and how people are trying to protect them from those threats. One problem in this section is that snow leopards are in
conflict with farmers. The solution is that groups give farmers what they need to protect their animals from snow leopards and
also pay them for any animals killed by the leopards. Another problem is that it is difficult to count snow leopards. Scientists use
automatic cameras to help solve this problem.
5 B M10W2: Comprehension: Central Idea 2
6 D M10W2: Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms/Synonyms 2
7 B M10W2: Comprehension: Central Idea 2
WRITING
1 C M10W2: Grammar: Other Punctuation 2
2 A M10W2: Grammar: Other Punctuation 2
3 C M10W2: Grammar: Other Punctuation 2

Grade 5 AK2 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 10, Week 3 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 D M10W3: Generative Vocabulary: Review Greek and Latin Roots: bene, ject, auto, bio, terr 2
See rubric on
M10W3: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 3
p. R1.
2 Sample two-point response: The author suggests that baking, like chemistry, depends on a specific set of ingredients that do
predictable things. However, baking also includes experimentation. The author states that “baking is all about chemical changes”
and further explains that “a minor change to the ingredients or to the approach you use, like subjecting the dough to different
temperatures in the oven, can determine how a cookie will turn out.” The author also states that “many bakers love to experiment.”
3 D M10W3: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
4 B M10W3: Comprehension: Theme 2
5 B M10W3: Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features 2
See answer
M10W3: Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features 1
below.
6 A clipboard is used . . . ; Illustration
Butter and eggs are used . . . ; Both
A whisk is used . . . ; Poem
An oven is used . . . ; Poem
WRITING
1 D M10W3: Grammar: Commonly Misspelled Words 2
2 A M10W3: Grammar: Commonly Misspelled Words 2
3 C M10W3: Grammar: Commonly Misspelled Words 2

Grade 5 AK3 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 11, Week 1 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 A M11W1: Comprehension: Text Structure 2
2 C M11W1: Comprehension: Central Idea 2
3 B, E M11W1: Comprehension: Text Structure 2
4 D M11W1: Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features 1
See rubric on
M11W1: Comprehension: Central Idea 2
p. R1.
5 Sample two-point response: The central idea of the article is that Robert Crisman is responsible for repairing the faces on Mount
Rushmore. Crisman’s job involves climbing Mount Rushmore. Mount Rushmore is a national monument with four presidential faces
carved into the side. Crisman helps to repair cracks and holes in the faces caused by weather and cold temperatures.
WRITING
1 C M11W1: Grammar: Possessive Nouns 1
2 D M11W1: Grammar: Compound Sentences 2
3 B M11W1: Grammar: Commas in Sentences 2

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 11, Week 2 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M11W2: Comprehension: Point of View 1
2 B M11W2: Comprehension: Literary Elements 3
3 A M11W2: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
See rubric
M11W2: Comprehension: Theme 2
on p. R1.
4 Sample two-point response: One theme of the article is that different cultures can successfully work together. The Navajo helped win
many important battles, including the battle of Iwo Jima. Code talkers became a necessary part of the war effort. They gave marines
their only unbreakable code. The use of this code saved thousands of lives.
5 D M11W2: Comprehension: Theme 2
WRITING
1 D M11W2: Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns 1
2 A M11W2: Grammar: Direct and Indirect Objects 2
3 B M11W2: Grammar: Complex Sentences 2

Grade 5 AK2 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 11, Week 3 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 A M11W3: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
2 C M11W3: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
3 B M11W3: Comprehension: Content-Area Words 2
See rubric
M11W3: Comprehension: Ideas and Support 2
on p. R1.
4 Sample two-point response: The main claim the author makes in the article is that Stephen T. Mather was the best person to save
America’s national parks. In addition to caring about nature and wanting to protect it, Mather was charming and rich. This helped
him convince others that the parks were worth saving. Because of his efforts, President Wilson signed the National Park Service
Organic Act. This law created the National Park Service.
5 A, E M11W3: Comprehension: Ideas and Support 1
WRITING
1 B M11W3: Grammar: Conjunctions 2
2 C M11W3: Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns 1
3 A M11W3: Grammar: Direct Quotations and Indirect Interjections 2

Grade 5 AK3 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 12, Week 1 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 B M12W1: Comprehension: Figurative Language 2
2 C M12W1: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
3 A, D M12W1: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 1
See rubric
M12W1: Comprehension: Story Structure 2
on p. R1.
4 Sample two-point response: The main conflict in the story is that there has been little rain in the area for some time, and Isa’s family
needs it to rain. Isa’s family needs it to rain because Abuelo’s crops might wither and die without rain. If the crops die, then Isa’s
mother will have to work longer hours. Abuelita hopes to trick the clouds into making it rain.
5 A M12W1: Comprehension: Story Structure 2
WRITING
1 C M12W1: Grammar: Transitions 2
2 D M12W1: Grammar: Commas and Semicolons 2
3 B M12W1: Grammar: Pronouns 1

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 12, Week 2 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 C M12W2: Comprehension: Varieties of English 1
See answer
M12W2: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
below.
2 impatient: Deloria
leadership: Deloria
lonely: Colin
quiet: Colin
3 D M12W2: Comprehension: Varieties of English 2
4 A M12W2: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
See rubric
M12W2: Comprehension: Theme 2
on p. R1.
5 Sample two-point response: The theme of the story is that sometimes it is more important for someone in a position of power to be
a friend than a leader. Deloria repeatedly reminds Colin that she is the captain. She later learns that Colin feels lonely and needs a
friend. So, Deloria changes the way she interacts with him.
WRITING
1 B M12W2: Grammar: Perfect Tenses 1
2 B M12W2: Grammar: The Verbs Be and Have 1
3 C M12W2: Grammar: Adverbs 1

Grade 5 AK2 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

Grade 5 R1 Rubrics
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Answer Key: Module 12, Week 3 Assessment
Item Correct Depth of
Module, Week, Program Skill
Number Answer Knowledge
READING
1 A M12W3: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
See rubric
M12W3: Comprehension: Point of View 1
on p. R1.
2 Sample two-point response: The story is told by an outside narrator using the third-person point of view. The main character is
referred to by name, and the author uses third-person pronouns, such as he, his, and him, throughout the story. For example, the first
sentence says, “Robbie glanced up from the book he was reading to survey his new room.”
3 C M12W3: Comprehension: Point of View 2
4 D M12W3: Comprehension: Author’s Craft 2
See answer
M12W3: Comprehension: Literary Elements 2
below.
5 Robbie hears a strange sound … ; Robbie becomes afraid.
Robbie tells his cousin … ; Tiff offers to help Robbie investigate.
Tiff shines a flashlight … ; Robbie realizes an owl is making the noise.
WRITING
1 D M12W3: Grammar: Contractions 1
2 C M12W3: Grammar: Easily Confused Verbs 2
3 A M12W3: Grammar: Easily Confused Verbs 2

Grade 5 AK3 Answer Key

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Constructed-Response Rubric
Points Description
2 2 points
• Response provides a complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response includes clear and specific explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text based on effective comprehension,
inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with details from the text.
1 1 point
• Response provides a partially complete and correct explanation of, or answer to, the question.
• Response attempts to include explanations, interpretations, and opinions of the text, but they may be unclear or
unsubstantiated, and they show limitation in comprehension, inference, analysis, evaluation, and/or comparison.
• Response is supported with limited details (in quantity or quality) from the text.
0 0 points
• Response is incorrect, irrelevant, or not provided.

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