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Using the State Curriculum: Reading/ELA, Grade 5

Reading/ELA | Informational | Literary | Writing | Language | Listening | Speaking

Sample Assessments: Each sample assessment item gives an idea of how an assessment item on the MSA might be presented. The items appropriately measure the content of the State Curriculum and may be formatted similarly to those appearing on the MSA; however, these are sample items only and have not appeared on any MSA form.

Standard 1.0 General Reading Processes

Topic D. Vocabulary

Indicator 3. Understand, acquire, and use new vocabulary

Objective a. Use context to determine the meanings of words

Selected Response Item
Choose the word or group of words that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined word. Then mark the space for the answer you have chosen.

After lunch the class was drowsy and had trouble paying attention to the movie. Drowsy means _____.

  1. full
  2. late
  3. patient
  4. sleepy
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Correct Answer:
D

Selected Response Item
Choose the word or group of words that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined word. Then mark the space for the answer you have chosen.

There is a bowl of pretzels on the table.

In which sentence does the word bowl mean the same thing as in the sentence above?

  1. Be careful or you’ll bowl your grandmother over.
  2. Let’s watch one of the bowl games on TV.
  3. We bowl on Friday night.
  4. The bowl broke when I dropped it.
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Correct Answer:
D
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