Reading Comprehension Assessment
| Student Name:_______________________________________ | Date:_______________________________________ |
| Assignment:_________________________________________ | Assessed by:_________________________________ |
Category |
Description |
Performance Level |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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| Vocabulary | Uses strategies such as context clues to determine the meaning of higher-level vocabulary. | Understands and correctly uses grade-level vocabulary.
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Misuses/misinterprets meanings of some grade-level vocabulary.
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Misuses or does not understand most vocabulary.
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| Author’s Purpose | Explains the main purpose of the text and specific reasons why the author wrote the text. |
Explains the main purpose of the text and a reason why the author wrote the text. |
Understands the general purpose of the text (to narrate, to inform, to instruct, to persuade). |
Does not understand the purpose of the text. |
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| Main Idea | Summarizes the main idea of the text, including several supporting details. | Summarizes the main idea of the text, including some supporting details. | Understands the main idea of the text. |
Does not understand the main idea of the text. | ______ |
| Fact vs. Opinion | Differentiates fact from opinion all or nearly of the time. | Differentiates fact from opinion all or nearly all of the time. | Differentiates fact from opinion most of the time. | Struggles with differentiating fact from opinion. | ______ |
| Discussion | Participates and includes thoughts and opinions in book discussion all of the time. | Participates in book discussion most of the time. |
Participates in book discussion some of the time. |
Does not participate in book discussions. |
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| Story Elements | Correctly identifies theme, setting, point of view, plot, climax, and characters. |
Correctly identifies four of the following: theme, setting, point of view, plot, climax, and characters. |
Correctly identifies two or three of the following: theme, setting, point of view, plot, climax, and characters. |
Struggles with identifying elements of the story. |
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| Book Log | Reads and logs 6 or more books during the quarter. | Reads and logs 4-5 books during the quarter. | Reads and logs 2-3 books during the quarter. |
Reads and logs 1 book during the quarter. |
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