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8/3/2019 Cluster Assessment A
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Model IAS Cluster Assessment
English
Cluster A-3
Foundations
This practice test may be used to prepare students for upcoming assessments, for classroom discussion
regarding test taking strategies, and for review of previous coverage. No item in the practice test may be
used in any school-level Cluster Assessment.
IAS test documentation-- pages 1 3
Student test content-- pages 4 13
IAS test documentation-- pages 14 18
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Blueprints: Cluster A
Content English
Number of
Items
Foundations Items per
Strand or
Subheading
# MC
Points
# MC
Items
# CR
Points
#CR
Items
Strands or
Subheadings
in Cluster C
Blueprint
Percentages
Speaking 30%
15 points
5.1- 5.4 15 1
5.8
Listening 20%
10 points
3.1 7 7 3 1
3.5
Reading 20%
10 points
6.7 7 7 3 1
7.1 7.4
Writing 30%
15points
9.1, 9.6, 9.8 7 7 8 3*
8.1 8.4Total 50 points 21 21 29 6
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The Speaking Presentation is aligned to Standards 5.1, 5.8, and 5.9.
Scoring guide appears at the end of this document.
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ListeningDirections
Listening: Read the questions, then watch and listen to the excerpt of the Mulan cartoon excerpt.
Answer the questions as you watch or immediately after. You will be given a second showing of the
video and a final opportunity to answer the questions. You will be asked 7 multiple choice questions
and 1 constructed response question.
Read the questions before watching the video. Answer the questions as you watch. Watch the video for a second time to answer any questions that you may have have missed. You will have more time to edit and check your answers.
1. How did Mulans mother show her anger with Mulan for being late?
A. by bowing and shaking handsB. by laughing and noddingC. by gazing and frowningD. by shrugging her shoulders and shouting
2. Why did Mulan write the notes on her arm?
A. to cheatB. to rememberC. to reciteD. to decorate
3. How does the rhythm of the music contribute to the mood of the film?
A. It adds a sense of tragedy.B. It adds excitement and suspense.C. It adds empathy.D. It adds superiority.
4. Why did Mulan make the sound "Opus" when the matchmaker said "Speaking without permission!"?
A. because she forgot to bring somethingB. because she spoke quicklyC. because she made a mistakeD. because she answered briefly
5. What did Mulan do to show her obedience?A. shook her headB. answered yesC. noddedD. changed her tone of voice
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6. Why did Mulan sigh after reciting the last admonition?
A. because she hadnt been caught cheatingB. because she discovered her trickC. because she felt uncomfortableD. because she asked her only one question
7. Why did the matchmaker shout at Mulan? (3.5)
A. because Mulan has done very wellB. because she lost her patienceC. because she agreed with Mulan's behaviorD. because Mulan forget to do something
8. Explain two events that made things go wrong for Mulan in the video? Use details and information
from the video to support your answer.
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Directions
Reading: In this section you will read a passage and answer 7 multiple choice questions and 1
constructed response question.
Being a king is a big responsibility, but passing along that responsibility is also a task. Read how one king
decided who should follow him.
The Best Thing in the World
1) Once upon a time, there were four brothers who lived in a far away land. Their father was
an old king. One day he said, "I will not live long now. Today you must start out into the world.In a year, bring back the best thing you have found. The one who can pick the best thing shall be
the new king."
2) The first brother said, "I will look in every city or town. I will buy the best thing I can for
my father."3) The next two brothers said, "We will both go on fast ships over the sea. We will find
something better."4) The last brother said, "I am going to ask the people here in our own land to tell me thebest thing."
5) The other three brothers began to laugh. "Then you will never be king!" They said. The
last brother started off.6) When he had gone about six miles, he met a man. "What do you carry in those big bags?"
he asked.
7) "The best thing in the world," said the man. "These are full of the good nuts which fall
from my five nut trees."8) "I don't think that would work," said the brother to himself, "I must try again." The
brother went on another seven miles. He found a small brown bird. It had been hurt, so he put it
in his coat where it could keep warm. As he went on, he saw a little girl crying. He ran to meether. "Why are you crying?" he asked.
9) "I want to get some water from the well," she said. "We use so much. We drink cold
water. We wash the clothes clean with hot water. But I do not know how to pull it up. Please
show me."10) The brother said, "Hold this bird and I will help you. It does not fly around any more
because it got its wing hurt."
11) "Thank you. What a pretty bird!" she said. "I wish you would give it to me. If you willlet me keep it, I will always be very kind to it. I will take care of it myself. I will make it grow
well again."
12) "Yes, you may have it," said the brother. So he gave her the bird and went on.
13) At night, he went to sleep under a round yellow haystack. When it was light again hewalked on. Every day he would walk eight or ten miles. He asked the people about the best thing
in the world. Some said it was best to sing. Some said it was best to run and jump and play.
Some said the green grass was best. Some liked the red and blue and white flowers best. Oneman said the best thing was to ride a black horse.
14) He always stopped to help people who needed it. Soon he made many friends. All the
people began to like him. They would say, "See there goes the king's son. He would be just the
right kind of king for us." Every door was open to him. The people would call to him to stop.
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They would ask him to come and eat with them. After he ate, he would sit down and read to the
children. After he read, he showed them how to draw and write. Months went by. He still had nobeautiful thing to take to his father. Just before the year was done, he went home again. The time
came when the king called his sons together.
15) "What did you bring?" He asked them all. The other brothers had many beautiful things.
16) "And what did you bring?" said the king to the last brother.17) "This is too funny!" said the other brothers. "He has nothing!"
18) But the king was kind to the last brother. "What did you bring me?" the king asked again.
19) "I bring only the friendship of your people," said the last brother.20) "That is the best thing!" cried his father. "You shall be the new king."
9. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. to persuade the reader to become a king at a young ageB. to show the reader how to become a kingC. to inspire the reader with the true meaning of ambitiionD.
to show the reader how to find the best thing
10. How does the third person point of view help the story?
A. It adds to the kings noble appearance.B. It reveals more about all the characters actions and sayings.C. It creates sense of humor to the story.D. It makes the story less fictional.
11. Why did the three brothers say to their fourth brother, "Then you will never be a king"?
A. because they believed that valuable things must be materialB. because they knew what their father wantedC. because they had to end the youngest brothers ambitionD. because they wanted to ridicule the youngest brother
12. What could the writer have done to create more suspense?
A. used the first person instead of the third person point of viewB. changed the setting to a large, busy cityC. add more characters to the storyD. include the incidents that happened to the other three brothers
13. What was the kings motive for asking his sons to bring the best thing in the world?
A. He wanted to quit his throne.B. He wanted to choose the best king.C. He wanted his sons to explore new lands.D. He wanted his sons to discover their abilities.
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14. Which of the following bestdescribes the kings attitude toward the last brothers idea of the best
thing in the world?
A. surprisedB. disappointedC. sympatheticD. anxious
15. Why did the people think that the last brother would make the best king?
A. because he used to ask the people about the best thingB. because he taught the children how to draw and writeC. because he was the son of the kingD. because he helped people who needed him
16. What lesson should the three brothers learn from their last brother? Explain how they would learn
it from the events of the story? Support your answer with reference to the story.
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WritingDirections
Writing: In this section you will answer 7 multiple choice writing questions and respond to 1 writing
prompt. Your writing will receive three scores: idea development, planning, and writing strategies.
17. Read the sentence.
The teacher assigned a resierch report to her best students.
Which underlined word contains a spelling error?
A. assignedB. resierchC. bestD. students
18. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. conceitB. recieveC. democraceis.D. cieling
19. Which direct quotation is punctuated correctly?
A. I am pleased to meet you, he said.B. He asked, May I get you anything?C. I am just trying to be polite he answered.D. She replied, Do I look as though I need something?
20. Read the paragraph.
1The waves increased in height throughout the afternoon until I was unable to see shore
when my little sail boat dropped into the trough between two of them .2The wind was constantly
changing direction, making it hard for me to control the direction of my boat.3
Often the gusts
were so strong that they blew the crests from the tops of the waves, soaking me in a salty mist.4If I were to capsize, there were no boats around to help me.
5I realized that I had picked the
worst day of the year to teach myself to sail a boat.
Which is the topic sentence?
A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 5
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21. Read the paragraph.
1My first ride on a camel was something I will never forget.
2Even with my host
kneeling on the ground I had to climb up a good deal.3
On command from its owner, the camel
started up..and upand up.4
The owner told me that he had paid 3000 QR for this creature.
5 As we started out across the dunes I was unprepared for the sideways rocking, and soonbecame sea sick on this ship of the desert.
Which sentence should be removed to make the paragraph more unified?
A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 5
22. Read the sentence.
The plumber was qualified and well mannered he didn't do a good job.
Which word belongs in the space?
A. thereforeB. besidesC. becauseD. but
23. Which sentence is correctly ordered?
A. Ahmed- goodat English-isB. at- good -Ahmed- is-EnglishC.
English-is-Ahmed-goodatD. Ahmed isgood- at- English
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Part Two: Writing
Your essay will be evaluated on how well you:
Focus and develop your main points Organize your essay Develop your ideas, using examples and details Demonstrate effective word choice Use correct sentence structure, grammar, spelling, and punctuationUse the space below to plan your writing (notes, outline, story map, or other).
Life is full of turning points, or times to make big decisions.
Write a story about decision that became a turning point. Tell what the decision was, how it was made, and wha
happened because of it. Base your story on your own life or your observations of someone else.
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Test Map (Foundation)
Item # or Task Strand Standard DOK Response Key Points
Oral Presentation Speaking 5.1, 5.8, 5.9 3 Performance -- 15
1 Listening 3.5 2 MC C 1
2 Listening 3.5 1 MC A 1
3 Listening 3.5 2 MC B 1
4 Listening 3.5 1 MC C 1
5 Listening 3.5 1 MC D 1
6 Listening 3.5 2 MC A 1
7 Listening 3.5 2 MC B 1
8 Listening 3.1 3 CR --- 39 Reading 6.7 2 MC C 1
10 Reading 7.2 2 MC B 1
11 Reading 6.7 2 MC A 1
12 Reading 7.3 2 MC D 1
13 Reading 7.3 2 MC B 1
14 Reading 7.3 2 MC A 1
15 Reading 6.7 2 MC D 1
16 Reading 7.1 3 CR --- 3
17 Writing 8.2 1 MC B 1
18 Writing 8.2 1 MC C 1
19 Writing 8.3 1 MC D 120 Writing 9.1 1 MC A 1
21 Writing 9.1 1 MC C 1
22 Writing 9.1 1 MC D 1
23 Writing 9.1 1 MC D 1
Writing 9.2 2 Planning --- 2
Writing Prompt Writing 9.2 3 Idea dev. --- 4
Writing 8.1,8.4 1 Conventions --- 2
50
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Speaking scoring guide
Speaking: Scoring guide
The student score is one-half the total based on the 30-point scoring guide. Fractions round up.
Aspect
3
Meets Grade 12
Foundation Standards
2
Approaching Standard
1
Below Standard
Total
Overall Impact
(Content/Ideas)
Engages audience
interest through a
variety of means
Sometimes engages
audience interest
through 1 or 2 means.
Shows limited awareness
of audience.
/6
Overall Impact
(Presentation/
style)
Engages audience
interest through a
variety of means
Sometimes engages
audience interest
through 1 or 2 means.
Shows limited awareness
of audience./9
Time 8- 10 minutes 5 to 7 minutes Less than 5 minutes /3
Organization Uses a consistent
structure appropriate to
topic and audience
Structure is mainly
appropriate to topic
and audience but with
some lapses
Some attempt to
structure the presentation
but with lapses which
affect audience
understanding
/3
Language use Language is mainly
appropriate for topic
and audience
Language is mainly
appropriate to topic
and audience but with
some lapses
Attempts to use language
which is appropriate to
topic and audience but
with intrusive lapses
/3
Feedback Handles anticipated and
unanticipated questions
posed by audience,
engaging in further
dialogue as appropriate.
Attempts to handle
anticipated and
unanticipated
questions posed by
audience
With support, begins to
answer questions from
the audience
/6
TOTAL /30
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Listening
8. Give two things that made things go wrong for Mulan in the video? Use details and information from
the video to support your answer.
Score Description
3 Response provides a thorough explanation of two things that made things go wrong
for Mulan in the video. Explanation includes specific, relevant details from the
lecture.
2 Response provides a partial explanation of two things that made things go wrong for
Mulan in the video. Explanation includes specific, relevant details from the lecture
with some omissions.
1 Response provides a minimal explanation of two things that made things go wrong
for Mulan in the video. Explanation includes few, if any, specific, relevant details
from the lecture.
0 Response is totally incorrect or off-topic, unintelligible, or written in a language
other than English.
Blank No response.
Scoring notes:
the notes on her arm
the cockroach
spilling the tea
Sample 3-point answer:
Mulan was confused because of what she had written on her arm, and it stained the matchmakers hand
and face. The cockroach distracted Mulan from following the matchmakers instructions properly. She
spilt the tea and the cockroach terrified the matchmaker and caused her to catch fire.
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Reading
1. What lesson should the three brothers learn from their last brother? Explain how they wouldlearn it from the events of the story? Support your answer with reference to the story.
Score Description
3 Response provides a thorough explanation of the lesson the three older brothers
should learn from their last brother and how they would learn it from the story.
Explanation includes specific, relevant details from the lecture.
2 Response provides a partial explanation of the lesson the three older brothers
should learn from their last brother and how they would learn it from the story.
Explanation includes specific, relevant details from the lecture with some omissions.
1 Response provides a minimal explanation of the lesson the three older brothers
should learn from their last brother and how they would learn it from the story.
Explanation includes few, if any, specific, relevant details from the lecture.
0 Response is totally incorrect or off-topic, unintelligible, or written in a language
other than English.Blank No response.
Scoring notes:
material things are not that valuable
they sought the material, and were not rewarded
last brother valued friendship and good deeds
Sample 3-point answer:
The three brothers should learn that not every valuable thing suppose to be material. As theybelieved that they were able to get the best thing wanted thinking it was a material. They
should appreciate all good values such as goodness, friendship and love to be considered as
valuable things. It was very clear in the story when the last brother was the most lovable person
when he showed a lot of care to his people. Forward in their lives they should change their
misconception and perspective on how to adapt their lives, morals and beliefs in order to have a
good value you have to show good commitment and adhere them a cross the community where
they live to have a happily life full of caring and sharing people around .
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Writing RubricNarrative Writing
Foundations
Planning
Points Descriptors
2 Nearly all content of planning space is represented in the student writing.1 Some content of the planning space is represented in the student writing.
0 Nothing in the planning space is represented in the student writing.
Idea Development
Standard points Descriptors
9.2 4 The essay tells the story of an experience in the life of the writer. It has an engaging
introduction and a series of events which lead logically from one to another, until arriving
at a clear conclusion. The details are specific and clear, and the sentences flow smoothly
throughout the text. Errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics, if present, do not detract
from the meaning of the narrative.
3 The essay tells the story of an experience in the life of the writer. It has a clear beginning,middle, and end, all related to one another and the overall topic. The details are generally
specific and clear, and most sentences flow smoothly. Errors in grammar, usage, and
mechanics seldom detract from the meaning of the narrative.
2 The essay tells the story of an experience in the life of the writer. It has elements of a
beginning, middle, and end. The details vary from specific and clear to general and vague;
details may be missing. Frequently the flow of sentences appears disconnected, making it
difficult for the reader to connect ideas. Errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics begin to
detract from the meaning of the narrative and a fluent reading of the text.
1 The essay is about an experience in the life of the writer. It may be missing some elements
of a beginning, middle, and end. The details are general, vague, or missing altogether. The
flow of sentences is disconnected and awkward, making it difficult for the reader toconnect ideas. Errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics detract from the meaning of the
narrative and a fluent reading of the text.
0 Response is missing, irrelevant, or provides too little text for evaluation.
Writing Conventions--GUM
Points Descriptors
2 Solid ability with conventions.
1 Some success with conventions, though meaning suffers at times.
0 Errors are disproportionate to the length or complexity of the writing.