Ohio Grade 4 Achievement Test- Reading

Ohio Grade 4 Achievement Test- Reading March 2005 Full Test Released Questions Not slated for Public Release as of 6/1/09: Questions: 30-35 To print a PDF of the OAT Test, go to www.ode.state.oh.us Each passage in this test is followed by several questions. The passages are in the Reading Passage File. You may refer to the passages as often as necessary.

Acquisition of Vocabulary: Benchmark A 4, 8, 17, 21, 29, 39 ; Benchmark F 13, 27, 43 Informational Text: Benchmark B 11, 14, 37, 41; Benchmark C 16; Benchmark F 42 Literary Text: Benchmark A 5,25; Benchmark C 3, 23, 26; Benchmark D 1, 18; Benchmark E 6 Reading Process: Benchmark A 40; Benchmark B 7, 10, 20, 28; Benchmark C 2, 9, 19, 12, 15, 22, 24, 36, 38 Benchmark Index

Story Index Acquisition of Vocabulary: One Little Can – 4, 8 Putting the Sun to Work – 13, 17 The Old Coat - 21 The Wag-o-Meter Study – 27, 29 Mae Jamison – 39, 43 Reading Applications : • Informational Text: Putting the Sun to Work – 11, 14, 16 Mae Jamison – 37, 41, 42 • Literary Text: One Little Can – 1, 3, 5, 6 The Old Coat – 18 The Wag-o-Meter Study – 23, 25, 26 Reading Process : One Little Can – 2, 7 Putting the Sun to Work – 9, 10, 12, 15 The Old Coat – 19, 20 The Wag-o-Meter Study – 22, 24, 28 Mae Jamison – 36, 38, 40 Short Answer: One Little Can – 3, 7 Putting the Sun to Work - 12 The Wag-o-Meter Study - 28 Mae Jamison – 37, 40 Extended Response: Putting the Sun to Work - 16 The Wag-o-Meter Study - 23

Directions: Use the selection, to answer questions 1-8. One Little Can Story index Benchmark index

1. “ ‘Well, Fluffy,’ she said to her cat, ‘Mr. Lee isn’t the only one who can do a bit of outdoor spring cleaning.’ ”Who is speaking? • Rachel • Mr. Lee • Fluffy • Mrs. Polansky One Little Can Story index Benchmark index

2. Why does Mr. Lee sweep the litter in front of his store? • Mrs. Polansky tells him the sidewalk is dirty. • It is something he does every day. • He is following Rachel’s actions. • He gets a warning letter from the city council. One Little Can Story index Benchmark index

3. What is the major conflict in the selection and how is it resolved? ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Write the answer on separate paper. One Little Can Story index Benchmark index Scoring Guidelines

4. “Rachel scowled in disgust as she walked to the school bus stop. The sidewalk was littered with newspapers and candy wrappers. The front door to Lee’s Grocery was covered with ugly graffiti.” What is an antonym for scowled? • joked • snarled • grinned • fussed One Little Can Story index Benchmark index

5. Why does Rachel sing on the way home? • She feels good about her neighborhood. • A woman gives her some flowers. • Mr. Lee gives her a candy bar to eat. • Mr. Lee thanks her for her help. One Little Can Story index Benchmark index

6. What is the theme of this selection? • One good deed can lead to others. • A little litter in the street does not matter. • Neighborhoods are made of happy people. • It feels good to help a friend in need. One Little Can Story index Benchmark index

7. How might the selection be different if Rachel had not picked up the soda can on her way to school? • ________________________________ • Give two examples, using information from the selection. • _______________________________ • _______________________________ Write the answer on separate paper. One Little Can Story index Benchmark index Scoring Guidelines

8. “ ‘Hmph,’ he said as the girl passed by. She’s probably another troublemaker, he thought. To confirm his suspicion, the girl stepped back to kick a piece of garbage into the street.”What is a synonym for the word confirm? • notice • prove • raise • undo One Little Can Story index Benchmark index

Directions: Use the selection, to answer questions 9-17. Putting the Sun to Work Story index Benchmark index

9. According to the selection, what are two challenges to using the sun’ energy? • heating and cooling • collection and storage • pollution and leftovers • absorbing and insulating Putting the Sun to Work Story index Benchmark index

10. How is the way sand and rocks heat up different from the way water heats up? • Sand and rocks absorb the heat, and water does not. • Sand and rocks heat up faster than water. • Water loses heat faster than sand and rocks. • Water is a good insulator, but sand and rocks are not. Putting the Sun to Work Story index Benchmark index

11. What is an example of cause and effect from the selection? • While the charcoal fire is starting to burn in the cookout stove, you go for a swim. • The word began with the Roman word for the sun, which is sol. • Collecting sunshine isn’t easy, and sunshine isn’t easy to store, either. • The longer it takes something to heat up, the longer that thing holds the heat. Putting the Sun to Work Story index Benchmark index

12. What are two benefits of solar energy? Use information from the selection in your answer. • _____________________________ • _____________________________ Write the answer on separate paper. Putting the Sun to Work Story index Benchmark index Scoring Guidelines

13. “Some houses collect the sun’s heat on the roof, move the heat indoors, and store some of it to use later.” Which meaning of the word store is used in the sentence?store /stôr/ 1) n. a place where goods are sold. 2) n. importance or value. 3) v. to put away for future use. 4) v. to supply what is needed. • definition 1 • definition 2 • definition 3 • definition 4 Putting the Sun to Work Story index Benchmark index

14. Why do people burn their feet on the sand at the beach? • Their feet are slippery. • Their feet are wet. • The sand absorbs heat. • The sand is a solid. Putting the Sun to Work Story index Benchmark index

15. What helps keep a house warm in the winter and cool in the summer? • absorption • heat • air-conditioning • insulation Putting the Sun to Work Story index Benchmark index

16. Write a sentence to explain what is described in each section of the selection. Solar Energy _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Catching Sunshine ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Storing Heat ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Keeping Heat in One Place ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Write the answer on separate paper. Putting the Sun to Work Scoring Guidelines Story index Benchmark index

17. “The water feels good. It is warm at the top, but cooler down around your toes.”Which word pair is an example of antonyms? • warm and cooler • good and cooler • toes and down • warm and around Putting the Sun to Work Story index Benchmark index

Directions: Use the selection, to answer questions 18-21. The Old Coat Story index Benchmark index

18. Who is the speaker in the poem? • grandma • mother • father • a child The Old Coat Story index Benchmark index

19. What does the speaker do while wearing the coat? • falls asleep • looks at stars • puts tools away • walks to school The Old Coat Story index Benchmark index

20. Which sentence best summarizes the poem? • The family members use the old coat for different reasons. • The old coat enjoys being worn in the summer time. • The family members enjoy feeding animals. • The old coat likes to flap its sleeves. The Old Coat Story index Benchmark index

21. “It flaps its sleeves when mother runs to the coop to check if the hens have laid.”According to the poem, what is a coop? • a place to keep tools • a place to keep chickens • a place to feed horses • a place to observe stars The Old Coat Story index Benchmark index

Directions: Use the selection, to answer questions 22-29. The Wag-o- Meter Study Story index Benchmark index

22. Under which subheading does the narrator explain what she expects will happen when she calls the puppy “Cabbage”? • The Hypothesis • The Control Word • The Data • The Results The Wag-o- Meter Study Story index Benchmark index

23. Complete the experiment log to summarize the narrator’s experiment.Wag-o-meter Experiment Log Write the answer on separate paper. The Wag-o- Meter Study Story index Benchmark index Scoring Guidelines

24. What are the data for the narrator’s experiment? • how many names and nicknames the puppy has • how many times the puppy wags her tail • how many times the narrator has to call the puppy • how many times the narrator pets the puppy The Wag-o- Meter Study Story index Benchmark index

25. How does the narrator make sure that her results are correct? • She does not count all of the tail wags the first time. • She uses different names the second time she counts. • She changes the order in which she calls the names. • She makes sure Ginger is seated for the experiment. The Wag-o- Meter Study Story index Benchmark index

26. What is the main idea of The Results section of this experiment? • A. what name the puppy likes the most • what names the narrator uses in the experiment • what the puppy’s different nicknames are • what name the narrator calls the puppy at home The Wag-o- Meter Study Story index Benchmark index

27. “I would count the number of wags on the wag-o-meter when I called her by each name and measure how happy she was.”Which definition of measure is used in this sentence?measure /mĕzh’ ǝr/ 1) n. a set amount of something. 2) n. one part of a piece of music. 3) v. to tally or count events or occurrences. 4) v. to find the length or weight of something. • definition 1 • definition 2 • definition 3 • definition 4 The Wag-o- Meter Study Story index Benchmark index

28. Which name does the puppy like the most? _____________________________ How do you know? _____________________________ _____________________________ Write the answer on separate paper. The Wag-o- Meter Study Story index Benchmark index Scoring Guidelines

29. “I wanted to be very scientific about discovering her favorite name, so I decided to do a research experiment.”Which word is a synonym for experiment? • test • data • control • hypothesis The Wag-o- Meter Study Story index Benchmark index

Directions: Use the selection, to answer questions 36-43. Mae C. Jemison Story index Benchmark index

36. What made Mae Jemison wonder whether she had any chance of becoming an astronaut? • Mae had to study very hard. • Space travel was very popular. • There were no women astronauts. • Mae had been born in Georgia. Mae C. Jemison Story index Benchmark index

37. Complete the chart with examples of cause and effect from the selection. Cause and Effect Chart Write the answer on separate paper. Mae C. Jemison Story index Benchmark index Scoring Guidelines

38. Which detail from the selection supports the fact that it was difficult to bechosen for the astronaut program? • Fifteen people were chosen from the 2,000 who applied to the space program. • NASA’s training program was a year long. • The astronauts had to study astronomy, mathematics and earth resources. • The astronauts had to exercise to be strong. Mae C. Jemison Story index Benchmark index

39. “She was eager to travel into space, but she had to wait her turn.”Which word is a synonym for eager? • excited • scared • curious • proud Mae C. Jemison Story index Benchmark index

40. Complete the timeline about Mae Jemison’s life. Use information from theselection. Write the answer on separate paper. Mae C. Jemison Story index Benchmark index Scoring Guidelines

41. Why did Mae Jemison go to Sierra Leone and Liberia? • She wanted to become an astronaut. • She wanted to go to another country. • She wanted to attend school there. • She wanted to help the people there. Mae C. Jemison Story index Benchmark index

42. What is the main idea of this selection? • Mae Jemison worked hard and became the first black woman in space. • Mae Jemison was the first black woman doctor to graduate from Stanford. • Mae Jemison was the first woman to join the Peace Corps. • Mae Jemison was the first woman doctor to go to Sierra Leone. Mae C. Jemison Story index Benchmark index

43. “Astronauts must be strong and fit, so they exercise.”Which definition of fit is used in this sentence?fit /fĭt/ 1) n. the right size. 2) v. to agree with. 3) v. to insert or adjust. 4) adj. healthy. • definition 1 • definition 2 • definition 3 • definition 4 Mae C. Jemison Story index Benchmark index

Question 3- Scoring Guideline One Little Can Story index Benchmark index

Question 7- Scoring Guideline One Little Can Story index Benchmark index

Question 12- Scoring Guidelines Putting the Sun to Work Story index Benchmark index

Question 16- Scoring Guidelines Putting the Sun to Work Story index Benchmark index

Question 23- Scoring Guidelines The Wag-o- Meter Study Story index Benchmark index

Ohio Grade 4 Achievement Test- Reading