Standard #: LA.5.1.7.4 (Archived Standard)


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The student will identify cause-and-effect relationships in text;


General Information

Subject Area: X-Reading/Language Arts (former standards - 2008)
Grade: 5
Strand: Reading Process
Standard: Reading Comprehension - The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend grade level text.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes

Test Item Specifications

    Item Type(s): This benchmark may be assessed using: MC item(s)
    N/A

    Clarification :
    The student will identify cause-and-effect relationships within text. Additionally, the student may need to discern a causal relationship implied in the text through the assimilation of facts and details provided.
    Content Limits :
    Grade-level appropriate texts used in assessing cause-and-effect relationships should contain identifiable causal relationships embedded in the text, and/or contain sufficient facts and details to assist students in discerning implied causal relationships.
    Content Focus :
    Cause and Effect
    Text Attributes :
    Texts should be literary or informational.

    Other stimuli may include, but are not limited to, illustrations with captions, graphics, and charts.

    Texts should include an identifiable cause-and-effect relationship that may be stated and/or implied.
    Distractor Attributes :
    Distractors may include, but are not limited to
    • incorrect causal relationships based on the text;
    • incorrect rationales and/or interpretations of implied causal relationships; and
    • plausible but incorrect distractors based on the text.
    Note: When constructing cause-and-effect items using literary texts, it is preferred that interactions and situations between characters be attributed to Benchmark LA.5.2.1.2 and the content focus of character development and/or character point of view.


Sample Test Items (2)

Test Item # Question Difficulty Type
Sample Item 1 The sample item below is based on “The Great Garden Experiment” on page H–20.

Why does Mom continue to insist on serving zucchini at nearly every meal?
N/A MC: Multiple Choice
Sample Item 2 The sample item below is based on “What Is an Ecosystem?” on page H–17.

“Pockets of calm water” near Amchitka Island are created by
N/A MC: Multiple Choice


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