Standard #: LA.910.1.6.9 (Archived Standard)

Test Item Specifications

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


Clarification :
The student will analyze words that have multiple meanings and determine the correct meaning of the word as used in the text.
Content Limits :
Grade-level appropriate texts should be used to assess words with multiple meanings. 
Words with multiple meanings should be assessed using words on grade level or not more than two grades above or below grade level. 
Excerpted text must contain clear and sufficient context for determining the meaning of the assessed word.
Content Focus :
Multiple Meanings
Text Attributes :
Texts should be literary or informational. 
Other stimuli may include, but are not limited to, illustrations with captions, graphics, and charts. 
Texts must contain words with multiple meanings and must provide clear and sufficient context for the student to determine the correct meaning.
Distractor Attributes :
Distractors may include, but are not limited to

• correct meanings of the assessed word but inappropriate to the text; 
• meanings drawn from the text but unrelated to the meaning of the assessed word or test item; 
• words constructed similarly to the correct response (e.g., same affix, same tense); and
• plausible but incorrect distractors based on the text.

Sample Test Items (3)