Standard #: LAFS.3.RI.2.6 (Archived Standard)

Test Item Specifications

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


Assessment Limits :
Items may ask the student to evaluate the point of view of the author of the text. Items should not ask the student to identify first and third person point of view
Text Types :
The items assessing this standard may be used with one or more grade-appropriate informational texts. Texts may vary in complexity.
Response Mechanisms :
The Enhanced Item Descriptions section on page 3 provides a list of Response Mechanisms that may be used to assess this standard (excluding the Editing Task Choice item type). The Sample Response Mechanisms may include, but are not limited to, the examples below.
Task Demand and Sample Response Mechanisms :

Task Demand
Identify and evaluate the author’s point of view in the text.
Sample Response Mechanisms
Multiple Choice 
• Requires the student to identify and evaluate the author’s point of view in a text.
 Selectable Text 
• Requires the student to identify and evaluate the author’s point of view in the text and then select evidence from the text that illustrates the author’s point of view.
Table Match 
• Requires the student to complete a table by matching explanations of an author’s point of view with related evidence or analyses.