Standard #: LA.4.1.7.6 (Archived Standard)

Test Item Specifications

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


Clarification :
The student will identify themes (e.g., save our earth, never give up) or topics (e.g., recycling, citizenship, freedom) that may be stated or implied within texts.
Content Limits :
Grade-level appropriate texts used to assess themes or topics must have a clear and identifiable theme or topic.
Content Focus :
Themes (Grades 4–5 within/across texts)
Topics (Grades 4–5 within/across texts)
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 a readily identifiable theme or topic.
Distractor Attributes :
Distractors may include, but are not limited to

• facts and details that may contribute to but do not significantly support the theme or topic;
• facts, details, or ideas drawn from the text but unrelated to the test item;
• incorrect interpretation of the theme or topic;
• a summary statement that is unrelated to the overall theme; and
• plausible but incorrect distractors based on the text.
Note: Theme is neither the story’s plot (what happens) nor the story’s topic expressed in a word (e.g., childhood, friendship).

Note: A theme must be stated in a complete sentence or a phrase (e.g., the rewards of old age, or Old age can be a time of great satisfaction)
Note: A topic should be stated in a word or phrase.

Sample Test Items (2)