2 nd Grade ELA Benchmark #2 Teacher Assessment [22 points] Teacher: Read directions only. Students read passage and answer questions 1-6 independently. Student Directions: Read both texts and answer questions 1-8. All About Bats Bats are interesting creatures. Bats are shy and gentle animals. Some people are afraid of bats. That is usually because they don t know these facts about bats. Bats are the only mammals that can fly. A mammal is a warmblooded animal that has fur or hair on its body. Female mammals feed their babies milk from their bodies. A baby bat is called a pup. Bats are night animals Bats are nocturnal. That means they sleep during the day and are active at night. Bats sleep hanging upside down. Most bats live in caves and trees. A bat s home is called a roost. Bats are helpers Most bats feed on insects. One bat can eat hundreds of insects in an hour! Without bats, those insects would eat crops that farmers grow. Konrad Wothe/Getty Images Some bats eat fruits. They drop seeds in different places. That helps new plants grow. Lexile level: 520 ReadWorks.org Permission granted for classroom use.
All About Owls Owls are nocturnal hunting birds. They are related to hawks. Owls sleep during the day. At night they come out to hunt small prey. There are about 162 different kinds of owls alive today. Owls have a large head and large eyes that face forward. Owls cannot move their eyes around like we can. To look around, they have to move their entire head. Owls are excellent hunters. They use their good sense of sight to find prey in the dark. Owls see mostly in black and white. They also have an amazing sense of hearing. Their hearing helps them find prey. They can sneak up on their prey since their fluffy feathers make them almost silent. Owls are carnivores. Owls hunt and eat rodents, insects, frogs, and birds. Owls eat smaller prey whole. They eat larger prey in chunks. They throw up the parts they can t eat like hair, teeth, bone, and feathers. The owl has no predators. Lexile level: 560 Enchantedlearning.com The eagle owl has feathers that look like ears. Catherine Ledner/Getty Images
2.RI.1 1. Write at least one fact from All About Bats. [1 point-teacher scored] 2.RI.1 2. Write at least one fact from All About Owls. [1 point-teacher scored] Owls are nocturnal and sleep during the day. Related to hawks. 162 different types. Large head. Eyes face forward. Have to turn head to see. Excellent hunters. Good sense of sight. Great sense of hearing. Carnivores: rodents, insects, frogs, birds. Etc. 2.RI.9 3. In a complete sentence, write one detail that can be found in both texts. [1 point-teacher scored] Nocturnal. Eat insects. Flies. 2.RI.9 4. In a complete sentence, write a detail that tells how the animals are different. [1 point-teacher scored] Mammal v. bird People fear bats. Eyes. How they eat their prey.
2.RI.6 5. What is the author s purpose in All About Bats? [1 point] A. The author s purpose is to entertain the reader about bats. B. The author s purpose is to persuade the reader that bats are the best nocturnal animals. C. The author s purpose is to inform the reader about bats. 2.RI.4 6. Read the following sentence from the text: [1 point] That means they sleep during the day and are active at night. What does the word active mean in this sentence? Choose all that apply. A. asleep B. busy C. awake D. quiet 2.RI.4 7. Read the following sentence from the text: [1 point] The owl has no predators. What does the word predators mean in this sentence? A. enemies B. friends C. babies D. homes 2.RI.5 8. Look back at the text, All About Owls. There is a picture at the bottom of the page. What is the text feature below the picture called? [1 point] A. table B. glossary C. caption D. subheading
Alex used the Internet to research bats. Use his search results below to answer questions 9-11. Search Engine: Google.com Words entered into search engine: Bat food Where do bats live? URL: www.batsfood.com www.nocturnalanimals.com Description: There are some bats that like to eat fruit, seeds, and pollen from flowers. Hanging from the ceiling of a cave, bats are out of reach of most of their enemies. 2.RI.5 9. What is the name of the search engine Alex used? [1 point] A. www.batsfood.com B. Google.com C. Where do bats live? D. www.nocturnalanimals.com 2.RI.5 10. Which URL would tell the most about where bats live? [1 point] A. www.batsfood.com B. Google.com C. www.nocturnalanimals.com D. Bat food 2.RI.5 11. Which URL would tell you the most about what foods bats eat? [1 point] A. www.batsfood.com B. Google.com C. www.nocturnalanimals.com D. www.mammals.com
2.L.1e 12. Which of the sentences from the texts contains an adjective? Choose all that apply. [1 point] A. Some bats eat fruits. B. At night they come out to hunt small prey. C. They can sneak up on their prey since their fluffy feathers make them almost silent. D. Their hearing helps them find prey. 2.L.1e 13. Which word from the sentence below is an adjective? [1 point] They use their good sense of sight to find prey in the dark. A. sense B. sight C. good D. prey 2.L.1e 14. Which of the sentences from the texts contains an adverb? [1 point] A. Owls see mostly in black and white. B. They drop seeds in different places. C. Owls are excellent hunters. D. They are related to hawks. 2.L.1e 15. Which word from the sentence below is an adverb? [1 point] A. catch B. because C. quietly D. night Owls catch their prey because they fly quietly at night.
2.L.2c 16. Which of the sentences uses the contraction you re correctly? Choose all that apply. [1 point] A. You re eyes move more easily than an owl s. B. You re going to learn about bats and owls. C. You may spot an owl when you re hiking. D. Let s look at you re house for bats and owls. 2.L.2c 17. Which of the sentences uses the contraction they re correctly? Choose all that apply. [1 point] A. They re eyes move more easily than an owl s. B. There are 6 owls in they re barn out back. C. Bats are special; they re the only mammal that flies. D. One great thing about owls is that they re excellent hunters. 2.W.2 18. Use the jot notes below (student copy) to write an informational paragraph about zebras. Be sure to include: [5 points] a topic sentence 2 big ideas 1 detail for each big idea a concluding or closing sentence at least 6 complete sentences Extended Constructed-Response Scoring Guide: Goal/Proficient: (5 points) Uses at least 6 complete sentences Write both topic and concluding sentences Includes 2 big ideas Includes 1 detail for each big idea Uses appropriate capitalization, punctuation, and grade level spelling Basic: (3-4 points) Completes 2-3 of the Proficient criteria Below Basic: (1-2 point) Completes fewer than 2 of the Goal criteria Task to be repeated after re-teaching No Response (0 points) Teacher s Evaluation
Title = Zebras Topic = Interesting Animals are like horses black coats, white stripes herbivores sleep communicate predators - stocky animal - 8 feet long - 4 to 5 feet tall - weigh to 650 pounds - walk, trot, gallop - shiny, controls sun heat - stripes like fingerprints - no patterns alike - stripes act as camouflage - eat plants, grasses, roots - standing up - barking, snorting, whinnying - ears show upset - lions, hyenas - herd threatened, forms circle - kick, bite to defend Conclusion = zebras unique animals