8th GRADE MEAP RELEASED ITEMS (Correlated to the 7th grade GLCE's)

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES:

•Review, practice, and secure concepts.

•Breakdown the barriers of vocabulary and format.

•Analyze data from the District and State.

Websites• MEAP: www.mi.gov/meap

– Released items– Guide to MEAP reports– Assessable GLCE information

• MI-Access: www.mi.gov/mi-access – Extended GLCE and Benchmarks– Accommodations Information

• MI-Access Information Center: www.mi-access.info

• Office of School Improvement: www.mi.gov/osi – Michigan Curriculum Framework– Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCE)

• Intermediate School Districts and MMLA connections:– www.mscenters.org – see what other districts have already done! – MMLA assessment builder and practice questions– www.jcisd.org (go to general education Math and Science Center Math GLCE and

Model Assessments– www.manistee.org (go to general education benchmark assessment project) – www.mictm.org

http://www.mi.gov/meap

http://www.mi.gov/mi-access

http://www.mscenters.org/

http://mathassessments.mscenters.org/

http://www.jcisd.org/

http://www.manistee.org/

http://www.mictm.org/

5 ELA Strands on MEAP

• Reading

• Writing

• Speaking

• Listening

• Viewing

Reading the GLCE Code:

R.WS.06.10Strand

(Content Area)Domain (Sub-Content Area like: Word Study, Fluency, etc.)

Grade Level

GLCE Number

ReadingThe correct answer will be highlighted in the

following questions.

•If the answer is highlighted green, then we did better than the state by 5% or more.

•If the answer is highlighted yellow, then we did better than the state by 0-4%.

•If the answer is highlighted red, then we did worse than the state.

GLCE: R.WS.07.01 explain and use word structure, sentence structure, and prediction to aid in decoding and understanding the meanings of words encountered in context.

State Results

District Results

A 9%

B 11%

C 37%

D 43%

Questions 13 – 20 not released. Descriptors provided for stem and foils.

13 Use context to determine word meaning

A Incorrect meaning in this context

B Incorrect meaning in this context

C Incorrect meaning in this context

D Correct answer

State Results

District Results

A 4%

B 87%

C 5%

D 3%

35 Read this excerpt from the selection.

…Eastwood was in charge of the Academy’s collection of dried plants. These plant

specimens were extremely valuable for scientific study.

Which word means the same as specimens in this excerpt?

A journals

B samples

C conclusions

D drawings

GLCE: R.WS.07.04 know the meanings of words encountered frequently in grade-level reading and oral language contexts.

State Results

District Results

A 82%

B 5%

C 9%

D 4%


21 Identify genre: memoir

A Correct answer

B Myth

C Fable

D Fantasy

GLCE: R.NT.07.02 analyze the structure, elements, style, and purpose of narrative genre including mystery, poetry, memoir, drama, myths, and legends.

GLCE: R.NT.07.03 analyze the role of antagonists, protagonists, internal and external conflicts, and abstract themes.

State Results

District Results

A 8%

B 4%

C 79%

D 9%

36 What is Eastwood’s main conflict in the opening section?

A She is attempting to put out the fire in the Science Academy.

B She searches for a cord long enough to reach the first floor.

C She is working to save a collection of rare plant specimens.

D She fears her home may have been destroyed by an earthquake.

State Results

District Results

A 6%

B 5%

C 85%

D 4%

39 In “New Heights,” Alice Eastwood displays all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

A determination.

B bravery.

C humor.

D intelligence.


State Results

District Results

A 61%

B 23%

C 8%

D 8%

41 Alice Eastwood most likely wanted to be remembered as

A a respected researcher and botanist.

B a passionate collector of dried plants.

C a scientist who risked her life in a fire.

D a person who loved adventures in the wild.


State Results

District Results

A 64%

B 21%

C 8%

D 7%

Questions 13 – 20 not released.

Descriptors provided for stem and foils.

15 Analyze use of imagery

A Correct answer

B Incorrect use

C Incorrect use

D Incorrect use

GLCE: R.NT.07.04 analyze author’s craft including the use of theme, antagonists, protagonists, overstatement, understatement, and exaggeration.

State Results

District Results

A 51%

B 4%

C 42%

D 3%

Questions 13 – 20 not released.Descriptors provided for stem and foils.

16 Identify image

A Incorrect image

B Incorrect image

C Correct answer

D Incorrect image


State Results

District Results

A 59%

B 5%

C 33%

D 3%


17 Explain use of symbolism

A Correct answer

B Incorrect use

C Incorrect use

D Incorrect use


State Results

District Results

A 32%

B 46%

C 13%

D 8%



18. Identify literary device

A Metaphor

B Correct answer

C Simile

D Rhyme


State Results

District Results

A 50%

B 16%

C 26%

D 8%

GLCE: R.IT.07.02 analyze organizational text patterns including sequential, compare/contrast, and cause/effect.

42 Which is the most accurate chronological list of events in the life of Alice Eastwood?

A 1. An Early Love of Plants2. Searching for Plants3. Earthquake4. Rescuing Plants

B 1. An Early Love of Plants2. Earthquake3. Searching For Plants4. Rescuing Plants

C 1. Earthquake2. Rescuing Plants 3. An Early Love of Plants4. Searching for Plants

D 1. Searching for Plants2. An Early Love of Plants3. Earthquake4. Rescuing Plants

State Results

District Results

A 55%

B 28%

C 12%

D 5%


19 Make connection to text from personal experience

A Correct answer

B Incorrect connection

C Incorrect connection

D Incorrect connection

GLCE: R.CM.07.01 connect personal knowledge, experiences, and understanding of the world to themes and perspectives in text through oral and written responses.

State Results

District Results

A 7%

B 13%

C 7%

D 73%


20 Identify how event affects character’s perspective

A Incorrect perspective

B Incorrect perspective

C Incorrect perspective

D Correct answer


State Results

District Results

A 25%

B 52%

C 16%

D 6%


22 Make connection to text from personal experience

A Incorrect connection

B Correct answer

C Incorrect connection

D Incorrect connection


State Results

District Results

A 20%

B 5%

C 63%

D 12%


24 Identify relevant detail

A Incorrect detail

B Incorrect information

C Correct answer

D Incorrect detail

GLCE: R.CM.07.02 retell through concise summarization grade-level narrative and informational text.

State Results

District Results

A 22%

B 52%

C 19%

D 6%


25 Identify relevant detail

A Incorrect information

B Correct answer

C Incorrect detail

D Incorrect information


State Results

District Results

A 7%

B 78%

C 5%

D 10%


27 Explain character’s feelings

A Incorrect explanation

B Correct answer

C Incorrect explanation

D Incorrect explanation


State Results

District Results

A 14%

B 4%

C 77%

D 4%


28 Identify character’s actions

A Incorrect action

B Incorrect action

C Correct answer

D Incorrect action


State Results

District Results

A 14%

B 4%

C 12%

D 69%

37 Which of the following is one of the messages of this selection?

A Understanding safety techniques can save a life.

B More people should study to become botanists.

C Everyone should learn how to preserve plants.

D An enjoyable hobby can lead to a rewarding career.


State Results

District Results

A 8%

B 78%

C 5%

D 9%

38 Which is the best alternative title for “New Heights”?

A “How To Preserve Plants”

B “A Passion for Plants”

C “Finding Plants”

D “The Importance of Plants


State Results

District Results

A 7%

B 6%

C 8%

D 78%

40 When she was younger, how did Eastwood demonstrate her love for plants?

A She built a greenhouse to display the plants she found.

B She made a variety of school projects with flowers she collected.

C She displayed her flowers in a variety of ways around her house.

D She collected and studied plants in her uncle’s garden.


State Results

District Results

A 19%

B 15%

C 61%

D 5%


14 Make an inference about narrator

A Incorrect inference

B Incorrect inference

C Correct answer

D Incorrect inference

GLCE: R.CM.07.03 analyze global themes, universal truths, and principles within and across texts to create a deeper understanding by drawing conclusions, making inferences, and synthesizing.

State Results

District Results

A 66%

B 12%

C 7%

D 14%


23 Make inference from dialogue

A Correct answer

B Incorrect inference

C Incorrect inference

D Incorrect inference


State Results

District Results

A 7%

B 19%

C 68%

D 6%


26 Analyze character traits

A Incorrect trait

B Incorrect trait

C Correct answer

D Incorrect trait


State Results

District Results

A 4%

B 17%

C 9%

D 70%



29 Compare how tone is alike across texts

A Incorrect tone

B Incorrect tone

C Incorrect tone

D Correct answer


State Results

District Results

A 74%

B 9%

C 5%

D 13%



30 Compare how meaning of symbols are alike across texts

A Correct answer

B Incorrect meaning

C Incorrect meaning

D Incorrect meaning


State Results

District Results

A 31%

B 7%

C 4%

D 58%


31 Compare sensory appeal across texts

A Incorrect senses

B Incorrect senses

C Incorrect senses

D Correct answer


State Results

District Results

A 13%

B 3%

C 76%

D 8%




32 Compare themes across texts

A Incorrect theme

B Incorrect theme

C Correct answer

D Incorrect theme

State Results

District Results

A 5%

B 18%

C 26%

D 49%




33 Compare ideas by drawing conclusions across texts

A Incorrect conclusion

B Incorrect conclusion

C Incorrect conclusion

D Correct answer

WritingThe correct answer will be highlighted in the

following questions.

•If the answer is highlighted green, then we did better than the state by 5% or more.

•If the answer is highlighted yellow, then we did better than the state by 0-4%.

•If the answer is highlighted red, then we did worse than the state.

State Results

District Results

A 20%

B 8%

C 15%

D 56%



6 Identify how writer shows awareness of audience

A Use of opinion

B Use of fact

C Use of pinion

D Correct answer

GLCE: W.PR.07.01 set a purpose, consider audience, and replicate authors’ styles and patterns when writing a narrative or informational piece.

GLCE: W.PR.07.03 revise drafts to reflect different perspectives for multiple purposes and to ensure that content, structure, elements of style and voice, literary devices, and text features are consistent.

State Results

District Results

A 7%

B 9%

C 12%

D 72%



8 Revise using question from peer editor

A Irrelevant detail

B Irrelevant detail

C Irrelevant detail

D Correct answer

State Results

District Results

A 4%

B 6%

C 86%

D 3%

9 The tone of this paper is best described as

A cautious.

B hopeful.

C admiring.

D relaxing.

GLCE: W.PR.07.03 revise drafts to reflect different perspectives for multiple purposes and to ensure that content, structure, elements of style and voice, literary devices, and text features are consistent.

GLCE: W.GR.07.01 in the context of writing, correctly use style conventions (e.g., Modern Language Association Handbook) and a variety of grammatical structures including participial phrases; adverbial subordinate clauses; superlative adjectives and adverbs; present, past, future, continuous verb tenses; parentheses; singular and plural possessive forms; and indefinite pronoun referents.

State Results

District Results

A 9%

B 80%

C 5%

D 6%


2 Edit punctuation; apostrophes in contractions

A Apostrophe missing from contraction; incorrect use of comma

B Correct answer

C Apostrophe missing from contraction; incorrect spelling

D Apostrophe missing from contraction; incorrect placement of quotation marks


State Results

District Results

A 23%

B 7%

C 6%

D 63%



3 Identify part of speech that provides strong voice

A Adjectives

B Nouns

C Pronouns

D Correct answer


State Results

District Results

A 16%

B 8%

C 73%

D 3%



4 Edit verb tense

A Incorrect verb tense

B Incorrect verb tense

C Correct answer

D Incorrect verb tense


State Results

District Results

A 81%

B 5%

C 7%

D 5%



5 Revise by forming compound sentence

A Correct answer

B Simple sentences; incorrect tense

C Incorrect punctuation

D Incorrect punctuation


State Results

District Results

A 52%

B 14%

C 7%

D 27%



7 Edit punctuation: quotation marks

A Correct answer

B Incorrect punctuation and capitalization

C Incorrect punctuation and capitalization

D Incorrect capitalization and spelling


State Results

District Results

A 6%

B 8%

C 83%

D 3%

10 Read the sentence below.

Thats my heroine, the person I most admire.

Which sentence has been fixed or edited correctly?

A Thats my heroine the person I most admire.

B Thats’ my heroine the person I most admire.

C That’s my heroine the person I most admire.

D Thats my heroine the people I most admire.


State Results

District Results

A 20%

B 48%

C 16%

D 17%

11 Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

A She is smart and caring.

B Always knowing what to do.

C Many people like superheroes.

D Smiles come in bundles from her.

State Results

District Results

0 2%

1 21%

2 61%

3 15%

4 1%

12 Good writers often vary their sentence structure and their word choices. Was this writer effective in doing so? Why or why not?

Use examples and details from Student Writing Sample #2 on page 9 to support your answer.

GLCE: W.GN.07.01 write a cohesive narrative piece such as a memoir, drama, legend, mystery, poetry, or myth that includes appropriate conventions to the genre employing literary and plot devices (e.g., internal and/or external conflicts, antagonists/protagonists, personification).

1 Write about the theme: Resolving Conflict

Conflict is defined as a state of opposition between people or ideas.

In life there are often conflicts between individuals or groups. It can take a great deal of effort to resolve conflict in a productive way. Write about the theme of resolving conflict.

Do ONLY ONE of the following:Describe a time when you or someone else had to

resolve a conflictOR

Explain a historical conflict and how it was resolvedOR

Tell about a time when a conflict was not resolvedOR

Explain why it is important to resolve conflictOR

Write about the theme in your own way

GLCE: W.GN.07.01 write a cohesive narrative piece such as a memoir, drama, legend, mystery, poetry, or myth that includes appropriate conventions to the genre employing literary and plot devices (e.g., internal and/or external conflicts, antagonists/protagonists, personification).

State Results

District Results

0 1%

1 2%

2 20%

3 47%

4 25

5 5%

6 0%

8th GRADE MEAP RELEASED ITEMS (Correlated to the 7th grade GLCE's)

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