Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test 5 th Grade Item Specifications Reading.

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1. Which resource would give the best information about what a llama

looks like?a) a thesaurusb) an encyclopediac) a dictionaryd) a novel


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a) an encyclopedia


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Where would someone look to find out more information about planting a small garden?

a) an Internet site about little gardens b) a book with pictures of spring flowers c) an encyclopedia about colorful flowers d) a dictionary of gardening words


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a) an Internet site about little gardens


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Which section in your science book will help you find more information about llamas? A glossary B table of contents C index D title page


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c) index


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To find out more about the achievements of Elizabeth Kenny, the reader could a) find polio in an encyclopedia. b) read a current medical textbook. c) use the keyword “Kenny, Elizabeth” on the

Internet. d) check out books about natives in Australia.


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c) use the keyword “Kenny, Elizabeth” on the Internet.


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Which book would give more information about where llamas came from?

a) Charlie the Llama b) Llama Hiking, Packing, and Trekking c) Llama, Alpaca, and Camel Health d) Learning More About Llamas


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d) Learning More About Llamas


ReadingWhich book would be the best source

of information about Elizabeth Kenny?

a) Women Doctors in the 1800sb) Women Pioneers in Medicine c) Medicines of the Nineteenth Centuryd) Training Doctors in Australia


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b) Women Pioneers in Medicine


ReadingWhich reference book would be best

for a student to use to find a synonym for blossom?

a) thesaurus b) dictionary c) encyclopedia d) almanac


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a) thesaurus


ReadingWhy does the statement “Llamas like to

have a job” have quotation marks around it? a) It is a direct quote from a person. b) It is an important statement. c) It is a sentence from the encyclopedia. d) It is the author speaking to the reader.


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a) It is a direct quote from a person.


ReadingWhen studying for a test, a good way to

remember the important events in Elizabeth Kenny’s life would be to a) make a time line showing her achievements. b) read the article aloud and silently three times. c) copy the first and last paragraphs in your notes. d) underline the important dates in the article.


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a) make a time line showing her achievements.


ReadingWhat would be the third step in writing a

report about Elizabeth Kenny? a) take notes from the sources of information b) write a rough draft copy of the report c) decide what you want to learn about her d) go to the library and look for information


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a) take notes from the sources of information.


ReadingWhich key words would be most helpful in

locating information about Elizabeth Kenny on the Internet? a) polio, cure for b) Kenny, Elizabeth c) Australia, famous nurses d) Sister Elizabeth, treatment


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b) Kenny, Elizabeth


ReadingWhich book would have the most

information about llamas?a) How to Operate Your Own Llama Farmb) Animals of Peru c) Spinning Wool for Fun and Profitd) The Life of a Llama


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d) The Life of a Llama


ReadingWhen making notes about sea horses, which of

the following would probably be the most important?

a) how tall seaweed can growb) what color coral is c) how long sea horses live d) why sea horses need to hide


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d) why sea horses need to hide


ReadingWhich source would not be useful for finding information

to include in a report about Elizabeth Kenny?

a) A book named A Healing Warrior, written by Sister Kenny. b) An atlas of Australia showing the number of hospitals. c) A magazine article describing polio and efforts to cure it. d) An Internet article, “Can Polio Victims Walk Again?”


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b) An atlas of Australia showing the number of hospitals.


ReadingWhat is the best way to make sure words

are spelled correctly when using a computer?

a) look up the words in a dictionary b) locate the words in a thesaurus c) go to spelling and grammar on the tool bar d) find “language” under tools on the computer


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c) go to spelling and grammar on the tool bar


ReadingIf you wanted to change the color or

size of the print while writing your paper, where would you look?

a) under the pull down menu of format b) under the pull down menu of tools c) under the pull down menu of edit d) under the pull down menu of help


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a) under the pull down menu of format


ReadingWhat does the sentence “Llama farms are

popping up all over the United States” mean? a) Llamas like to jump a lot. b) People use llamas to help farm. c) The llama grows very quickly. d) There are more people raising llamas.


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d) There are more people raising llamas.


ReadingWhat does the sentence “They taste like

cardboard” mean? a) The tomatoes are hard to chew. b) The tomatoes do not have a good flavor. c) The tomatoes have too many seeds. d) The tomatoes are turning brown.


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b) The tomatoes do not have a good flavor.


ReadingHow does the prefix “un” change the meaning in unaware? a) back again b) across to c) opposite of d) twice as many


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c) opposite of


ReadingWhich word is an antonym for unusual?

a) silly b) noisy c) scratchy d) ordinary


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d) ordinary


ReadingWhich word is a synonym for warning?

a) alarm b) threat c) danger d) rescue


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a) alarm


ReadingWhich word is a synonym for appreciated?

a) satisfied b) amused c) valued d) interested


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c) valued


ReadingAfter reading the title of this article, “The Nurse

Who Taught the Doctors”, the reader probably expects to learn about:

a) how nurses help doctors learn about new discoveries in medicine.

b) specific nurse who shared new ideas with some doctors. c) doctors who teach nurses new methods for working with

children. d) how nursing practices have changed in the last 100 years.


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b) specific nurse who shared new ideas with some doctors.


ReadingWhy would someone read this poem “Sister

Shock”?

a) to learn about how babies grow over time b) to be entertained with a story about a new sister c) to be persuaded that being a big sister is hard

work d) to compare the good and bad about sisterhood

This slide show was This slide show was produced by:produced by:

This slide show was This slide show was produced by:produced by:

Grace Lockridge, L.M.S.Grace Lockridge, L.M.S.Barbara McCrary, L.M.S.Barbara McCrary, L.M.S.

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