Grades 4-5 Practice Test - English Language Arts - Writing - Writing Prompt 1

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Grades 4-5 English Language Arts—Writing practice test focused on writing an expository text. Students are prompted to use a provided source and include an introduction, facts, and a conclusion, using transitions between ideas. Several item pages present “Learning about Deserts and Beaches” with related word/picture cards and reading steps for prompts and sentence strips. Selected answer choices include responses A, B, C, and “No Response.”

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages26

Reading Time1 h 6 min

AccessFree to download

Writing Prompt 1

Learning about Deserts and Beaches

Source-based expository structure

Student Name: FLEID: Session Name.......................... .............3 Grades 4-5 Practice Test English Language Arts—Writing Content Standards Addressed ELA.4.C.1.AP.3 ELA.4.C.1.AP.4 Teacher-Gathered Materials None 2 Grades 4-5 Practice Test English Language Arts—Writing Writing Prompt 1 |

Write an expository text about a topic, using a source, providing an introduction, facts and a conclusion with transitions.
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Learning about Deserts and Beaches |
deserts and beaches (a picture of a lizard in a sandy desert with rocks and cactus plants and a picture of a lizard on a sandy beach with seashells and water behind it)
marbles and coins (a picture of a marble and a dime)
buses and cars (a picture of a school bus and a car) | | | | | | |
Read the title and ﬁrst sentence to the student. | |

Read the word/picture cards to the student. | | | | | | Ⓐ Ⓑ marbles and coins Ⓒ buses and cars Ⓓ No Response | | | Item continued on the next page. 4 Grades 4-5 Practice Test English Language Arts—Writing |

Write an expository text about a topic, using a source, providing an introduction, facts and a conclusion with transitions.
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Learning about Deserts and Beaches |
Bicycles and scooters are fun to ride.
Deserts and beaches can both be sandy.
Schools and libraries are places where students learn. | | | | | Read paragraph 1 to the student.
Read the sentence strips to the student.
| | | | | | Ⓐ Bicycles and scooters are fun to ride.Ⓑ Ⓒ Schools and libraries are places where students learn.
Ⓓ No Response | | Item continued on the next page. |

Write an expository text about a topic, using a source, providing an introduction, facts and a conclusion with transitions.
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Learning about Deserts and Beaches |
Beaches are next to the ocean.
Animals cannot live in the desert.
Forests grow fruit trees. | | | | | Read the passage to the student. Read the sentence strips to the student.
| | | | | | Ⓐ Ⓑ Animals cannot live in the desert.
Ⓒ Forests grow fruit trees.
Ⓓ No Response | | Item continued on the next page. 6 Grades 4-5 Practice Test English Language Arts—Writing |

Write an expository text about a topic, using a source, providing an introduction, facts and a conclusion with transitions.
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Learning about Deserts and Beaches |
Mountains and valleys are great to visit all year round.
Deserts and beaches are both different and alike. | | | Deserts and beaches are always very hot. | | | | | | | | | | Read paragraph 3 to the student.

Read the sentence strips to the student. | | | | | | Ⓐ Mountains and valleys are great to visit all year round.Ⓑ
Ⓒ Deserts and beaches are always very hot.
Ⓓ No Response | | | Writing Prompt 2 Write an expository text about a topic, using a source, providing an introduction, facts and a conclusion with transitions. Learning about Deserts and Beaches Cutout Student Response Template (located in the back of this booklet) Read the passage to the student. Point to and read the title to the student. Point to section 1 in the student response template. 8 Grades 4-5 Practice Test English Language Arts—Writing

FAQs

What type of writing do students complete in this practice test?

Students write an expository text about a topic, using a source, with transitions. The response should include an introduction, facts, and a conclusion.

What topic is used for Writing Prompt 1?

Writing Prompt 1 uses the topic “Learning about Deserts and Beaches.”

How are students supported during the prompt?

Students are prompted to read titles and first sentences, and to read word/picture cards or sentence strips. They also use a cutout student response template for written responses.

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