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No part of this publication maybe reproduced, copied or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the Nebraska Department of Education.  \nGrade 4 Item Type Sampler English Language Arts  \nDirections:  \nOn the following pages of your booklet are passages and questions for the Grade 4 Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) Growth English Language Arts Item Type Sampler.  \nRead these directions carefully before beginning this item type sampler.  \nThis item type sampler will include several different types of questions. Some questions are based on a passage. Multiple Choice questions will ask you to select an answer from among four choices. Multiple Select questions will ask you to select multiple correct answers from among five or more answer choices. For some questions, there may be two parts, Part A and Part B, where each part has a Multiple Choice or Multiple Select question. Some questions will ask you to construct an answer by following the directions given. These questions will be found in your booklet.  \nFor all questions:  \n• Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.  \n• You may use scratch paper to make notes.  \n• Be sure to answer ALL the questions.  \nWhen you come to the word STOP, you have finished the Grade 4 NSCAS Growth English Language Arts Item Type Sampler. You may review to check your answers. Make sure you have marked all of your answers clearly and that you have completely erased any marks you do not want. When you are finished, close your booklet.  \nThe item on this page is not passage-based.  \n 1. Read the paragraph.  \n[1] Instead of sitting on the couch watching TV or playing video games, we need to get outside and move our bodies. [2] Last night I rode my bike for an hour, and today my leg muscles are sore. [3] Because we have so many exercise choices, we should be able to find something that we like to do. [4] We can bike, swim, play tennis, jog, play basketball, or play soccer. [5] We can also walk to a friend’s house instead of asking someone to drive us in a car. [6] Exercise is also good for the heart because it makes the heart work harder.  \n[7] Exercise helps us sleep better at night and gives us more energy during the day. [8] My favorite type of exercise is basketball. [9] We need to make exercise a daily habit that we use for the rest of our lives!  \nWhich two sentences should be removed from the paragraph because they do not support the topic? Select two.  \nA. Sentence 2  \nB. Sentence 5  \nC. Sentence 6  \nD. Sentence 8  \nE. Sentence 9  \n5 Go on to the next page.  \nThe items on this page are not passage-based.  \n 2. Isabelle is writing a research paper about how living things stay alive in  \ndesert climates.  \nWhich two sentences from a source she found would BEST support the topic? Choose two.  \nA. A desert is any place that gets 10 inches or less of rain each year.  \nB. Some desert animals sleep to stay cool during the day.  \nC. Deserts make up one-fourth of the Earth’s surface.  \nD. Some desert plants have leaves that store water.  \nE. Desert temperatures become cold at night.  \nF. Some deserts are extremely hot.  \n 3. Which two sentences BEST belong in a descriptive paragraph about the Statue of Liberty? Select two.  \nA. The Statue of Liberty stands 305 feet tall.  \nB. The Statue of Liberty has seven spikes on her crown.  \nC. The New York Harbor is home to the Statue of Liberty.  \nD. People can get to the Statue of Liberty on a ferry boat.  \nE. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States.  \n6 Go on to the next page.  \nThe item on this page is not passage-based.  \n 4. 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