investigating
the question
RELEASED TEST
Aligned to the Standards
Reading - Grade 7 Poetry
and Literary Nonfiction
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Grade 7 Poetry and Literary Nonfiction - Passage 2
Grade 7 Poetry and Literary Nonfiction - Passage 2
Genre: Poem and Literary
Nonfiction, paired text
IQ Analysis | Investigating the Question
Units:
7.4A, 7.4 Fig 19D, 7.7 Fig 19D, 7.7 Fig 19E, 7.8 Fig 19D, Fig 19F
7.4A analyze the importance of graphical elements (e.g.,
capital letters, line length, word position) on the meaning of a
poem
Genre: Poetry
Readiness
RC 2
Q16 Passage #2B
A/F
B/G*
C/H
D/J
* Correct answer (G)
7.4 Fig 19D make complex inferences about text and use
textual evidence to support understanding (Literary Nonfiction,
Poetry, Drama)
Similar to examples (taught)
Requires application (learned)
Question Level
(Depth of
Knowledge)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Genre: Poetry
Readiness
RC 2
Supporting
Data
%
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Error Type
Procedural
Application
Conceptual
Guessing
Taught v. learned
A/F
B/G
C/H
D/J*
* Correct answer (J)
Supporting
Data
%
Q14 Passage #2B
7th Grade
Error Type
Procedural
Application
Conceptual
Guessing
Taught v. learned
Similar to examples (taught)
Requires application (learned)
Question Level
(Depth of
Knowledge)
Level 1
Level 2
Source: Texas Education Agency STAAR™ Released Test Questions
Level 3
Level 4
7.7 Fig 19D make complex inferences about text and use
textual evidence to support understanding (Literary Nonfiction,
Poetry, Drama)
Genre: Literary Nonfiction
Readiness
RC 2
Q10 Passage #2A
Data
%
A/F
B/G*
C/H
D/J
* Correct answer (G)
7.7 Fig 19D make complex inferences about text and use
textual evidence to support understanding (Literary Nonfiction,
Poetry, Drama)
Q13 Passage #2A
Similar to examples (taught)
Requires application (learned)
Question Level
(Depth of
Knowledge)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Genre: Literary Nonfiction
Readiness
RC 2
Supporting
Data
%
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Error Type
Procedural
Application
Conceptual
Guessing
Taught v. learned
*A/F
B/G
C/H
D/J
* Correct answer (A)
Supporting
Error Type
Procedural
Application
Conceptual
Guessing
Taught v. learned
Similar to examples (taught)
Requires application (learned)
Question Level
(Depth of
Knowledge)
Level 1
Level 2
Source: Texas Education Agency STAAR™ Released Test Questions
Level 3
Level 4
7.7 Fig 19E summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize texts in
ways that maintain meaning and logical order within a text and
across texts (Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama)
Genre: Literary Nonfiction
Readiness
RC 2
Q11 Passage #2A
Supporting
Data
%
A/F
B/G
*C/H
D/J
Error Type
Procedural
Application
Conceptual
Guessing
Taught v. learned
Similar to examples (taught)
Requires application (learned)
Question Level
(Depth of
Knowledge)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
* Correct answer (C)
7.8 Fig 19D make complex inferences about text and use
textual evidence to support understanding (Literary Nonfiction,
Poetry, Drama)
Q12 Passage #2A
Genre: Literary Nonfiction
Readiness
RC 2
Data
%
A/F
B/G
C/H*
D/J
Error Type
Procedural
Application
Conceptual
Guessing
Taught v. learned
Similar to examples (taught)
Requires application (learned)
Question Level
(Depth of
Knowledge)
Level 1
Level 2
* Correct answer (H)
 2013 lead4ward
Supporting
Source: Texas Education Agency STAAR™ Released Test Questions
Level 3
Level 4
7.8 Fig 19D make complex inferences about text and use
textual evidence to support understanding (Literary Nonfiction,
Poetry, Drama)
Genre: Poetry
Readiness
RC 2
Q15 Passage #2B
Supporting
Data
%
A/F
B/G
C/H
*D/J
Error Type
Procedural
Application
Conceptual
Guessing
Taught v. learned
Similar to examples (taught)
Requires application (learned)
Question Level
(Depth of
Knowledge)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
* Correct answer (D)
7. Fig 19F make connections between and across texts,
including other media (e.g., film, play), and provide textual
evidence
Genre: Connection, Literary Nonfiction, Poetry
Readiness
RC 1
Q17 Passages #2A and #2B
Data
%
A/F
B/G
C/H
*D/J
* Correct answer (D)
7. Fig 19F make connections between and across texts,
including other media (e.g., film, play), and provide textual
evidence
Q18 Passages #2A and #2B
Error Type
Procedural
Application
Conceptual
Guessing
Taught v. learned
Similar to examples (taught)
Requires application (learned)
Question Level
(Depth of
Knowledge)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Genre: Connections, Literary Nonfiction, Poetry
Readiness
RC 1
Supporting
Data
%
A/F*
B/G
C/H
D/J
Error Type
Procedural
Application
Conceptual
Guessing
Taught v. learned
Similar to examples (taught)
Requires application (learned)
Question Level
(Depth of
Knowledge)
Level 1
Level 2
* Correct answer (F)
 2013 lead4ward
Supporting
Source: Texas Education Agency STAAR™ Released Test Questions
Level 3
Level 4
7.Fig 19F make connections between and across texts,
including other media (e.g., film, play), and provide textual
evidence
Genre: Connections, Literary Nonfiction, Poetry
Readiness
RC 1
Data
Q19 Passages #2A and #2B
%
A/F
B/G
*C/H
D/J
Supporting
Error Type
Procedural
Application
Conceptual
Guessing
Taught v. learned
Similar to examples (taught)
Requires application (learned)
Question Level
(Depth of
Knowledge)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
* Correct answer (C)
7.Fig 19F make connections between and across texts,
including other media (e.g., film, play), and provide textual
evidence
Genre: Connections, Literary Nonfiction, Poetry
Readiness
RC 1
Q20 Passages #2A and #2B
Data
%
A/F
B/G
C/H
D/J*
* Correct answer (J)
7.Fig 19F make connections between and across texts,
including other media (e.g., film, play), and provide textual
evidence
Q21 Passages #2A and #2B
Similar to examples (taught)
Requires application (learned)
Question Level
(Depth of
Knowledge)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Genre: Connections, Literary Nonfiction, Poetry
Readiness
RC 1
Supporting
Data
%
 2013 lead4ward
Error Type
Procedural
Application
Conceptual
Guessing
Taught v. learned
*A/F
B/G
C/H
D/J
* Correct answer (A)
Supporting
Error Type
Procedural
Application
Conceptual
Guessing
Taught v. learned
Similar to examples (taught)
Requires application (learned)
Question Level
(Depth of
Knowledge)
Level 1
Level 2
Source: Texas Education Agency STAAR™ Released Test Questions
Level 3
Level 4