Open Up - Grade 5 - ELA - Module 3 - End of Unit 1 Assessment - Formative Library | Library

Directions: This assessment has two parts. In Part I, you will write a summary of the last few pages of Promises to Keep. You will hear the excerpt read aloud twice. Listen once for gist and then again to record the main idea and supporting details of the excerpt. In Part II, you will reread the same pages and show your understanding by answering selected response questions.

Part I

1. Listen for gist as you read pages 60–61 aloud.
2. Listen as you read pages 60–61 of Promises to Keep aloud a second time. Think about the main idea of this section of the text. As you listen, create and complete a graphic organizer that summarizes the main idea and supporting details of the excerpt. (SL.5.2)

SL.5.2

Using the information in the graphic organizer, write a brief summary of the text below. (SL.5.2)

SL.5.2

Part II

Read pages 60–63 and answer the questions below.

1. Which of the following details from the text support the idea that Jackie Robinson has not been forgotten? Underline all that apply. (RI.5.3)

“Across the country, there are organizations, programs, schools … and other facilities that bear my father’s name.”

“In Major League Baseball ballparks across the country … number 42 is retired and proudly displayed along the outfield walls.”

“Each graduate is unique and special.”

“[T]he struggle for equality continues.”

RL.5.3

Which statement best describes the relationship between the work of the Jackie Robinson Foundation and Jackie Robinson’s life? (RI.5.3)

Everyone who graduates from the Foundation is unique and special.

The Foundation supports young people who have unusual athletic talent.

The Foundation was created by Jackie’s wife and close friends in 1973.

The Foundation teaches young people that they must be active and committed to building a diverse world.

RL.5.3

According to Sharon Robinson, what is the relationship between making “a promise to … be the best you can be” and the struggle for equality? (RI.5.3)

If you are the best you can be, others will understand that you deserve equal rights.

If you are the best you can be, when you have the opportunity, you’ll be able to lead the fight against injustice.

If you are the best you can be, you will always triumph over injustice.

If you are the best you can be, you will be keeping your promise.

RL.5.3

Source: Open Up Resouces (Download for free at openupresources.org.)