MAP: Grade 3 ELA - Testlet 2 (2025)
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7 questions
One Fall Day
There was a chill in the air
I had not noticed before.
It was September, and I wore
a warm coat and cozy footwear.
My coat lifted in a breeze
that swept swiftly down the street,
shifting the summery heat
and sending shivers to some leaves.
That is when I saw just one
floating down from up above,
from the maple tree I love.
Pale orange like morning sun
on a partly cloudy day,
the leaf was not all drained of green;
I wondered if that could mean
its dropping from the tree may
have been an accident of wind,
not a sign of early fall,
though I would not mind that at all.
Cool air? Warm colors? I grinned.
Raking crisp leaves with my dad
and plopping in puffy piles;
driving into the country for miles
for the best apples to be had.
It made me think about it all,
how the seasons soon drift,
why I take pleasure in these shifts,
like winter following fall.
Cold snowy days bring fun changes.
Ever try skating on ice?
And sipping hot cocoa is nice!
Just as nature arranges
to wear something new,
I pull out other boots and clothes,
placing them in careful rows.
I like to look different too.
That floating leaf was key,
a reminder from the sky
that in each new season will lie
a clue of what is to be.
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Read the lines from the poem.My coat lifted in a breezethat swept swiftly down the street,
What does the word swept mean as used in the poem?
Read the lines from the poem.
My coat lifted in a breezethat swept swiftly down the street,
What does the word swept mean as used in the poem?
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Read the lines from the poem.floating down from up above,from the maple tree I love.Pale orange like morning sun
What is the author describing by comparing the tree to the sun?
Read the lines from the poem.
floating down from up above,from the maple tree I love.Pale orange like morning sun
What is the author describing by comparing the tree to the sun?
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PART A: Which conclusion can be made from the poem?
PART A: Which conclusion can be made from the poem?
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PART B: Which line from the poem best supports the answer in part A?
PART B: Which line from the poem best supports the answer in part A?
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Which lines from the poem contain alliteration? Choose two answers.
Which lines from the poem contain alliteration? Choose two answers.
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Read the lines from the poem.I pull out other boots and clothes,
placing them in careful rows.
Based on the suffix “-ful,” what does the word careful mean?
Read the lines from the poem.
I pull out other boots and clothes, placing them in careful rows.
Based on the suffix “-ful,” what does the word careful mean?
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Read the lines from the poem in the Answer Bank. Which lines from the poem best support the poem’s theme? Write two answers in the chart.
Read the lines from the poem in the Answer Bank. Which lines from the poem best support the poem’s theme? Write two answers in the chart.