2015 Released Items: Grade 4 Performance-Based Assessment Research Simulation Task

The Research Simulation Task requires students to analyze an informational topic through several articles or multimedia

stimuli. Students read and respond to a series of questions and synthesize information from multiple sources in order to

write an analytic essay.

The 2015 blueprint for PARCC’s grade 4 Research Simulation Task includes nine Evidence-Based Selected

Response/Technology-Enhanced Constructed Response items as well as one Prose Constructed Response prompt. This

document includes a complete Research Simulation Task from an online summative assessment form.

Included in this document:

Answer key and standards alignment

PDFs of each item with the associated text(s)

Additional related materials not included in this document:

Sample scored student responses with practice papers

PARCC Scoring Rubric for Prose Constructed Response Items

Guide to English Language Arts/Literacy Released Items: Understanding Scoring

PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessment: General Scoring Rules for the 2015 Summative Assessment

Note:

Copyright holder did not grant web release rights for the video in this set.

PARCC PBA Release Items Answer and Alignment Document

ELA/Literacy: Grade 4

Task: Research Simulation Task (RST) Passage(s): From Owen & Mzee-The Language of Friendship: “Helping Paws” from Animal Heroes-True Rescue Stories: Fooled by Nature-Animal Partnership

Item Code Answer(s) Standards/Evidence Statement Alignment

1791_A Item Type: EBSR Part A: A Part B: B

RI 4.1.2 L 4.4.1 RI 4.4.1

1715_A Item Type: EBSR Part A: B Part B: D

RI 4.1.1 RI 4.3.1

1002_A

Item Type: EBSR Part A: A Part B: D, F

RI 4.1.2 RI 4.2.1

1006_A

Item Type: EBSR Part A: A Part B: C

RI 4.1.2 RI 4.4.1 L 4.4.1

1007_A

Item Type: EBSR Part A: D Part B: C

RI 4.1.2 RI 4.5.1

1009_A

Item Type: EBSR Part A: D Part B: D

RI 4.1.2 RI 4.2.2 RI 4.2.1

1008_A

Item Type: EBSR Part A: A Part B: B

RI 4.1.2 RI 4.6.2

1011_A

Item Type: TECR Part A: C, E Part B:

RI 4.1.2 RI 4.4.1 L 4.4.1

1012_A Item Type: EBSR Part A: D Part B: D

RI 4.1.2 RI 4.8.2 RI 4.3.3

1014 Item Type: PCR Refer to Grade 4-5 Scoring Rubric

RI 4.1.2 RI 4.3.3 RI 4.9.1 W 4.2 W 4.4-4.10

1791_A

1715_A

1002_A

1006_A

1007_A

1009_A

1008_A

1011_A

1012_A

1014