Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics:
Junior Division, 2015
Released Assessment: Item-Specific Rubrics and
Sample Student Responses with Annotations
Student Booklet: English, Junior Reading
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Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Long Narrative
Joseph-Armand Bombardier - Section C1 - Question 11 Q 11: Explain why Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s age is mentioned in paragraphs 15. Use specific details from the text to support your answer.
Code Descriptor
B Blank: nothing written or drawn in the space provided
I
Illegible: cannot be read; completely crossed out / erased; not written in English
Irrelevant content: does not attempt assigned question
Off topic: no relationship of written work to the question Typical responses: do not attempt to answer the question OR restate the question (e.g.,)
10
Response attempts to explain why Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s age is mentioned in paragraphs 15. The response either: answers an aspect of the question OR does not refer to the reading selection OR provides inaccurate support
20
Response indicates a partial understanding of why Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s age is mentioned in paragraphs 15. The response provides: irrelevant support from the reading selection OR vague support from the reading selection OR limited support from the reading selection
The response usually requires the reader to connect the support to what it is intended to prove.
30
Response indicates an understanding by explaining why Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s age is mentioned in paragraphs 15. The response includes: some accurate and relevant support and some vague or underdeveloped support
The response requires the reader to make some connections between the support and what it is intended to prove.
40 Response indicates an understanding by explaining fully why Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s age is mentioned in paragraphs 15 and provides specific and relevant support.
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Long Narrative
Joseph-Armand Bombardier - Section C1 - Question 11
Code 10
Annotation: Response attempts to explain why Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s age is mentioned in paragraphs 15 but does not refer to the reading selection (e.g., …the text was trying to inform the reader how old he was.)
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Long Narrative
Joseph-Armand Bombardier - Section C1 - Question 11
Code 20
Annotation: Response indicates a partial understanding of why Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s age is mentioned in paragraphs 15 by providing vague support (e.g., … to show how old he was and how much better he was getting with machines).
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Long Narrative
Joseph-Armand Bombardier - Section C1 - Question 11
Code 30
Annotation: Response indicates an understanding of why Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s age is mentioned in paragraphs 15 by providing some accurate and relevant support (e.g., …At a mere 13 years old he manufactures one of his first mechanical toys….At 15 years old he created his first snow vehicle.) and some underdeveloped support (e.g., ...telling you what he did at each age.) The reader must make the connection between the supporting details and what it is intended to prove.
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Long Narrative
Joseph-Armand Bombardier - Section C1 - Question 11
Code 40
Annotation: Response provides specific and relevant support (e.g., ….created the first snowmobile at the age of 15) to explain fully why Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s age is mentioned in paragraphs 15 (e.g., …to show that he was gifted at a young age; being 15…a big achievement…expected of someone that is 30 years old).
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015)
Long Narrative
Joseph-Armand Bombardier - Section C1- Question 12 Q 12: Explain how Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s creations have improved people’s lives. Use specific
details from the text to support your answer.
Code Descriptor
B Blank: nothing written or drawn in the space provided
I
Illegible: cannot be read; completely crossed out / erased; not written in English
Irrelevant content: does not attempt assigned question
Off topic: no relationship of written work to the question
Typical responses:
do not attempt to answer the question OR
restate the question (e.g.,)
10
Response attempts to explain how Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s creations have improved people’s
lives.
The response either:
answers an aspect of the question OR
does not refer to the reading selection OR
provides inaccurate support
20
Response indicates a partial understanding of how Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s creations have
improved people’s lives.
The response provides:
irrelevant support from the reading selection OR
vague support from the reading selection OR
limited support from the reading selection
The response usually requires the reader to connect the support to what it is intended to prove.
30
Response indicates an understanding by explaining how Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s creations
have improved people’s lives.
The response includes:
some accurate and relevant support and
some vague or underdeveloped support
The response requires the reader to make some connections between the support and what it is
intended to prove.
40 Response indicates an understanding by explaining fully how Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s
creations have improved people’s lives and provides specific and relevant support.
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015)
Long Narrative
Joseph-Armand Bombardier - Section C1- Question 12
Code 10
Annotation:
Response attempts to explain how Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s creations have improved people’s lives
but does not refer to the reading selection (e.g., helped people…)
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015)
Long Narrative
Joseph-Armand Bombardier - Section C1- Question 12
Code 20
Annotation:
Response indicates a partial understanding of how Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s creations have improved
people’s lives by providing vague support (e.g., …get across the deep Quebec snow…go faster over the
snow).The response requires the reader to make connections between the support and what it is intended to
prove.
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015)
Long Narrative
Joseph-Armand Bombardier - Section C1- Question 12
Code 30
Annotation:
Response indicates an understanding of how Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s creations have improved
people’s lives including some accurate and relevant support (e.g., … made vehicles that can drive on
snow…carry up to 25 children…) and some underdeveloped support (e.g., …made vehicles that can save
people’s lives). The response requires the reader to make some connections between the support and what it
is intended to prove.
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015)
Long Narrative
Joseph-Armand Bombardier - Section C1- Question 12
Code 40
Annotation:
Response provides specific and relevant support (e.g., …new snowmobile…B12…used for ambulance and
rescue services) to explain fully how Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s creations have improved people’s lives
(e.g., …helping them get around easy during different time of the year; helping sick people get to help
faster).
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Graphic
Blast-Off - Section D1 - Question 5 Q 5: Explain why the “Rocket Sections” diagram and the “Space Journey” section are both needed to show how a rocket operates. Use details from the text to support your answer.
Code Descriptor
B Blank: nothing written or drawn in the space provided
I
Illegible: cannot be read; completely crossed out / erased; not written in English
Irrelevant content: does not attempt assigned question
Off topic: no relationship of written work to the question Typical responses: do not attempt to answer the question OR restate the question (e.g.,)
10
Response attempts to explain why “Rocket Sections” diagram and the “Space Journey” section are both needed to show how a rocket operates. The response either: answers an aspect of the question OR does not refer to the reading selection OR provides inaccurate support
20
Response indicates a partial understanding of why the “Rocket Sections” diagram and the “Space Journey” section are both needed to show how a rocket operates. The response provides: irrelevant support from the reading selection OR vague support from the reading selection OR limited support from the reading selection
The response usually requires the reader to connect the support to what it is intended to prove.
30
Response indicates an understanding by explaining why the “Rocket Sections” diagram and the “Space Journey” section are both needed to show how a rocket operates. The response includes: some accurate and relevant support and some vague or underdeveloped support
The response requires the reader to make some connections between the support and what it is intended to prove.
40 Response indicates an understanding by explaining fully why the “Rocket Sections” diagram and the “Space Journey” section are both needed to show how a rocket operates and provides specific and relevant support.
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Graphic
Blast-Off - Section D1 - Question 5
Code 10
Annotation: Response attempts to explain why the “Rocket Sections” diagram and the “Space Journey” section are both needed to show how a rocket operates but does not refer to the reading selection.
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Graphic
Blast-Off - Section D1 - Question 5
Code 20
Annotation: The response indicates a partial understanding of why the “Rocket Sections” diagram and the “Space Journey” section are both needed to show how a rocket operates by providing vague support (e.g., Rocket Section shows…different parts/sections of the rocket ship…Space Journey shows…how the parts separates). The response requires the reader to connect the support to what it is intended to prove.
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Graphic
Blast-Off - Section D1 - Question 5
Code 30
Annotation: Response indicates an understanding of why the “Rocket Sections” diagram and the “Space Journey” section are both needed to show how a rocket operates including some accurate and relevant support (e.g., “Rocket Sections” shows you parts of the rocket, “Space journey shows how they’re used…) and some vague or underdeveloped support (e.g., the two go together; “The capsule orbits earth” and then in “Rocket sections” it says what that is.).
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Graphic
Blast-Off - Section D1 - Question 5
Code 40
Annotation: Response indicates an understanding by providing specific and relevant support (e.g., Space Journey shows you what happens … Stage G. The command module…) to explain fully why the “Rocket Sections” diagram and the “Space Journey” section are both needed to show how a rocket operates (e.g., That information does not matter unless you actually know where they are…I can see that both…are in the Capsule Stage, and this helps me understand what happens better).
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Graphic
Blast-Off - Section D1 - Question 6 Q 6: Explain what makes a space journey both difficult and dangerous. Use specific details from the text to support your answer
Code Descriptor
B Blank: nothing written or drawn in the space provided
I
Illegible: cannot be read; completely crossed out / erased; not written in English
Irrelevant content: does not attempt assigned question
Off topic: no relationship of written work to the question Typical responses: do not attempt to answer the question OR restate the question (e.g.,)
10
Response attempts to explain what makes a space journey both difficult and dangerous. The response either: answers an aspect of the question OR does not refer to the reading selection OR provides inaccurate support
20
Response indicates a partial understanding of what makes a space journey both difficult and dangerous.” The response provides: irrelevant support from the reading selection OR vague support from the reading selection OR limited support from the reading selection
The response usually requires the reader to connect the support to what it is intended to prove.
30
Response indicates an understanding by explaining what makes a space journey both difficult and dangerous.” The response includes: some accurate and relevant support and some vague or underdeveloped support
The response requires the reader to make some connections between the support and what it is intended to prove.
40 Response indicates an understanding by explaining fully what makes a space journey both difficult and dangerous and provides specific and relevant support.
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Graphic
Blast-Off - Section D1 - Question 6
Code 10
Annotation: Response attempts to explain what makes a space journey both difficult and dangerous (e.g….one little thing, a little part) but does not refer to the reading selection.
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Graphic
Blast-Off - Section D1 - Question 6
Code 20
Annotation: Response indicates a partial understanding of what makes a space journey both difficult and dangerous including vague supporting details (e.g.,…if your astrount lets the wrong part go. Or if they land in the wrong spot.). The response requires the reader to connect the support to what it is intended to prove.
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Graphic
Blast-Off - Section D1 - Question 6
Code 30
Annotation: Response indicates an understanding by explaining what makes a space journey both difficult and dangerous including some accurate and relevant support (e.g. There are more than 150 000 pieces of garbage and dropped tools) and some vague or underdeveloped support (e.g. …something may go wrong). The response requires the reader to make some connections between the support and what it is intended to prove.
Scoring Guide for Open Response Question (2015) Graphic
Blast-Off - Section D1 - Question 6
Code 40
Annotation: Response provides specific and relevant support (e.g., “Experts believe there are more than 150 000 objects orbiting earth”) to explain fully what makes a space journey both difficult and dangerous (e.g. if they hit…space junk, they might damage their rocket, …malfunction, lose power and then whoever was on the rocket will die).