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Fourth graders' English language arts skills grow immensely this year. To reflect Common Core State Standards, there are well over 1,000 different professional tools available in the Learning Library that support teachers in delivering quality ELA lessons throughout the year. Dolch Sight Word and High Frequency Word Work Bundle Pre-Primer-3rd Grade is for all my Dolch Word Work Sets Pre-Primer through Third Grade. These absolutely awesome packets use the Dolch word lists in order of highest frequency and in groups according to grade.
Past English Language Arts Grades 3-8 Sample Tests
The complete Grade 3 - 8 ELA Sample Materials are now available for downloading. Included in these materials are Sample Tests, Teacher Directions, Answer Documents and Scoring Guides* for each grade.
Grade 3
- Book 1 (374 KB)
- Book 2 (239 KB)
- Listening Selection (146 KB)
- Teacher's Directions (271 KB)
- Scoring Guide* (670 KB)
- Answer Document (58 KB)
Grade 4
- Book 1 (727 KB)
- Book 2 (183 KB)
- Book 3 (283 KB)
- Listening Selection (138 KB)
- Teacher's Directions (271 KB)
- Scoring Guide* (1.70 MB)
- Answer Document (200 KB)
Grade 5
- Book 1 (373 KB)
- Book 2 (207 KB)
- Listening Selection (159 KB)
- Teacher's Directions (277 KB)
updated January 9, 2006 A time change on page 7 for Day 2, Book 2 listening selection was revised to reflect the same test time as the grade 5 operational test. - Scoring Guide* (631 KB)
- Answer Document (56 KB)
Grade 6
- Book 1 (275 KB)
- Book 2 (232 KB)
- Book 3 (234 KB)
- Listening Selection (139 KB)
- Teacher's Directions (282 KB)
- Scoring Guide* (1.90 MB)
- Answer Document (196 KB)
Grade 7
8th Grade Ela Worksheets Pdf
- Book 1 (682 KB)
- Book 2 (165 KB)
- Listening Selection (138 KB)
- Teacher's Directions (259 KB)
- Scoring Guide* (811 KB)
- Answer Document (66 KB)
Grade 8
- Book 1 (471 KB)
- Book 2 (200 KB)
- Book 3 (550 KB)
- Listening Selection (140 KB)
- Teacher's Directions (282 KB)
- Scoring Guide* (2.35 MB)
- Answer Document (196 KB)
*Please note: Scoring guides contain revised answer keys-10/28/05.
Last Updated: November 14, 2012
English Language Arts Standards
Additional information about the Standards below:- An asterisk (*) notation indicates the reader should see “Research to Build and Present Knowledge” in Writing and “Comprehension and Collaboration” in Speaking and Listening for additional standards relevant to gathering, assessing, and applying information from print and digital sources.
- Standards with California additions appear with a “CA” notation at the end.
- For more information, see the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards.
- These Standards were approved by the CA State Board of Education in 2010.
Results
Standard Identifier: L.K.1
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Standard:
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.a. Print many upper- and lowercase letters.b. Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.c. Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).d. Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).e. Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.a. Print many upper- and lowercase letters.b. Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.c. Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).d. Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).e. Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
Standard Identifier: L.K.2
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Standard:
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.a. Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.b. Recognize and name end punctuation.c. Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).d. Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.a. Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.b. Recognize and name end punctuation.c. Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).d. Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
Standard Identifier: L.K.3
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Standard Identifier: L.K.4
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Standard:
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.a. Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck).b. Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.a. Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck).b. Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word
Standard Identifier: L.K.5
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Standard:
With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.a. Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.b. Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms).c. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at school that are colorful).d. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.
With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.a. Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.b. Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms).c. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at school that are colorful).d. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.
Standard Identifier: L.K.6
8th Grade Ela Worksheets Printable
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Standard:
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
Standard Identifier: RF.K.1
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Standard:
Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.a. Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.b. Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.c. Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.d. Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.a. Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.b. Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.c. Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.d. Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
Standard Identifier: RF.K.2
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Standard:
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).a. Recognize and produce rhyming words.b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.c. Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.d. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)e. Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.f. Blend two to three phonemes into recognizable words. CA
Footnote:
*Words, syllables, or phonemes written in /slashes/ refer to their pronunciation or phonology. Thus, /CVC/ is a word with three phonemes regardless of the number of letters in the spelling of the word.
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).a. Recognize and produce rhyming words.b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.c. Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.d. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)e. Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.f. Blend two to three phonemes into recognizable words. CA
Footnote:
*Words, syllables, or phonemes written in /slashes/ refer to their pronunciation or phonology. Thus, /CVC/ is a word with three phonemes regardless of the number of letters in the spelling of the word.
Standard Identifier: RF.K.3
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
8th Grade State Exam Ela
Standard:
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words both in isolation and in text. CAa. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sounds or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.b. Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels. (Identify which letters represent the five major vowels [Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, and Uu] and know the long and short sound of each vowel. More complex long vowel graphemes and spellings are targeted in the grade 1 phonics standards.) CAc. Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).d. Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words both in isolation and in text. CAa. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sounds or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.b. Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels. (Identify which letters represent the five major vowels [Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, and Uu] and know the long and short sound of each vowel. More complex long vowel graphemes and spellings are targeted in the grade 1 phonics standards.) CAc. Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).d. Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
8th Grade Ela Books
Standard Identifier: RF.K.4
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Standard:
Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
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