Victoria Winn

U76262899
3 July 2016
Task Three: Creating a Test
Standards Assessed:
LAFS.1.RL.1.2: Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of
their central message or lesson
LAFS.1.RL.1.3: Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key
details
LAFS.1.RL.3.7: Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting,
or events
LAFS.1.RL.3.9: Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in
stories
Table of Specifications:
Thinking Skills
Understan
Analyze
Total
Percentages
d
Content
Outline the events of a story
6
6
40
Identify the characters, events, and
setting of a story
2
2
13
Analyze illustrations and details to
describe characters and events of a
story
4
4
27
Compare and contrast events and
characters in a story
3
3
20
Total
8
7
15
Percentages
53
47
100
Directions: This assessment will be on our time spent reading the book Stellaluna. You
will be given multiple choice questions (10 Points), True/False questions (5 Points), and
Fill-in-the-blank questions (5 Points) totaling 20 Points. You may write your answers on
this paper and have 45 minutes to complete this assessment.
Multiple Choice (10 Points Total, 2 Points for each question)
Directions: Select the best answer for each question below.
1. In the book Stellaluna, why does the owl attack Stellaluna and her mother?
a. the owl wanted to be friends
b. the owl wanted to eat them
c. the owl wanted to talk to them
a. Standard Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings,
and major events in a story, using key details: While answering this
question, students will be looking at specific event that happened in
the book Stellaluna
b. Taxonomic Level of Question: Understand and Factual Knowledge

2. Compare and Contrast: How is Stellaluna the same as the birds?

a. They both can fly
b. They both like to eat bugs
c. They both like to sleep upside down
a. Standard Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.3.9 Compare and contrast the
adventures and experiences of characters in stories: Students will
be comparing two set of characters in the story Stellaluna
b. Taxonomic Level: Analyze and Conceptual Knowledge
3. Compare and Contrast: How are the birds different from Stellaluna?
a. They eat bugs
b. They eat fruit
c. They eat fruit and bugs
a. Standard Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.3.9 Compare and contrast the
adventures and experiences of characters in stories: Students will
be contrasting two set of characters in the story Stellaluna
b. Taxonomic Level: Analyze and Conceptual Knowledge
4. What is the setting of the story Stellaluna?
a. The beach
b. The desert
c. The forest
a. Standard Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings,
and major events in a story, using key details: Students will be
stating the setting of the story Stellaluna
b. Taxonomic Level: Understand and Factual Knowledge

5. Using the illustration below, how do you think Stellaluna and her mother feel?
(interpretive)

a. They feel excited

b. They feel sad
c. They feel scared
a. Standard Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.3.7 Use illustrations and details in
a story to describe its characters, setting, or events: Students will
be using an illustration from the text Stellaluna to determine the
emotion behind an event in the text.
b. Taxonomic Level: Analyze and Conceptual Knowledge
True/False: (5 Points Total, 1 Point for Each Question)
Direction: Below are different statements that are either true or false. Fill in each
blank provided by stating whether or not you believe the statement to be true or
false.
6. True or False: The story Stellaluna is about a bat who lost her mother
______________
a. Standard Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.1.2: Retell stories, including key details,
and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson:
Students are stating the main idea of the story Stellaluna
b. Taxonomic Level: Understand and Factual Knowledge

7. True or False: Stellaluna liked being a bird _________________

a. Standard Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.3.7: Use illustrations and details in a story
to describe its characters, setting, or events: Students will have to put
details from the story together to determine if Stellaluna liked being a bird
b. Taxonomic Level: Analyze and Conceptual Knowledge
8. True or False: Stellaluna and the birds have a lot in common _____________
a. Standards Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.3.9: Compare and contrast the
adventures and experiences of characters in stories: Students will need to
think back about how Stellaluna and the birds are similar and different and
determine if they are more similar or different.
b. Taxonomic Level: Analyze and Conceptual Knowledge
9. True or False: Stellaluna was ashamed that she was not like the birds
____________
a. Standards Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.3.7: Use illustrations and details in a
story to describe its characters, setting, or events: Students will have to
put details from the story together to determine if Stellaluna felt ashamed
b. Taxonomic Level: Analyze and Conceptual Knowledge
10. True or False: Stellaluna can see in the dark _____________
a. Standards Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.3.7: Use illustrations and details in a
story to describe its characters, setting, or events: Students will have to
put details and illustrations from the story together to determine if
Stellaluna can see in the dark
b. Taxonomic Level: Analyze and Conceptual Knowledge
Fill-in-the-Blank: (5 Points Total, 1 Point for Each Question)
Directions: Below is a group of statements. Put them in order based on when
they happened in the story Stellaluna using the word bank provided.
a. First

b. Second

c. Third

d. Fourth

e. Fifth

11. Stellaluna finds other bats _______________.

a. Standards Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.1.2: Retell stories, including key details,
and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. This
question requires students to determine when the event happened in the
story
b. Taxonomic Level: Understand and Factual Knowledge

12. Stellaluna she falls into a birds nest _______________.

a. Standards Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.1.2: Retell stories, including key details,
and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. This
question requires students to determine when the event happened in the
story
b. Taxonomic Level: Understand and Factual Knowledge
13. Stellaluna is attacked and loses her mother _______________.
a. Standards Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.1.2: Retell stories, including key details,
and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. This
question requires students to determine when the event happened in the
story
b. Taxonomic Level: Understand and Factual Knowledge
14. Stellaluna realizes that she is not like the birds __________________.
a. Standards Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.1.2: Retell stories, including key details,
and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. This
question requires students to determine when the event happened in the
story
b. Taxonomic Level: Understand and Factual Knowledge
15. Stellaluna realizes that friends can be different from each other _____________.
a. Standards Assessed: LAFS.1.RL.1.2: Retell stories, including key details,
and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. This
question requires students to determine when the event happened in the
story
b. Taxonomic Level: Understand and Factual Knowledge