EOG Item Distribution for 3 rd Grade: Goal #1: 5-10% Goal #2: 62-68% Goal #3: 23-27% 2.02 Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, or viewing. According to the chart, which? If you what would be the most important thing? Which of the following must be done in the morning and evening? What is the next step after? What would most likely happen if a person skipped the last part of step 1 before starting step 2? What is the best way to describe? According to this selection, what would be the best way to ask a question? What is the setting of this selection? What would most likely happen if the story continued? 2.02a setting a purpose What is the most likely purpose of the introduction? 2.02c making predictions What will most likely happen next? What would most likely happen if did not? Why is so excited about? Based on the selection, what will most likely do next? 2.02e locating information for specific purposes During what time period did this story take place? What should the reader do just before? According to the selection, which question would you ask yourself? Which type of best completes the graphic organizer? (Organizer is a labeled 2 column table with one entry missing) What caused? 2.02f making connections Which of the following is most similar to the experience described in this selection? Which statement is most likely to cause a person to feel? 2.02g using story structure and text organization to comprehend Why did the author number the steps on the Instructions section? What is the most likely reason the recipe is divided into two lists? If were to make a list, what would it look like? 2.03a fiction (short stories, novels, fantasies, fairy tales, fables) Which statement best describes the selection,?
2.03b nonfiction What genre is this selection? 2.04 Identify and interpret elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text. According to the selection, was an illustrator of. What did do? What is the main message of this selection? Which sentence best explains the main idea of paragraph 3? Where will most likely be found? In paragraph _, why are some words written in parenthesis? According to the selection, what does mean? What is the main reason the author says to? In the poem, what is the main purpose in repeating the line? What is the result of s thinking? What is a lesson that the reader can learn from this selection? 2.04a author s purpose Which of the following statements best describes why the authors wrote these poems? Why does the author use the name in paragraph 4? What is the author s purpose for writing this story? Based on the selection, what is the purpose of the information in parenthesis? What is the main purpose of this selection? Why did the author most likely write this selection? Why does the author most likely use the words and when describing? What is the main purpose of the first paragraph? Why did the author most likely write this story? Why did the author most likely include the third paragraph? 2.04c conflict What is the problem in the play? 2.04d sequence Look at this outline of the story: (Events in boxes descending vertically with arrow between, one box empty) which of these sentences should go in the empty box? Read this list of events from the story: (same organizer as above) which event should go in the fourth box? Which sentence belongs in the empty box? (Same organizer) What does do first when? What is the first step the speaker takes to? Here is a sequence of events in the story: (a vertical flow map which is numbered, no arrows) which event should go in the third box? Read the story map. (Flow map in vertical form) According to the selection, which sentence should go in the empty box? Which of the following shows the correct order? According to the selection, which of these must be done first? What did do immediately before?
Which of these shows the correct order of events in the selection? According to the story, which of these steps is missing? Which event belongs in the blank box? (Vertical flow map) What happened after? 2.04f lesson and/or message According to the selection, with which statement would most likely agree? What should happen if? What caused? 2.04g main idea and supporting details Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of paragraph 3? Look at this list: According to the selection, which of these could be the last entry in the list? What is this story mostly about? What is the main idea of paragraph 4? According to paragraph 5, when did play the game of suppose? According to the poem, who cleans the dog? Why is angry at first? What is the main idea of this selection? How did feel when? Where does? Why was delighted to be going? Why did? What is the main idea of this selection? According to the schedule, what would the class be doing during? 2.04h cause and effect Why did change? How does cutting the food into bars help? According to the selection, what would happen if? 2.04i fact and opinion Based on the information in this selection, which of the following statements is an opinion? Which of the following supports the fact? What is the best reason why this is a non-fiction selection? Which of the following is a fact about turtles? Based on paragraph 3, which statement about is best supported by the selection? 2.04k author s use of figurative language What does the author do to help the reader form a mental picture of? What did the author use to make this story entertaining? What did look like as? In what line does the author give a clue as to? What phrase does the speaker use to let the reader know?
2.05 Draw conclusions make generalizations and gather support by referencing text. In stanza 2, who most likely says,? Which of the following best shows that this selection is nonfiction? What other title could be given to the selection? Based on the sentence in paragraph 3, sentence is provided, what is the meaning of the word? According to the selection in which of the following ways? What conclusion could be drawn if the? What is implied about when (action by character)? Based on the selection, what job would most likely have in the world today? Which of the following best describes? What step should be done by an adult because it could be dangerous? Here is a graphic organizer for this selection. (A list with a title and one item missing on the list) Which of these statements goes on the blank line? What will most likely happen next in the story? What can we conclude from the selection? Why should we conclude that this story could not really happen? What can we conclude from the end of the story? How is s dream most like other dreams? Mom and Dad know because he did which of the following? Because of s greed, what was the outcome of the selection? Which of the following sentences states a fact? According to the selection, which best describes? What could you look for under the heading? Who could best use the information in this selection? Which of the following statements is true? Which event completes the sequence in the graphic organizer? (Organizer is a vertical flow box) What is happening in the last stanza? 2.06 Summarize main ideas from written text using succinct language. Which of these is a good description of paragraph 2? Which is the best summary of this poem? Which of these best summarizes the selection? Which of the following is the best summary for this story? Which of the following statements is the best summary of the story? What would be another good title for the story? Which statement best summarizes attitude about? What is the most likely reason? 3.01 Respond to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama using interpretive, critical, and evaluative processes. What is most likely true about the in s family? Based on the selection, which of these would most likely enjoy doing? Why might the speaker (the poet) feel when?
In stanza 3, what is meant by? In stanza 3, what is shown by the statement, /? (note lines in poetry are divided by / in questions) What would s advice to students who like to most likely be? How did feel when? What is the most likely reason that? 3.01a considering the differences among genres In paragraph 12, what is meant by in that sentence? In the poem titled, which lines rhyme? Which line from lets the reader know it is a fantasy? 3.01e making inferences and drawing conclusions about characters and events Which experience most likely helped the author write this selection? What would be the most likely effect of more? According to the selection, what is one reason? What is the reason? According to the selection, what did think was happening? Why did Mom create a list? Why didn t? How does change from the beginning to the end of the selection? Which word best describes the character? Which detail from the story supports the idea that? How does most likely feel at the end of the selection? 3.02 Identify and discuss similarities and differences in events, characters, concepts, and ideas within and across selections and support them by referencing the text. What did and have in common? Which of the following instruments is most similar to a rain gauge? How are and similar? According to the selection, what is one reason Grandpa liked? According to the selection, which statement fit in the Subways section of the (Venn) diagram? How are the two poems similar? How does change from the beginning to the end of the selection? How does mood change from the beginning to the end of the selection? In the first paragraph, why does most likely compare himself to? Based on the selection, how is similar to? 3.03 Use text and own experiences to verify facts, concepts, and ideas. Which of the following is a statement of fact? Mitchell s discussion with Dad is most like which of the following statements? Which experience most likely helped the author write this selection? Why does the author mention,, and?