7th GRADE MEAP RELEASED ITEMS (Correlated to the 6th grade GLCE's)

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES: •Review, practice, and secure concepts.•Breakdown the barriers of vocabulary and format.•Analyze data from the District and State.

Websites• MEAP: www.mi.gov/meap

– Released items– Guide to MEAP reports– Assessable GLCE information

• MI-Access: www.mi.gov/mi-access – Extended GLCE and Benchmarks– Accommodations Information

• MI-Access Information Center: www.mi-access.info

• Office of School Improvement: www.mi.gov/osi – Michigan Curriculum Framework– Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCE)

• Intermediate School Districts and MMLA connections:– www.mscenters.org – see what other districts have already done! – MMLA assessment builder and practice questions– www.jcisd.org (go to general education Math and Science Center Math GLCE and

Model Assessments– www.manistee.org (go to general education benchmark assessment project) – www.mictm.org

http://www.mi.gov/meap

http://www.mi.gov/mi-access

http://www.mscenters.org/

http://mathassessments.mscenters.org/

http://www.jcisd.org/

http://www.manistee.org/

http://www.mictm.org/

5 ELA Strands on MEAP

• Reading • Writing• Speaking• Listening• Viewing Reading the GLCE Code:

R.WS.06.10Strand

(Content Area)Domain (Sub-Content Area like: Word Study, Fluency, etc.)

Grade Level

GLCE Number

ReadingThe correct answer will be highlighted in the

following questions.

•If the answer is highlighted green, then we did better than the state by 5% or more.

•If the answer is highlighted yellow, then we did better than the state by 0-4%.

•If the answer is highlighted red, then we did worse than the state.

State Results

District Results

A 21%

B 63%

C 10%

D 5%

Questions 13 – 20 not released.Descriptors provided for stem and foils.

14 Use context to determine word meaning

A Incorrect meaning

B Correct answer

C Incorrect meaning

D Incorrect meaning

GLCE: R.WS.06.01 explain and use word structure, sentence structure, and prediction to aid in decoding and understanding the meanings of words encountered in context.

State Results

District Results

A 12%

B 26%

C 55%

D 7%


17 Determine meaning use sentence structure

A Incorrect meaning

B Incorrect meaning

C Correct answer

D Incorrect meaning

GLCE: R.WS.06.01 explain and use word structure, sentence structure, and prediction to aid in decoding and understanding the meanings of words encountered in context.

State Results

District Results

A 9%

B 7%

C 80%

D 4%


27 Use context to determine meaning of phrase

A Incorrect meaning

B Incorrect meaning

C Correct answer

D Incorrect meaning

GLCE: R.WS.06.07 in context, determine the meaning of words and phrases including regional idioms, literary and technical terms, and content vocabulary using strategies including connotation, denotation, and authentic content-related resources.

GLCE: R.NT.06.03 analyze how dialogue enhances the plot, characters, and themes; differentiates major and minor characters; and builds climax.

State Results

District Results

A 64%

B 8%

C 9%

D 19%

Questions 13 – 20 not released. Descriptors provided for stem and foils.

15 Identify character traits

A Correct answer

B Incorrect character traits

C Incorrect character traits

D Incorrect character traits


State Results

District Results

A 67%

B 20%

C 8%

D 4%


25 Analyze character traits

A Correct answer

B Incorrect trait

C Incorrect trait

D Incorrect trait


State Results

District Results

A 24%

B 53%

C 14%

D 8%


26 Identify climax

A Incorrect climax

B Correct answer

C Incorrect climax

D Incorrect climax


State Results

District Results

A 6%

B 15%

C 10%

D 69%


32 Identify how narrators are alike across texts

A Correct statement for one text, not both

B Correct statement for one text, not both

C Correct statement for one text, not both

D Correct answer


State Results

District Results

A 58%

B 17%

C 6%

D 19%


33 Identify how narrators reveal themselves across texts

A Correct answer

B Incorrect information

C Incorrect information

D Correct information for one text, not both

State Results

District Results

A 77%

B 7%

C 13%

D 2%


21 Analyze use of imagery

A Correct answer

B Incorrect analysis

C Incorrect analysis

D Incorrect analysis

GLCE: R.NT.06.04 analyze how authors use literary devices including dialogue, imagery, mood, and understatement to develop the plot, characters, point of view, and theme.

State Results

District Results

A 11%

B 60%

C 18%

D 10%


28 Interpret meaning using imagery

A Incorrect interpretation

B Correct answer

C Incorrect interpretation

D Incorrect interpretation


State Results

District Results

A 6%

B 37%

C 48%

D 8%

37 Alice Evans wrote the following: “It seems that my role as a scientist was not to chart new paths into the unknown…but to sense discrepancies, call attention to them and do what I could to make corrections.” By this, she means that she

A was afraid of exploring the unknown.

B was always looking for new problems to solve.

C approach existing problems in a different way.

D did not consider herself to be a creative scientist


State Results

District Results

A 11%

B 69%

C 16%

D 4%


16 Analyze author’s purpose

A Incorrect purpose

B Correct answer

C Incorrect purpose

D Incorrect purpose

GLCE: R.IT.06.01 analyze the structure, elements, features, style, and purpose of informational genre, including research reports, “how-to” articles, and essays.

State Results

District Results

A 69%

B 17%

C 6%

D 8%

35 This selection would most likely be found in

A a book about famous women scientists.

B a news article about people in education and research.

C a collection of short stories about life in the early twentieth century.

D a manual for dairy farmers.

GLCE: R.IT.06.01 analyze the structure, elements, features, style, and purpose of informational genre, including research reports, “how-to” articles, and essays.

State Results

District Results

A 55%

B 6%

C 19%

D 20%


22 Identify organizational pattern

A Correct answer

B Compare/Contrast

C Cause and effect

D Problem and Solution

GLCE: R.IT.06.02 analyze organizational text patterns including descriptive, chronological sequence, and problem/solution.

State Results

District Results

A 6%

B 7%

C 16%

D 71%

38 Which of the following lists important events in Alice Evan’s life in the order they occurred?

A earns a master’s degree, studies bacteria in milk, catches undulant fever, teaches school

B catches undulant fever, studies bacteria in milk, earns a master’s degree, teaches school

C earns a master’s degree, teaches school, studies bacteria in milk, catches undulant fever

D teaches school, earns a master’s degree, studies bacteria in milk, catches undulant fever

GLCE: R.IT.06.02 analyze organizational text patterns including descriptive, chronological sequence, and problem/solution.

State Results

District Results

A 9%

B 16%

C 57%

D 17%


24 Explain use of illustration

A Incorrect use of illustration

B Incorrect use of illustration

C Correct answer

D Incorrect use of illustration

GLCE: R.IT.06.03 explain how authors use text features including footnotes, bibliographies, introductions, summaries, conclusions, and appendices to enhance the understanding of central, key, and supporting ideas.

State Results

District Results

A 11%

B 23%

C 4%

D 62%


13 Select title

A Title focuses on detail

B Title focuses on detail

C Title focuses on detail

D Correct answer

GLCE: R.CM.06.02 retell through concise summarization grade-level narrative and informational text.


State Results

District Results

A 17%

B 4%

C 20%

D 58%


18 Identify relevant detail

A Incorrect information


C Incorrect information

D Correct answer

State Results

District Results

A 10%

B 69%

C 7%

D 13%


20 Identify relevant detail

A Incorrect detail

B Correct answer

C Incorrect detail

D Incorrect detail


State Results

District Results

A 10%

B 27%

C 6%

D 58%


23 Explain character’s action using cause/effect relationship

A Incorrect cause

B Incorrect cause

C Incorrect cause

D Correct answer


State Results

District Results

A 9%

B 6%

C 11%

D 73%

36 Undulant fever is caused by a bacterium

A in cow’s milk spoiled by high temperatures.

B known as tuberculosis.

C found in pasteurized goat’s milk.

D contained in unpasteurized cow’s milk.


State Results

District Results

A 10%

B 60%

C 9%

D 20%

39 Based on the selection, which of the following statements is now true?

A Pasteurization is one of the leading causes of death.

B Undulant fever is rare in the United States and most Western nations.

C The United States is the only country in which milk is pasteurized.

D Thanks for pasteurization, undulant fever has been eliminated worldwide.


State Results

District Results

A 83%

B 5%

C 5%

D 7%

40 According to the selection, most people in the early 1900s believed that

A fresh cow’s milk was safe.

B cow’s milk was better than goat’s milk.

C cow’s milk should be pasteurized.

D healthy-looking cows could still be infected


State Results

District Results

A 6%

B 50%

C 37%

D 6%

41 According to the selection, Alice Evans will be remembered most as

A a dedicated grade-school teacher.

B one of the country’s first women scientists.

C the scientist who discovered undulant fever.

D the first researcher of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


State Results

District Results

A 7%

B 21%

C 65%

D 7%

42 Which of these statements about undulant fever is true?

A It affects only cows and goats.

B It is caused by bacteria in pasteurized milk.

C It makes a person’s temperature rise and fall.

D It is still a leading cause of death in the United States.


State Results

District Results

A 74%

B 9%

C 6%

D 10%


19 Make inference to determine main idea

A Correct answer

B Incorrect inference

C Incorrect inference

D Incorrect inference

GLCE: R.CM.06.03 analyze global themes, universal truths and principles within and across texts to create a deeper understanding by drawing conclusions, making inferences, and synthesizing.

State Results

District Results

A 5%

B 3%

C 14%

D 78%


29 Identify audience across texts

A Incorrect audience

B Incorrect audience

C Incorrect audience

D Correct answer


State Results

District Results

A 21%

B 61%

C 7%

D 10%


30 Compare narrators across texts

A Describes similarities between narrators

B Correct answer

C Describes one narrator, not both

D Describes one narrator, not both


State Results

District Results

A 24%

B 6%

C 66%

D 4%


31Compare themes across texts

A Theme for one text, not both


C Correct answer

D Incorrect information


WritingThe correct answer will be highlighted in the

following questions.

•If the answer is highlighted green, then we did better than the state by 5% or more.

•If the answer is highlighted yellow, then we did better than the state by 0-4%.

•If the answer is highlighted red, then we did worse than the state.

State Results

District Results

A 16%

B 78%

C 3%

D 2%


2 Identify organizational pattern

A Sequence

B Correct answer

C Compare/Contrast

D Description

GLCE W.PR.06.02 apply a variety of pre-writing strategies for both narrative (e.g., graphic organizers designed to develop a plot that includes major and minor characters, builds climax, and uses dialogue to enhance a theme) and informational writing (e.g., problem/solution or sequence)

State Results

District Results

A 45%

B 10%

C 14%

D 31%

9 Which of the following would improve the first paragraph of this sample?

A combining sentences to eliminate repetition

B mentioning some specific winter activities

C telling why winter is the author’s favorite season

D including an introductory sentence

GLCE W.PR.06.03 revise drafts for clarity, coherence, and consistency in content, voice, and genre characteristics with audience and purpose in mind.

State Results

District Results

A 9%

B 12%

C 76%

D 3%


6 Use simile to make comparison

A Incorrect comparison

B Incorrect comparison

C Correct answer

D Incorrect comparison

GLCE: W.PS.06.01 in the context of writing, correctly spell frequently encountered and frequently misspelled words.

State Results

District Results

A 86%

B 4%

C 7%

D 2%


8 Identify quote that shows writer’s feelings

A Correct answer

B Quote unrelated to question

C Incorrect quote

D Incorrect quote

GLCE: W. PS.06.01 in the context of writing, correctly spell frequently encountered and frequently misspelled words.

State Results

District Results

A 12%

B 13%

C 31%

D 44%


4 Edit punctuation; quotation marks

A Incorrect placement of quotation marks

B Incorrect placement of quotation marks

C Correct placement of quotation marks; incorrect capitalization at beginning of quotation

D Correct answer

GLCE: W.GR.06.01 in the context of writing, correctly use style conventions (e.g., Modern Language Association Handbook) and a variety of grammatical structures in writing including indefinite and predicate pronouns; transitive and intransitive verbs; adjective and adverbial phrases; adjective and adverbial subordinate clauses; comparative adverbs and adjectives; superlatives, conjunctions; compound sentences; appositives; independent and dependent clauses; introductory phrases; periods; commas; quotation marks; and use of underlining and italics for specific purposes.

State Results

District Results

A 19%

B 50%

C 9%

D 22%


7 Identify sentence fragment

A Punctuation error

B Correct answer

C Spelling error

D Verb tense error


State Results

District Results

A 9%

B 5%

C 13%

D 73%

10 Read the sentence below.Sometimes when I make snowballs, I take off my gloves. And my hands feel frozen as if they were ice.

Which is the best way to fix or edit these sentences?

A Sometimes when I make snowballs. I take off my I take off my gloves and my hands feel frozen as if they were ice.

B Sometimes when I make snowballs. I take off my I take off my gloves. And my hands feel frozen as if they were ice.

C Sometimes when I make snowballs I take off my I take off my gloves and my hands feel frozen. As if they were ice.

D Sometimes when I make snowballs, I take off my I take off my gloves and my hands feel frozen as if they were ice.


State Results

District Results

A 72%

B 12%

C 12%

D 5%

11 Read the sentence below.

When I came inside from playing, I look forward to a nice, hot cup of cocoa.

Which sentence has been fixed or edited correctly?

A When I come inside from playing, I look forward to a nice, hot cup of cocoa.

B When I was coming inside from playing, I look forward to a nice, hot cup of cocoa.

C When I cam inside from playing, I will look forward to a nice, hot cup of cocoa.

D When I came inside from playing, I looking forward to a nice, hot cup of cocoa.


State Results

District Results

A 5%

B 6%

C 80%

D 9%


3 Edit spelling of frequently encountered words

A Target word misspelled; incorrect verb tense

B Target word misspelled; incorrect punctuation

C Correct answer

D Target word misspelled; incorrect punctuation

GLCE: W.SP.06.01 in the context of writing, correctly spell frequently encountered and frequently misspelled words

State Results

District Results

A 31%

B 12%

C 51%

D 5%


5 Edit spelling; drop final e before adding suffix

A Misspelled target word; conjunction omitted

B Misspelled target word; incorrect placement of comma

C Correct answer

D Misspelled target word; incorrect verb tense

GLCE: W.SP.06.01 in the context of writing, correctly spell frequently encountered and frequently misspelled words

State Results

District Results

0 1%

1 17%

2 71%

3 11%

4 0%

12 Does the writer do a good job of explaining the main idea? Why or why not?

Use examples and details from Student Writing Sample #2 on page 9 to support your answer.

GLCE: W.GN.06.02 write a personal, persuasive, or comparative essay that includes organizational patterns supporting key ideas.

1 Write about the theme: Kindness“No act of kindness, however small is ever wasted.” –

Aesop

Kindness can be shown in many ways and can have a meaningful impact. Write about the theme of kindness.

Do ONLY ONE of the following:describe a time when you were not kind and wish you

had beenOR

describe a time when you were treated with special kindnessOR

explain how kindness can affect or be shown by animalsOR

tell why it is important to treat everyone in a kind wayOR

write about the theme in your own way

GLCE: W.PR.06.01 set a purpose, consider audience, and replicate authors’ styles and patterns when writing a narrative or informational piece.

State Results

District Results

0 1%

1 5%

2 30%

3 45%

4 16%

5 3%

6 0%

7th GRADE MEAP RELEASED ITEMS (Correlated to the 6th grade GLCE's)

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