Study Guide
Field 079: Cherokee
Sample Reading Comprehension Assignment
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The following materials contain:
- Test directions for the reading comprehension assignment
- A sample reading comprehension assignment and sample strong response
- Performance characteristics and scoring scale
Test Directions for the Reading Comprehension Assignment
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This section of the test consists of a reading comprehension assignment. You will read a passage and respond in writing to the assignment that is presented. Remember to provide details to support your response.
start bold Your response may be written in either English or the target language. end bold This should be your original work, written in your own words, and not copied or paraphrased from some other work. You may use the erasable notebooklet to make notes, write an outline, or otherwise prepare your response. If you choose to respond in English, type your response in the response box presented on-screen. If you choose to respond in the target language, your final response must be written on the response sheet provided. Please label your response sheet with the appropriate assignment (e.g., "Reading Comprehension"). Your response sheet must be scanned using the scanner provided at your workstation.
start bold Instructions for scanning your response sheet are available by clicking the "Scanning Help" button at the top of the screen. end bold
Your response to the reading comprehension assignment will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:
start bold LITERAL COMPREHENSION: end bold accuracy and completeness in comprehending literal content of written language
start bold INFERENCE: end bold demonstrated ability to infer information implied in a reading passage, including subtleties such as tone
Any time spent responding to the assignment, including scanning the response sheet(s), is part of your testing time. Monitor your time carefully. When your testing time expires, a pop-up message will appear on-screen indicating the conclusion of your test session. Only response sheets that are scanned before you end your test or before time has expired will be scored. Any response sheet that is not scanned before testing ends will start uppercase NOT end uppercase be scored.
Sample Reading Comprehension Assignment
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Reading Comprehension
start bold Read the story below about a young man named Flying Squirrel. Then complete the assignment that follows. end bold
ᏕᏫ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᎫᏣ ᎨᏎᎢ. ᎤᎸᏉᏕᎢ ᎧᏃᎮᎸᏅ ᎤᏛᎪᏗ ᎠᏏᏃ ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᎢ. ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ
ᏑᏕᏗᏴᏓ ᏂᏕᎦᎵᏍᏔᏁᎬ, ᏧᎾᏛᏐᏅ ᎤᏓ ᎤᎾᏕᏗ ᎡᎲᎢ. ᏓᎾᏘᏁᎬ ᏩᏃᏏᏴ ᎠᏂᏫᏅ
ᏓᏂᏴᏗᎲᏃᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏁᎸ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏁᏲᎲᏍᎨ ᎧᏃᎮᎸᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯᎦ ᏄᎵᏍᎳᏂᏙᎸ
ᎤᎾᏓᏈᎬᎢ. ᎯᎠᏃ ᏗᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᎤᏕᎵᏓ ᏕᎨᏎᎢ. ᎬᏂᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏚᏍᏆᎸᎰᎾ, ᏗᎧᏃᎮᏗ
ᏓᏂᏃᏎᎮᎢ ᎫᎾᏑᏰᏛ ᎠᎾᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎩ. ᎤᏒᏃ ᎨᏥᏃᏫᏎᎮ, ᎤᎿ ᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏁᎸᎢ.
ᏱᏚᎾᏛᏓᏍᏔᏃᎿ, ᎠᏂᏫᏅ ᎠᎹ ᎤᏪᏴᎢ ᎠᏁᎬᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏫᏍᎽ ᏕᎬᏩᏂᏣᎳᎪᏍᎬ
ᏂᎬ ᏘᏂᏰᎸᎢ ᎪᎳ ᏘᏓᏣᎳᎪᏍᏙᏘ ᎠᏅᏘᏍᎨᎢ. ᎾᏊᏃ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᎪᏘ ᎨᏥᏅᏗᏍᎬ
ᎠᎹ ᏈᏪᏴᎢ ᏴᏓᎵᏃ ᏄᏓᎴᏃ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᏂᏓᏂᏪᏍᎬᎢ. ᏕᎨᏥᏣᎳᎪᏒᎢ ᏅᎶᏒᏍᏘ
ᎡᎯᏍᏘ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯᏓ ᎠᏳᏇᎵᏙᎮᎢ ᎤᏓᏗᏫᏍᏘᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎩᎳ ᎠᏛᏍᎩ ᎫᎵᏨᏇᏍᏘ
Ꮭ ᏇᏰᎯᎶᏍᎨᎢ. ᎠᎾᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᎤᏂᎩᏟᏲᏍᏗᎢ.ᎯᎠ ᏫᎬᏩᏟᏇᎶᎯᏍᏗ: ᏅᎩᏟᏲᎬᎾ ᏱᎩ, Ꮭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᎧᎾᏉᎪᎢ.
Write a brief response in which you:
- identify the reason that Flying Squirrel was chosen to listen to the stories;
- describe the sequence of events that take place after the young men leave the sacred building; and
- discuss one inference you can make about the young men in the story.
Remember to provide details to support your response. Your response may be written in either Cherokee or English. If you choose to respond in Cherokee, you may write either in the syllabary or in phonetic script. Within your response, however, you must write consistently either in the syllabary or in phonetic script.
Sample Strong Response to the Reading Comprehension Assignment
start italics Please note: The sample response provided below is for review purposes only and should not be used in a response on an operational exam. end italics
Flying Squirrel was chosen to listen to the stories because he liked listening to stories, and was of good enough character to be taken with the other young men to go to the sacred lodge.
After listening to the stories in the lodge, the young men were taken to the river, where the medicine men scratched them with a scratcher made of bone. Then they were dipped in the river while prayers were made.
The young men who participated in this ceremony were strong in spirit, stoic, and brave. Even though the scratches hurt and took a long time to heal, they did not complain.
Performance Characteristics for the Reading Comprehension Assignment
The following characteristics guide the scoring of responses to the reading comprehension assignment.
Scoring Scale for the Reading Comprehension Assignment
Scores will be assigned to each response to the reading comprehension assignment according to the following scoring scale.