Scoring Guides for Constructed-response Questions
Brave Charlotte, Item 1
1. Who is Jack?
Purpose: Literary
Process: Focus on and Retrieve Explicitly Stated Information
1 – Acceptable Response
The response indicates that Jack is a/an old sheep dog.
Examples:
old sheep dog
sheep dog
dog
shepherd’s dog
0 – Unacceptable Response
The response does not indicate that Jack is an old sheep dog. The response may provide an overly vague description of Jack or describe something that Jack does in the story.
Examples:
sheep
shepherd
animal (Please note that this response is too vague.)
He’s the one that takes care of the sheep.
He keeps Charlotte under control.
Non-Response Codes
8 – Not administered. Question misprinted, page missing, or other reason out of student’s control.
9 – Blank