NAEP 2011 Wave I (Reading, Math, Science, Economics)

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

Wave 1 Submittal for 2011
VOLUME II
Part 1b
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
FOR 2011 ASSESSMENT

Student Grade 4 Reading Questions

Part 1b contains:
Student Grade 4 Reading Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 10 minutes.

March 31, 2010

2011 OMB Wave 1
Grade 4 -Part 1 of 3

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This section has 22 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question.
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1. How often do you feel you learn a lot
when you read books?

4. How often do you use either the school
library or the public library to get
information for your own use?

A Never or hardly ever
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
B Once or twice a month
C Often
C Once or twice a week
D Always or almost always
D Every day or almost every day
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2. How often do you feel reading is one of
your favorite subjects?

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5. Do you study or do work for reading at
an after-school or tutoring program?

A Never or hardly ever
A Yes
B Sometimes
B No
C Often
D Always or almost always

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6. How often do you read for fun on your
own time?
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A Never or hardly ever

3. How often do you use either the
school library or the public library to
get information for a school project or
homework?

B Once or twice a month
C Once or twice a week

A Never or hardly ever
D Almost every day
B Once or twice a month
C Once or twice a week
D Every day or almost every day

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7. How often do you talk with your
friends or family about something you
have read?

10. How often does your teacher ask you
to read aloud?

A Never or hardly ever
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
B Once or twice a month
C Often
C Once or twice a week
D Always or almost always
D Almost every day
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11. How often does your teacher ask you
to read silently?

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8. How often does your teacher ask you to
make a presentation to the class about
something that you have read?

A Never or hardly ever

A Never or hardly ever

B Sometimes

B Sometimes

C Often

C Often

D Always or almost always

D Always or almost always
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12. How often does your teacher ask you to
read a book you have chosen yourself?

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9. How often does your teacher ask you
to read articles or stories in a magazine
or in newspapers?

A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes

A Never or hardly ever
C Often
B Sometimes
D Always or almost always
C Often
D Always or almost always

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13. How often does your teacher ask you
to write something about what you
have read?

16. When reading a story in class, how
often does your teacher ask you to
explain the story in your own words?

A Never or hardly ever

A Never or hardly ever

B Sometimes

B Sometimes

C Often

C Often

D Always or almost always

D Always or almost always
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14. For school this year, how often do you
work in pairs or small groups to talk
about something that you have read?

17. When reading a story in class, how
often does your teacher ask you to talk
about what the characters do and feel?

A Never or hardly ever

A Never or hardly ever

B A few times a year

B Sometimes

C Once or twice a month

C Often

D At least once a week

D Always or almost always
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15. For school this year, how often do
you have a class discussion about
something that the class has read?

18. When reading a story in class, how
often does your teacher ask you to talk
about how you feel about the story?

A Never or hardly ever

A Never or hardly ever

B A few times a year

B Sometimes

C Once or twice a month

C Often

D At least once a week

D Always or almost always

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19. For school this year, how often have
you been asked to write long answers
to questions on tests or assignments
that involved reading?

22. How important was it to you to do
well on this test?

A Not very important

A Never

B Somewhat important

B Once or twice this year

C Important

C Once or twice a month

D Very important

D At least once a week
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20. How hard was this test compared to
most other tests you have taken this
year in school?

A Easier than other tests
B About as hard as other tests
C Harder than other tests
D Much harder than other tests
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21. How hard did you try on this test
compared to how hard you tried on
most other tests you have taken this
year in school?

A Not as hard as on other tests
B About as hard as on other tests
C Harder than on other tests
D Much harder than on other tests

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