8th Grade Reading & ELA Assessment Pack — Beginning, Middle & End of Year

About this product

Know exactly where every student stands in reading, language and writing - in September, January and June.

This Grade 8 Reading & ELA Assessment Pack gives you three ready-to-print tests (Beginning, Middle and End of Year) with original reading passages, matching answer keys and a teacher guide to score, group and track growth all year. Just print and go.

What's included (51 pages)

• Beginning-of-Year Assessment: 2 reading passages, 15 items, 24 points, 7 pages + answer key
• Middle-of-Year Assessment: 2 reading passages, 15 items, 24 points, 7 pages + answer key
• End-of-Year Assessment: 2 reading passages, 13 items, 22 points, 7 pages + answer key
• 9-page Teacher Guide:
• standards map for every test (item → skill → CCSS code → points)
• scoring guide with Mastered / Developing / Beginning score bands
• score by domain: Literature, Informational Text, Language and Writing
• writing rubric with scoring tips
• class tracker for each test (up to 25 students)
• student progress snapshot to compare BOY, MOY and EOY on one page

Skills covered

Citing evidence, theme and objective summary, how dialogue and incidents reveal character, dramatic irony and point of view, allusion and structure analysis, verbals and active/passive voice, verb mood, dashes for interruption, Greek and Latin roots, and argument, informative and narrative writing.

Why teachers like it

• Original fiction, nonfiction and poetry passages written for this pack - not found in other resources
• Point value printed next to every item - scoring takes minutes
• Answer keys look exactly like the student pages, with answers circled in red and sample written answers
• Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Grade 8
• Works for classrooms, intervention groups, tutoring and homeschool
• A short "How did it go?" self-reflection at the end of each test

File details

• 1 ZIP file with 7 PDF files
• US Letter size (8.5 x 11 in), prints well in black and white
• Instant digital download - no physical item will be shipped

Please note

• For personal or single-classroom use. Please do not share or resell the files.
• Looking for more grades? The Grades 6-8 Reading & ELA Assessment Bundle includes all three packs at a lower price. Need math too? See the Grades 6-8 Math + ELA Complete Assessment Bundle.
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