Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment Practice Test Reading/Writing GRADE SPAN K–2, Level B Student Name School Name District Name [ESE logo] How to Answer Multiple-Choice Questions • Read all parts of the question. • Read each of the three answer choices (A, B, C). • For each question, fill in the circle that goes with the best answer choice. How to Answer Short-Answer and Story-Writing Questions • Read all parts of the question. • Write your answers in the spaces provided. • Check your answers to make sure your answers are clear and complete. Reading DIRECTIONS Read each question. Choose the best answer. Fill in the circle that goes with your answer. 1. Look at the picture in the box. [swing set] Which word goes with the picture? A. swim B. swish C. swing 2. Look at the picture in the box. [boy] © moodboard/Corbis Which sentence goes with the picture? A The boy is standing in the water. B The boy is splashing in the water. C The boy is swimming in the water. Read the story about a bird called a chickadee. Then answer the question that follows. Songbird by Kathy Li Do you like to hear songs? Walk outside and listen to the chickadee. It is a small songbird. It is the state bird of Massachusetts. A chickadee is as big as your hand. It has a short bill. Its wings are short and its tail is long. The top of its head is black. In winter, chickadees flock together. They stay in a group. One chickadee finds some food. Then it calls out to tell the other chickadees. They share the food. The chickadee can make many sounds. One call sounds like chick-a-dee-dee-dee. It sounds beautiful. But it means there is danger. The chickadee is warning the others. All the chickadees try to be careful. Chickadees are amazing. Their songs help other chickadees. Their songs can make people happy. [songbird] DIRECTIONS Read the question. Choose the best answer. Fill in the circle that goes with your answer. 3. Why do chickadees stay in a group in winter? A. to keep warm B. to sing to people C. to help each other Writing DIRECTIONS Read the question. Choose the best answer. Fill in the circle that goes with your answer. 1. Read the sentence in the box. Where is the ring_ Fill in the circle next to the correct punctuation mark. A . B ! C ? DIRECTIONS Write your answer to each question on the line provided. 2. Look at the pictures below. These are animals that are big. Write the words for the two animals on the lines beside each picture. [lion] [whale] 3. Look at the three pictures below. [mixing cookie dough] [baking] [eating cookies] The three pictures show a story. On the lines below and on the next page, write a story that tells about what is happening in the three pictures. Make sure your story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Page 3 of 3