7th Grade Reading & ELA Assessment Pack, Beginning Middle End of Year Test, Reading Passages, Answer Key, Common Core PDF

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

This Grade 7 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, 14 items, 22 points, 7 pages + answer key
• Middle-of-Year Assessment: 2 reading passages, 14 items, 22 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 to support inferences, theme and objective summary, how story elements interact, point of view across narrators, author's purpose and argument evaluation, complex sentences and misplaced modifiers, commas with coordinate adjectives, 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 7
• 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
• This is a digital product. Due to its nature, returns and exchanges are not accepted, but please message me if you have any problem with your files - I'm happy to help.
• 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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