Reading Standards for Literacy 6–12

What does the abbreviation "CCR" stand for in the context of Nevada state standards?

• College and Career Readiness
• Community College Resources
• Centralized Curriculum Review
• California College Requirements

According to the Nevada state standard, by the end of grade 12, students should be able to comprehend literature proficiently at which end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band?

• proficient
• advanced
• intermediate
• beginner

Which of the following is NOT a type of literature mentioned in the standard?

• Romance
• Science fiction
• Fantasy
• Biography

What does "scaffolding" refer to in the context of reading literature?

• A type of building structure
• A type of reading comprehension test
• A type of literary analysis
• Support and guidance provided to students as they learn new concepts and skills

At what grade level should students be proficiently comprehending literature at the high end of the text complexity band independently, according to the Nevada state standard?

• Grade 5-6
• Grade 9-10
• Grade 11-12
• Grade 1-2

What is one example of scaffolding that can help students comprehend literature at the high end of the text complexity band?

• Providing background knowledge, vocabulary support, and discussion questions
• Providing no support or guidance
• Assigning a lower level reading material
• Ignoring the complexity and letting students struggle

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a type of literature students should comprehend according to the Nevada state standard?

• Drama
• Biography
• Science fiction
• Poetry

In the context of reading comprehension, what does "proficiently" mean according to the standard?

• Hesitantly and imprecisely
• Effortlessly and carelessly
• With ease and accuracy
• Slowly and inaccurately

What does the term "text complexity band" refer to in the standard?

• The color of the text
• The font size of the text
• The number of words in the text
• Level of difficulty or complexity of a text

Which of the following is a key skill students should develop to comprehend literature proficiently according to the standard?

• Memorizing the entire text
• Ignoring the context of the literature
• Skipping the difficult parts
• Analyzing and interpreting texts