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TOWL-4Supplemental Practice Scoring Booklet
Donald D. Hammill and Stephen C. Larsen
This Supplemental Practice Scoring Booklet provides the examiner with an opportunity to practice scoring 10 sample stories for Subtests 6 and 7. It consists of (a) 10 sample sto-ries, (b) a scoring key for each story, and (c) a blank Practice Story Scoring Form. These materials can be photocopied for training purposes. (Note. The Story Composition sub-test should be scored according to adult standards for composition rather than age or grade standards.) Do not attempt to score Subtests 6 and 7 if the student’s story contains fewer than 40 words. Do not attempt to score Subtests 6 and 7 until you have practiced scoring the 10 samples in this supplemental booklet and have obtained the same scores as are provided in the scoring keys.
Instructions:
1. Make 10 photocopies of the blank Practice Story Scoring Form (the back page of this booklet). If more than one examiner is going to use these prac-tice items, you might want to photocopy the sample stories, too.
2. Read the fi rst story.
3. In the space provided at the bottom of the Practice Story Scoring Form, record the story number and the student’s name (e.g., Story 1: David).
4. Score the story using the instructions printed in the blank Practice Story Scoring Form.
5. Compare your scoring to that found in the scoring key for Story 1: David. Making these comparisons will help you calibrate your scoring to that in the scoring keys.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each of the 10 sample stories.
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Story 1: David
Addy was doing her fi rst day of driving school today. It started out smooth but then a dog jumped out in the street. She swirved and hit the fi re hydrent. A man whistled and the dog ran tward him. Addy pointed and said “Sir, your dog made me hit the fi re hydrent.” The man spoke “Oh Cassie (the dog) didn’t mean any harm. She just got away from me.” “Well, you do have a leash.” Addy said. He said “I will start using it from now on.”
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Story 2: Danielle
one day the sun was out and it was a hot day! Sally the mother of two childrin Molly & Tod. she was takeing Molly & Tod to go swimming! then when Sally turns on the t.v. and sees a storm is coming to the fi shing rod villeg that is where Sally lives! Soon Sally sees litning and a very loud thunder comes and the rain came then a fi re.
The pepoel that lived acros the street called the pollice to come! Hurry! Hurry! They said. The men came and brout hoeses and tried to put out the fi re. They did they all wer so happy.
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Story 3: Gabby
It was Sunday afternoon. Joe stepped out into the crisp fall air and followed his teacher to the white Ford waiting at the curb. He opened the door, sat down and clutched the steering wheel with sweaty palms. “Let’s begin,” Ms. Smith said. Slowly and causiously, Joe put the car in drive and pushed down on the accelerater.
Joe successfully parallel parked, stopped at stop lights, and crossed intersections. He could just imagine stepping out of the car to get his liscense. “Congradulations,” Ms. Smith said blankly, “you have passed.” Just as Joe looked over at Ms. Smith, out of the corner of his eye he saw a dog run into the middle of the street. He swervd, missed the dog only by inches, and slammed into a fi re hydrent.
As the police pulled onto the scene Joe tried to calm himself. “Oh, thank goodness. you’re here!” Ms. Smith cried “this boy just tried to kill me!” “What!?” Joe spluttered.The police offi cer
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Story 4: Jonathan
The house on FIREIt was liteting. A house got on fi re. a mom call 9-1-1. The fi re
fi gts show up. to get the dog and bird. The man comes out. The fi re fghter put out the fi re. after te stome the polic fi gred out the stome coused the fi re. none got hurt. so the little twon went back to noumle.
The End
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Story 5: Marcus
Driving Disaster
The car with student driver drove up in Jake’s driveway. He couldn’t beleve that today was the day of his driving test.
Jake hopped in the car and they were off. Jake turned the corners of his street and pulled out of his neighborhood.
Jake was driving like he had been doing it his whole life. The driving teacher was so amazed. He was doing so great!
Finally it was time for the test to end. Jake pulled in his street feeling confi dent and with the feeling that he had passed.
As Jake turned the corner he saw Sparky and his owner, Brian.Jake tried to wave and drive with one hand but he lost control.
He swerved and crashed into a fi re hydrint.Jake jumped out of the car when his friend came to meet him.
Brian said, “Did my dog mess up your test?”“Of course not!” Jake replied. The driving teacher said that
she would see him again and not to worry. Next time, he would not have an accident.
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Story 6: Jasmine
A Day Gone WrongJane was watching her kids play in the yard. It was sunny day
and her neighbors were outside mowing lawns, walking dogs, or playing ball. It seemed like the perfect day.
All of a sudden, a storm cloud shadowed over the streets. Jane called her kids inside and they began to prepare for the thunderstorm. The sky got darker, but it did not start to rain. However, they heard thunder and saw fl ashes of lightning. An awful storm was coming, Jane feared.
Suddenly, Jane looked outside and saw people running in panic. She heard their screams, so she ran outside with her kids following her. She saw that one of her neighbor’s trees had caught on fi re. People were rushing over with hoses and Jane dialed 9-1-1.
The fi re department arrived and they put out the fi re. The storm changed to a light rain, and the sky cleared. The sun showed its warm welcoming face, and a rainbow appeared as the neighborhood gathered around the smoky tree. Everyone was safe and that was the most important thing.
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Story 7: Luke
crash!A studdent driver named Brush was drivig down purple medows
stret geting 100. Then a dog named J.O. run out in frount of him and Brush tried to doge J.O. but Brush hit a fi re hydrget and water spilid.
The owner of J.O. call 911. The police got Ther She looked at the damage and Brush went to the owner. He
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Story 8: JD
It was a stomy night and there was a streek of ligting it hit a tree and it got on fi re they all ran in the car and drove up to the side of the stret and got out and ran on a hill and called the fi re departement they came and put the fi re out a nabor came and said is that yor house yes and then affter it was over they went back.
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Story 9: Natasha
ons upan time thar was a studdint. there wir a grll. and a boy. The boy was tacing a Driver test. But he crsst into a fi r hdint. Thay calld the ples. She gav him a ticcit his frind was ther he had a dog. The DRIVER ED thcher was unahappy. his frined was unhappey too. the dog was Just siting. he wached the wasr. The boy that was Driveing was sad. Allneer git my Drives lisins erer. The end.
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Story 10: Albert
“the fi er”The tree is on fi er. the man runs. she ws on the fon. Threr dog and brd too. the gril saw her mom to. he trde to get the dog to. men ran to the hause thay had the watrhoes and pute it on the fi er. The litnig ws skary. She ws skared.
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Scor
ing
Key
Subt
est
6. C
onte
xtua
l Con
vent
ions
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
Se
nten
ces b
egin
with
a ca
pita
l let
ter .
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. .
0 �
3 o
r mor
e m
istak
es
1
� 1–
2 m
istak
es o
r prin
ted
in a
ll ca
pita
l let
ters
2
� n
o m
istak
es
2.
Pa
ragr
aphs
. .
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(Cle
arly
indi
cate
s par
agra
phs w
ith in
dent
atio
ns o
r spa
ces b
etw
een)
0
� n
one,
1 2
� 3
–4
1 �
2
3 �
5 o
r mor
e
3.
Us
es q
uota
tion
mar
ks .
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. . .
Mus
t hav
e bo
th o
peni
ng a
nd cl
osin
g qu
otat
ion
mar
ks. E
x: “Y
ou sa
w h
im.”
It w
as v
ery
“retro
.”
0 �
no
1
� y
es
4.
Us
es co
mm
a to
set o
ff a
dire
ct q
uota
tion
. . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Ex: M
ary
said
, “He
llo.”
Mar
y sa
id “,
Hel
lo.”
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
5.
Co
rrect
ly u
ses a
n ap
ostro
phe
at le
ast o
nce
. . .
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. . . .
. .
Ex
: can
’t, th
e do
g’s, s
tude
nts’
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
6.
Us
es a
que
stio
n m
ark
( ? )
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.
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
7.
Us
es a
n ex
clam
atio
n po
int (
! ) .
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(nee
d no
t be
used
corre
ctly)
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
8.
Ca
pita
lizes
pro
per n
ouns
inclu
ding
thos
e in
stor
y’s ti
tle .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
Ex
: Che
vy, M
r. Jo
nes,
Elm S
treet
0
� n
o or
use
s no
prop
er n
ouns
1
� so
met
imes
or p
rinte
d in
all
capi
tal l
ette
rs
2 �
alw
ays c
lear
ly in
dica
tes u
pper
-cas
e
9.
N
umbe
r of n
ondu
plica
ted
misp
elle
d w
ords
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. .
0 �
6 o
r mor
e
1 �
3–5
2
� 0
–2
10.
Us
es a
ster
isk, e
llips
e, h
yphe
n, p
aren
thes
es, b
rack
ets
. . . .
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*
…
-
( )
[ ]
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
11.
Fr
agm
enta
ry se
nten
ce -
Usua
lly a
sent
ence
with
out b
oth
a su
bjec
t
an
d a
verb
. .
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Ex
: Whe
n I s
aw th
e do
g. Lo
okin
g ha
ppy
and
rest
ed.
0
� y
es
1 �
no
Sect
ion
5. S
tory
Sco
ring
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
12.
Ru
n-on
/Ram
blin
g se
nten
ce. .
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. .
0 �
yes
1
� n
o
13.
Co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s - Tw
o co
mpl
ete
sent
ence
s con
nect
ed b
y a
conj
unct
ion,
colo
n, o
r sem
icolo
n; b
oth
sent
ence
s mus
t hav
e a
subj
ect
and
a ve
rb
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. .
0 �
non
e 2
� 2
–3
1 �
1 3
� 4
or m
ore
14.
Us
es co
ordi
natin
g co
njun
ctio
ns o
ther
than
and
(but
, or,
not,
for,
yet,
so)
whe
n fo
rmin
g co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s; co
unt e
ach
conj
unct
ion
only
onc
e.
Ex: I
ran
but h
e ca
ught
me
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.
0 �
no
1
� 1–
2
2 �
3 o
r mor
e
15.
In
trodu
ctor
y ph
rase
s and
clau
ses.
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. . . .
. .
Tw
o or
mor
e w
ords
intro
ducin
g a
sent
ence
; nee
d no
t be
set o
ff
by a
com
ma.
Ex: O
f cou
rse…
Whe
n I l
ook
back
…
0 �
non
e 2
� 3
–5
1 �
1–2
3 �
mor
e th
an 5
16.
N
oun–
verb
disa
gree
men
ts. E
x: Th
ey w
as ru
nnin
g.. .
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. . . .
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. . . .
. .
0 �
mor
e th
an o
ne e
rror
1
� 1
erro
r
2 �
per
fect
, no
erro
rs
17.
Se
nten
ces i
n pa
ragr
aph(
s). .
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0
� 1
para
grap
h, 1
sent
ence
1
� 1
para
grap
h, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s
2 �
2 o
r mor
e pa
ragr
aphs
, 2 o
r mor
e se
nten
ces i
n at
leas
t 1 p
arag
raph
3
� 2
or m
ore
para
grap
hs, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s in
at le
ast 2
par
agra
phs
18.
Se
nten
ce co
mpo
sitio
n . .
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. .
0 �
man
y ba
dly
cons
truc
ted
sent
ence
s
1 �
mos
tly si
mpl
e se
nten
ces w
ith so
me
intro
duct
ory
and
conc
ludi
ng p
hras
es
2 �
a va
riety
of w
ell-c
onst
ruct
ed co
mpo
und
and
com
plex
sent
ence
s
19.
N
umbe
r of c
orre
ctly
spel
led
wor
ds h
avin
g se
ven
or m
ore
lett
ers (
coun
t a
wor
d on
ly o
nce)
; an
apos
troph
e co
unts
as a
lett
er .
. . . .
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. .
0 �
0–3
2
� 8
–14
1
� 4
–7
3 �
15 o
r mor
e
20.
N
umbe
r of w
ords
with
thre
e sy
llabl
es o
r mor
e th
at a
re sp
elle
d co
rrect
ly
(coun
t a w
ord
only
onc
e) . .
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0
� 0
–2
1 �
3–4
2
� 5
or m
ore
21.
Us
es a
and
an
appr
opria
tely
. . .
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0
� u
ses n
eith
er a
nor
an
1
� u
ses a
app
ropr
iatel
y at
leas
t onc
e
2 �
use
s an
appr
opria
tely
at le
ast o
nce
Tota
l Raw
Sco
re
Subt
est
7. St
ory
Com
posi
tion
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
St
ory
begi
nnin
g. . .
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0 �
abr
upt,
wea
k
1 �
serv
iceab
le, s
omew
hat i
nter
estin
g
2 �
gra
bbin
g, e
xcep
tiona
lly e
ngag
ing
2.
De
fi nite
ly re
fers
to a
spec
ifi c e
vent
occ
urrin
g be
fore
or a
fter
the
pict
ure
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
no
1
� y
es
3.
St
ory
sequ
ence
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0
� a
serie
s of r
ando
m, d
isjoi
nted
, or r
ambl
ing
stat
emen
ts
1 �
has
som
e se
quen
ce
2 �
mov
es sm
ooth
ly a
nd co
here
ntly
from
star
t to
fi nish
4.
Pl
ot (s
tory
line)
. . .
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0
� u
nint
eres
ting,
dul
l, fl a
t
1 �
inte
rest
ing,
logi
cal, a
ccep
tabl
e
2 �
intr
igui
ng, w
ell-c
raft
ed
5.
Ch
arac
ters
show
feel
ings
/em
otio
ns .
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0
� n
o
1 �
som
e m
ild o
r sub
tle e
mot
ion
(ups
et, s
milin
g, la
ughi
ng, e
xcite
d, h
appy
)
2 �
stro
ng e
mot
ion
evid
ent i
n at
leas
t one
char
acte
r (an
ger, l
ove,
terro
r, ecs
tasy
)
6.
St
ory
actio
n or
ene
rgy
leve
l (pa
ce) .
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0
� p
lodd
ing,
stum
blin
g, n
one
1
� in
tere
stin
g, su
stain
ed
2 �
exc
iting
, com
pelli
ng, e
xcep
tiona
l
7.
St
ory
endi
ng .
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0
� a
brup
t, w
eak
1
� lo
gica
l, defi
nite
end
ing
2
� c
leve
r, in
vent
ive
8.
W
ritin
g st
yle
is . .
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.
0 �
imm
atur
e, d
ull, u
ndist
ingu
ished
1
� se
rvice
able
, mat
ter-o
f-fac
t
2 �
art
ful, s
tylis
h, e
xcep
tiona
l
9.
St
ory
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� im
mat
ure;
mer
ely
desc
ribes
pict
ure
1
� st
raig
htfo
rwar
d, co
here
nt, in
tere
stin
g
2 �
eng
agin
g, u
niqu
e, g
rabb
ing
10.
St
ory
voca
bular
y - o
ne p
oint
for e
ach
of th
e 14
choi
ces
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
1
� 4
–7
2 �
8 o
r mor
e ite
ms
11.
O
vera
ll vo
cabu
lary
used
in st
ory
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� sp
arse
, imm
atur
e
1 �
serv
iceab
le, a
dequ
ate,
com
pete
nt
2 �
rich
, mat
ure,
fi gu
rativ
eTo
tal R
aw S
core
Fo
rm A
(acc
iden
t)Fo
rm B
(sto
rm)
stre
et/r
oad
car/
SUV/
truc
klic
ense
plat
epo
lice
car
hydr
ant
wat
er dr
iver’s
ed
inst
ruct
or/t
each
er
dog
(or s
pecifi
c b
reed
)le
ash
sidew
alk/g
rass
dog’s
ow
ner
stud
ent d
river
/driv
erpo
lice
offi c
er/m
an/w
oman
ticke
t/po
lice
repo
rt
gras
s/ya
rd/b
acky
ard
fenc
e/sid
ewalk
/hyd
rant
hous
e/ho
uses
/win
dow
tree/
fi re/
fl am
es/b
urni
ngdo
g/le
ash/
cat
bird
cage
/bird
cloud
/sto
rm cl
oud
light
ning
rain
/rain
stor
m/s
torm
hose
/wat
er h
ose
cell
phon
e/w
oman
boy/
girl
car(s
)/aut
o(s)
peop
le/m
an/m
en/n
eigh
bors
Dav
id -
Stor
y 1
2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1
1 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 19
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
(N
ote.
The
Sto
ry C
ompo
sitio
n su
btes
t sho
uld
be sc
ored
acco
rdin
g to
adul
t sta
ndar
ds fo
r com
posit
ion
rath
er th
an ag
e or
gra
de st
anda
rds.)
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Scor
ing
Key
Subt
est
6. C
onte
xtua
l Con
vent
ions
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
Se
nten
ces b
egin
with
a ca
pita
l let
ter .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
3 o
r mor
e m
istak
es
1
� 1–
2 m
istak
es o
r prin
ted
in a
ll ca
pita
l let
ters
2
� n
o m
istak
es
2.
Pa
ragr
aphs
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(Cle
arly
indi
cate
s par
agra
phs w
ith in
dent
atio
ns o
r spa
ces b
etw
een)
0
� n
one,
1 2
� 3
–4
1 �
2
3 �
5 o
r mor
e
3.
Us
es q
uota
tion
mar
ks .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Mus
t hav
e bo
th o
peni
ng a
nd cl
osin
g qu
otat
ion
mar
ks. E
x: “Y
ou sa
w h
im.”
It w
as v
ery
“retro
.”
0 �
no
1
� y
es
4.
Us
es co
mm
a to
set o
ff a
dire
ct q
uota
tion
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Ex: M
ary
said
, “He
llo.”
Mar
y sa
id “,
Hel
lo.”
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
5.
Co
rrect
ly u
ses a
n ap
ostro
phe
at le
ast o
nce
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Ex
: can
’t, th
e do
g’s, s
tude
nts’
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
6.
Us
es a
que
stio
n m
ark
( ? )
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
7.
Us
es a
n ex
clam
atio
n po
int (
! ) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(nee
d no
t be
used
corre
ctly)
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
8.
Ca
pita
lizes
pro
per n
ouns
inclu
ding
thos
e in
stor
y’s ti
tle .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
Ex
: Che
vy, M
r. Jo
nes,
Elm S
treet
0
� n
o or
use
s no
prop
er n
ouns
1
� so
met
imes
or p
rinte
d in
all
capi
tal l
ette
rs
2 �
alw
ays c
lear
ly in
dica
tes u
pper
-cas
e
9.
N
umbe
r of n
ondu
plica
ted
misp
elle
d w
ords
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
6 o
r mor
e
1 �
3–5
2
� 0
–2
10.
Us
es a
ster
isk, e
llips
e, h
yphe
n, p
aren
thes
es, b
rack
ets
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
*
…
-
( )
[ ]
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
11.
Fr
agm
enta
ry se
nten
ce -
Usua
lly a
sent
ence
with
out b
oth
a su
bjec
t
an
d a
verb
. .
. . . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
Ex
: Whe
n I s
aw th
e do
g. Lo
okin
g ha
ppy
and
rest
ed.
0
� y
es
1 �
no
Sect
ion
5. S
tory
Sco
ring
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
12.
Ru
n-on
/Ram
blin
g se
nten
ce. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
yes
1
� n
o
13.
Co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s - Tw
o co
mpl
ete
sent
ence
s con
nect
ed b
y a
conj
unct
ion,
colo
n, o
r sem
icolo
n; b
oth
sent
ence
s mus
t hav
e a
subj
ect
and
a ve
rb
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
non
e 2
� 2
–3
1 �
1 3
� 4
or m
ore
14.
Us
es co
ordi
natin
g co
njun
ctio
ns o
ther
than
and
(but
, or,
not,
for,
yet,
so)
whe
n fo
rmin
g co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s; co
unt e
ach
conj
unct
ion
only
onc
e.
Ex: I
ran
but h
e ca
ught
me
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
no
1
� 1–
2
2 �
3 o
r mor
e
15.
In
trodu
ctor
y ph
rase
s and
clau
ses.
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Tw
o or
mor
e w
ords
intro
ducin
g a
sent
ence
; nee
d no
t be
set o
ff
by a
com
ma.
Ex: O
f cou
rse…
Whe
n I l
ook
back
…
0 �
non
e 2
� 3
–5
1 �
1–2
3 �
mor
e th
an 5
16.
N
oun–
verb
disa
gree
men
ts. E
x: Th
ey w
as ru
nnin
g.. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
mor
e th
an o
ne e
rror
1
� 1
erro
r
2 �
per
fect
, no
erro
rs
17.
Se
nten
ces i
n pa
ragr
aph(
s). .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 1
para
grap
h, 1
sent
ence
1
� 1
para
grap
h, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s
2 �
2 o
r mor
e pa
ragr
aphs
, 2 o
r mor
e se
nten
ces i
n at
leas
t 1 p
arag
raph
3
� 2
or m
ore
para
grap
hs, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s in
at le
ast 2
par
agra
phs
18.
Se
nten
ce co
mpo
sitio
n . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
man
y ba
dly
cons
truc
ted
sent
ence
s
1 �
mos
tly si
mpl
e se
nten
ces w
ith so
me
intro
duct
ory
and
conc
ludi
ng p
hras
es
2 �
a va
riety
of w
ell-c
onst
ruct
ed co
mpo
und
and
com
plex
sent
ence
s
19.
N
umbe
r of c
orre
ctly
spel
led
wor
ds h
avin
g se
ven
or m
ore
lett
ers (
coun
t a
wor
d on
ly o
nce)
; an
apos
troph
e co
unts
as a
lett
er .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
2
� 8
–14
1
� 4
–7
3 �
15 o
r mor
e
20.
N
umbe
r of w
ords
with
thre
e sy
llabl
es o
r mor
e th
at a
re sp
elle
d co
rrect
ly
(coun
t a w
ord
only
onc
e) . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 0
–2
1 �
3–4
2
� 5
or m
ore
21.
Us
es a
and
an
appr
opria
tely
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
ses n
eith
er a
nor
an
1
� u
ses a
app
ropr
iatel
y at
leas
t onc
e
2 �
use
s an
appr
opria
tely
at le
ast o
nce
Tota
l Raw
Sco
re
Subt
est
7. St
ory
Com
posi
tion
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
St
ory
begi
nnin
g. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0 �
abr
upt,
wea
k
1 �
serv
iceab
le, s
omew
hat i
nter
estin
g
2 �
gra
bbin
g, e
xcep
tiona
lly e
ngag
ing
2.
De
fi nite
ly re
fers
to a
spec
ifi c e
vent
occ
urrin
g be
fore
or a
fter
the
pict
ure
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
no
1
� y
es
3.
St
ory
sequ
ence
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� a
serie
s of r
ando
m, d
isjoi
nted
, or r
ambl
ing
stat
emen
ts
1 �
has
som
e se
quen
ce
2 �
mov
es sm
ooth
ly a
nd co
here
ntly
from
star
t to
fi nish
4.
Pl
ot (s
tory
line)
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
nint
eres
ting,
dul
l, fl a
t
1 �
inte
rest
ing,
logi
cal, a
ccep
tabl
e
2 �
intr
igui
ng, w
ell-c
raft
ed
5.
Ch
arac
ters
show
feel
ings
/em
otio
ns .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� n
o
1 �
som
e m
ild o
r sub
tle e
mot
ion
(ups
et, s
milin
g, la
ughi
ng, e
xcite
d, h
appy
)
2 �
stro
ng e
mot
ion
evid
ent i
n at
leas
t one
char
acte
r (an
ger, l
ove,
terro
r, ecs
tasy
)
6.
St
ory
actio
n or
ene
rgy
leve
l (pa
ce) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� p
lodd
ing,
stum
blin
g, n
one
1
� in
tere
stin
g, su
stain
ed
2 �
exc
iting
, com
pelli
ng, e
xcep
tiona
l
7.
St
ory
endi
ng .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� a
brup
t, w
eak
1
� lo
gica
l, defi
nite
end
ing
2
� c
leve
r, in
vent
ive
8.
W
ritin
g st
yle
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
imm
atur
e, d
ull, u
ndist
ingu
ished
1
� se
rvice
able
, mat
ter-o
f-fac
t
2 �
art
ful, s
tylis
h, e
xcep
tiona
l
9.
St
ory
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� im
mat
ure;
mer
ely
desc
ribes
pict
ure
1
� st
raig
htfo
rwar
d, co
here
nt, in
tere
stin
g
2 �
eng
agin
g, u
niqu
e, g
rabb
ing
10.
St
ory
voca
bular
y - o
ne p
oint
for e
ach
of th
e 14
choi
ces
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
1
� 4
–7
2 �
8 o
r mor
e ite
ms
11.
O
vera
ll vo
cabu
lary
used
in st
ory
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� sp
arse
, imm
atur
e
1 �
serv
iceab
le, a
dequ
ate,
com
pete
nt
2 �
rich
, mat
ure,
fi gu
rativ
eTo
tal R
aw S
core
Fo
rm A
(acc
iden
t)Fo
rm B
(sto
rm)
stre
et/r
oad
car/
SUV/
truc
klic
ense
plat
epo
lice
car
hydr
ant
wat
er dr
iver’s
ed
inst
ruct
or/t
each
er
dog
(or s
pecifi
c b
reed
)le
ash
sidew
alk/g
rass
dog’s
ow
ner
stud
ent d
river
/driv
erpo
lice
offi c
er/m
an/w
oman
ticke
t/po
lice
repo
rt
gras
s/ya
rd/b
acky
ard
fenc
e/sid
ewalk
/hyd
rant
hous
e/ho
uses
/win
dow
tree/
fi re/
fl am
es/b
urni
ngdo
g/le
ash/
cat
bird
cage
/bird
cloud
/sto
rm cl
oud
light
ning
rain
/rain
stor
m/s
torm
hose
/wat
er h
ose
cell
phon
e/w
oman
boy/
girl
car(s
)/aut
o(s)
peop
le/m
an/m
en/n
eigh
bors
Dan
ielle
- St
ory
2
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 12
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
(N
ote.
The
Sto
ry C
ompo
sitio
n su
btes
t sho
uld
be sc
ored
acco
rdin
g to
adul
t sta
ndar
ds fo
r com
posit
ion
rath
er th
an ag
e or
gra
de st
anda
rds.)
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Scor
ing
Key
Subt
est
6. C
onte
xtua
l Con
vent
ions
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
Se
nten
ces b
egin
with
a ca
pita
l let
ter .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
3 o
r mor
e m
istak
es
1
� 1–
2 m
istak
es o
r prin
ted
in a
ll ca
pita
l let
ters
2
� n
o m
istak
es
2.
Pa
ragr
aphs
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(Cle
arly
indi
cate
s par
agra
phs w
ith in
dent
atio
ns o
r spa
ces b
etw
een)
0
� n
one,
1 2
� 3
–4
1 �
2
3 �
5 o
r mor
e
3.
Us
es q
uota
tion
mar
ks .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Mus
t hav
e bo
th o
peni
ng a
nd cl
osin
g qu
otat
ion
mar
ks. E
x: “Y
ou sa
w h
im.”
It w
as v
ery
“retro
.”
0 �
no
1
� y
es
4.
Us
es co
mm
a to
set o
ff a
dire
ct q
uota
tion
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Ex: M
ary
said
, “He
llo.”
Mar
y sa
id “,
Hel
lo.”
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
5.
Co
rrect
ly u
ses a
n ap
ostro
phe
at le
ast o
nce
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Ex
: can
’t, th
e do
g’s, s
tude
nts’
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
6.
Us
es a
que
stio
n m
ark
( ? )
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
7.
Us
es a
n ex
clam
atio
n po
int (
! ) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(nee
d no
t be
used
corre
ctly)
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
8.
Ca
pita
lizes
pro
per n
ouns
inclu
ding
thos
e in
stor
y’s ti
tle .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
Ex
: Che
vy, M
r. Jo
nes,
Elm S
treet
0
� n
o or
use
s no
prop
er n
ouns
1
� so
met
imes
or p
rinte
d in
all
capi
tal l
ette
rs
2 �
alw
ays c
lear
ly in
dica
tes u
pper
-cas
e
9.
N
umbe
r of n
ondu
plica
ted
misp
elle
d w
ords
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
6 o
r mor
e
1 �
3–5
2
� 0
–2
10.
Us
es a
ster
isk, e
llips
e, h
yphe
n, p
aren
thes
es, b
rack
ets
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
*
…
-
( )
[ ]
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
11.
Fr
agm
enta
ry se
nten
ce -
Usua
lly a
sent
ence
with
out b
oth
a su
bjec
t
an
d a
verb
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
Ex
: Whe
n I s
aw th
e do
g. Lo
okin
g ha
ppy
and
rest
ed.
0
� y
es
1 �
no
Sect
ion
5. S
tory
Sco
ring
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
12.
Ru
n-on
/Ram
blin
g se
nten
ce. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
yes
1
� n
o
13.
Co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s - Tw
o co
mpl
ete
sent
ence
s con
nect
ed b
y a
conj
unct
ion,
colo
n, o
r sem
icolo
n; b
oth
sent
ence
s mus
t hav
e a
subj
ect
and
a ve
rb
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
non
e 2
� 2
–3
1 �
1 3
� 4
or m
ore
14.
Us
es co
ordi
natin
g co
njun
ctio
ns o
ther
than
and
(but
, or,
not,
for,
yet,
so)
whe
n fo
rmin
g co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s; co
unt e
ach
conj
unct
ion
only
onc
e.
Ex: I
ran
but h
e ca
ught
me
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
no
1
� 1–
2
2 �
3 o
r mor
e
15.
In
trodu
ctor
y ph
rase
s and
clau
ses.
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Tw
o or
mor
e w
ords
intro
ducin
g a
sent
ence
; nee
d no
t be
set o
ff
by a
com
ma.
Ex: O
f cou
rse…
Whe
n I l
ook
back
…
0 �
non
e 2
� 3
–5
1 �
1–2
3 �
mor
e th
an 5
16.
N
oun–
verb
disa
gree
men
ts. E
x: Th
ey w
as ru
nnin
g.. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
mor
e th
an o
ne e
rror
1
� 1
erro
r
2 �
per
fect
, no
erro
rs
17.
Se
nten
ces i
n pa
ragr
aph(
s). .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 1
para
grap
h, 1
sent
ence
1
� 1
para
grap
h, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s
2 �
2 o
r mor
e pa
ragr
aphs
, 2 o
r mor
e se
nten
ces i
n at
leas
t 1 p
arag
raph
3
� 2
or m
ore
para
grap
hs, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s in
at le
ast 2
par
agra
phs
18.
Se
nten
ce co
mpo
sitio
n . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
man
y ba
dly
cons
truc
ted
sent
ence
s
1 �
mos
tly si
mpl
e se
nten
ces w
ith so
me
intro
duct
ory
and
conc
ludi
ng p
hras
es
2 �
a va
riety
of w
ell-c
onst
ruct
ed co
mpo
und
and
com
plex
sent
ence
s
19.
N
umbe
r of c
orre
ctly
spel
led
wor
ds h
avin
g se
ven
or m
ore
lett
ers (
coun
t a
wor
d on
ly o
nce)
; an
apos
troph
e co
unts
as a
lett
er .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
2
� 8
–14
1
� 4
–7
3 �
15 o
r mor
e
20.
N
umbe
r of w
ords
with
thre
e sy
llabl
es o
r mor
e th
at a
re sp
elle
d co
rrect
ly
(coun
t a w
ord
only
onc
e) . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 0
–2
1 �
3–4
2
� 5
or m
ore
21.
Us
es a
and
an
appr
opria
tely
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
ses n
eith
er a
nor
an
1
� u
ses a
app
ropr
iatel
y at
leas
t onc
e
2 �
use
s an
appr
opria
tely
at le
ast o
nce
Tota
l Raw
Sco
re
Subt
est
7. St
ory
Com
posi
tion
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
St
ory
begi
nnin
g. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0 �
abr
upt,
wea
k
1 �
serv
iceab
le, s
omew
hat i
nter
estin
g
2 �
gra
bbin
g, e
xcep
tiona
lly e
ngag
ing
2.
De
fi nite
ly re
fers
to a
spec
ifi c e
vent
occ
urrin
g be
fore
or a
fter
the
pict
ure
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
no
1
� y
es
3.
St
ory
sequ
ence
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� a
serie
s of r
ando
m, d
isjoi
nted
, or r
ambl
ing
stat
emen
ts
1 �
has
som
e se
quen
ce
2 �
mov
es sm
ooth
ly a
nd co
here
ntly
from
star
t to
fi nish
4.
Pl
ot (s
tory
line)
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
nint
eres
ting,
dul
l, fl a
t
1 �
inte
rest
ing,
logi
cal, a
ccep
tabl
e
2 �
intr
igui
ng, w
ell-c
raft
ed
5.
Ch
arac
ters
show
feel
ings
/em
otio
ns .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� n
o
1 �
som
e m
ild o
r sub
tle e
mot
ion
(ups
et, s
milin
g, la
ughi
ng, e
xcite
d, h
appy
)
2 �
stro
ng e
mot
ion
evid
ent i
n at
leas
t one
char
acte
r (an
ger, l
ove,
terro
r, ecs
tasy
)
6.
St
ory
actio
n or
ene
rgy
leve
l (pa
ce) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� p
lodd
ing,
stum
blin
g, n
one
1
� in
tere
stin
g, su
stain
ed
2 �
exc
iting
, com
pelli
ng, e
xcep
tiona
l
7.
St
ory
endi
ng .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� a
brup
t, w
eak
1
� lo
gica
l, defi
nite
end
ing
2
� c
leve
r, in
vent
ive
8.
W
ritin
g st
yle
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
imm
atur
e, d
ull, u
ndist
ingu
ished
1
� se
rvice
able
, mat
ter-o
f-fac
t
2 �
art
ful, s
tylis
h, e
xcep
tiona
l
9.
St
ory
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� im
mat
ure;
mer
ely
desc
ribes
pict
ure
1
� st
raig
htfo
rwar
d, co
here
nt, in
tere
stin
g
2 �
eng
agin
g, u
niqu
e, g
rabb
ing
10.
St
ory
voca
bular
y - o
ne p
oint
for e
ach
of th
e 14
choi
ces
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
1
� 4
–7
2 �
8 o
r mor
e ite
ms
11.
O
vera
ll vo
cabu
lary
used
in st
ory
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� sp
arse
, imm
atur
e
1 �
serv
iceab
le, a
dequ
ate,
com
pete
nt
2 �
rich
, mat
ure,
fi gu
rativ
eTo
tal R
aw S
core
Fo
rm A
(acc
iden
t)Fo
rm B
(sto
rm)
stre
et/r
oad
car/
SUV/
truc
klic
ense
plat
epo
lice
car
hydr
ant
wat
er dr
iver’s
ed
inst
ruct
or/t
each
er
dog
(or s
pecifi
c b
reed
)le
ash
sidew
alk/g
rass
dog’s
ow
ner
stud
ent d
river
/driv
erpo
lice
offi c
er/m
an/w
oman
ticke
t/po
lice
repo
rt
gras
s/ya
rd/b
acky
ard
fenc
e/sid
ewalk
/hyd
rant
hous
e/ho
uses
/win
dow
tree/
fi re/
fl am
es/b
urni
ngdo
g/le
ash/
cat
bird
cage
/bird
cloud
/sto
rm cl
oud
light
ning
rain
/rain
stor
m/s
torm
hose
/wat
er h
ose
cell
phon
e/w
oman
boy/
girl
car(s
)/aut
o(s)
peop
le/m
an/m
en/n
eigh
bors
Gab
by -
Stor
y 3
2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
1 0 0 2 2 3 1 3 2 1 26
1 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 13
(N
ote.
The
Sto
ry C
ompo
sitio
n su
btes
t sho
uld
be sc
ored
acco
rdin
g to
adul
t sta
ndar
ds fo
r com
posit
ion
rath
er th
an ag
e or
gra
de st
anda
rds.)
17© 2009 by PRO-ED, Inc.This page can be photocopied for training purposes only.
Scor
ing
Key
Subt
est
6. C
onte
xtua
l Con
vent
ions
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
Se
nten
ces b
egin
with
a ca
pita
l let
ter .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
3 o
r mor
e m
istak
es
1
� 1–
2 m
istak
es o
r prin
ted
in a
ll ca
pita
l let
ters
2
� n
o m
istak
es
2.
Pa
ragr
aphs
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(Cle
arly
indi
cate
s par
agra
phs w
ith in
dent
atio
ns o
r spa
ces b
etw
een)
0
� n
one,
1 2
� 3
–4
1 �
2
3 �
5 o
r mor
e
3.
Us
es q
uota
tion
mar
ks .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Mus
t hav
e bo
th o
peni
ng a
nd cl
osin
g qu
otat
ion
mar
ks. E
x: “Y
ou sa
w h
im.”
It w
as v
ery
“retro
.”
0 �
no
1
� y
es
4.
Us
es co
mm
a to
set o
ff a
dire
ct q
uota
tion
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Ex: M
ary
said
, “He
llo.”
Mar
y sa
id “,
Hel
lo.”
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
5.
Co
rrect
ly u
ses a
n ap
ostro
phe
at le
ast o
nce
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Ex
: can
’t, th
e do
g’s, s
tude
nts’
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
6.
Us
es a
que
stio
n m
ark
( ? )
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
7.
Us
es a
n ex
clam
atio
n po
int (
! ) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(nee
d no
t be
used
corre
ctly)
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
8.
Ca
pita
lizes
pro
per n
ouns
inclu
ding
thos
e in
stor
y’s ti
tle .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
Ex
: Che
vy, M
r. Jo
nes,
Elm S
treet
0
� n
o or
use
s no
prop
er n
ouns
1
� so
met
imes
or p
rinte
d in
all
capi
tal l
ette
rs
2 �
alw
ays c
lear
ly in
dica
tes u
pper
-cas
e
9.
N
umbe
r of n
ondu
plica
ted
misp
elle
d w
ords
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
6 o
r mor
e
1 �
3–5
2
� 0
–2
10.
Us
es a
ster
isk, e
llips
e, h
yphe
n, p
aren
thes
es, b
rack
ets
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
*
…
-
( )
[ ]
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
11.
Fr
agm
enta
ry se
nten
ce -
Usua
lly a
sent
ence
with
out b
oth
a su
bjec
t
an
d a
verb
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
Ex
: Whe
n I s
aw th
e do
g. Lo
okin
g ha
ppy
and
rest
ed.
0
� y
es
1 �
no
Sect
ion
5. S
tory
Sco
ring
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
12.
Ru
n-on
/Ram
blin
g se
nten
ce. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
yes
1
� n
o
13.
Co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s - Tw
o co
mpl
ete
sent
ence
s con
nect
ed b
y a
conj
unct
ion,
colo
n, o
r sem
icolo
n; b
oth
sent
ence
s mus
t hav
e a
subj
ect
and
a ve
rb
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
non
e 2
� 2
–3
1 �
1 3
� 4
or m
ore
14.
Us
es co
ordi
natin
g co
njun
ctio
ns o
ther
than
and
(but
, or,
not,
for,
yet,
so)
whe
n fo
rmin
g co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s; co
unt e
ach
conj
unct
ion
only
onc
e.
Ex: I
ran
but h
e ca
ught
me
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
no
1
� 1–
2
2 �
3 o
r mor
e
15.
In
trodu
ctor
y ph
rase
s and
clau
ses.
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Tw
o or
mor
e w
ords
intro
ducin
g a
sent
ence
; nee
d no
t be
set o
ff
by a
com
ma.
Ex: O
f cou
rse…
Whe
n I l
ook
back
…
0 �
non
e 2
� 3
–5
1 �
1–2
3 �
mor
e th
an 5
16.
N
oun–
verb
disa
gree
men
ts. E
x: Th
ey w
as ru
nnin
g.. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
mor
e th
an o
ne e
rror
1
� 1
erro
r
2 �
per
fect
, no
erro
rs
17.
Se
nten
ces i
n pa
ragr
aph(
s). .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 1
para
grap
h, 1
sent
ence
1
� 1
para
grap
h, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s
2 �
2 o
r mor
e pa
ragr
aphs
, 2 o
r mor
e se
nten
ces i
n at
leas
t 1 p
arag
raph
3
� 2
or m
ore
para
grap
hs, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s in
at le
ast 2
par
agra
phs
18.
Se
nten
ce co
mpo
sitio
n . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
man
y ba
dly
cons
truc
ted
sent
ence
s
1 �
mos
tly si
mpl
e se
nten
ces w
ith so
me
intro
duct
ory
and
conc
ludi
ng p
hras
es
2 �
a va
riety
of w
ell-c
onst
ruct
ed co
mpo
und
and
com
plex
sent
ence
s
19.
N
umbe
r of c
orre
ctly
spel
led
wor
ds h
avin
g se
ven
or m
ore
lett
ers (
coun
t a
wor
d on
ly o
nce)
; an
apos
troph
e co
unts
as a
lett
er .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
2
� 8
–14
1
� 4
–7
3 �
15 o
r mor
e
20.
N
umbe
r of w
ords
with
thre
e sy
llabl
es o
r mor
e th
at a
re sp
elle
d co
rrect
ly
(coun
t a w
ord
only
onc
e) . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 0
–2
1 �
3–4
2
� 5
or m
ore
21.
Us
es a
and
an
appr
opria
tely
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
ses n
eith
er a
nor
an
1
� u
ses a
app
ropr
iatel
y at
leas
t onc
e
2 �
use
s an
appr
opria
tely
at le
ast o
nce
Tota
l Raw
Sco
re
Subt
est
7. St
ory
Com
posi
tion
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
St
ory
begi
nnin
g. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0 �
abr
upt,
wea
k
1 �
serv
iceab
le, s
omew
hat i
nter
estin
g
2 �
gra
bbin
g, e
xcep
tiona
lly e
ngag
ing
2.
De
fi nite
ly re
fers
to a
spec
ifi c e
vent
occ
urrin
g be
fore
or a
fter
the
pict
ure
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
no
1
� y
es
3.
St
ory
sequ
ence
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� a
serie
s of r
ando
m, d
isjoi
nted
, or r
ambl
ing
stat
emen
ts
1 �
has
som
e se
quen
ce
2 �
mov
es sm
ooth
ly a
nd co
here
ntly
from
star
t to
fi nish
4.
Pl
ot (s
tory
line)
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
nint
eres
ting,
dul
l, fl a
t
1 �
inte
rest
ing,
logi
cal, a
ccep
tabl
e
2 �
intr
igui
ng, w
ell-c
raft
ed
5.
Ch
arac
ters
show
feel
ings
/em
otio
ns .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� n
o
1 �
som
e m
ild o
r sub
tle e
mot
ion
(ups
et, s
milin
g, la
ughi
ng, e
xcite
d, h
appy
)
2 �
stro
ng e
mot
ion
evid
ent i
n at
leas
t one
char
acte
r (an
ger, l
ove,
terro
r, ecs
tasy
)
6.
St
ory
actio
n or
ene
rgy
leve
l (pa
ce) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� p
lodd
ing,
stum
blin
g, n
one
1
� in
tere
stin
g, su
stain
ed
2 �
exc
iting
, com
pelli
ng, e
xcep
tiona
l
7.
St
ory
endi
ng .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� a
brup
t, w
eak
1
� lo
gica
l, defi
nite
end
ing
2
� c
leve
r, in
vent
ive
8.
W
ritin
g st
yle
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
imm
atur
e, d
ull, u
ndist
ingu
ished
1
� se
rvice
able
, mat
ter-o
f-fac
t
2 �
art
ful, s
tylis
h, e
xcep
tiona
l
9.
St
ory
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� im
mat
ure;
mer
ely
desc
ribes
pict
ure
1
� st
raig
htfo
rwar
d, co
here
nt, in
tere
stin
g
2 �
eng
agin
g, u
niqu
e, g
rabb
ing
10.
St
ory
voca
bular
y - o
ne p
oint
for e
ach
of th
e 14
choi
ces
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
1
� 4
–7
2 �
8 o
r mor
e ite
ms
11.
O
vera
ll vo
cabu
lary
used
in st
ory
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� sp
arse
, imm
atur
e
1 �
serv
iceab
le, a
dequ
ate,
com
pete
nt
2 �
rich
, mat
ure,
fi gu
rativ
eTo
tal R
aw S
core
Fo
rm A
(acc
iden
t)Fo
rm B
(sto
rm)
stre
et/r
oad
car/
SUV/
truc
klic
ense
plat
epo
lice
car
hydr
ant
wat
er dr
iver’s
ed
inst
ruct
or/t
each
er
dog
(or s
pecifi
c b
reed
)le
ash
sidew
alk/g
rass
dog’s
ow
ner
stud
ent d
river
/driv
erpo
lice
offi c
er/m
an/w
oman
ticke
t/po
lice
repo
rt
gras
s/ya
rd/b
acky
ard
fenc
e/sid
ewalk
/hyd
rant
hous
e/ho
uses
/win
dow
tree/
fi re/
fl am
es/b
urni
ngdo
g/le
ash/
cat
bird
cage
/bird
cloud
/sto
rm cl
oud
light
ning
rain
/rain
stor
m/s
torm
hose
/wat
er h
ose
cell
phon
e/w
oman
boy/
girl
car(s
)/aut
o(s)
peop
le/m
an/m
en/n
eigh
bors
Jona
than
- St
ory
4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5
(N
ote.
The
Sto
ry C
ompo
sitio
n su
btes
t sho
uld
be sc
ored
acco
rdin
g to
adul
t sta
ndar
ds fo
r com
posit
ion
rath
er th
an ag
e or
gra
de st
anda
rds.)
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Scor
ing
Key
Subt
est
6. C
onte
xtua
l Con
vent
ions
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
Se
nten
ces b
egin
with
a ca
pita
l let
ter .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
3 o
r mor
e m
istak
es
1
� 1–
2 m
istak
es o
r prin
ted
in a
ll ca
pita
l let
ters
2
� n
o m
istak
es
2.
Pa
ragr
aphs
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(Cle
arly
indi
cate
s par
agra
phs w
ith in
dent
atio
ns o
r spa
ces b
etw
een)
0
� n
one,
1 2
� 3
–4
1 �
2
3 �
5 o
r mor
e
3.
Us
es q
uota
tion
mar
ks .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Mus
t hav
e bo
th o
peni
ng a
nd cl
osin
g qu
otat
ion
mar
ks. E
x: “Y
ou sa
w h
im.”
It w
as v
ery
“retro
.”
0 �
no
1
� y
es
4.
Us
es co
mm
a to
set o
ff a
dire
ct q
uota
tion
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Ex: M
ary
said
, “He
llo.”
Mar
y sa
id “,
Hel
lo.”
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
5.
Co
rrect
ly u
ses a
n ap
ostro
phe
at le
ast o
nce
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Ex
: can
’t, th
e do
g’s, s
tude
nts’
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
6.
Us
es a
que
stio
n m
ark
( ? )
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
7.
Us
es a
n ex
clam
atio
n po
int (
! ) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(nee
d no
t be
used
corre
ctly)
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
8.
Ca
pita
lizes
pro
per n
ouns
inclu
ding
thos
e in
stor
y’s ti
tle .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
Ex
: Che
vy, M
r. Jo
nes,
Elm S
treet
0
� n
o or
use
s no
prop
er n
ouns
1
� so
met
imes
or p
rinte
d in
all
capi
tal l
ette
rs
2 �
alw
ays c
lear
ly in
dica
tes u
pper
-cas
e
9.
N
umbe
r of n
ondu
plica
ted
misp
elle
d w
ords
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
6 o
r mor
e
1 �
3–5
2
� 0
–2
10.
Us
es a
ster
isk, e
llips
e, h
yphe
n, p
aren
thes
es, b
rack
ets
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
*
…
-
( )
[ ]
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
11.
Fr
agm
enta
ry se
nten
ce -
Usua
lly a
sent
ence
with
out b
oth
a su
bjec
t
an
d a
verb
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
Ex
: Whe
n I s
aw th
e do
g. Lo
okin
g ha
ppy
and
rest
ed.
0
� y
es
1 �
no
Sect
ion
5. S
tory
Sco
ring
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
12.
Ru
n-on
/Ram
blin
g se
nten
ce. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
yes
1
� n
o
13.
Co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s - Tw
o co
mpl
ete
sent
ence
s con
nect
ed b
y a
conj
unct
ion,
colo
n, o
r sem
icolo
n; b
oth
sent
ence
s mus
t hav
e a
subj
ect
and
a ve
rb
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
non
e 2
� 2
–3
1 �
1 3
� 4
or m
ore
14.
Us
es co
ordi
natin
g co
njun
ctio
ns o
ther
than
and
(but
, or,
not,
for,
yet,
so)
whe
n fo
rmin
g co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s; co
unt e
ach
conj
unct
ion
only
onc
e.
Ex: I
ran
but h
e ca
ught
me
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
no
1
� 1–
2
2 �
3 o
r mor
e
15.
In
trodu
ctor
y ph
rase
s and
clau
ses.
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Tw
o or
mor
e w
ords
intro
ducin
g a
sent
ence
; nee
d no
t be
set o
ff
by a
com
ma.
Ex: O
f cou
rse…
Whe
n I l
ook
back
…
0 �
non
e 2
� 3
–5
1 �
1–2
3 �
mor
e th
an 5
16.
N
oun–
verb
disa
gree
men
ts. E
x: Th
ey w
as ru
nnin
g.. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
mor
e th
an o
ne e
rror
1
� 1
erro
r
2 �
per
fect
, no
erro
rs
17.
Se
nten
ces i
n pa
ragr
aph(
s). .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 1
para
grap
h, 1
sent
ence
1
� 1
para
grap
h, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s
2 �
2 o
r mor
e pa
ragr
aphs
, 2 o
r mor
e se
nten
ces i
n at
leas
t 1 p
arag
raph
3
� 2
or m
ore
para
grap
hs, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s in
at le
ast 2
par
agra
phs
18.
Se
nten
ce co
mpo
sitio
n . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
man
y ba
dly
cons
truc
ted
sent
ence
s
1 �
mos
tly si
mpl
e se
nten
ces w
ith so
me
intro
duct
ory
and
conc
ludi
ng p
hras
es
2 �
a va
riety
of w
ell-c
onst
ruct
ed co
mpo
und
and
com
plex
sent
ence
s
19.
N
umbe
r of c
orre
ctly
spel
led
wor
ds h
avin
g se
ven
or m
ore
lett
ers (
coun
t a
wor
d on
ly o
nce)
; an
apos
troph
e co
unts
as a
lett
er .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
2
� 8
–14
1
� 4
–7
3 �
15 o
r mor
e
20.
N
umbe
r of w
ords
with
thre
e sy
llabl
es o
r mor
e th
at a
re sp
elle
d co
rrect
ly
(coun
t a w
ord
only
onc
e) . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 0
–2
1 �
3–4
2
� 5
or m
ore
21.
Us
es a
and
an
appr
opria
tely
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
ses n
eith
er a
nor
an
1
� u
ses a
app
ropr
iatel
y at
leas
t onc
e
2 �
use
s an
appr
opria
tely
at le
ast o
nce
Tota
l Raw
Sco
re
Subt
est
7. St
ory
Com
posi
tion
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
St
ory
begi
nnin
g. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0 �
abr
upt,
wea
k
1 �
serv
iceab
le, s
omew
hat i
nter
estin
g
2 �
gra
bbin
g, e
xcep
tiona
lly e
ngag
ing
2.
De
fi nite
ly re
fers
to a
spec
ifi c e
vent
occ
urrin
g be
fore
or a
fter
the
pict
ure
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
no
1
� y
es
3.
St
ory
sequ
ence
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� a
serie
s of r
ando
m, d
isjoi
nted
, or r
ambl
ing
stat
emen
ts
1 �
has
som
e se
quen
ce
2 �
mov
es sm
ooth
ly a
nd co
here
ntly
from
star
t to
fi nish
4.
Pl
ot (s
tory
line)
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
nint
eres
ting,
dul
l, fl a
t
1 �
inte
rest
ing,
logi
cal, a
ccep
tabl
e
2 �
intr
igui
ng, w
ell-c
raft
ed
5.
Ch
arac
ters
show
feel
ings
/em
otio
ns .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� n
o
1 �
som
e m
ild o
r sub
tle e
mot
ion
(ups
et, s
milin
g, la
ughi
ng, e
xcite
d, h
appy
)
2 �
stro
ng e
mot
ion
evid
ent i
n at
leas
t one
char
acte
r (an
ger, l
ove,
terro
r, ecs
tasy
)
6.
St
ory
actio
n or
ene
rgy
leve
l (pa
ce) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� p
lodd
ing,
stum
blin
g, n
one
1
� in
tere
stin
g, su
stain
ed
2 �
exc
iting
, com
pelli
ng, e
xcep
tiona
l
7.
St
ory
endi
ng .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� a
brup
t, w
eak
1
� lo
gica
l, defi
nite
end
ing
2
� c
leve
r, in
vent
ive
8.
W
ritin
g st
yle
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
imm
atur
e, d
ull, u
ndist
ingu
ished
1
� se
rvice
able
, mat
ter-o
f-fac
t
2 �
art
ful, s
tylis
h, e
xcep
tiona
l
9.
St
ory
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� im
mat
ure;
mer
ely
desc
ribes
pict
ure
1
� st
raig
htfo
rwar
d, co
here
nt, in
tere
stin
g
2 �
eng
agin
g, u
niqu
e, g
rabb
ing
10.
St
ory
voca
bular
y - o
ne p
oint
for e
ach
of th
e 14
choi
ces
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
1
� 4
–7
2 �
8 o
r mor
e ite
ms
11.
O
vera
ll vo
cabu
lary
used
in st
ory
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� sp
arse
, imm
atur
e
1 �
serv
iceab
le, a
dequ
ate,
com
pete
nt
2 �
rich
, mat
ure,
fi gu
rativ
eTo
tal R
aw S
core
Fo
rm A
(acc
iden
t)Fo
rm B
(sto
rm)
stre
et/r
oad
car/
SUV/
truc
klic
ense
plat
epo
lice
car
hydr
ant
wat
er dr
iver’s
ed
inst
ruct
or/t
each
er
dog
(or s
pecifi
c b
reed
)le
ash
sidew
alk/g
rass
dog’s
ow
ner
stud
ent d
river
/driv
erpo
lice
offi c
er/m
an/w
oman
ticke
t/po
lice
repo
rt
gras
s/ya
rd/b
acky
ard
fenc
e/sid
ewalk
/hyd
rant
hous
e/ho
uses
/win
dow
tree/
fi re/
fl am
es/b
urni
ngdo
g/le
ash/
cat
bird
cage
/bird
cloud
/sto
rm cl
oud
light
ning
rain
/rain
stor
m/s
torm
hose
/wat
er h
ose
cell
phon
e/w
oman
boy/
girl
car(s
)/aut
o(s)
peop
le/m
an/m
en/n
eigh
bors
Mar
cus
- Sto
ry 5
2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1
1 2 1 1 2 3 1 3 2 2 33
1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 13
(N
ote.
The
Sto
ry C
ompo
sitio
n su
btes
t sho
uld
be sc
ored
acco
rdin
g to
adul
t sta
ndar
ds fo
r com
posit
ion
rath
er th
an ag
e or
gra
de st
anda
rds.)
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Scor
ing
Key
Subt
est
6. C
onte
xtua
l Con
vent
ions
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
Se
nten
ces b
egin
with
a ca
pita
l let
ter .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
3 o
r mor
e m
istak
es
1
� 1–
2 m
istak
es o
r prin
ted
in a
ll ca
pita
l let
ters
2
� n
o m
istak
es
2.
Pa
ragr
aphs
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(Cle
arly
indi
cate
s par
agra
phs w
ith in
dent
atio
ns o
r spa
ces b
etw
een)
0
� n
one,
1 2
� 3
–4
1 �
2
3 �
5 o
r mor
e
3.
Us
es q
uota
tion
mar
ks .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Mus
t hav
e bo
th o
peni
ng a
nd cl
osin
g qu
otat
ion
mar
ks. E
x: “Y
ou sa
w h
im.”
It w
as v
ery
“retro
.”
0 �
no
1
� y
es
4.
Us
es co
mm
a to
set o
ff a
dire
ct q
uota
tion
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Ex: M
ary
said
, “He
llo.”
Mar
y sa
id “,
Hel
lo.”
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
5.
Co
rrect
ly u
ses a
n ap
ostro
phe
at le
ast o
nce
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Ex
: can
’t, th
e do
g’s, s
tude
nts’
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
6.
Us
es a
que
stio
n m
ark
( ? )
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
7.
Us
es a
n ex
clam
atio
n po
int (
! ) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(nee
d no
t be
used
corre
ctly)
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
8.
Ca
pita
lizes
pro
per n
ouns
inclu
ding
thos
e in
stor
y’s ti
tle .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
Ex
: Che
vy, M
r. Jo
nes,
Elm S
treet
0
� n
o or
use
s no
prop
er n
ouns
1
� so
met
imes
or p
rinte
d in
all
capi
tal l
ette
rs
2 �
alw
ays c
lear
ly in
dica
tes u
pper
-cas
e
9.
N
umbe
r of n
ondu
plica
ted
misp
elle
d w
ords
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
6 o
r mor
e
1 �
3–5
2
� 0
–2
10.
Us
es a
ster
isk, e
llips
e, h
yphe
n, p
aren
thes
es, b
rack
ets
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
*
…
-
( )
[ ]
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
11.
Fr
agm
enta
ry se
nten
ce -
Usua
lly a
sent
ence
with
out b
oth
a su
bjec
t
an
d a
verb
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
Ex
: Whe
n I s
aw th
e do
g. Lo
okin
g ha
ppy
and
rest
ed.
0
� y
es
1 �
no
Sect
ion
5. S
tory
Sco
ring
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
12.
Ru
n-on
/Ram
blin
g se
nten
ce. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
yes
1
� n
o
13.
Co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s - Tw
o co
mpl
ete
sent
ence
s con
nect
ed b
y a
conj
unct
ion,
colo
n, o
r sem
icolo
n; b
oth
sent
ence
s mus
t hav
e a
subj
ect
and
a ve
rb
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
non
e 2
� 2
–3
1 �
1 3
� 4
or m
ore
14.
Us
es co
ordi
natin
g co
njun
ctio
ns o
ther
than
and
(but
, or,
not,
for,
yet,
so)
whe
n fo
rmin
g co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s; co
unt e
ach
conj
unct
ion
only
onc
e.
Ex: I
ran
but h
e ca
ught
me
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
no
1
� 1–
2
2 �
3 o
r mor
e
15.
In
trodu
ctor
y ph
rase
s and
clau
ses.
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Tw
o or
mor
e w
ords
intro
ducin
g a
sent
ence
; nee
d no
t be
set o
ff
by a
com
ma.
Ex: O
f cou
rse…
Whe
n I l
ook
back
…
0 �
non
e 2
� 3
–5
1 �
1–2
3 �
mor
e th
an 5
16.
N
oun–
verb
disa
gree
men
ts. E
x: Th
ey w
as ru
nnin
g.. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
mor
e th
an o
ne e
rror
1
� 1
erro
r
2 �
per
fect
, no
erro
rs
17.
Se
nten
ces i
n pa
ragr
aph(
s). .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 1
para
grap
h, 1
sent
ence
1
� 1
para
grap
h, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s
2 �
2 o
r mor
e pa
ragr
aphs
, 2 o
r mor
e se
nten
ces i
n at
leas
t 1 p
arag
raph
3
� 2
or m
ore
para
grap
hs, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s in
at le
ast 2
par
agra
phs
18.
Se
nten
ce co
mpo
sitio
n . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
man
y ba
dly
cons
truc
ted
sent
ence
s
1 �
mos
tly si
mpl
e se
nten
ces w
ith so
me
intro
duct
ory
and
conc
ludi
ng p
hras
es
2 �
a va
riety
of w
ell-c
onst
ruct
ed co
mpo
und
and
com
plex
sent
ence
s
19.
N
umbe
r of c
orre
ctly
spel
led
wor
ds h
avin
g se
ven
or m
ore
lett
ers (
coun
t a
wor
d on
ly o
nce)
; an
apos
troph
e co
unts
as a
lett
er .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
2
� 8
–14
1
� 4
–7
3 �
15 o
r mor
e
20.
N
umbe
r of w
ords
with
thre
e sy
llabl
es o
r mor
e th
at a
re sp
elle
d co
rrect
ly
(coun
t a w
ord
only
onc
e) . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 0
–2
1 �
3–4
2
� 5
or m
ore
21.
Us
es a
and
an
appr
opria
tely
. . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
ses n
eith
er a
nor
an
1
� u
ses a
app
ropr
iatel
y at
leas
t onc
e
2 �
use
s an
appr
opria
tely
at le
ast o
nce
Tota
l Raw
Sco
re
Subt
est
7. St
ory
Com
posi
tion
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
St
ory
begi
nnin
g. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0 �
abr
upt,
wea
k
1 �
serv
iceab
le, s
omew
hat i
nter
estin
g
2 �
gra
bbin
g, e
xcep
tiona
lly e
ngag
ing
2.
De
fi nite
ly re
fers
to a
spec
ifi c e
vent
occ
urrin
g be
fore
or a
fter
the
pict
ure
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
no
1
� y
es
3.
St
ory
sequ
ence
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� a
serie
s of r
ando
m, d
isjoi
nted
, or r
ambl
ing
stat
emen
ts
1 �
has
som
e se
quen
ce
2 �
mov
es sm
ooth
ly a
nd co
here
ntly
from
star
t to
fi nish
4.
Pl
ot (s
tory
line)
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
nint
eres
ting,
dul
l, fl a
t
1 �
inte
rest
ing,
logi
cal, a
ccep
tabl
e
2 �
intr
igui
ng, w
ell-c
raft
ed
5.
Ch
arac
ters
show
feel
ings
/em
otio
ns .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� n
o
1 �
som
e m
ild o
r sub
tle e
mot
ion
(ups
et, s
milin
g, la
ughi
ng, e
xcite
d, h
appy
)
2 �
stro
ng e
mot
ion
evid
ent i
n at
leas
t one
char
acte
r (an
ger, l
ove,
terro
r, ecs
tasy
)
6.
St
ory
actio
n or
ene
rgy
leve
l (pa
ce) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� p
lodd
ing,
stum
blin
g, n
one
1
� in
tere
stin
g, su
stain
ed
2 �
exc
iting
, com
pelli
ng, e
xcep
tiona
l
7.
St
ory
endi
ng .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� a
brup
t, w
eak
1
� lo
gica
l, defi
nite
end
ing
2
� c
leve
r, in
vent
ive
8.
W
ritin
g st
yle
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
imm
atur
e, d
ull, u
ndist
ingu
ished
1
� se
rvice
able
, mat
ter-o
f-fac
t
2 �
art
ful, s
tylis
h, e
xcep
tiona
l
9.
St
ory
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� im
mat
ure;
mer
ely
desc
ribes
pict
ure
1
� st
raig
htfo
rwar
d, co
here
nt, in
tere
stin
g
2 �
eng
agin
g, u
niqu
e, g
rabb
ing
10.
St
ory
voca
bular
y - o
ne p
oint
for e
ach
of th
e 14
choi
ces
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
1
� 4
–7
2 �
8 o
r mor
e ite
ms
11.
O
vera
ll vo
cabu
lary
used
in st
ory
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� sp
arse
, imm
atur
e
1 �
serv
iceab
le, a
dequ
ate,
com
pete
nt
2 �
rich
, mat
ure,
fi gu
rativ
eTo
tal R
aw S
core
Fo
rm A
(acc
iden
t)Fo
rm B
(sto
rm)
stre
et/r
oad
car/
SUV/
truc
klic
ense
plat
epo
lice
car
hydr
ant
wat
er dr
iver’s
ed
inst
ruct
or/t
each
er
dog
(or s
pecifi
c b
reed
)le
ash
sidew
alk/g
rass
dog’s
ow
ner
stud
ent d
river
/driv
erpo
lice
offi c
er/m
an/w
oman
ticke
t/po
lice
repo
rt
gras
s/ya
rd/b
acky
ard
fenc
e/sid
ewalk
/hyd
rant
hous
e/ho
uses
/win
dow
tree/
fi re/
fl am
es/b
urni
ngdo
g/le
ash/
cat
bird
cage
/bird
cloud
/sto
rm cl
oud
light
ning
rain
/rain
stor
m/s
torm
hose
/wat
er h
ose
cell
phon
e/w
oman
boy/
girl
car(s
)/aut
o(s)
peop
le/m
an/m
en/n
eigh
bors
Jasm
ine
- Sto
ry 6
2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1
1 3 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 31
1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 14
(N
ote.
The
Sto
ry C
ompo
sitio
n su
btes
t sho
uld
be sc
ored
acco
rdin
g to
adul
t sta
ndar
ds fo
r com
posit
ion
rath
er th
an ag
e or
gra
de st
anda
rds.)
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Scor
ing
Key
Subt
est
6. C
onte
xtua
l Con
vent
ions
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
Se
nten
ces b
egin
with
a ca
pita
l let
ter .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
3 o
r mor
e m
istak
es
1
� 1–
2 m
istak
es o
r prin
ted
in a
ll ca
pita
l let
ters
2
� n
o m
istak
es
2.
Pa
ragr
aphs
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(Cle
arly
indi
cate
s par
agra
phs w
ith in
dent
atio
ns o
r spa
ces b
etw
een)
0
� n
one,
1 2
� 3
–4
1 �
2
3 �
5 o
r mor
e
3.
Us
es q
uota
tion
mar
ks .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Mus
t hav
e bo
th o
peni
ng a
nd cl
osin
g qu
otat
ion
mar
ks. E
x: “Y
ou sa
w h
im.”
It w
as v
ery
“retro
.”
0 �
no
1
� y
es
4.
Us
es co
mm
a to
set o
ff a
dire
ct q
uota
tion
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Ex: M
ary
said
, “He
llo.”
Mar
y sa
id “,
Hel
lo.”
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
5.
Co
rrect
ly u
ses a
n ap
ostro
phe
at le
ast o
nce
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Ex
: can
’t, th
e do
g’s, s
tude
nts’
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
6.
Us
es a
que
stio
n m
ark
( ? )
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
7.
Us
es a
n ex
clam
atio
n po
int (
! ) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(nee
d no
t be
used
corre
ctly)
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
8.
Ca
pita
lizes
pro
per n
ouns
inclu
ding
thos
e in
stor
y’s ti
tle .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
Ex
: Che
vy, M
r. Jo
nes,
Elm S
treet
0
� n
o or
use
s no
prop
er n
ouns
1
� so
met
imes
or p
rinte
d in
all
capi
tal l
ette
rs
2 �
alw
ays c
lear
ly in
dica
tes u
pper
-cas
e
9.
N
umbe
r of n
ondu
plica
ted
misp
elle
d w
ords
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
6 o
r mor
e
1 �
3–5
2
� 0
–2
10.
Us
es a
ster
isk, e
llips
e, h
yphe
n, p
aren
thes
es, b
rack
ets
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
*
…
-
( )
[ ]
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
11.
Fr
agm
enta
ry se
nten
ce -
Usua
lly a
sent
ence
with
out b
oth
a su
bjec
t
an
d a
verb
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
Ex
: Whe
n I s
aw th
e do
g. Lo
okin
g ha
ppy
and
rest
ed.
0
� y
es
1 �
no
Sect
ion
5. S
tory
Sco
ring
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
12.
Ru
n-on
/Ram
blin
g se
nten
ce. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
yes
1
� n
o
13.
Co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s - Tw
o co
mpl
ete
sent
ence
s con
nect
ed b
y a
conj
unct
ion,
colo
n, o
r sem
icolo
n; b
oth
sent
ence
s mus
t hav
e a
subj
ect
and
a ve
rb
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
non
e 2
� 2
–3
1 �
1 3
� 4
or m
ore
14.
Us
es co
ordi
natin
g co
njun
ctio
ns o
ther
than
and
(but
, or,
not,
for,
yet,
so)
whe
n fo
rmin
g co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s; co
unt e
ach
conj
unct
ion
only
onc
e.
Ex: I
ran
but h
e ca
ught
me
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
no
1
� 1–
2
2 �
3 o
r mor
e
15.
In
trodu
ctor
y ph
rase
s and
clau
ses.
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Tw
o or
mor
e w
ords
intro
ducin
g a
sent
ence
; nee
d no
t be
set o
ff
by a
com
ma.
Ex: O
f cou
rse…
Whe
n I l
ook
back
…
0 �
non
e 2
� 3
–5
1 �
1–2
3 �
mor
e th
an 5
16.
N
oun–
verb
disa
gree
men
ts. E
x: Th
ey w
as ru
nnin
g.. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
mor
e th
an o
ne e
rror
1
� 1
erro
r
2 �
per
fect
, no
erro
rs
17.
Se
nten
ces i
n pa
ragr
aph(
s). .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 1
para
grap
h, 1
sent
ence
1
� 1
para
grap
h, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s
2 �
2 o
r mor
e pa
ragr
aphs
, 2 o
r mor
e se
nten
ces i
n at
leas
t 1 p
arag
raph
3
� 2
or m
ore
para
grap
hs, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s in
at le
ast 2
par
agra
phs
18.
Se
nten
ce co
mpo
sitio
n . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
man
y ba
dly
cons
truc
ted
sent
ence
s
1 �
mos
tly si
mpl
e se
nten
ces w
ith so
me
intro
duct
ory
and
conc
ludi
ng p
hras
es
2 �
a va
riety
of w
ell-c
onst
ruct
ed co
mpo
und
and
com
plex
sent
ence
s
19.
N
umbe
r of c
orre
ctly
spel
led
wor
ds h
avin
g se
ven
or m
ore
lett
ers (
coun
t a
wor
d on
ly o
nce)
; an
apos
troph
e co
unts
as a
lett
er .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
2
� 8
–14
1
� 4
–7
3 �
15 o
r mor
e
20.
N
umbe
r of w
ords
with
thre
e sy
llabl
es o
r mor
e th
at a
re sp
elle
d co
rrect
ly
(coun
t a w
ord
only
onc
e) . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 0
–2
1 �
3–4
2
� 5
or m
ore
21.
Us
es a
and
an
appr
opria
tely
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
ses n
eith
er a
nor
an
1
� u
ses a
app
ropr
iatel
y at
leas
t onc
e
2 �
use
s an
appr
opria
tely
at le
ast o
nce
Tota
l Raw
Sco
re
Subt
est
7. St
ory
Com
posi
tion
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
St
ory
begi
nnin
g. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0 �
abr
upt,
wea
k
1 �
serv
iceab
le, s
omew
hat i
nter
estin
g
2 �
gra
bbin
g, e
xcep
tiona
lly e
ngag
ing
2.
De
fi nite
ly re
fers
to a
spec
ifi c e
vent
occ
urrin
g be
fore
or a
fter
the
pict
ure
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
no
1
� y
es
3.
St
ory
sequ
ence
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� a
serie
s of r
ando
m, d
isjoi
nted
, or r
ambl
ing
stat
emen
ts
1 �
has
som
e se
quen
ce
2 �
mov
es sm
ooth
ly a
nd co
here
ntly
from
star
t to
fi nish
4.
Pl
ot (s
tory
line)
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
nint
eres
ting,
dul
l, fl a
t
1 �
inte
rest
ing,
logi
cal, a
ccep
tabl
e
2 �
intr
igui
ng, w
ell-c
raft
ed
5.
Ch
arac
ters
show
feel
ings
/em
otio
ns .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� n
o
1 �
som
e m
ild o
r sub
tle e
mot
ion
(ups
et, s
milin
g, la
ughi
ng, e
xcite
d, h
appy
)
2 �
stro
ng e
mot
ion
evid
ent i
n at
leas
t one
char
acte
r (an
ger, l
ove,
terro
r, ecs
tasy
)
6.
St
ory
actio
n or
ene
rgy
leve
l (pa
ce) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� p
lodd
ing,
stum
blin
g, n
one
1
� in
tere
stin
g, su
stain
ed
2 �
exc
iting
, com
pelli
ng, e
xcep
tiona
l
7.
St
ory
endi
ng .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� a
brup
t, w
eak
1
� lo
gica
l, defi
nite
end
ing
2
� c
leve
r, in
vent
ive
8.
W
ritin
g st
yle
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
imm
atur
e, d
ull, u
ndist
ingu
ished
1
� se
rvice
able
, mat
ter-o
f-fac
t
2 �
art
ful, s
tylis
h, e
xcep
tiona
l
9.
St
ory
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� im
mat
ure;
mer
ely
desc
ribes
pict
ure
1
� st
raig
htfo
rwar
d, co
here
nt, in
tere
stin
g
2 �
eng
agin
g, u
niqu
e, g
rabb
ing
10.
St
ory
voca
bular
y - o
ne p
oint
for e
ach
of th
e 14
choi
ces
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
1
� 4
–7
2 �
8 o
r mor
e ite
ms
11.
O
vera
ll vo
cabu
lary
used
in st
ory
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� sp
arse
, imm
atur
e
1 �
serv
iceab
le, a
dequ
ate,
com
pete
nt
2 �
rich
, mat
ure,
fi gu
rativ
eTo
tal R
aw S
core
Fo
rm A
(acc
iden
t)Fo
rm B
(sto
rm)
stre
et/r
oad
car/
SUV/
truc
klic
ense
plat
epo
lice
car
hydr
ant
wat
er dr
iver’s
ed
inst
ruct
or/t
each
er
dog
(or s
pecifi
c b
reed
)le
ash
sidew
alk/g
rass
dog’s
ow
ner
stud
ent d
river
/driv
erpo
lice
offi c
er/m
an/w
oman
ticke
t/po
lice
repo
rt
gras
s/ya
rd/b
acky
ard
fenc
e/sid
ewalk
/hyd
rant
hous
e/ho
uses
/win
dow
tree/
fi re/
fl am
es/b
urni
ngdo
g/le
ash/
cat
bird
cage
/bird
cloud
/sto
rm cl
oud
light
ning
rain
/rain
stor
m/s
torm
hose
/wat
er h
ose
cell
phon
e/w
oman
boy/
girl
car(s
)/aut
o(s)
peop
le/m
an/m
en/n
eigh
bors
Luke
- St
ory
7
2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 9
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
(N
ote.
The
Sto
ry C
ompo
sitio
n su
btes
t sho
uld
be sc
ored
acco
rdin
g to
adul
t sta
ndar
ds fo
r com
posit
ion
rath
er th
an ag
e or
gra
de st
anda
rds.)
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Scor
ing
Key
Subt
est
6. C
onte
xtua
l Con
vent
ions
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
Se
nten
ces b
egin
with
a ca
pita
l let
ter .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
3 o
r mor
e m
istak
es
1
� 1–
2 m
istak
es o
r prin
ted
in a
ll ca
pita
l let
ters
2
� n
o m
istak
es
2.
Pa
ragr
aphs
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(Cle
arly
indi
cate
s par
agra
phs w
ith in
dent
atio
ns o
r spa
ces b
etw
een)
0
� n
one,
1 2
� 3
–4
1 �
2
3 �
5 o
r mor
e
3.
Us
es q
uota
tion
mar
ks .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Mus
t hav
e bo
th o
peni
ng a
nd cl
osin
g qu
otat
ion
mar
ks. E
x: “Y
ou sa
w h
im.”
It w
as v
ery
“retro
.”
0 �
no
1
� y
es
4.
Us
es co
mm
a to
set o
ff a
dire
ct q
uota
tion
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Ex: M
ary
said
, “He
llo.”
Mar
y sa
id “,
Hel
lo.”
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
5.
Co
rrect
ly u
ses a
n ap
ostro
phe
at le
ast o
nce
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Ex
: can
’t, th
e do
g’s, s
tude
nts’
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
6.
Us
es a
que
stio
n m
ark
( ? )
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
7.
Us
es a
n ex
clam
atio
n po
int (
! ) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(nee
d no
t be
used
corre
ctly)
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
8.
Ca
pita
lizes
pro
per n
ouns
inclu
ding
thos
e in
stor
y’s ti
tle .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
Ex
: Che
vy, M
r. Jo
nes,
Elm S
treet
0
� n
o or
use
s no
prop
er n
ouns
1
� so
met
imes
or p
rinte
d in
all
capi
tal l
ette
rs
2 �
alw
ays c
lear
ly in
dica
tes u
pper
-cas
e
9.
N
umbe
r of n
ondu
plica
ted
misp
elle
d w
ords
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
6 o
r mor
e
1 �
3–5
2
� 0
–2
10.
Us
es a
ster
isk, e
llips
e, h
yphe
n, p
aren
thes
es, b
rack
ets
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
*
…
-
( )
[ ]
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
11.
Fr
agm
enta
ry se
nten
ce -
Usua
lly a
sent
ence
with
out b
oth
a su
bjec
t
an
d a
verb
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
Ex
: Whe
n I s
aw th
e do
g. Lo
okin
g ha
ppy
and
rest
ed.
0
� y
es
1 �
no
Sect
ion
5. S
tory
Sco
ring
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
12.
Ru
n-on
/Ram
blin
g se
nten
ce. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
yes
1
� n
o
13.
Co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s - Tw
o co
mpl
ete
sent
ence
s con
nect
ed b
y a
conj
unct
ion,
colo
n, o
r sem
icolo
n; b
oth
sent
ence
s mus
t hav
e a
subj
ect
and
a ve
rb
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
non
e 2
� 2
–3
1 �
1 3
� 4
or m
ore
14.
Us
es co
ordi
natin
g co
njun
ctio
ns o
ther
than
and
(but
, or,
not,
for,
yet,
so)
whe
n fo
rmin
g co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s; co
unt e
ach
conj
unct
ion
only
onc
e.
Ex: I
ran
but h
e ca
ught
me
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
no
1
� 1–
2
2 �
3 o
r mor
e
15.
In
trodu
ctor
y ph
rase
s and
clau
ses.
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Tw
o or
mor
e w
ords
intro
ducin
g a
sent
ence
; nee
d no
t be
set o
ff
by a
com
ma.
Ex: O
f cou
rse…
Whe
n I l
ook
back
…
0 �
non
e 2
� 3
–5
1 �
1–2
3 �
mor
e th
an 5
16.
N
oun–
verb
disa
gree
men
ts. E
x: Th
ey w
as ru
nnin
g.. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
mor
e th
an o
ne e
rror
1
� 1
erro
r
2 �
per
fect
, no
erro
rs
17.
Se
nten
ces i
n pa
ragr
aph(
s). .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 1
para
grap
h, 1
sent
ence
1
� 1
para
grap
h, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s
2 �
2 o
r mor
e pa
ragr
aphs
, 2 o
r mor
e se
nten
ces i
n at
leas
t 1 p
arag
raph
3
� 2
or m
ore
para
grap
hs, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s in
at le
ast 2
par
agra
phs
18.
Se
nten
ce co
mpo
sitio
n . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
man
y ba
dly
cons
truc
ted
sent
ence
s
1 �
mos
tly si
mpl
e se
nten
ces w
ith so
me
intro
duct
ory
and
conc
ludi
ng p
hras
es
2 �
a va
riety
of w
ell-c
onst
ruct
ed co
mpo
und
and
com
plex
sent
ence
s
19.
N
umbe
r of c
orre
ctly
spel
led
wor
ds h
avin
g se
ven
or m
ore
lett
ers (
coun
t a
wor
d on
ly o
nce)
; an
apos
troph
e co
unts
as a
lett
er .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
2
� 8
–14
1
� 4
–7
3 �
15 o
r mor
e
20.
N
umbe
r of w
ords
with
thre
e sy
llabl
es o
r mor
e th
at a
re sp
elle
d co
rrect
ly
(coun
t a w
ord
only
onc
e) . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 0
–2
1 �
3–4
2
� 5
or m
ore
21.
Us
es a
and
an
appr
opria
tely
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
ses n
eith
er a
nor
an
1
� u
ses a
app
ropr
iatel
y at
leas
t onc
e
2 �
use
s an
appr
opria
tely
at le
ast o
nce
Tota
l Raw
Sco
re
Subt
est
7. St
ory
Com
posi
tion
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
St
ory
begi
nnin
g. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0 �
abr
upt,
wea
k
1 �
serv
iceab
le, s
omew
hat i
nter
estin
g
2 �
gra
bbin
g, e
xcep
tiona
lly e
ngag
ing
2.
De
fi nite
ly re
fers
to a
spec
ifi c e
vent
occ
urrin
g be
fore
or a
fter
the
pict
ure
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
no
1
� y
es
3.
St
ory
sequ
ence
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� a
serie
s of r
ando
m, d
isjoi
nted
, or r
ambl
ing
stat
emen
ts
1 �
has
som
e se
quen
ce
2 �
mov
es sm
ooth
ly a
nd co
here
ntly
from
star
t to
fi nish
4.
Pl
ot (s
tory
line)
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
nint
eres
ting,
dul
l, fl a
t
1 �
inte
rest
ing,
logi
cal, a
ccep
tabl
e
2 �
intr
igui
ng, w
ell-c
raft
ed
5.
Ch
arac
ters
show
feel
ings
/em
otio
ns .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� n
o
1 �
som
e m
ild o
r sub
tle e
mot
ion
(ups
et, s
milin
g, la
ughi
ng, e
xcite
d, h
appy
)
2 �
stro
ng e
mot
ion
evid
ent i
n at
leas
t one
char
acte
r (an
ger, l
ove,
terro
r, ecs
tasy
)
6.
St
ory
actio
n or
ene
rgy
leve
l (pa
ce) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� p
lodd
ing,
stum
blin
g, n
one
1
� in
tere
stin
g, su
stain
ed
2 �
exc
iting
, com
pelli
ng, e
xcep
tiona
l
7.
St
ory
endi
ng .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� a
brup
t, w
eak
1
� lo
gica
l, defi
nite
end
ing
2
� c
leve
r, in
vent
ive
8.
W
ritin
g st
yle
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
imm
atur
e, d
ull, u
ndist
ingu
ished
1
� se
rvice
able
, mat
ter-o
f-fac
t
2 �
art
ful, s
tylis
h, e
xcep
tiona
l
9.
St
ory
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� im
mat
ure;
mer
ely
desc
ribes
pict
ure
1
� st
raig
htfo
rwar
d, co
here
nt, in
tere
stin
g
2 �
eng
agin
g, u
niqu
e, g
rabb
ing
10.
St
ory
voca
bular
y - o
ne p
oint
for e
ach
of th
e 14
choi
ces
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
1
� 4
–7
2 �
8 o
r mor
e ite
ms
11.
O
vera
ll vo
cabu
lary
used
in st
ory
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� sp
arse
, imm
atur
e
1 �
serv
iceab
le, a
dequ
ate,
com
pete
nt
2 �
rich
, mat
ure,
fi gu
rativ
eTo
tal R
aw S
core
Fo
rm A
(acc
iden
t)Fo
rm B
(sto
rm)
stre
et/r
oad
car/
SUV/
truc
klic
ense
plat
epo
lice
car
hydr
ant
wat
er dr
iver’s
ed
inst
ruct
or/t
each
er
dog
(or s
pecifi
c b
reed
)le
ash
sidew
alk/g
rass
dog’s
ow
ner
stud
ent d
river
/driv
erpo
lice
offi c
er/m
an/w
oman
ticke
t/po
lice
repo
rt
gras
s/ya
rd/b
acky
ard
fenc
e/sid
ewalk
/hyd
rant
hous
e/ho
uses
/win
dow
tree/
fi re/
fl am
es/b
urni
ngdo
g/le
ash/
cat
bird
cage
/bird
cloud
/sto
rm cl
oud
light
ning
rain
/rain
stor
m/s
torm
hose
/wat
er h
ose
cell
phon
e/w
oman
boy/
girl
car(s
)/aut
o(s)
peop
le/m
an/m
en/n
eigh
bors
JD -
Stor
y 8
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6
(N
ote.
The
Sto
ry C
ompo
sitio
n su
btes
t sho
uld
be sc
ored
acco
rdin
g to
adul
t sta
ndar
ds fo
r com
posit
ion
rath
er th
an ag
e or
gra
de st
anda
rds.)
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Scor
ing
Key
Subt
est
6. C
onte
xtua
l Con
vent
ions
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
Se
nten
ces b
egin
with
a ca
pita
l let
ter .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
3 o
r mor
e m
istak
es
1
� 1–
2 m
istak
es o
r prin
ted
in a
ll ca
pita
l let
ters
2
� n
o m
istak
es
2.
Pa
ragr
aphs
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(Cle
arly
indi
cate
s par
agra
phs w
ith in
dent
atio
ns o
r spa
ces b
etw
een)
0
� n
one,
1 2
� 3
–4
1 �
2
3 �
5 o
r mor
e
3.
Us
es q
uota
tion
mar
ks .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Mus
t hav
e bo
th o
peni
ng a
nd cl
osin
g qu
otat
ion
mar
ks. E
x: “Y
ou sa
w h
im.”
It w
as v
ery
“retro
.”
0 �
no
1
� y
es
4.
Us
es co
mm
a to
set o
ff a
dire
ct q
uota
tion
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Ex: M
ary
said
, “He
llo.”
Mar
y sa
id “,
Hel
lo.”
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
5.
Co
rrect
ly u
ses a
n ap
ostro
phe
at le
ast o
nce
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Ex
: can
’t, th
e do
g’s, s
tude
nts’
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
6.
Us
es a
que
stio
n m
ark
( ? )
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
7.
Us
es a
n ex
clam
atio
n po
int (
! ) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(nee
d no
t be
used
corre
ctly)
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
8.
Ca
pita
lizes
pro
per n
ouns
inclu
ding
thos
e in
stor
y’s ti
tle .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
Ex
: Che
vy, M
r. Jo
nes,
Elm S
treet
0
� n
o or
use
s no
prop
er n
ouns
1
� so
met
imes
or p
rinte
d in
all
capi
tal l
ette
rs
2 �
alw
ays c
lear
ly in
dica
tes u
pper
-cas
e
9.
N
umbe
r of n
ondu
plica
ted
misp
elle
d w
ords
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
6 o
r mor
e
1 �
3–5
2
� 0
–2
10.
Us
es a
ster
isk, e
llips
e, h
yphe
n, p
aren
thes
es, b
rack
ets
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
*
…
-
( )
[ ]
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
11.
Fr
agm
enta
ry se
nten
ce -
Usua
lly a
sent
ence
with
out b
oth
a su
bjec
t
an
d a
verb
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
Ex
: Whe
n I s
aw th
e do
g. Lo
okin
g ha
ppy
and
rest
ed.
0
� y
es
1 �
no
Sect
ion
5. S
tory
Sco
ring
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
12.
Ru
n-on
/Ram
blin
g se
nten
ce. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
yes
1
� n
o
13.
Co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s - Tw
o co
mpl
ete
sent
ence
s con
nect
ed b
y a
conj
unct
ion,
colo
n, o
r sem
icolo
n; b
oth
sent
ence
s mus
t hav
e a
subj
ect
and
a ve
rb
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
non
e 2
� 2
–3
1 �
1 3
� 4
or m
ore
14.
Us
es co
ordi
natin
g co
njun
ctio
ns o
ther
than
and
(but
, or,
not,
for,
yet,
so)
whe
n fo
rmin
g co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s; co
unt e
ach
conj
unct
ion
only
onc
e.
Ex: I
ran
but h
e ca
ught
me
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
no
1
� 1–
2
2 �
3 o
r mor
e
15.
In
trodu
ctor
y ph
rase
s and
clau
ses.
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Tw
o or
mor
e w
ords
intro
ducin
g a
sent
ence
; nee
d no
t be
set o
ff
by a
com
ma.
Ex: O
f cou
rse…
Whe
n I l
ook
back
…
0 �
non
e 2
� 3
–5
1 �
1–2
3 �
mor
e th
an 5
16.
N
oun–
verb
disa
gree
men
ts. E
x: Th
ey w
as ru
nnin
g.. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
mor
e th
an o
ne e
rror
1
� 1
erro
r
2 �
per
fect
, no
erro
rs
17.
Se
nten
ces i
n pa
ragr
aph(
s). .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 1
para
grap
h, 1
sent
ence
1
� 1
para
grap
h, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s
2 �
2 o
r mor
e pa
ragr
aphs
, 2 o
r mor
e se
nten
ces i
n at
leas
t 1 p
arag
raph
3
� 2
or m
ore
para
grap
hs, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s in
at le
ast 2
par
agra
phs
18.
Se
nten
ce co
mpo
sitio
n . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
man
y ba
dly
cons
truc
ted
sent
ence
s
1 �
mos
tly si
mpl
e se
nten
ces w
ith so
me
intro
duct
ory
and
conc
ludi
ng p
hras
es
2 �
a va
riety
of w
ell-c
onst
ruct
ed co
mpo
und
and
com
plex
sent
ence
s
19.
N
umbe
r of c
orre
ctly
spel
led
wor
ds h
avin
g se
ven
or m
ore
lett
ers (
coun
t a
wor
d on
ly o
nce)
; an
apos
troph
e co
unts
as a
lett
er .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
2
� 8
–14
1
� 4
–7
3 �
15 o
r mor
e
20.
N
umbe
r of w
ords
with
thre
e sy
llabl
es o
r mor
e th
at a
re sp
elle
d co
rrect
ly
(coun
t a w
ord
only
onc
e) . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 0
–2
1 �
3–4
2
� 5
or m
ore
21.
Us
es a
and
an
appr
opria
tely
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
ses n
eith
er a
nor
an
1
� u
ses a
app
ropr
iatel
y at
leas
t onc
e
2 �
use
s an
appr
opria
tely
at le
ast o
nce
Tota
l Raw
Sco
re
Subt
est
7. St
ory
Com
posi
tion
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
St
ory
begi
nnin
g. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0 �
abr
upt,
wea
k
1 �
serv
iceab
le, s
omew
hat i
nter
estin
g
2 �
gra
bbin
g, e
xcep
tiona
lly e
ngag
ing
2.
De
fi nite
ly re
fers
to a
spec
ifi c e
vent
occ
urrin
g be
fore
or a
fter
the
pict
ure
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
no
1
� y
es
3.
St
ory
sequ
ence
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� a
serie
s of r
ando
m, d
isjoi
nted
, or r
ambl
ing
stat
emen
ts
1 �
has
som
e se
quen
ce
2 �
mov
es sm
ooth
ly a
nd co
here
ntly
from
star
t to
fi nish
4.
Pl
ot (s
tory
line)
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
nint
eres
ting,
dul
l, fl a
t
1 �
inte
rest
ing,
logi
cal, a
ccep
tabl
e
2 �
intr
igui
ng, w
ell-c
raft
ed
5.
Ch
arac
ters
show
feel
ings
/em
otio
ns .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� n
o
1 �
som
e m
ild o
r sub
tle e
mot
ion
(ups
et, s
milin
g, la
ughi
ng, e
xcite
d, h
appy
)
2 �
stro
ng e
mot
ion
evid
ent i
n at
leas
t one
char
acte
r (an
ger, l
ove,
terro
r, ecs
tasy
)
6.
St
ory
actio
n or
ene
rgy
leve
l (pa
ce) .
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. . . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� p
lodd
ing,
stum
blin
g, n
one
1
� in
tere
stin
g, su
stain
ed
2 �
exc
iting
, com
pelli
ng, e
xcep
tiona
l
7.
St
ory
endi
ng .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
0
� a
brup
t, w
eak
1
� lo
gica
l, defi
nite
end
ing
2
� c
leve
r, in
vent
ive
8.
W
ritin
g st
yle
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
imm
atur
e, d
ull, u
ndist
ingu
ished
1
� se
rvice
able
, mat
ter-o
f-fac
t
2 �
art
ful, s
tylis
h, e
xcep
tiona
l
9.
St
ory
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� im
mat
ure;
mer
ely
desc
ribes
pict
ure
1
� st
raig
htfo
rwar
d, co
here
nt, in
tere
stin
g
2 �
eng
agin
g, u
niqu
e, g
rabb
ing
10.
St
ory
voca
bular
y - o
ne p
oint
for e
ach
of th
e 14
choi
ces
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
1
� 4
–7
2 �
8 o
r mor
e ite
ms
11.
O
vera
ll vo
cabu
lary
used
in st
ory
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� sp
arse
, imm
atur
e
1 �
serv
iceab
le, a
dequ
ate,
com
pete
nt
2 �
rich
, mat
ure,
fi gu
rativ
eTo
tal R
aw S
core
Fo
rm A
(acc
iden
t)Fo
rm B
(sto
rm)
stre
et/r
oad
car/
SUV/
truc
klic
ense
plat
epo
lice
car
hydr
ant
wat
er dr
iver’s
ed
inst
ruct
or/t
each
er
dog
(or s
pecifi
c b
reed
)le
ash
sidew
alk/g
rass
dog’s
ow
ner
stud
ent d
river
/driv
erpo
lice
offi c
er/m
an/w
oman
ticke
t/po
lice
repo
rt
gras
s/ya
rd/b
acky
ard
fenc
e/sid
ewalk
/hyd
rant
hous
e/ho
uses
/win
dow
tree/
fi re/
fl am
es/b
urni
ngdo
g/le
ash/
cat
bird
cage
/bird
cloud
/sto
rm cl
oud
light
ning
rain
/rain
stor
m/s
torm
hose
/wat
er h
ose
cell
phon
e/w
oman
boy/
girl
car(s
)/aut
o(s)
peop
le/m
an/m
en/n
eigh
bors
Nat
asha
- St
ory
9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 7
(N
ote.
The
Sto
ry C
ompo
sitio
n su
btes
t sho
uld
be sc
ored
acco
rdin
g to
adul
t sta
ndar
ds fo
r com
posit
ion
rath
er th
an ag
e or
gra
de st
anda
rds.)
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Scor
ing
Key
Subt
est
6. C
onte
xtua
l Con
vent
ions
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
Se
nten
ces b
egin
with
a ca
pita
l let
ter .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
3 o
r mor
e m
istak
es
1
� 1–
2 m
istak
es o
r prin
ted
in a
ll ca
pita
l let
ters
2
� n
o m
istak
es
2.
Pa
ragr
aphs
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(Cle
arly
indi
cate
s par
agra
phs w
ith in
dent
atio
ns o
r spa
ces b
etw
een)
0
� n
one,
1 2
� 3
–4
1 �
2
3 �
5 o
r mor
e
3.
Us
es q
uota
tion
mar
ks .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Mus
t hav
e bo
th o
peni
ng a
nd cl
osin
g qu
otat
ion
mar
ks. E
x: “Y
ou sa
w h
im.”
It w
as v
ery
“retro
.”
0 �
no
1
� y
es
4.
Us
es co
mm
a to
set o
ff a
dire
ct q
uota
tion
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Ex: M
ary
said
, “He
llo.”
Mar
y sa
id “,
Hel
lo.”
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
5.
Co
rrect
ly u
ses a
n ap
ostro
phe
at le
ast o
nce
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Ex
: can
’t, th
e do
g’s, s
tude
nts’
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
6.
Us
es a
que
stio
n m
ark
( ? )
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
7.
Us
es a
n ex
clam
atio
n po
int (
! ) .
. . . .
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. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(nee
d no
t be
used
corre
ctly)
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
8.
Ca
pita
lizes
pro
per n
ouns
inclu
ding
thos
e in
stor
y’s ti
tle .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
Ex
: Che
vy, M
r. Jo
nes,
Elm S
treet
0
� n
o or
use
s no
prop
er n
ouns
1
� so
met
imes
or p
rinte
d in
all
capi
tal l
ette
rs
2 �
alw
ays c
lear
ly in
dica
tes u
pper
-cas
e
9.
N
umbe
r of n
ondu
plica
ted
misp
elle
d w
ords
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
6 o
r mor
e
1 �
3–5
2
� 0
–2
10.
Us
es a
ster
isk, e
llips
e, h
yphe
n, p
aren
thes
es, b
rack
ets
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
*
…
-
( )
[ ]
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
11.
Fr
agm
enta
ry se
nten
ce -
Usua
lly a
sent
ence
with
out b
oth
a su
bjec
t
an
d a
verb
. .
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. . . .
Ex
: Whe
n I s
aw th
e do
g. Lo
okin
g ha
ppy
and
rest
ed.
0
� y
es
1 �
no
Sect
ion
5. S
tory
Sco
ring
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
12.
Ru
n-on
/Ram
blin
g se
nten
ce. .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
yes
1
� n
o
13.
Co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s - Tw
o co
mpl
ete
sent
ence
s con
nect
ed b
y a
conj
unct
ion,
colo
n, o
r sem
icolo
n; b
oth
sent
ence
s mus
t hav
e a
subj
ect
and
a ve
rb
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
non
e 2
� 2
–3
1 �
1 3
� 4
or m
ore
14.
Us
es co
ordi
natin
g co
njun
ctio
ns o
ther
than
and
(but
, or,
not,
for,
yet,
so)
whe
n fo
rmin
g co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s; co
unt e
ach
conj
unct
ion
only
onc
e.
Ex: I
ran
but h
e ca
ught
me
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
no
1
� 1–
2
2 �
3 o
r mor
e
15.
In
trodu
ctor
y ph
rase
s and
clau
ses.
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Tw
o or
mor
e w
ords
intro
ducin
g a
sent
ence
; nee
d no
t be
set o
ff
by a
com
ma.
Ex: O
f cou
rse…
Whe
n I l
ook
back
…
0 �
non
e 2
� 3
–5
1 �
1–2
3 �
mor
e th
an 5
16.
N
oun–
verb
disa
gree
men
ts. E
x: Th
ey w
as ru
nnin
g.. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
mor
e th
an o
ne e
rror
1
� 1
erro
r
2 �
per
fect
, no
erro
rs
17.
Se
nten
ces i
n pa
ragr
aph(
s). .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
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. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 1
para
grap
h, 1
sent
ence
1
� 1
para
grap
h, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s
2 �
2 o
r mor
e pa
ragr
aphs
, 2 o
r mor
e se
nten
ces i
n at
leas
t 1 p
arag
raph
3
� 2
or m
ore
para
grap
hs, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s in
at le
ast 2
par
agra
phs
18.
Se
nten
ce co
mpo
sitio
n . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
man
y ba
dly
cons
truc
ted
sent
ence
s
1 �
mos
tly si
mpl
e se
nten
ces w
ith so
me
intro
duct
ory
and
conc
ludi
ng p
hras
es
2 �
a va
riety
of w
ell-c
onst
ruct
ed co
mpo
und
and
com
plex
sent
ence
s
19.
N
umbe
r of c
orre
ctly
spel
led
wor
ds h
avin
g se
ven
or m
ore
lett
ers (
coun
t a
wor
d on
ly o
nce)
; an
apos
troph
e co
unts
as a
lett
er .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
2
� 8
–14
1
� 4
–7
3 �
15 o
r mor
e
20.
N
umbe
r of w
ords
with
thre
e sy
llabl
es o
r mor
e th
at a
re sp
elle
d co
rrect
ly
(coun
t a w
ord
only
onc
e) . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 0
–2
1 �
3–4
2
� 5
or m
ore
21.
Us
es a
and
an
appr
opria
tely
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
ses n
eith
er a
nor
an
1
� u
ses a
app
ropr
iatel
y at
leas
t onc
e
2 �
use
s an
appr
opria
tely
at le
ast o
nce
Tota
l Raw
Sco
re
Subt
est
7. St
ory
Com
posi
tion
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
St
ory
begi
nnin
g. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0 �
abr
upt,
wea
k
1 �
serv
iceab
le, s
omew
hat i
nter
estin
g
2 �
gra
bbin
g, e
xcep
tiona
lly e
ngag
ing
2.
De
fi nite
ly re
fers
to a
spec
ifi c e
vent
occ
urrin
g be
fore
or a
fter
the
pict
ure
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
no
1
� y
es
3.
St
ory
sequ
ence
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� a
serie
s of r
ando
m, d
isjoi
nted
, or r
ambl
ing
stat
emen
ts
1 �
has
som
e se
quen
ce
2 �
mov
es sm
ooth
ly a
nd co
here
ntly
from
star
t to
fi nish
4.
Pl
ot (s
tory
line)
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
nint
eres
ting,
dul
l, fl a
t
1 �
inte
rest
ing,
logi
cal, a
ccep
tabl
e
2 �
intr
igui
ng, w
ell-c
raft
ed
5.
Ch
arac
ters
show
feel
ings
/em
otio
ns .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� n
o
1 �
som
e m
ild o
r sub
tle e
mot
ion
(ups
et, s
milin
g, la
ughi
ng, e
xcite
d, h
appy
)
2 �
stro
ng e
mot
ion
evid
ent i
n at
leas
t one
char
acte
r (an
ger, l
ove,
terro
r, ecs
tasy
)
6.
St
ory
actio
n or
ene
rgy
leve
l (pa
ce) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� p
lodd
ing,
stum
blin
g, n
one
1
� in
tere
stin
g, su
stain
ed
2 �
exc
iting
, com
pelli
ng, e
xcep
tiona
l
7.
St
ory
endi
ng .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� a
brup
t, w
eak
1
� lo
gica
l, defi
nite
end
ing
2
� c
leve
r, in
vent
ive
8.
W
ritin
g st
yle
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
imm
atur
e, d
ull, u
ndist
ingu
ished
1
� se
rvice
able
, mat
ter-o
f-fac
t
2 �
art
ful, s
tylis
h, e
xcep
tiona
l
9.
St
ory
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� im
mat
ure;
mer
ely
desc
ribes
pict
ure
1
� st
raig
htfo
rwar
d, co
here
nt, in
tere
stin
g
2 �
eng
agin
g, u
niqu
e, g
rabb
ing
10.
St
ory
voca
bular
y - o
ne p
oint
for e
ach
of th
e 14
choi
ces
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
1
� 4
–7
2 �
8 o
r mor
e ite
ms
11.
O
vera
ll vo
cabu
lary
used
in st
ory
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� sp
arse
, imm
atur
e
1 �
serv
iceab
le, a
dequ
ate,
com
pete
nt
2 �
rich
, mat
ure,
fi gu
rativ
eTo
tal R
aw S
core
Fo
rm A
(acc
iden
t)Fo
rm B
(sto
rm)
stre
et/r
oad
car/
SUV/
truc
klic
ense
plat
epo
lice
car
hydr
ant
wat
er dr
iver’s
ed
inst
ruct
or/t
each
er
dog
(or s
pecifi
c b
reed
)le
ash
sidew
alk/g
rass
dog’s
ow
ner
stud
ent d
river
/driv
erpo
lice
offi c
er/m
an/w
oman
ticke
t/po
lice
repo
rt
gras
s/ya
rd/b
acky
ard
fenc
e/sid
ewalk
/hyd
rant
hous
e/ho
uses
/win
dow
tree/
fi re/
fl am
es/b
urni
ngdo
g/le
ash/
cat
bird
cage
/bird
cloud
/sto
rm cl
oud
light
ning
rain
/rain
stor
m/s
torm
hose
/wat
er h
ose
cell
phon
e/w
oman
boy/
girl
car(s
)/aut
o(s)
peop
le/m
an/m
en/n
eigh
bors
Alb
ert
- Sto
ry 10
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
(N
ote.
The
Sto
ry C
ompo
sitio
n su
btes
t sho
uld
be sc
ored
acco
rdin
g to
adul
t sta
ndar
ds fo
r com
posit
ion
rath
er th
an ag
e or
gra
de st
anda
rds.)
Subt
est
6. C
onte
xtua
l Con
vent
ions
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
Se
nten
ces b
egin
with
a ca
pita
l let
ter .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
3 o
r mor
e m
istak
es
1
� 1–
2 m
istak
es o
r prin
ted
in a
ll ca
pita
l let
ters
2
� n
o m
istak
es
2.
Pa
ragr
aphs
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(Cle
arly
indi
cate
s par
agra
phs w
ith in
dent
atio
ns o
r spa
ces b
etw
een)
0
� n
one,
1 2
� 3
–4
1 �
2
3 �
5 o
r mor
e
3.
Us
es q
uota
tion
mar
ks .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Mus
t hav
e bo
th o
peni
ng a
nd cl
osin
g qu
otat
ion
mar
ks. E
x: “Y
ou sa
w h
im.”
It w
as v
ery
“retro
.”
0 �
no
1
� y
es
4.
Us
es co
mm
a to
set o
ff a
dire
ct q
uota
tion
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
Ex: M
ary
said
, “He
llo.”
Mar
y sa
id “,
Hel
lo.”
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
5.
Co
rrect
ly u
ses a
n ap
ostro
phe
at le
ast o
nce
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Ex
: can
’t, th
e do
g’s, s
tude
nts’
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
6.
Us
es a
que
stio
n m
ark
( ? )
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
7.
Us
es a
n ex
clam
atio
n po
int (
! ) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
(nee
d no
t be
used
corre
ctly)
0
� n
o
1 �
yes
8.
Ca
pita
lizes
pro
per n
ouns
inclu
ding
thos
e in
stor
y’s ti
tle .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
Ex
: Che
vy, M
r. Jo
nes,
Elm S
treet
0
� n
o or
use
s no
prop
er n
ouns
1
� so
met
imes
or p
rinte
d in
all
capi
tal l
ette
rs
2 �
alw
ays c
lear
ly in
dica
tes u
pper
-cas
e
9.
N
umbe
r of n
ondu
plica
ted
misp
elle
d w
ords
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
6 o
r mor
e
1 �
3–5
2
� 0
–2
10.
Us
es a
ster
isk, e
llips
e, h
yphe
n, p
aren
thes
es, b
rack
ets
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
*
…
-
( )
[ ]
(n
eed
not b
e us
ed co
rrect
ly)
0 �
no
1
� y
es
11.
Fr
agm
enta
ry se
nten
ce -
Usua
lly a
sent
ence
with
out b
oth
a su
bjec
t
an
d a
verb
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
Ex
: Whe
n I s
aw th
e do
g. Lo
okin
g ha
ppy
and
rest
ed.
0
� y
es
1 �
no
Sect
ion
5. S
tory
Sco
ring
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
12.
Ru
n-on
/Ram
blin
g se
nten
ce. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
yes
1
� n
o
13.
Co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s - Tw
o co
mpl
ete
sent
ence
s con
nect
ed b
y a
conj
unct
ion,
colo
n, o
r sem
icolo
n; b
oth
sent
ence
s mus
t hav
e a
subj
ect
and
a ve
rb
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
non
e 2
� 2
–3
1 �
1 3
� 4
or m
ore
14.
Us
es co
ordi
natin
g co
njun
ctio
ns o
ther
than
and
(but
, or,
not,
for,
yet,
so)
whe
n fo
rmin
g co
mpo
und
sent
ence
s; co
unt e
ach
conj
unct
ion
only
onc
e.
Ex: I
ran
but h
e ca
ught
me
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
no
1
� 1–
2
2 �
3 o
r mor
e
15.
In
trodu
ctor
y ph
rase
s and
clau
ses.
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
Tw
o or
mor
e w
ords
intro
ducin
g a
sent
ence
; nee
d no
t be
set o
ff
by a
com
ma.
Ex: O
f cou
rse…
Whe
n I l
ook
back
…
0 �
non
e 2
� 3
–5
1 �
1–2
3 �
mor
e th
an 5
16.
N
oun–
verb
disa
gree
men
ts. E
x: Th
ey w
as ru
nnin
g.. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
mor
e th
an o
ne e
rror
1
� 1
erro
r
2 �
per
fect
, no
erro
rs
17.
Se
nten
ces i
n pa
ragr
aph(
s). .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 1
para
grap
h, 1
sent
ence
1
� 1
para
grap
h, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s
2 �
2 o
r mor
e pa
ragr
aphs
, 2 o
r mor
e se
nten
ces i
n at
leas
t 1 p
arag
raph
3
� 2
or m
ore
para
grap
hs, 2
or m
ore
sent
ence
s in
at le
ast 2
par
agra
phs
18.
Se
nten
ce co
mpo
sitio
n . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
man
y ba
dly
cons
truc
ted
sent
ence
s
1 �
mos
tly si
mpl
e se
nten
ces w
ith so
me
intro
duct
ory
and
conc
ludi
ng p
hras
es
2 �
a va
riety
of w
ell-c
onst
ruct
ed co
mpo
und
and
com
plex
sent
ence
s
19.
N
umbe
r of c
orre
ctly
spel
led
wor
ds h
avin
g se
ven
or m
ore
lett
ers (
coun
t a
wor
d on
ly o
nce)
; an
apos
troph
e co
unts
as a
lett
er .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
2
� 8
–14
1
� 4
–7
3 �
15 o
r mor
e
20.
N
umbe
r of w
ords
with
thre
e sy
llabl
es o
r mor
e th
at a
re sp
elle
d co
rrect
ly
(coun
t a w
ord
only
onc
e) . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� 0
–2
1 �
3–4
2
� 5
or m
ore
21.
Us
es a
and
an
appr
opria
tely
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
ses n
eith
er a
nor
an
1
� u
ses a
app
ropr
iatel
y at
leas
t onc
e
2 �
use
s an
appr
opria
tely
at le
ast o
nce
Tota
l Raw
Sco
re
Subt
est
7. St
ory
Com
posi
tion
Item
Sc
orin
g C
riter
ia
Scor
e
1.
St
ory
begi
nnin
g. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0 �
abr
upt,
wea
k
1 �
serv
iceab
le, s
omew
hat i
nter
estin
g
2 �
gra
bbin
g, e
xcep
tiona
lly e
ngag
ing
2.
De
fi nite
ly re
fers
to a
spec
ifi c e
vent
occ
urrin
g be
fore
or a
fter
the
pict
ure
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
no
1
� y
es
3.
St
ory
sequ
ence
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� a
serie
s of r
ando
m, d
isjoi
nted
, or r
ambl
ing
stat
emen
ts
1 �
has
som
e se
quen
ce
2 �
mov
es sm
ooth
ly a
nd co
here
ntly
from
star
t to
fi nish
4.
Pl
ot (s
tory
line)
. . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� u
nint
eres
ting,
dul
l, fl a
t
1 �
inte
rest
ing,
logi
cal, a
ccep
tabl
e
2 �
intr
igui
ng, w
ell-c
raft
ed
5.
Ch
arac
ters
show
feel
ings
/em
otio
ns .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� n
o
1 �
som
e m
ild o
r sub
tle e
mot
ion
(ups
et, s
milin
g, la
ughi
ng, e
xcite
d, h
appy
)
2 �
stro
ng e
mot
ion
evid
ent i
n at
leas
t one
char
acte
r (an
ger, l
ove,
terro
r, ecs
tasy
)
6.
St
ory
actio
n or
ene
rgy
leve
l (pa
ce) .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� p
lodd
ing,
stum
blin
g, n
one
1
� in
tere
stin
g, su
stain
ed
2 �
exc
iting
, com
pelli
ng, e
xcep
tiona
l
7.
St
ory
endi
ng .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� a
brup
t, w
eak
1
� lo
gica
l, defi
nite
end
ing
2
� c
leve
r, in
vent
ive
8.
W
ritin
g st
yle
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
.
0 �
imm
atur
e, d
ull, u
ndist
ingu
ished
1
� se
rvice
able
, mat
ter-o
f-fac
t
2 �
art
ful, s
tylis
h, e
xcep
tiona
l
9.
St
ory
is . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
0
� im
mat
ure;
mer
ely
desc
ribes
pict
ure
1
� st
raig
htfo
rwar
d, co
here
nt, in
tere
stin
g
2 �
eng
agin
g, u
niqu
e, g
rabb
ing
10.
St
ory
voca
bular
y - o
ne p
oint
for e
ach
of th
e 14
choi
ces
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. .
0 �
0–3
1
� 4
–7
2 �
8 o
r mor
e ite
ms
11.
O
vera
ll vo
cabu
lary
used
in st
ory
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
0
� sp
arse
, imm
atur
e
1 �
serv
iceab
le, a
dequ
ate,
com
pete
nt
2 �
rich
, mat
ure,
fi gu
rativ
eTo
tal R
aw S
core
Fo
rm A
(acc
iden
t)Fo
rm B
(sto
rm)
stre
et/r
oad
car/
SUV/
truc
klic
ense
plat
epo
lice
car
hydr
ant
wat
er dr
iver’s
ed
inst
ruct
or/t
each
er
dog
(or s
pecifi
c b
reed
)le
ash
sidew
alk/g
rass
dog’s
ow
ner
stud
ent d
river
/driv
erpo
lice
offi c
er/m
an/w
oman
ticke
t/po
lice
repo
rt
gras
s/ya
rd/b
acky
ard
fenc
e/sid
ewalk
/hyd
rant
hous
e/ho
uses
/win
dow
tree/
fi re/
fl am
es/b
urni
ngdo
g/le
ash/
cat
bird
cage
/bird
cloud
/sto
rm cl
oud
light
ning
rain
/rain
stor
m/s
torm
hose
/wat
er h
ose
cell
phon
e/w
oman
boy/
girl
car(s
)/aut
o(s)
peop
le/m
an/m
en/n
eigh
bors
This
form
can
be
phot
ocop
ied
for t
rain
ing
purp
oses
onl
y.
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ry S
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