Common Core State Standards for ELA

Question 1

Which strand includes oral language skills?

Accepted Answer

Speaking and Listening

Question 2

What should you include in your lesson plan to reference a Common Core standard?

Accepted Answer

An abbreviation of the standard and full standard text

Question 3

What does the corner box labeled "RI" on a CCSS page indicate?

Accepted Answer

Reading Informational Text

Question 4

In the abbreviation CCSS.ELA.RL.K.1, what does "K" stand for?

Accepted Answer

Kindergarten

Question 5

What does "RL" refer to in CCSS.ELA.RL.K.1?

Accepted Answer

Reading Literature

Question 6

What are the four strands of the Common Core State Standards for ELA?

Accepted Answer

Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language

Question 7

Grade-level standards are:

Accepted Answer

Steps that lead toward achieving anchor standards

Question 8

Which strand includes substrands such as literature, informational text, and foundations?

Accepted Answer

Reading

Question 9

What abbreviation is used for Speaking and Listening?

Accepted Answer

SL

Question 10

What is the primary website to access the Common Core State Standards?

Accepted Answer

corestandards.org

Question 11

What is included in the Language strand?

Accepted Answer

Grammar, conventions, and vocabulary

Question 12

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation for the first-grade standard in Reading Literature, standard 1?

Accepted Answer

CCSS.ELA.RL.1.1

Question 13

What abbreviation is used to signify the Writing strand?

Accepted Answer

W

Question 14

Why are grade-level standards organized in columns in the PDF?

Accepted Answer

To compare expectations across grades

Question 15

What are "anchor standards"?

Accepted Answer

End-of-high-school goals students should achieve

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