Shannon

Blood
EDI 337
Selected Response Assessment
2nd Grade Social Studies -

Purpose
This summative assessment is to see second grade students understanding of how
communities change and deal with problems that arise, as well as how individuals
shape their communities. This assessment will assist the teacher in determining if a
student understands why communities grow and why they shrink. It will also
assess their comprehension of a timeline of events of a city, which might include
population growth.

Grade Level Content Expectations
2 H2.0.4 Describe changes in the local community over time (e.g., types of businesses,
architecture and landscape, jobs, transportation, population).
Learning Targets

Learning Target
Knowledge Items
Reasoning Items

I can identify why cities
1, 20

grow or shrink
I can use a timeline to
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19

identify events in order of
the growth of a
community
I know what
7, 10, 18, 19
3
characteristics allow for a
community to change
I can identify what people 4, 8, 9
2, 5, 6, 17
do to change a community


Teacher Instruction
This assessment will use multiple choice, fill in the blank, and true or false questions
to evaluate the students knowledge on the topic. Once I hand out the assessment
please put your name and date at the top of the paper. After I grade the assessment
we will be able to go over the test and you can ask questions. This assessment will
have a total of 20 questions with each question being worth 1 point. This will be
done individually. Each section has its own set of instructions so make sure to read
those prior to starting each portion. You will have as much time as you need to
finish the assessment and following the exam please work on other homework first
and if that is all done you may read or sit quietly. Once everyone is done I will collect

the test. If you have any questions stay seated and raise your hand and I will answer
anything you might need help on. You may now start. Good luck and take your time!

Answer Key

1. B
11. C
2. A
12. A
3. C
13. B
4. B
14. growth
5. A
15. timeline
6. C
16. history
7. needs
17. false
8. jobs
18. true
9. better
19. true
10. school
20. false

Social Studies
Changing Communities over Time

Name ____________________________________ Date ___________________

Multiple Choice (1 point each)
Read each question. Circle the letter of the best answer. Then put the correct letter on
the line next to the question number. Then circle sure or unsure based on how you
think you did on the question.

______ 1. What makes a community grow larger? SURE UNSURE

A. More rain makes more plants.

B. More people need more houses.

C. More animals use more space.

______ 2. How do people help make their community better? SURE UNSURE

A. They fix old buildings.

B. They move to a new community.

C. They change where they work.

______ 3. In a community, people need ____________________. SURE UNSURE

A. friends

B. pets

C. homes

Read the following paragraph and answer the questions by placing the letter on the
line next to the question number. Circle if you are sure or unsure about your answer.
(1 point each)

Juan knows what happens when people dont have jobs. A computer
company in his community closed a few years ago. Some of his neighbors
moved away. Now their houses are empty. Some of the houses have broken
windows. These old houses need new paint. Juan and Kofi want to help make
their neighborhood better. What can they do?

_______ 4. Why are some houses empty in Juans community? SURE UNSURE

A. They need new windows.

B. People moved away.

C. They are old.

_______ 5. Why did some people move away? SURE UNSURE

A. They needed to find new jobs.

B. They didnt like the neighborhood anymore.

C. They didnt like their houses anymore.

_______ 6. What can Juan and Kofi do to make the neighborhood SURE UNSURE
better?

A. They can tell people not to look at the old houses.

B. They can put up fences to hide the old houses.

C. They can help fix the old houses.











Keep going! Great job!

Fill in the blank (1 point each)

Read each statement and use the word bank to fill in the missing word. Write the
correct word on the line. Circle whether you think you are sure or unsure about your
answer.

Word Bank

jobs needs school better



7. A community changes when new people 7. __________________________
with new _____________ move in.




SURE UNSURE










8. A factor to why people might come to a 8. __________________________
city could be ______________.

SURE UNSURE

9. Some people make their 9. __________________________
communities ______________.

10. A ______________ is a place that people

10. ________________________

need in a community.

SURE UNSURE

SURE UNSURE

Look at the pictures below and fill in the blanks next to the number with the letter that
matches the year you think it is in that community. Then circle if you are sure or
unsure about your answer. (1 point each)

11. Which picture is from 2014? 11. __________ SURE UNSURE


12. Which picture is from 1874? 12. __________ SURE UNSURE


13. Which picture is from 1906? 13. __________ SURE UNSURE


Using the word bank, fill in the word on the blank to the right and circle if you are sure
or unsure about your answer below each question. (1 point each)


Word Bank

timeline history growth


14. These are pictures of community ____________ over time. 14. ______________________
A

SURE UNSURE

15. The dates are on a ______________. 15. ______________________

SURE UNSURE

16. This shows the ______________ of the city. 16. _____________________

SURE UNSURE

True or False (1 point each)

Read each statement. Mark whether you think the statement is correct by circling
TRUE. If you think the statement is wrong circle FALSE. Circle if you are sure or
unsure below each question.



17. You can make a community better
TRUE FALSE
by leaving your trash out on the lawn.



SURE UNSURE



18. For a community to grow it needs

TRUE FALSE
many things including people,

transportation, stores, homes and

schools.



SURE UNSURE



19. People might have come to cities

TRUE FALSE
in 1874 to look for gold.



SURE UNSURE



20. A community will get smaller

TRUE FALSE
when a new store is built.



SURE UNSURE

















YOURE ALL DONE! GREAT JOB!

Self-Assessment Portion
In this portion you will assess yourself based on the answers that you found to be
correct or incorrect. For each question mark in the box if you got it correct, incorrect
and if you were sure or unsure about your answer.

Question #
Correct
Incorrect
Sure
Unsure
Example
X

X

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

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18.

19.

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*NOW, we will compare your results to the learning targets!

Comparing Results to Learning Targets

Example:

Learning Target
Question
Total

Number Correct
Example: I can identify why
1, 20
2
cities grow or shrink

Total
Incorrect
0

Total
Sure
2

Now you try! Fill in the questions by looking at your corrected test!


Learning Target Question
Total
Total
Total Sure

Number
Correct
Incorrect
I can identify why
1, 20



cities grow or
shrink
I can use a
11, 12,



timeline to
13, 14,
identify events in 15, 16, 19
order of the
growth of a
community
I know what
3, 7, 10,



characteristics
18, 19
allow for a
community to
change
I can identify
2, 4, 5, 6,



what people do
8, 9, 17
to change a
community










*Finally! Lets reflect on what we can work on!
What now?

Total
Unsure
0

Total
Unsure


1. Circle the target(s) that you can spend more time on.

I can identify why cities grow or shrink

I can use a timeline to identify events in order of the growth of a community

I know what characteristics allow for a community to change

I can identify what people do to change a community


2. Highlight the target(s) that you think you have mastered.

I can identify why cities grow or shrink

I can use a timeline to identify events in order of the growth of a community

I know what characteristics allow for a community to change

I can identify what people do to change a community


3. Now, in the space below please tell me how you will go about working on the
target or targets you need to work on more. This should include answers such as
what homework assignments or terms you would work on.

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Feedback
1.

Which question did you struggle on the most? Why?

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2. Which section was easiest for you? (Multiple choice, fill in the blank, or true or
false) _________________________________________________________________________________________
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