Intensive Writing Assessment

Grade Level: 2nd grade

SOL Standard(s): Living Systems

2.5 The student will investigate and understand that living things are part of a system. Key concepts
include
b) an animal’s habitat includes adequate food, water, shelter or cover, and space

WIDA Standard: Standard 5- The Language of Social Studies

WIDA Level: Level 3- Developing

Objectives:
Language Objective: The student will be able to write sentences using specific vocabulary that relates to
animal habitats.

Content Objective: The students will be able to identify the different types of habitats animals live.

Directions: Test-taker’s will read and have read to them:

On the next page, you will see pictures that show animals in their habitats . Each picture is
numbered. For each numbered picture, find the numbered question that goes with that picture and write a
sentence in the line below it that answers the question. There is no exact correct answer to the questions.
You will use the pictures to help you state the name of the habitat and a basic description of it. Each
question will be worth 2 points. The entire test is worth 16 points.

Example:
Test-takers see:  
1.

Test-taker’s read: What is the habitat of sea turtles like?

Test-taker’s write: The habitat of sea turtles is the ocean. The water is clear and blue. It is
deep.
Assessment  Items:  
1.             2.

3.             4.  

1.   What  is  the  habitat  of  camels  like?    

  ______________________________________________________________________

 
2.          What  is  the  habitat  of  lions  and  zebras  like?

________________________________________________________________________

3.          What  is  the  habitat  of  tigers  like?  

______________________________________________________________________

4.        What  is  the  habitat  of  sharks  and  fish  like?  

  ______________________________________________________________________  
5.                       6.

7.                           8.  

5.  What  is  the  habitat  of  elephants  like?  

____________________________________________________________________

6.  What  is  the  habitat  of  polar  bears  and  penguins  like?  

____________________________________________________________________

7.  What  is  the  habitat  of  bears  and  fox  like?  

____________________________________________________________________

8.  What  is  the  habitat  of  beavers  and  ducks  like?  

____________________________________________________________________
Scoring:  The  scoring  scale  for  this  controlled  writing  will  be  on  a  0-­2  point  scale.  Each  sentence  
will  be  scored  separately  and  combined  into  one  whole  score  out  of  16  points.  The  scoring  scale  
is  
2-­  The  student  correctly  identified  the  name  of  the  habitat  and  provided  an  accurate  basic  
description.  
1-­  The  student  correctly  identified  the  name  of  the  habitat,  however,  their  basic  description  is  
inaccurate  
0-­  The  student  could  not  correctly  identify  and/or  did  not  include  a  basic  description.