Name_____________________________________ Block __________
ACT Reading Project Rubric
Passage named and
source stated, properly
Passage is the
appropriate length (7501,000 words)
Passage is at the right
reading level
Passage is formatted to
look exactly like the real
test.
Passage has 10 questions
with the # of types of
questions, as listed, and
in order.
Questions are clearly
worded and reflect the
type of question being
asked. (Circle the key
words in the question
that point out the type of
0
Missing or Incomplete
or poor quality (5+
errors
1
4
3
2 errors
Insert the word count
of the passage only:
__________
Missing or Incomplete
(549 words or less)
Missing or Incomplete
or poor quality (below
8.0)
Missing or Incomplete
or poor quality (5 or
more errors)
Insert the word count of the passage
only: __________
550 – 649 words
Insert the word count of the passage
only: __________
650 – 749 words
5
A. The word “Passage” is listed followed
by a Roman numeral. B. The type of
passage is listed below that followed by
a colon. C. Both of these are in bold.
D. After the name of the passage, there
is a complete sentence
E. that lists the source in italics,
F. the specific name of the article in
quotation marks,
G. the author
H. and the date.
Insert the word count of the passage
only: __________
750 – 1,000 words
Check in Word: Insert writing level:
_________ Gr. 8.0-8.9
Check in Word: Insert writing level:
_________ Gr. 9.0 – 10.8
Check in Word: Insert writing level:
_________ Gr. 10.9+
4 errors
2 errors
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Missing or Incomplete
(4 or more questions;
missing at least one
question of at least
three of the different
types of questions.
Missing or Incomplete
or of poor quality (5 or
more questions are
not clear; 5 or more
questions don’t use
key words to identify
Missing 3 questions AND short in
TWO of the types of questions
requested.
Missing 1-2 questions OR may be short
one of ONE of the types of questions
listed but questions ARE listed int he
proper order as listed below.
A. All but 3 or 4 of the questions
are clear and easily understood
by anyone trying to answer the
question.
B. All but 3 or 4 of the questions
use key words that help identify
A. All but 1 or 2 of the questions are
clear and easily understood by
anyone trying to answer the
question.
B. All but 1 or 2 questions use key
words that help identify the type of
No title
Indentations are clear
Line #s clearly inserted every 5 lines
Questions are numbered
Multiple choice options are ABCD
or FGHJ
F. Same standard font size throughout
(12 pt.)
G. Same font throughout
10 questions of the type listed below in
the proper order listed below.
A. Each question is clear and easily
understood by anyone trying to
answer the question.
B. Every question picks up the key
words that help identify the type of
question.
question.)
Questions are
appropriately challenging
the question type.)
Missing or incomplete
the type of question.
Multiple question answers (2-4) are
either too easy OR too difficult., OR
multiple questions (2-4) cannot
easily be answered in less than a
minute.
Passage comes ONLY
from one of the sources
listed.
Missing or incomplete
or poor quality
(Source not listed; text
is not appropriate,
level wise or topic
wise)
Missing answer key
Did not use one of the sources listed
in the project but text is still
appropriate for grade level and
purpose of the passage.
Missing or Incomplete
Complete, posted on time, , multiple
minor OR one major formatting
problem, such as the letters on the
answers.
Complete individual test
& answer key turned in.
Completed individual
section posted to both
group documents.
Complete test turned in but answer
key is incomplete or missing.
If only three in the group: Is the fourth section present and complete? Yes
question.
Most questions (8+) are neither so simple
as to be easily guessed or impossible to
answer even when trying to look up the
answers in the text. Almost all questions
(8+) require students to think but may be
answered in 40-50 seconds each.
Used only one of the sources listed, but
article selection does not clearly reflect
the type of passage required for that
section of the test.
Both the individual’s complete typed test
with a second copy as the answer key
with the section clearly labeled is turned
in but answers may be handwritten in or
indicated and/or name may not be on
project.
Complete, posted on time, but may be
minor formatting problem, such as font.
All questions are neither so simple as to
be easily guessed or impossible to
answer even when trying to look up the
answers in the text. Questions require
students to think but may be answered
in up to 30 seconds each.
Used only the sources listed for the
project, and article selection clearly
reflects the type of passage required for
that section of the test.
Both the individual’s complete typed
test with a second copy completed as
the answer key with the section clearly
labeled is turned in.
Complete, formatted correctly, posted
on time.
No
Total points: _________________/50
a.
Write 10 multiple choice questions for the passage as listed below, in the order listed:
i.
For Prose and Humanities:
1. 1 question - application of a literary term, especially tone, point of view, theme, or narrator
2. 1 question - Vocabulary: Write the question so that it includes the words “most nearly means” and the line number
3. 3 questions - Inference in which you use the words “the reader may infer” or “the passage suggests.” Put together related ideas from two different locations in
the passage. The inference must be stated somewhere in the passage, but it requires putting together two or more ideas from elsewhere in the passage to reach
the stated conclusion.
4. 2 questions- Comprehension questions in regard to the main purpose of the piece, a specific paragraph, the relationship between characters, etc.
5. 3 questions - “Go back and location information quickly”
ii.
For Social Studies and Science
1. 1 question - Vocabulary: Write the question so that it includes the words “most nearly means” and the line number. In the answers should be a “too obvious”
answer and one that is a challenging word as the definition, which may or may not be the correct answer.
2.
3.
4.
3 questions - Inference in which you use the words “the reader may infer” or “the passage suggests.” Put together related ideas from two different locations in
the passage. The inference must be stated somewhere in the passage, but it requires putting together two or more ideas from elsewhere in the passage to reach
the stated conclusion.
2 questions- Comprehension questions in regard to the main purpose of the piece, a specific paragraph, the relationship between characters, etc.
4 questions - “Go back and location information quickly”