This document contains samples and explanations from Colorado's state reading and writing comprehension test for Grade 7, hereby released to the public (parents, teachers, and any other interested parties). It presents one multiple-choice reading comprehension item based upon a poem and includes the correct answers. Next, it presents two short passages (one from a novel, one from an essay) and two writing prompts based on them, the scoring guide, and 8 different student responses, with the scores they received. Finally, it presents one essay item and responses from 5 different students, with their scores. (SR)