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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 3

Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text

Topic A. Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator 3. Use elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding

Objective f. Identify and describe the narrator

Assessment limit: Conclusions about the narrator based on his or her thoughts and/or observations

Read the poem 'When You Can Read'. Then answer the following.

Which of these sentences best describes the speaker of this poem?

  1. The speaker enjoys learning.
  2. The speaker enjoys going places.
  3. The speaker likes to make airplanes.
  4. The speaker likes to work in the kitchen.

Correct Answer
A. The speaker enjoys learning.
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