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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 3

Standard 1.0 General Reading Processes

Topic E. General Reading Comprehension
Students will use a variety of strategies to understand what they read (construct meaning).

Indicator 4. Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text (after reading)

Objective h. Connect the text to prior knowledge or personal experience

Assessment limit: Prior knowledge that clarifies, extends, or challenges the ideas in the text or a portion of the text

Read the story ''Being a Fish'' and answer the following question.

You would most likely find an article like this in a book about _____.

  1. farm animals
  2. water fun
  3. sea life
  4. fishing

Correct Answer
C. sea life
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