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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 c. Identify and explain what is not directly stated in the text by drawing inferences

Assessment limit: From the text or a portion of the text

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


How do fish hear?

  1. With ears
  2. By feeling
  3. By tasting
  4. By smelling

Correct Answer
B. By feeling
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