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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 4

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 ''Summer Palace'' and answer the following question.


Sasha’s drawings and Yeh Yeh’s books were alike because they both _____.

  1. were handmade
  2. reminded Yeh Yeh of his homeland
  3. were treasures to Yeh Yeh
  4. had been especially made for him

Correct Answer
C. were treasures to Yeh Yeh
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