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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 a. Identify and explain the main idea

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

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

The story is mainly about a _____.

  1. girl who likes to read
  2. grandfather who travels
  3. beautiful palace
  4. girl learning about her great-grandfather

Correct Answer
D. girl learning about her great-grandfather
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