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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 4

Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text

Topic A. Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator 2. Use text features to facilitate understanding of literary texts

Objective a. Identify and explain how organizational aids such as the title of the book, story, poem, or play contribute to meaning

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

Read the story 'The River'. Then answer the following.

"The River" is a good title for this story mostly because the river is

  1. a part of the story problem
  2. close to the characters' home
  3. changing the mood of the story
  4. a favorite place of the characters

Correct Answer
A. a part of the story problem
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