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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 6. Determine important ideas and messages in literary texts

Objective a. Identify and explain main ideas and universal themes

Assessment limits:

  • Main ideas of the text or a portion of the text
  • Message, moral, or lesson learned from the text
Read the story 'The River'. Then answer the following.

An important idea in this story is about the importance of

  1. staying close to home
  2. knowing how to swim
  3. taking care of others
  4. wearing proper clothes

Correct Answer
C. taking care of others
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