School Improvement in Maryland

Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 6

Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text

Topic A. Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator 7. Analyze the author's purposeful use of language

Objective e. Analyze how repetition and exaggeration contribute to meaning

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

Read the play 'The Weeping Willow Wedding Day'. Then answer the following.

The children’s use of the words coolest, wildest, craziest, and loudest to describe their experience shows that they are

  1. unaware of the problems created by their activity
  2. uncertain of the time left before the wedding
  3. excited about the party after the wedding
  4. happy about missing the white carpet

Correct Answer
A. unaware of the problems created by their activity
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