School Improvement in Maryland

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Selected Response Item for Grade 7

Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text

Topic A. Comprehension of Informational Text

Indicator 4. Analyze important ideas and messages in informational texts

Objective c. State and support main ideas and messages

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

Read "Tackling the Trash" and answer the following question.

In what unit of study would you most likely read "Tackling the Trash"?

  1. Famous Young Americans
  2. America's Important Rivers
  3. People Who Make a Difference
  4. Towns Along the Mississippi

Correct Answer
C. People Who Make a Difference
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