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Selected Response Item for Grade 7
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Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text |
Topic A. Comprehension of Informational Text
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Indicator 4. Analyze important ideas and messages in informational texts |
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Objective d. Summarize or paraphrase
Assessment limit: The text or a portion of the text
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Read "Tackling the Trash" and answer the following question.
Which sentence would make the best topic sentence for a summary of this article?
- Chad Pregracke of East Moline, Illinois, realized that cleaning up the polluted Mississippi River was a job that would require a great deal of money.
- Chad Pregracke planned to clean up the polluted Mississippi River shoreline by beginning in Iowa and ending in Missouri.
- Chad Pregracke made a decision to clean up the litter polluting the shoreline of the Mississippi River near his hometown of East Moline, Illinois.
- Chad Pregracke was skilled at convincing organizations to help him in his goal of cleaning up the litter polluting the Mississippi River.
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| Correct Answer |
| C. Chad Pregracke made a decision to clean up the litter polluting the shoreline of the Mississippi River near his hometown of East Moline, Illinois. |
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