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Selected Response Item for Grade 7
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Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text |
Topic A. Comprehension of Literary Text
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Indicator 7. Analyze the author's purposeful use of language |
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Objective a. Analyze how specific language choices contribute to meaning
Assessment limits:
- Significant words (e.g., idioms, colloquialisms, etc.) with a specific effect on meaning
- Denotations of above-grade-level words used in context
- Connotations of grade-appropriate words and phrases in context
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Read "Scrambled Eggs" and answer the following question.
Read paragraph 8.
| "Yes, I certainly am," replied the lawyer as he tried to catch his breath. |
In this paragraph the phrase to catch his breath shows that the lawyer wishes to
- slow down
- stop coughing
- breathe rapidly
- breathe normally
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| Correct Answer |
| D. breathe normally |
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