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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 e. Analyze elements of style and their contribution to meaning
Assessment limit: Common elements of style such as repetition, hyperbole and rhetorical questions
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Read "Scrambled Eggs" and answer the following question.
Read this sentence which is paragraph 12.
| "Well, if scrambled eggs can turn into chicks, then why not? |
When the lawyer asks this question, he most likely wanted to
- make the judge angry
- show off his legal skills
- send a message to the judge
- cause people in the courtroom to laugh
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| Correct Answer |
| C. send a message to the judge |
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