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Sample Item
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 2. Analyze text features to facilitate understanding of literary texts |
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Objective a. Analyze text features that contribute to meaning
Assessment limit: In the text or a portion of the text
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Read this passage about a family’s dinner table conversation from the novel Absolutely Normal Chaos.
In paragraphs 2 and 3 words are placed in parentheses. The most probable reason the words are in parentheses is that the author is—
- showing sympathy for Dad
- amused by the conversation
- showing the narrator is at the table
- helping the reader follow the conversation
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| Correct Answer |
| D. helping the reader follow the conversation |
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