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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 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 the poem 'The Traveler' and answer the following question.
In line 31 of this poem, which of these words could replace spent and not change the meaning of that line?
- asleep
- broken
- costly
- finished
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| Correct Answer |
| D. finished |
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