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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 7

Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text

Topic A. Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator 3. Analyze elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding and interpretation

Objective i. Analyze the point of view

Assessment limits:

  • Connections between point of view and meaning
  • Conclusions about the narrator based on his/her thoughts and/or observations

Read the poem 'The Traveler' and answer the following question.



Details in this poem mostly suggest that the speaker

  1. imagines the wind as a desperate visitor
  2. fears the effects of bad weather
  3. believes the wind wants to return home
  4. dislikes hearing loud noises

Correct Answer
A. imagines the wind as a desperate visitor
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