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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 4. Analyze elements of poetry to facilitate understanding and interpretation

Objective d. Identify and explain other poetic elements such as setting, mood, tone, etc., that contribute to meaning

Assessment limit: Elements of grade-appropriate lyric and narrative poems that contribute to meaning

Read the poem 'Leaving The Library' and answer the following question.



Which of these details is least helpful in understanding the setting of this poem?

  1. "water on the lake shivers"
  2. "stick my book inside my windbreaker"
  3. "and lower my head into the darkening day"
  4. "sleet pushing hard at my back"

Correct Answer
B. "stick my book inside my windbreaker"
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