School Improvement in Maryland

Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 8

Standard 1.0 General Reading Processes

Topic E. General Reading Comprehension
Students will use a variety of strategies to understand what they read (construct meaning).

Indicator 4. Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text (after reading)

Objective c. Draw inferences and/or conclusions and make generalizations

Assessment limit: From the text or a portion of the text

Read the story 'School Photographer' and answer the following question.


Why does the speaker feel hidden?

  1. No one can see her.
  2. She is looking through the camera.
  3. There is no one around.
  4. Other people are standing in front of her.

Correct Answer
B. She is looking through the camera.
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