School Improvement in Maryland

Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 8

Standard 1.0 General Reading Processes

Topic D. Vocabulary
Students will use a variety of strategies and opportunities to understand word meaning and to increase vocabulary.

Indicator 2. Apply and refine a conceptual understanding of new words

Objective b. Explain relationships between and among words

Choose the word or group of words that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined word. Then mark the space for the answer you have chosen.

A spike is like a _____.

  1. brick
  2. pillow
  3. dish
  4. nail

Correct Answer
D. nail
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