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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 8
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Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text |
Topic A. Comprehension of Literary Text
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Indicator 3. Analyze and evaluate elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding and interpretation |
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Objective a. Distinguish among types of grade-appropriate narrative texts such as short stories, folklore, realistic fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, essays, memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, personal narratives, plays, and lyric and narrative poetry
Assessment limit: Grade-appropriate narrative texts
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Read this passage from 'Dear Mr. President Thomas Jefferson Letters from a Philadelphia Bookworm', a novel that takes place when President Jefferson was in office. Amelia Hornsby has grown up in Philadelphia but has recently followed her father, a doctor, to Pittsburgh. Then answer the following.
Amelia's letter can best be described as
- a personal reaction to events
- a narrative of an unusual situation
- an exploration of a plan for the future
- an explanation of a particular time period
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| Correct Answer |
| A. a personal reaction to events |
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