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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 8
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Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text |
Topic A. Comprehension of Informational Text
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Indicator 4. Analyze important ideas and messages in informational texts |
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Objective a. Analyze the author's/text's purpose and intended audience
Assessment limits:
- Purpose of the author or the text or a portion of the text
- Connections between the text and the intended audience
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Read the passage 'The Lost People of Mesa Verde.' Then answer the following.
What is the purpose of paragraph 1 of this article?
- to describe the Mesa Verde
- to tell how the Anasazi lived
- to outline an historical mystery
- to explain an historical problem
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| Correct Answer |
| C. to outline an historical mystery |
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