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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 6. Read critically to evaluate informational text |
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Objective c. Analyze the text and its information for reliability
Assessment limits:
- Connections between the credentials of the author and the information in the text
- Currency of the information in the text
- Verification of information across multiple sources
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Read the passage 'The Lost People of Mesa Verde.' Then answer the following.
Which strategy would most help a reader check the accuracy of the information in this article?
- reviewing a history of Colorado
- finding the Mesa Verde on a map
- locating a photograph of the Anasazi cliffhouses
- reading about the Native Americans of the Southwest
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| Correct Answer |
| D. reading about the Native Americans of the Southwest |
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