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Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator 6. Determine important ideas and messages in literary texts

Objective d. Summarize

Assessment limit: The text or a portion of the text

Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item
Read the story 'Saved by a Fly' and answer the following question.

Write a summary of this story. Use the sentence below to begin your summary.
One day, some animals watched a big moose drink water from the river.

Write your answer on your answer document.

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