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Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text

Indicator 2. Identify and use text features to facilitate understanding of informational texts

Objective a. Use print features such as large bold print, font size/type, italics, colored print, quotation marks, underlining, and other print features encountered in informational texts

Assessment limit: In the text or a portion of the text

Selected Response Item
Read "Chinese Almond Cookies" and answer the following question.

The information in italics mainly tells

  1. how to measure the ingredients for the cookies
  2. what you'll need to make the cookies
  3. what you'll do to make the cookies
  4. how to store the cookies after they are done
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Correct Answer:
B
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