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Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator 3. Analyze elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding and interpretation

Objective e. Identify and explain relationships between and among characters, setting, and events

Assessment limit: In the text or a portion of the text or across multiple texts

Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item
Read the story 'Strongest of All' and answer the following question.

How are the personalities of the whale and the elephant the same? Use examples from the story to support your answer.

Write your answer on your answer document.

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