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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 'Strongest of All' and answer the following question.

The sentence in the box below is the beginning of a summary of this story. Complete the summary of the story in your answer book.

Rabbit heard Elephant and Whale deciding to rule the land and the sea.

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