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Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text

Indicator 4. Analyze important ideas and messages in informational texts

Objective d. Summarize or paraphrase

Assessment limit: The text or a portion of the text

Selected Response Item
Read "Tackling the Trash" and answer the following question.

Which sentence would make the best topic sentence for a summary of this article?

  1. Chad Pregracke of East Moline, Illinois, realized that cleaning up the polluted Mississippi River was a job that would require a great deal of money.
  2. Chad Pregracke planned to clean up the polluted Mississippi River shoreline by beginning in Iowa and ending in Missouri.
  3. Chad Pregracke made a decision to clean up the litter polluting the shoreline of the Mississippi River near his hometown of East Moline, Illinois.
  4. Chad Pregracke was skilled at convincing organizations to help him in his goal of cleaning up the litter polluting the Mississippi River.
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Correct Answer:
C
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