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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 5

Standard 1.0 General Reading Processes

Topic E. General Reading Comprehension
Students will use a variety of strategies to understand what they read (construct meaning).

Indicator 4. Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text (after reading)

Objective a. Identify and explain the main idea

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

Read the story ''A Candlelit Holiday'' and answer the following question.

Paragraph 2 of this selection is mainly about _____.

  1. how this holiday might have begun
  2. what the floats are made of
  3. when the holiday takes place
  4. what people eat during the holiday

Correct Answer
A. how this holiday might have begun
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