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Selected Response Item for Grade 6
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Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text |
Topic A. Comprehension of Informational Text
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Indicator 4. Determine and analyze important ideas and messages in informational texts |
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Objective a. Identify and explain the author's/text's purpose and intended audience
Assessment limits:
- Purpose of the author or the text or a portion of the text
- Connections between the text and the intended audience
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Read this sentence from "Making a Mobile" and answer the following question.
Think of a seesaw, which is balanced when people of similar weight sit on each end.
The author most likely includes this sentence to
- show how a seesaw works
- provide a definition of a mobile
- relate a mobile to a common object
- describe the ideal weight of a seesaw
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| Correct Answer |
| C. relate a mobile to a common object |
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