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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 6
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Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text |
Topic A. Comprehension of Literary Text
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Indicator 3. Analyze elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding and interpretation |
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Objective d. Analyze characterization
Assessment limits:
- Character's traits based on what character says, does, and thinks and what other characters or the narrator says
- Character's motivations
- Character's personal growth and development
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Read the play 'The Weeping Willow Wedding Day'. Then answer the following.
Read Tyrone’s speech in Scene 1.
Fun—I wish we could have some fun, but we can’t do anything at all, hardly even breathe. Grandma Singleton said if we get one little spot on us, we’ll be washing dishes for 100 guests all by ourselves.
What do Tyrone’s words mostly help a reader understand?
- a reason for a conflict
- a character’s behavior
- the stage directions
- the setting
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| Correct Answer |
| A. a reason for a conflict |
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