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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 7

Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text

Topic A. Comprehension of Informational Text

Indicator 6. Read critically to evaluate informational text

Objective e. Analyze additional information that would clarify or strengthen the author's argument or viewpoint

Assessment limit: Information that would enhance or clarify the reader's understanding of the main idea of the text or a portion of the text

What information could have been added to help a reader better understand an important idea in Bard of Avon?

  1. a sample of a script joke
  2. a scene of a Shakespeare play
  3. a description of the Rose Theater
  4. a comparison of a modern theater and a London playhouse

Correct Answer
D. a comparison of a modern theater and a London playhouse
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