School Improvement in Maryland

Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 8

Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text

Topic A. Comprehension of Informational Text

Indicator 4. Analyze important ideas and messages in informational texts

Objective i. Connect the text to prior knowledge or experience

Assessment limit: Prior knowledge that clarifies, extends, or challenges the ideas in the text or a portion of the text

Read the passage 'The Lost People of Mesa Verde.' Then answer the following.

Information in this article would be most helpful to an individual who is studying the connection between

  1. people's health and their environment
  2. housing styles and their physical setting
  3. types of trees and their growing conditions
  4. native crafts and available, natural material

Correct Answer
A. people's health and their environment
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