School Improvement in Maryland

Using the State Curriculum: Reading/ELA, Grade 5

Reading/ELA | Informational | Literary | Writing | Language | Listening | Speaking

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Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text

Indicator 4. Determine and analyze important ideas and messages in informational texts

Objective i. Identify and explain how someone might use the text

Selected Response Item
Read this article titled "Snug in the Snow." Then answer the question below.

This article would be most useful to someone who —

  1. builds animal shelters
  2. lives in a very cold climate
  3. volunteers at a nature center
  4. studies the life patterns of animals
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Correct Answer:
D
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