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Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text

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

Objective f. Explain relationships between and among ideas such as comparison/contrast, cause/effect, sequence/chronology

Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item
Read "Making a Mobile" and answer the following question.

Explain how the mobiles made by Alexander Calder are similar to the mobiles described in "Making a Mobile." Use information from both passages in your explanation. Write your answer in your answer book.

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