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Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator 3. Analyze and evaluate elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding and interpretation

Objective b. Analyze the events of the plot

Assessment limit: Exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution

Selected Response Item
Read the story 'Arachne' and 'Damon and Pythias' and answer the following question.

Which of these lines from the myth of Arachne best signals that the climax of the myth is about to occur?

  1. "Let me counsel you to withdraw your words."
  2. "Let her appear and put me to the test."
  3. "... Arachne began to feel doom stealing closer and closer."
  4. "... and immediately began weaving a web of shimmering threads."
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Correct Answer:
C
Resources for Objective 3.A.3.b:
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