General Information
Related Benchmarks:
LA.910.1.6.8
Reporting Category: Reading Process
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
The Grade 9 sample item below is based on SwingIsTheThing.pdf
Read this sentence from the article.
Though swing never completely died out, it wasn’t until the late 1980s that the music experienced a true rebirth.
What does the sentence above tell readers about swing music during the late 1980s?
Answer Options:
A. Swing music once again became popular.
B. Swing music was rewritten into modern versions.
C. Modern instruments gave swing music a new sound.
D. Unpublished compositions of swing music were discovered.
Answer Key:
A
Item Context:
Analyze Words/Phrases