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General Information
Related Benchmark: LA.8.1.6.8
Reporting Category: Reading Process
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
The sample item below is based on CopperKettleSweetheart.pdf

 

Read these lines from the poem.

...a slim beam
of afternoon sun came through the coal chute
“just about kissing the kettle,” . . .

Which is the best restatement of these lines?

Answer Options:
A. A passing sunbeam made the kettle glow.
B. A sunbeam made a permanent mark on the kettle.
C. The rim of the kettle was hidden from the sunbeam.
D. The room was illuminated as a sunbeam hit the kettle.
Answer Key:
A
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