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Related Benchmark: LA.910.6.2.2
Reporting Category: Information and Media Literacy
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
The Grade 9 sample item below is based on SwingIsTheThing.pdf
Which sentence from the article best explains why big-band music appeals to several generations?
Answer Options:
A. “The infectious, up-tempo beat and rich orchestration were—and still are—
tailor-made for dancing.”
B. “The music provided a real-life soundtrack for two of America’s most trying eras—
the Depression and World War II.”
C. “President Franklin Roosevelt even declared that the music could ‘inspire a fervor
for the spiritual values in our way of life and strengthen democracy.’ ”
D. “Though swing music came of age in the 1930s, its roots go back much earlier to
the blending of African and Euro-American musical traditions that flourished in
New Orleans in the early 20th century.”
Answer Key:
A
Item Context:
Determine the Validity and Reliability of Information
