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Related Benchmarks: LA.8.1.7.3
Reporting Category: Reading Process
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:

The sample item below is based on TheEarthmovers.pdf


Based on their investigations, how do Saunders and Jones think the mounds at Watson Brake and Poverty Point were created?
Answer Options:
A. The mounds were built by nomadic groups who practiced different styles of construction.
B. The mounds were built by small groups who worked together over a period of several hundred years.
C. The mounds were built by a settled group who organized themselves to build projects of this magnitude.
D. The mounds were built by a single tribe who contributed to the project as they moved in and out of the area.
Answer Key:
B
Item Context:
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Code Description
LA.8.1.7.3: The student will determine the main idea or essential message in grade-level or higher texts through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying relevant details;


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