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General Information

Related Benchmarks: LA.8.1.7.5
Reporting Category: Reading Process
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:

The sample item below is based on CopperKettleSweetheart.pdf

How does the poet organize the events of the poem?
Answer Options:

A. The poet uses cause and effect to arrange the events in the poem.  
B. The poet uses questions and answers to relate the events in the poem.
C. The poet uses chronological order to introduce events as they occurred.
D. The poet uses description to weave past and present events into the poem.

Answer Key:
D
Item Context:
Text Structures/Organizational Patterns

Aligned Benchmarks

Code Description
LA.8.1.7.5: The student will analyze a variety of text structures (e.g., comparison/contrast, cause/effect, chronological order, argument/support, lists) and text features (main headings with subheadings) and explain their impact on meaning in text;


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