General Information
Related Benchmarks:
LA.910.1.6.3
Reporting Category: Reading Process
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
The Grade 9 sample item below is based on ADayInTheStream.pdf
Read this sentence from the essay.
The warmth of the sun raised the water temperature enough to awaken the rainbow and cutthroat trout that slumbered, and the caddis flies were dancing their erratic dance, here and there, over the water.
What does the word erratic mean as used in the sentence above?
Answer Options:
A. aimless
B. graceful
C. leisurely
D. swift
B. graceful
C. leisurely
D. swift
Answer Key:
A
Item Context:
Context Clues