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                                            Related Benchmarks: 
                                            LA.4.2.1.7
                                        
                                        Reporting Category: Literary Analysis
                                        Type: MC: Multiple Choice
                                        Difficulty: N/A
                                            
                                                Question: 
                                                
                                            The sample item below is based on PlayAGame.pdf
                                            Read this sentence from the article.
Here’s a way to beat the road at its own game.
Why does the author compare the road to something to try to beat?
                                                Answer Options: 
                                                
                                            A. to suggest that the games make traveling less boring 
B. to suggest that traveling is more comfortable when trips are short
C. to suggest that the games help people get to know each other while traveling
D. to suggest that traveling is more fun when people compete against each other
                                            B. to suggest that traveling is more comfortable when trips are short
C. to suggest that the games help people get to know each other while traveling
D. to suggest that traveling is more fun when people compete against each other
                                                Answer Key: 
                                                
                                            A
                                            
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