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Related Benchmark: LA.910.1.7.7
Reporting Category: Reading Process
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
The Grade 9 sample item below is based on ADayInTheStream.pdf
How does the narrator’s impression of her client and his wife change throughout the essay?
Answer Options:
A. At first, she sees the couple as idle, but then she realizes they have earned the right
to relax.
B. At first, she assumes the couple values wealth, but then she sees they really value
each other.
C. At first, she sees the couple as mismatched, but then she realizes they are devoted to
each other.
D. At first, she assumes the couple is too sophisticated for the ranch, but then she sees
they appreciate nature.
Answer Key:
B
Item Context:
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