Language Reporting Category Standard LAFS.8.L.3 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Benchmark LAFS.8.L.3.5a Number Benchmark Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context. Also Assesses LAFS.8.L.3.5 Item Types Selected Response or Short Answer Benchmark Students will demonstrate knowledge of figures of speech through interpretation, selection, Clarifications and use Content Grade-level appropriate text. May be assessed with short passages (Informational or literary) that use similar language containing wordiness and redundancy. Limits Stimulus Text may be literary or informational (fiction or nonfiction) containing identifiable errors Attribute and corrections. Figures of speech, word choice Content Focus Sample Item In 1912 the ship Titanic was said to be unsinkable, yet she sunk on her maiden voyage. Which of the following figures of speech is used in the previous text? A - Alliteration B - Allusion C - D - Pun Correct Answer is C
Reporting Category Language Standard LAFS.8.L.3 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Benchmark Number LAFS.8.L.3.5a Benchmark Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context. Also Assesses LAFS.8.L.3.5 Item Types Selected Response or Short Answer Benchmark Clarifications Students will demonstrate knowledge of figures of speech through interpretation, selection, and use Content Limits Grade-level appropriate text. May be assessed with short passages (Informational or literary) that use similar language containing wordiness and redundancy. Stimulus Attribute Text may be literary or informational (fiction or nonfiction) containing identifiable errors and corrections. Content Focus Figures of speech, word choice Sample Item In 1912 the ship Titanic was said to be unsinkable, yet she sunk on her maiden voyage. Which of the following figures of speech is used in the previous text? A - Alliteration B - Allusion C - D - Pun Correct Answer is C
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