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Reply to "Benchmark questions for 3rd grader have me questioning my sanity"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A good percentage of the questions are just... so esoteric or poorly-written or... seemingly just plain silly? [b]Nearly tautological?[/b] I am a 43-year-old writer, and I find them really challenging to answer, or to know what the writers are looking for in response. "Why is it important to understand how a character's actions affect the events of a story?"[/quote] OP I'm with you, at least on your quoted question. To be fair, the teachers would give some of the kids guidance on what they are looking for in an answer. But on the whole it's disappointing. Wait till your kid gets to 5th grade and one of the consumables is completely devoted to - I kid you not - corn...[/quote]
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