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DCAS Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System VIP Practice Exam
DCAS — The Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) is administered by the Delaware Department of Education to students in grades 3–10, assessing proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics aligned to Common Core State Standards; performance is reported in four levels (Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, Advanced) rather than a single pass/fail cutoff — the 70% threshold here approximates the Proficient benchmark.
31
Questions
90m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 31👑 VIP
Read the following passage excerpt and answer the question: 'The old lighthouse keeper had watched the same stretch of coastline for thirty-seven years. Every storm that rolled in from the Atlantic told him something different — a story written in the height of the waves, the direction of the wind, the particular shade of gray the clouds turned before the worst of it hit. The younger technicians who came to install the automated equipment looked at their instruments and saw data. He looked at the horizon and saw tomorrow.' Which of the following best describes the central contrast the author establishes in this passage?
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