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SC READY VIP Practice Assessment — ELA & Mathematics (Grades 6–8)

SC READY — The SC READY (South Carolina College and Career Ready Assessments) is administered annually by the South Carolina Department of Education to students in grades 3–8, measuring mastery of SC College- and Career-Ready Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Results are reported in five performance levels (Below Basic, Basic, Approaching, Met, Exceeded); this practice exam uses 70% as a Met-level benchmark.

29
Questions
90m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 29👑 VIP

Read the following passage and answer the question. "At first, Marcus refused to speak during class discussions. He sat in the back row, arms folded, watching his classmates debate ideas he clearly had opinions about — his jaw tightened when someone said something he disagreed with, his foot tapped when the conversation moved on without him. By the end of October, though, something had shifted. One afternoon, when the teacher asked why the colonists might have felt justified in their rebellion, Marcus raised his hand before he realized he'd done it." Which of the following best describes how Marcus changes over the course of this passage?

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