KAP ELA Grade 8 Practice Questions - Kansas Assessment Program Summative English Language Arts - Grade 8 Exam

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Read the passage. "The town council chamber was tense as Mr. Henderson raised his hand. 'If we pave over the old brick plaza for a parking lot,' he shouted, 'we destroy eighty years of local history!' Clara leaned toward her town mayor and whispered, 'We don't have to choose between history and parking. The vacant lot behind the depot is already cleared and sitting empty.' The mayor blinked, looked at the blueprint in his hands, and tapped his microphone. 'Council members, let us table Resolution 4B and direct the engineering committee to survey the depot site immediately.'" How does Clara's dialogue propel the action of the story?

It forces the council to cancel all future parking lot construction plans permanently. It causes Mr. Henderson to apologize for shouting at the town council. It convinces the mayor to immediately pave over the historical brick plaza. It shifts the council's focus from a heated conflict to a practical alternative site.

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It shifts the council's focus from a heated conflict to a practical alternative site.

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