MCAP Grade 7 ELA Practice Questions - Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program English Language Arts - Grade 7 Exam

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Read the excerpt from "The Mystery of Blackwater Creek" below. Paragraph 5: Deep within Blackwater Creek, where towering bald cypresses cast dark, skeletal shadows over the brackish water, the air grew chilly. The unfamiliar sounds of croaking bullfrogs and snapping twigs made Maya's heart race. Her grip tightened on the oars as the fog began to thicken around them, obscuring the shoreline. How does the setting in Paragraph 5 affect the plot of the story?

It provides a tranquil backdrop that encourages the characters to rest. It introduces physical tension and uncertainty that heightens the narrative conflict. It causes Maya to lose her oars and become stranded in the marsh. It convinces the characters to give up their boat and walk along the shoreline.

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It introduces physical tension and uncertainty that heightens the narrative conflict.

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