M-STEP Grade 7 ELA Practice Questions - Michigan Student Test Of Educational Progress Grade 7 English Language Arts Exam

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Read the excerpt below from a story set along the Grand River. Paragraph 1: Marcus adjusted his life jacket and stared at the churning water near the river bend. His older sister, Maya, was already paddling smoothly toward the middle of the river, her kayak slicing effortlessly through the current. Marcus hesitated, gripping his paddle so tightly his knuckles turned white. Paragraph 2: "Remember what Dad taught us!" Maya shouted over the roar of the water. "Keep your shoulders square and lean into the turn!" Marcus took a deep breath, remembered their summer practice sessions, and pushed off from the muddy bank. Which detail best supports the inference that Marcus is anxious about kayaking on the river?

Maya was paddling smoothly toward the middle of the river. Marcus adjusted his life jacket before entering the kayak. Marcus hesitated and gripped his paddle until his knuckles turned white. The siblings had practiced kayaking during previous summer sessions.

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Marcus hesitated and gripped his paddle until his knuckles turned white.

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