Nebraska NSCAS ELA Grade 8 Practice Questions - Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System English Language Arts - Grade 8 Exam

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Read the passage. Mara pressed her forehead against the cold window of the bus as it climbed the switchback road. Below, the valley she had called home for twelve years shrank to a cluster of toy houses. She clutched the worn letter from her aunt in both hands, though she had already memorized every line. "A new start," she whispered to the glass, not quite believing it yet. What is the main idea of the passage?

Mara is leaving her childhood home for a new life with her aunt. Mara is afraid the bus will not make it up the mountain. Mara has lost the letter her aunt sent her. Mara is returning home after a long trip away.

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Mara is leaving her childhood home for a new life with her aunt.

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