SD ELA Grade 8 Practice Questions - South Dakota English Language Arts Assessment - Grade 8 Exam

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Read the passage: Maya stood at the edge of the bluff, looking down at the swelling Missouri River. The wind whipped her jacket against her ribs, but she did not step back. Below, the water churned dark brown with spring snowmelt. Her brother called from the trail, urging her to turn around before twilight fell, but Maya remained frozen, watching a solitary red-tailed hawk battle the gusting breeze. She breathed in the cold prairie air, feeling a calm she hadn't experienced since leaving the city. Which detail from the passage best supports the inference that Maya finds peace in the natural environment?

"Her brother called from the trail, urging her to turn around before twilight fell..." "She breathed in the cold prairie air, feeling a calm she hadn't experienced since leaving the city." "Below, the water churned dark brown with spring snowmelt." "The wind whipped her jacket against her ribs, but she did not step back."

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"She breathed in the cold prairie air, feeling a calm she hadn't experienced since leaving the city."

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