VTCAP ELA Grade 8 Practice Questions - Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program ELA Grade 8 Exam

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Read the excerpt from 'The Echoes of Mansfield Hollow': Rain battered the cedar shingles of the old barn as Maya pushed open the heavy wooden door. Outside, thunder echoed across the valleys of Mt. Mansfield, but inside smelled comforting—a mix of dry hay and ancient pine. How does the author create a contrast in paragraph 1?

By contrasting the stormy weather outside with the comforting atmosphere inside the barn By comparing the smell of dry hay to the smell of fresh paint By contrasting Maya's age with her grandfather's age By describing the difference between Mt. Mansfield and Waterbury

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By contrasting the stormy weather outside with the comforting atmosphere inside the barn

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