PARCC - Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Grade 3 ELA Practice Questions 1

Question 1

Read this sentence: 'The dog ran quickly across the muddy yard.' What part of speech is the word 'muddy'?

Accepted Answer

Adjective

Answer

'Muddy' describes the noun 'yard,' telling us what kind of yard it is, which makes it an adjective.

Question 2

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

Accepted Answer

Jake wanted to play outside, but it started to rain.

Answer

A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction. 'Jake wanted to play outside' and 'it started to rain' are two complete thoughts joined by 'but.'

Question 3

Which word is a synonym for the word 'happy'?

Accepted Answer

Joyful

Answer

A synonym is a word with the same or very similar meaning. 'Joyful' means feeling great happiness, just like 'happy.'

Question 4

Read this passage: 'Monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles every year. They fly south in the fall and return north in the spring. Scientists call this journey migration.' What is the best title for this passage?

Accepted Answer

The Long Journey of Monarch Butterflies

Answer

The passage is entirely about monarch butterflies traveling long distances, which is called migration. 'The Long Journey of Monarch Butterflies' best captures the main topic.

Question 5

Which word correctly completes this sentence? 'Yesterday, the children _____ their lunches outside under the big oak tree.'

Accepted Answer

ate

Answer

The word 'yesterday' signals that the action happened in the past. 'Ate' is the correct past tense form of the verb 'eat.'

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PARCC - Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Grade 3 ELA Practice Questions 1