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

Question 1

Read this sentence: 'The enormous elephant lumbered slowly through the tall grass.' What does the word 'enormous' mean in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

Very large

Answer

'Enormous' means very large or huge. Context clues like describing an elephant, which is a big animal, help readers figure out that the word means very large.

Question 2

Which word in this sentence is a verb? 'The excited children ran quickly to the playground.'

Accepted Answer

ran

Answer

'Ran' is the verb because it is the action word that tells what the children did. Verbs describe actions or states of being.

Question 3

Read this paragraph: 'Maria loved painting. Every day after school, she sat at her desk and mixed colors. She had painted flowers, animals, and rainbows. Her favorite painting was a purple sunset.' What is the BEST title for this paragraph?

Accepted Answer

Maria the Painter

Answer

The whole paragraph is about Maria and her love of painting. 'Maria the Painter' best captures the main idea of all the sentences together.

Question 4

Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

Accepted Answer

My family visited Chicago, Illinois last July.

Answer

The first word of a sentence, people's names, names of cities and states, and names of months must all be capitalized. Only option B follows all of these rules.

Question 5

Read this passage: 'Snow fell softly outside the window. Jake pulled on his boots and coat. He could hear the wind howling as he stepped onto the frozen porch.' What is the setting of this passage?

Accepted Answer

A cold, snowy place

Answer

Details like snow falling, a frozen porch, and howling wind all tell the reader the story takes place somewhere cold and snowy. Setting is where and when a story happens.

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