PARCC Grade 5 ELA Practice Test Questions 1

Question 1

1. Where is the Bar M Bar Ranch?

Accepted Answer

Laramie, Wyoming

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Cheyenne, Wyoming

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The Snowy Mountains

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The Laramie Mountains

Question 2

2. How does Marcus tell Shep what to do?

Accepted Answer

Marcus uses whistles and calls.

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Marcus uses a clicker in his hand.

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Marcus uses a leash.

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Marcus lets Shep do all the work alone.

Question 3

3. Which of the following choices best summarizes the fifth paragraph?

Accepted Answer

Marcus enjoys working with the sheep.

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Marcus and Shep take care of the sheep.

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Shep is a good sheep dog.

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Mr. Morgan sheers the sheep in the spring.

Question 4

4. From this passage, you can tell that:

Accepted Answer

Everyone has a job on a ranch.

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Children work much harder than adults on the ranch.

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Living on a ranch is no fun.

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Marcus does not enjoy his chores.

Question 5

5. Mr. Morgan supervises the ranch hands and the outside chores. Which of the following choices best describes Mrs. Morgan's chores?

Accepted Answer

She is in charge of the household and bills.

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She is in charge of the sheep.

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She is in charge of the chickens.

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She is in charge of the children.

Question 6

6. From the passage, the reader can tell:

Accepted Answer

Working and living on a ranch is a full time job.

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Ten ranch hands work on the Bar M Bar Ranch.

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A ranch in Wyoming is a lonely place.

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Mr. Morgan doesn't like sheep.

Question 7

7. From this passage, the phrase "ranch hands" most likely means:

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People who work on a ranch owned by someone else.

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The hands of people who work on the ranch.

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The machines used to milk dairy cattle.

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A way to repair a fence.

Question 8

8. Marcus, James, and Robert are different ages, but they have something in common in this passage. Which sentence best describes what they have in common?

Accepted Answer

They all help with chores on the ranch.

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They all take care of the working dogs.

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They all have brown hair.

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They all have to shear sheep.