PARCC Grade 7 ELA Practice Test Questions 1

Question 1

1. The underlined word mortal means

Accepted Answer

fatal.

Answer

recuperative.

Answer

painful.

Answer

risky.

Question 2

2. What is a likely purpose for including so many headlines at the start of the article?

Accepted Answer

to quickly convey the most important information about a significant event

Answer

to sensationalize a front-page news story

Answer

to incite panic in readers

Answer

to fill empty space on the page

Question 3

3. Who is the author of this article?

Accepted Answer

Edwin M. Stanton

Answer

The New York Times

Answer

Frederick Seward

Answer

Major Rathburn