PARCC Writing Practice Questions 2

Question 1

1. Hours of driving laid ahead of us.

Accepted Answer

lay

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laid

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have lain

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has lay

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lie

Question 2

2. By the time we get to the picnic area, the rain will stop.

Accepted Answer

will have stopped

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will stop

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shall stop

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will has stopped

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shall have stopped

Question 3

3. If Judy would not have missed the deadline, the yearbook delivery would have been on time.

Accepted Answer

had not missed

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would not have missed

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should have not missed

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wouldn't have missed

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would have not missed

Question 4

4. We spent Sunday afternoon wandering aimless in the park.

Accepted Answer

wandering aimlessly

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wandering aimless

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wandering without purpose

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wandering in an aimless manner

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wandering almost aimlessly

Question 5

5. Only after I went home did I remember my dental appointment.

Accepted Answer

got home

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went home

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had went home

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gone home

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should go home

Question 6

6. The book lay open at page 77.

Accepted Answer

lay open

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laid open

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lied open

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lain open

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was laid open

Question 7

7. By this time next year, Johanna will begin classes at the University of Colorado.

Accepted Answer

will have begun classes

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will begin classes

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has began classes

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should begin classes

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should have begun classes

Question 8

8. After comparing my air conditioner with the one on sale, I decided that mine was the most efficient.

Accepted Answer

was the more efficient.

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was the most efficient.

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should be the most efficient.

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was by far the most efficient.

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should be considered the most efficient.

Question 9

9. I would have liked to have gone swimming yesterday.

Accepted Answer

to have gone swimming

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to go swimming

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to had gone swimming

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to go to swim

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to of gone swimming

Question 10

10. I wish I read the chapter before I tried to answer the questions.

Accepted Answer

had read the chapter

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read the chapter

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would read the chapter

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should of read the chapter

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could have read the chapter