PARCC Grade 3 ELA 3

Question 1

Which word is the past tense of "run"?

Accepted Answer

Ran

Answer

"Ran" is the irregular past tense form of "run."

Question 2

What is the purpose of a title in a story?

Accepted Answer

To tell what the story is mostly about

Answer

A title gives the reader a hint about the topic or main idea.

Question 3

Which sentence is a question?

Accepted Answer

Where did you go?

Answer

A question asks something and ends with a question mark.

Question 4

In a nonfiction text, what does a heading help you do?

Accepted Answer

Find what a section is about

Answer

Headings organize text and tell what each section will discuss.

Question 5

Which word means the opposite of "begin"?

Accepted Answer

End

Answer

An antonym is an opposite, and "end" is the opposite of "begin."

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