PARCC Grade 5 ELA 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which prefix means 'not'?
- re-
- un- (Correct answer)
- pre-
- mis-
Correct answer: un-
The prefix 'un-' means not, as in 'unhappy.'
Question 2: What is the best way to find the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a text?
- Skip it entirely
- Use context clues from nearby sentences (Correct answer)
- Change the word
- Read only the title
Correct answer: Use context clues from nearby sentences
Context clues in surrounding sentences help reveal a word's meaning.
Question 3: Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?
- The dogs runs fast.
- The dog run fast.
- The dogs run fast. (Correct answer)
- The dog running fast.
Correct answer: The dogs run fast.
A plural subject 'dogs' takes the plural verb 'run.'
Question 4: What is a first-person point of view?
- The narrator uses 'I' and 'me' (Correct answer)
- The narrator uses 'you'
- The narrator knows everyone's thoughts
- The narrator is outside the story
Correct answer: The narrator uses 'I' and 'me'
First-person narration uses pronouns like 'I' and 'me.'
Question 5: Which sentence uses a comma correctly in a list?
- I bought apples oranges and pears.
- I bought apples, oranges, and pears. (Correct answer)
- I bought, apples oranges and pears.
- I, bought apples oranges, and pears.
Correct answer: I bought apples, oranges, and pears.
Commas separate items in a list.
Question 6: What does the word 'analyze' mean?
- To guess randomly
- To examine carefully (Correct answer)
- To ignore details
- To copy exactly
Correct answer: To examine carefully
To analyze means to study something closely in detail.
Question 7: Which is an example of a compound sentence?
- The cat slept all day.
- I read a book, and my sister played outside. (Correct answer)
- Running quickly down the street.
- After the long, tiring day.
Correct answer: I read a book, and my sister played outside.
A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a conjunction.
