PARCC Grade 7 ELA 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
- Running to the bus, I dropped my keys.
- Walking down the street, the trees swayed. (Correct answer)
- After eating lunch, we went to class.
- Tired from the game, she rested.
Correct answer: Walking down the street, the trees swayed.
The trees cannot be walking, so 'Walking down the street' has no logical subject to modify.
Question 2: An author's point of view in a nonfiction text refers to:
- The number of pages
- The author's attitude or perspective on the topic (Correct answer)
- The font size used
- The publication date
Correct answer: The author's attitude or perspective on the topic
Point of view reflects how the author thinks and feels about the subject.
Question 3: Which is the best definition of a 'claim' in an argument?
- A neutral fact
- A statement that asserts a position to be proven (Correct answer)
- A random question
- A direct quotation
Correct answer: A statement that asserts a position to be proven
A claim is the arguable position the writer sets out to support.
Question 4: What type of figurative language is used in 'The wind whispered through the trees'?
- Simile
- Personification (Correct answer)
- Hyperbole
- Onomatopoeia
Correct answer: Personification
Giving the wind the human ability to whisper is personification.
Question 5: Which transition word signals a contrast between ideas?
- Furthermore
- However (Correct answer)
- Additionally
- Therefore
Correct answer: However
'However' introduces a contrasting idea.
Question 6: When two texts present different accounts of the same event, comparing them helps a reader:
- Ignore both texts
- Understand how perspective shapes information (Correct answer)
- Memorize dates faster
- Avoid reading carefully
Correct answer: Understand how perspective shapes information
Comparing accounts reveals how different viewpoints affect the presentation of facts.
Question 7: Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
- The team are winning.
- Each of the players is ready. (Correct answer)
- Neither of the answers are correct.
- The group of students were loud.
Correct answer: Each of the players is ready.
'Each' is singular, so it takes the singular verb 'is.'
PARCC Grade 7 ELA 3
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?