PARCC Grade 8 ELA 3

Question 1

When two texts present different accounts of the same event, a reader should analyze the difference in their what?

Accepted Answer

Point of view and evidence emphasized

Answer

Comparing accounts means examining how perspective and selected evidence shape each version.

Question 2

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

Accepted Answer

The storm passed; the sun finally appeared.

Answer

A semicolon correctly joins two related independent clauses.

Question 3

What does the word 'benevolent' most nearly mean?

Accepted Answer

Kind and generous

Answer

'Benevolent' describes a kind, well-meaning attitude.

Question 4

In a well-organized informational text, what is the main job of a topic sentence?

Accepted Answer

State the main idea of the paragraph

Answer

A topic sentence announces the paragraph's central idea.

Question 5

Which line is an example of figurative language using a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

Her voice was music to the crowd.

Answer

Calling her voice 'music' directly compares two things without 'like' or 'as,' making it a metaphor.

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