PARCC Reading Comprehension 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A text begins with a question, gives three reasons, then restates the question answered. What structure is this?
- Problem and solution (Correct answer)
- Chronological sequence
- Spatial description
- Compare and contrast
Correct answer: Problem and solution
Posing a question and resolving it with reasons follows a problem-and-solution structure.
Question 2: The phrase 'a sea of faces filled the stadium' is an example of:
- Metaphor (Correct answer)
- Alliteration
- Onomatopoeia
- Rhyme
Correct answer: Metaphor
Calling a crowd 'a sea' compares two unlike things without 'like' or 'as.'
Question 3: An informational article cites a scientist's published study to support a claim. This makes the claim more:
- Credible (Correct answer)
- Fictional
- Confusing
- Outdated
Correct answer: Credible
Expert, published evidence strengthens credibility.
Question 4: 'Despite the warnings, he set out at dawn.' The word 'despite' signals that the action is:
- Contrary to expectation (Correct answer)
- Caused by the warnings
- Delayed until noon
- Approved by all
Correct answer: Contrary to expectation
'Despite' shows the action happened in opposition to the warnings.
Question 5: Which statement is an opinion rather than a fact?
- This novel is the most beautiful book ever written. (Correct answer)
- The novel was published in 1925.
- The novel has twelve chapters.
- The novel is set in New York.
Correct answer: This novel is the most beautiful book ever written.
'Most beautiful' is a judgment that cannot be verified.
Question 6: A summary of a passage should primarily include:
- The main idea and key points (Correct answer)
- Every minor detail
- The reader's personal feelings
- A single quoted line
Correct answer: The main idea and key points
Good summaries capture the central idea and major supporting points.
Question 7: An author repeats the word 'now' at the start of three sentences. This repetition most likely creates a sense of:
- Urgency (Correct answer)
- Calm
- Confusion
- Doubt
Correct answer: Urgency
Repeating 'now' presses immediacy and urgency on the reader.
PARCC Reading Comprehension 3
A text begins with a question, gives three reasons, then restates the question answered.
What structure is this?