PARCC Prep ELA

The MOST important details in a fiction text usually include

• The characters favorite things, foods, and shows

• Main characters, events, problems, and solutions

• Every character ever introduced

• Facts, data, and statistics

Pick the BEST summary of Cinderella

• A mouse helps a lady get to a ball. He hopes she had a good time.

• A fairy godmother wants to go the ball. She lets a random girl go instead.

• Cinderella is a girl who wants to go to the ball, but her animal friends won't help her.

• Cinderella is a girl who wants to go to the ball, but her step-family tries to stop her by giving her chores.

True or false: Summaries should be longer than the story you are talking about.

• True (Yes, it should be longer)

• False (It should be shorter)

When answering the multiple choice questions, which of the following is NOT a good strategy?

• reviewing the lines the question is asking about

• crossing out questions you know do not make sense

• underline key words in the question

• picking a random answer and praying for the best

What evidence from The Count of Monte Cristo supports the correct meaning of recurrence?

• "... to but knock against the wall, and he will cease to work..." (paragraph 12)

• "... he will soon resume it." (paragraph 12)

• "Full of hope, Edmond swallowed a few mouthfuls of bread and water..." (paragraph 15)

• "Edmond did not close his eyes." (paragraph 17)

In The Count of Monte Cristo, how does the noise in the wall affect Edmond Dantes?

• It causes him to summon the jailer.

• It gives him a sense of hope.

• It frightens him into behaving foolishly.

• It proves that he will escape.

Which evidence from The Count of Monte Cristo best support the previous answer?

• "Dantes raised himself up and began to talk about everything; about the bad quality of the food, about the coldness of his dungeon, grumbling and complaining, in order to have an excuse for speaking louder, and wearying the patience of his jailer, who out of kindness of heart had brought broth and white bread for his prisoner." (paragraph 8)

• "Fortunately, he fancied that Dantes was delirious; and placing the food on the rickety table, he withdrew." (paragraph 9)

• "'There can be no doubt about it,' thought he; 'it is some prisoner who is striving to obtain his freedom. Oh, if I were only there to help him!'" (paragraph 10)

• "Unfortunately, Edmond's brain was still so feeble that he could not bend his thoughts to anything in particular." (paragraph 11)

How does the author of Blessings use stage directions to reveal that the two characters are learning more about each other?

• by describing their reactions

• by describing their activities

• by describing their relationship

• by describing their accomplishments

What is one way the stage directions in Blessings help contribute to the meaning of the scene?

• by establishing a lighthearted mood

• by foreshadowing the play's conflict

• by summarizing the plot of the play

• by comparing the character's points of view

Which synonym could replace the word "acute" as it is used in paragraph 6 of the passage from "Great White Shark"?

• Changeable

• Unusual

• Enormous

• Sensitive