sample PARCC questions

1.    a). Which statement describes the narrator's point of view in the story?

    b). Select the evidence from the story that best supports the answer to Part A.

2.    a). Which sentence best describes the narrator's actions that advance the plot?

    b). Which sentence from the story best supports the answer in Part A?

3.    a). In paragraph 6, what is the impact of the phrase an object of suspicion on the tone of the story?

    b). Which detail has a similar impact on tone as the phrase an object of suspicion?

4.     a). Which sentence states a theme the author develops over the course of the story?

b). Which detail best helps to refine the theme the author develops over the course of.

5.    a). In the passage from The innocents Abroad, what is the meaning of frivolities in paragraph 6?

    b). Which phrase from The Innocents Abroad supports the answer to Part A?

6.    a). What does the symbol of the flag in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the passage represent?

    b). Which sentence from The Innocents Abroad supports the answer from Part A?

7.    a). What is the best statement of a central idea from The Innocents Abroad?

    b). Which detail from the passage best supports the response in Part A?

8.    a). How does the author develop the idea that travel narratives are worthwhile?

    b). Which detail from the passage best supports the response to Part A?

9.    a). How does the author of The Importance of Elsewhere use the Chekhov quotation in paragraph 2?

    b). Which two sentences from The Importance of Elsewhere support the answer to part A?

10.    a). Which is a central idea of The Importance of Elsewhere?

    b). Which two sentences from The Importance of Elsewhere support the answer to Part A?