PARCC - English Language Arts / Literacy - Grade 6 - Practice Test
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- Q1Read the sentence from paragraph 31 in the passage from "Boy's Life". What does the word "unencumbered" mean as it is used in the sentence?not agednot hurriednot excitednot burdened120sRL.6.4
- Q2Which sentence from the passage BEST supports the answer to Part A?"Mrs. Neville suddenly looked awfully old.""'Have a good summer, Mrs. Neville!' I told her from the doorway.""'Have a good summer,' Mrs. Neville said, and I realized suddenly that I was free.""Before I got out, though, I looked back at Mrs. Neville."60sRL.6.1
- Q3Read the sentence from paragraph 5 in the passage from "Boy's Life". How does the sentence help develop the plot of the passage?It indicates how the action changes.It presents the climax.It establishes how the speaker learns a lesson.It represents the conflict.60sRL.6.5
- Q4Which detail from the passage BEST supports the answer to Part A?" ... sat with one eye fixed to the clock.""The sun had grown steadily hotter .... "" ... the baseball field had been mowed .... "" ... and how much we'd learned ... "60sRL.6.1
- Q5In the passage from "Boy's Life", how does the narrator's attitude toward Mrs. Neville gradually change?from impatient to understandingfrom confused to angryfrom worried to comfortedfrom pitying to discouraged60sRL.6.3
- Q6As used in paragraph 1, what does the word "confining" suggest about the walls?The walls are small.The walls are helpful.The walls are limiting.The walls are reassuring.120sRL.6.4
- Q7Which detail from the fable BEST supports the answer to Part A?" ... through which came air and light ... ""There was once an animal born into this world .... "" ... this animal was born in a cage."" ... opening his eyes upon Life ... "60sRL.6.1
- Q8Read this sentence from the passage. Which statement BEST describes how this sentence contributes to the development of the plot?The sentence introduces new details about the setting that allow the reader to predict what will happen in the future.The sentence reveals background information that makes the problem clearer to the reader.The sentence reflects the change in the animal's awareness that eventually leads to action.The sentence provides an example of the many challenges that the animal faces in his changing surroundings.60sRL.6.5
- Q9Which sentence from the passage contributes to the plot in a similar way?"In the corner he crouched, wondering and fearingly." (paragraph 3)"Here he grew, and throve in strength and beauty under care of an invisible protecting hand." (paragraph 2)"So out the opening he thrust his head, to see the canopy of the sky grow broader, and the world waxing wider." (paragraph 3)"Then slowly did he approach the door, dreading the unaccustomed, and would have closed it, but for such a task his limbs were purposeless." (paragraph 3)60sRL.6.1
- Q10Which statement expresses a theme in "Emancipation: A Life Fable"?Independence is worth the possible hardships.Security is necessary for happiness.Nature can shelter and comfort wounded animals.Confusion can lead to bad decisions.60sRL.6.2
- Q11Which sentence from the fable BEST supports the answer to Part A?"Here he grew, and throve in strength and beauty under care of an invisible protecting hand.""Then one time standing in the flood of it; a deep in-drawn breath-a bracing of strong limbs, and with a bound he was gone.""Awaking one day from his slothful rest, lo! the door of his cage stood open: accident had opened it.""So does he live, seeking, finding, joying and suffering."60sRL.6.1
- Q12According to the author of "Mapping the Invisible," why was Heymans's work on dark matter important?It proved that the Hawaiian telescope could record images of dark matter.It showed scientists what they should pursue in future research about dark matter.It confirmed what the telescope in New Mexico found to be true of dark matter.It gave evidence to support what scientists already believed about dark matter.120sRI.6.6
- Q13What is the central idea of "Mapping the Invisible"?Scientists can see dark matter by looking through powerful telescopes.Maps are usually made to show where places are and how to get there.Dark matter is so dark that it is invisible to the human eye.Scientists have determined how to locate areas of dark matter.60sRI.6.2
- Q14How does paragraph 4 contribute to the author's explanation of how scientists study dark matter?It offers information about what dark matter looks like.It compares the study of dark matter to a familiar experience.It gives examples of places where dark matter is found.It contrasts dark matter with ordinary matter.60sRI.6.5
- Q15Which information from the article supports the answer to Part A?Like dark matter, ordinary matter has gravity.People can use telescopes to understand the universe.Long strings of dark matter are found in huge clusters.People cannot see wind, but they can see a windmill spinning.60sRI.6.1