PARCC Practice Test: "Red Badge of courage"

Question #1: Part A
In paragraph 4, what effect does Jim's refusal to explain how he knows the army is going to go into battle have on Henry and his fellow soldiers?

• It makes them tense about the impending battle.
• It inspires them to ask their commanding officers for more details about the impending battle.
• It makes them dismiss his statements about the army moving into battle.
• It gives them reason to believe they may soon be moving into battle.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

Question #1: Part B
Select the sentence from the passage that supports the answer to Part A.

• "I don't care a hang." (paragraph 4)
• "There was much food for thought in the manner in which he replied." (paragraph 5)
• "He came near to convincing them by disdaining to produce proofs." (paragraph 5)
• "After receiving a fill of discussions concerning marches and attacks, he went to his hut and crawled through an intricate hole that served it as a door." (paragraph 6)

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Questions #2: Part A
What does Henry's mother's response at the end of paragraph 16 reveal about her?

• It emphasizes the difficulty she has in expressing her emotions.
• It shows that she knows her son will not return from war.
• It reveals that she is lying about needing Henry's help on the farm.
• It illustrates tha tshe is more concerned with her livestock than with Henry. 

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.4C

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

Question #2:  Part B
Which statement best supports this revelation about Henry's mother?

• "But his mother had discouraged him."  (paragraph 12)
• "Henry, don't you be a fool, 'his mother had replied." (paragraph 15)
• "...he had seen two tears leaving their trails on his mother's scarred cheeks." (paragraph 17)
• "She had doggedly peeled potatoes and addressed him..." (paragraph 18)

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RF.1.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.K.1

Question #3: Part A
What is the meaning of crimson blotches on the pages of the past as it is used to describe the narrator's view of battles in paragraph 9?

• Ancient conflicts were deadlier than modern warfare.
• Epic battles no longer exist as they once did.
• Soldiers do not want to know the history of former wars.
• Stories of historic battles were more exciting then modern tales of conflict.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Question #3: Part B (first choice)
Pick one phrase from paragraph 9 best supports the answer in Part A?

• "...dreamed of battles all his life..."
• "...vague and bloody conflicts..."
• "...thrilled him with their sweep and fire."
• "...things of the bygone..."

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Questions #3:  Part B (second choice)
Pick one phrase from paragraph 9 the best supports the answer in Part A.

• "...vague and bloody conflicts..."
• "...had been long gone over the horizon..."
• "...which he had regarded..."
• "...thrilled him with their sweep and fire..."

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

Question #4:  Part A
What effect does the author achieve by presenting a flashback depicting Henry's decision to enlist?

• suspense, by describing the dangers Henry's mother believes he will face if he enlists
• tension, by contrasting Henry's idealized view of war with his mother's negative view of war
• resolution, by illustrating that Henry's reasons for wanting to enlist come from a sense of justice
• insight, by showing that Henry's respect for battle is greter than that of the other soldiers.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Question #4:  Part B
Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

• "That youth was in a little trace of astonishment."  (paragraph 8)
• "On the morrow, perhaps, there would be a battle, and he would be in it." (paragraph 8)
• "His busy mind had drawn for him large pictures extravagant in color, lurid with breathless deeds."  (paragraph 11)
• "She had affected to look with some contempt upon the quality of his war ardor and patriotism."  (paragraph 12)

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RL.2.1

Question #5:  Part A
Which statement best reflects the main theme of the passage?

• People should follow their own ambitions, even when loved ones oppose them.
• War is the opportunity for a great, exciting adventure.
• Serving one's country is a necessary rite of passage.
• Peope often have unrealistic expectations of things they have not yet experiences.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2