PARCC Practice #4-5

#4: Part A: What is the theme in the passage from The Story of a Bad Boy?

• Boys who like adventure want to become sailors.

• Boys who appreciate the sea usually journey far from home.

• Boys who buy boats must be careful and responsible.

• Boys who grow up near the sea are naturally drawn to it.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

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

• "Every Rivermouth boy looks upon the sea as being in some way mixed up with his destiny." (paragraph 1)

• "The gables and roofs of the houses facing eastward are covrered with red rust, like the flukes of old anchors..." (paragraph 2)

• "I am afraid I required but slight urging to join in the investment." (paragraph 5)

• "He commanded me, in the most emphatic terms, never to go out in the Dolphin without leaving the mast in the boat-house." (paragraph 8)

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

#5: Part A: How do the boys' attitudes about the sea emphasize a common central idea of the passages?

• Both view the sea as an adventurous place.

• Both think of the sea as a highly dangerous place.

• Both consider the seashore a good place to raise a family.

• Both look at the sea as a place to earn a living as a fisherman.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

#5: Part B: Select one detail from each passage that best supports the answer to Part A.

• "...he burns for the time when he shall stand on the quarter-deck..." (from The Story of a Bad Boy, paragraph 1)

• "...the town itself is full of hints and flavors of the sea." (from The Story of a Bad Boy, paragraph 2)

• "His father was a fisherman..." (from The Life of Ship from the Launch to the Wreck, paragraph 1)

• "...in one of the large ships that were constantly sailing away..." (from The Life of Ship from the Launch to the Wreck, paragraph 1)

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.7