PARCC Prep

Question 1

To understand the context of something, you must understand...

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the setting in which it occurred

Question 2

The repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence is called

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parallel structure

Question 3

On the PARCC, two answers are often correct but one answer is...

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better

Question 4

What is an essay in which you examine, interpret, and discuss the literary elements of a text?

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An analytical essay

Question 5

What is meant by character development?

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How a character progresses or changes

Question 6

A poetic comparison of two unlike things is called...

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a figure of speech

Question 7

Theme is...

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the message of the text

Question 8

What does "passage" mean in: "Read the passage and answer the following questions."

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a portion or section of a written work

Question 9

To persuade a reader of something is to use...

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rhetorical devices

Question 10

To find evidence is to find...

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proof

Question 11

What does counter mean in the question, "What is your counter argument?"

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opposing

Question 12

Setting is...

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the time and place of a text

Question 13

What does the word "contribute" mean in the question, "How does tone contribute to meaning?"

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help to bring about

Question 14

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as" is called a

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simile

Question 15

What does source mean in the question: based on the sources what idea is shared by the authors?

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the texts given

Question 16

The way you think about or understand something or someone is also called

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perception

Question 17

When an author uses language in a poetic instead of a literal way it's called

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figurative language

Question 18

What does "term" mean in: How does the author use the term "solitude" in her speech?

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word

Question 19

What is a hypothesis?

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a theory or a guess

Question 20

A symbol is...

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something that stands for a bigger idea

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