Multiple Choice
MCAS Writing
RANDOMNESS
MCAS INFO
100
This question is an example of THIS type of MC question:The second paragraph serves to:
Point out that over time the true nature of Douglass’ mistress came to light
Explain Douglass’ need to devise a plan for self education
Comment on the institution of slavery in general
Both B and C
Function
100
In THIS type of writing, students will be able to establish a position and support it using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Argument Writing
100
Fed
What new slang is Ms. H and Ms. T are trying, and failing, to use?
100
The test dates
3/22 & 3/23
200
This is an example of THIS type of MC question:Which if the following best summarizes the action of this poem?
The speaker describes the risks that she and other former slaves took to educate themselves and learning how to read as an adult.
The speaker describes how she managed to escape enslavement so that she could be free and attend school in the North.
The speaker describes her childhood growing up on a plantation in the South as a daughter of a slaveholder.
The speaker describes the brutality she experienced as a former slave by the slaveholder named Mr. Turner.
Big Picture Question
200
In this type of writing, students will be able to develop characters, experiences, or events using effective literary techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured sequences.
Narrative Writing
200
Space Invaders
200
This is how much time you have to complete the test
until 1:50
300
This question is an example of THIS type of MC question:
The “great evil” Mr. Auld fears (11) can be best described as:
literacy for the enslaved
the appearance of humanity to challenge a driving force for slaveryfreedom of the enslaved through education
inspiring resistance of breaking other rules
little picture/detail question
300
In THIS type of writing, students will be able to convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Explanatory
300
212 degrees F
The temperature at which water boils
300
This is how many days we will test
2
400
This is a MC strategy
Read the introductory text that appears before reading passages.
Read each passage through at least once before reading the associated questions.
Identify the main idea of each passage.
Pay attention to the directions. Some questions ask you to choose more than one answer.
Refer back to paragraph/line numbers that appear in the questions to find the correct spot in each passage.
Eliminate answers you know are wrong.
400
This prompt is asking students to do what type of writing: In the passages from Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the narrators have points of view different from those of their parents. Write an essay analyzing how those differences in points of view create tension in both stories. Be sure to use details from both stories to develop your essay.
Explanatory Writing
400
What other teacher did our 2013-2014 Humanities students think Ms. Hodges married?
Ms. Thomsen!
400
The number of writing questions on the test.
3-4
500
These are the types of questions that can be asked on a computer based test but not on a paper test.
Drag and drop. Pull down answers. Select details in passage. Select area in a matrix
500
This prompt asks students to complete THIS type of writing:Based on “Snapping an Iconic Photo” and “The Story of the ‘Migrant Mother’” write a reflection on Florence Thompson from the perspective of one of her adult children, including the effect Thompson had on her children’s lives. Be sure to use what you know about the characters, settings, and events from both passages to develop your reflection.
Narrative writing
500
This East Coast US state was home to the first dinosaur skeleton ever found
New Jersey -- A dinosaur skeleton was discovered in 1858 by William Parker Foulke in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
500
This is how you will all do on the test
Wonderful! Great! Super! Fantastic!