Test-Taking Skills
Literary Terms
Conventions
Writing
Vocabulary
100
If you are stuck on a question, what tool can you use to remind yourself to go back and try again at the end?
the bookmark tool
100
Short stories, poems, and articles are all examples of a) symbols, b) genres, c) metaphors, or d) books

b) genres

100

Which words should be capitalized?

Proper nouns, I, and the beginnings of sentences.
100

The reason an author writes is his or her ________. a. purpose b. reason c. thinking d. goal

a. purpose

100

An inference is...?

Using your prior knowledge with the words in the text to "read between the lines."
200
How can you increase your chances that you will get the right answer, even if you're not completely sure of it?
Eliminate answers you know are wrong!
200

At the end of "A Long Walk to Water," Salva goes back to South Sudan to help build wells for the people to drink from. The conflict is solved through this action. This is called: a. climax b. falling action c. resolution d. character traits

c. resolution

200

Choose the correct word: If he doesn't prepare, he will (lose/loose) the battle.

lose
200

Writing a description of the similarities and differences between Nya and Salva in "A Long Walk to Water" is an example of: a. repetition b. dialect c. compare/contrast d. analysis

c. compare/contrast

200

A lesson the author wants the reader to learn. For example, "Don't judge a book by it's cover."

theme
300
Before typing your responses into the response box on the MCAS, what should you always - ALWAYS - do first?
Write a rough draft on paper or graphic organizer (if allowed).
300

A snake often symbolizes: a. love b. the sun c. evil d.dirt 

c. evil

300

Rewrite this sentence correctly:

ms kelly wants to visit the central park zoo in new york city over vacation

Ms. Kelly wants to visit the Central Park Zoo in New York City over vacation.
300

Using your five senses to develop a picture in the reader's mind is called: a. alliteration b. personification c. imagery d. imagery

c. imagery

300

Words around another word that can help you figure out the meaning of the word.

Context clues
400
What is the number one skill the MCAS is testing you on?
Your ability to CLOSELY read.
400

The statement "It takes courage to stand up for what you believe in" is an example of: a. theme b. simile c. characterization d. alliteration

a. theme

400

(There, Their, They're) hiking Mt. Everest, and when they get to the top, they will drink a Gatorade.

They're (They are)
400

When you think you have finished your essay or narrative, you should do always do these things.

Reread, revise, and edit

400

Making notes while reading to help with understanding and answering questions.

annotation
500
You should never answer a multiple choice question without doing what first?
Going back and rereading the text!
500

"Lyddie" takes place in Lowell, Massachusetts in the 1840s. This is an example of: a. Character traits b. Narrative c. Setting d. plot

c. Setting

500

Rewrite this sentence correctly:

Her soup rice and dessert tasted so bland at logan's steakhouse.

Her soup, rice, and dessert tasted so bland at Logan's Steakhouse.
500

Used around textual evidence to show that it's the author's words and not yours.

quotation marks

500

What are the direct words from a text to prove an answer called?

textual evidence
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