MCAS Trivia
The date of the ELA MCAS
What is March 25 and 26
The first thing I should do before I begin reading the full text:
What is read the short paragraph of information right above the text?
You should use this to support your claim in a thesis.
What are reasons?
What analyzing means
What is reading and interpreting text closely and carefully?
To give human qualities to non-human things is ________________.
What is personification?
How much time are you given to complete the exam?
What is as much time as you need as long as you are working (not sleeping!).
If the text I'm reading is challenging or really boring, what should I do while I read through it?
What is write down gist statements or notes for different sections as I read?
If I'm writing in support of one side of a topic, what type of essay is it?
What is argument?
A sequence is _______
What is the order in which events happen
A struggle between opposing forces
What is a conflict?
True or False- Colleges may want to see your MCAS scores.
What is TRUE! MCAS matters for college.
What should I do before I read the passage?
What is skim the questions to pick out what I should be looking for.
When asked to talk about two texts in an essay, I should make one of these to organize my thoughts before I begin writing.
What is a graphic organizer, outline, or venn diagram?
Describe means to _____
What is to give details?
Tone
What is the author's attitude in a text?
The month of the Math MCAS
What is May
When answering multiple choice questions, what should I do after I read the question and answers fully?
What is eliminate obviously wrong answers?
The conclusion should always restate this...
What is a claim or thesis?
To support your claim is to. ____
What is to back it up; to find reasons and evidence
Allusion
What is a reference to another work?
What is Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System?
If I truly don't know an answer, I should:
What is take an educated guess by eliminating the answers that are incorrect?
What Point of View is narrative writing told in?
What is first person?
Inferring information from the text is ___
What is figuring something out even though it isn't specifically mentioned; to read between the lines
Examples of this include: "hissed," "crackle," and "splash."
What is onomatopoeia?