MCAS Trivia or MISC
What days are ELA MCAS?
Tuesday and Wednesday
The night before MCAS I should
a) stay up late
b) eat lots of junk food
c) go to bed early
d) watch an educational show
C) go to bed early
You should use this in each of your body paragraphs to support your answer/claim.
A quote/evidence
Should you leave any questions BLANK on MCAS?
No - every question needs a response
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two things. (Without using "like" or "as"
How should you answer a multiple choice question?
What is...
Use the MC strategy
-Read the question
-Hide answer choices
-Answer the question on scrap paper
-Unveil answers choice & select the one that matches.
After reading the MCAS passage & prompt, you should...
-Create the appropriate graphic organizer
How long should an MCAS essay be?
5 paragraphs
At LEAST how many times should you read the passage?
2 times
What is a simile?
Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"
What is the structure of a To-SEEC paragraph?
Topic Statement/Claim
Evidence
Elaboration
Concluding Statement
What view point is this in?
John Said, "I don't know the answer to this question." "I'll help you!" Laura replied.
What is third person POV?
How do you make a good topic sentence?
Steal words from the question/prompt
What should you do if you are totally stuck on a question?
Move on, come back to it at the end
What is alliteration?
the repetition of consonant sounds
T or F
If you are absent on the day of MCAS you do not have to take that session.
FALSE!!! You will have to make up the session you missed.
What is look for context clues OR look at the root word OR use the other words in the sentence.
What are the names of the different paragraphs your essay should have?
Introduction paragraph, 3 Body paragraphs, concluding paragraph
How many quotes should you have in your essay?
At least 2/3 per body paragraph
*double jeopardy*
What is a hyperbole?
an extreme exaggeration
What is the climax of a story
What is the most intense part of the story/turning point/where the character faces the biggest challenge?
Give two examples of how you could introduce a quote.
What is...
The author states,
The author explains,
The novel illustrates
any variation of these phrases may work depending on the context!
What could you create on a piece of paper to help plan your essay?
An organizer/graphic organizer
What does infer mean?
To figure something out even though it isn't specifically mentioned; to read between the lines
What is onomatopoeia?
a word that names a sound