MCAS Trivia
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
Can I help you on the MCAS?
No :( but you are all going to crush!
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two things. (Without using "like" or "as"
What is the tool that crosses out incorrect answers?
The answer eliminator
Which 3 parts of the test can help me answer the open response question?
Intro blurb
Selection texts
Multiple response
How long should an MCAS essay be?
4 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 subjects do you need to take the MCAS in THIS YEAR?
ELA and Math
What should I use if I want to write notes while I read?
My scratch paper
How do you make a good claim?
What should you do if you are totally stuck on a question?
Flag it, 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.
If I want to remember to go back to a question, what button should I use
Bookmark
What are the names of the different paragraphs your essay should have?
Introduction paragraph, Body paragraphs, concluding paragraph
How many quotes should you have in your essay?
4; two per body paragraph
What is a hyperbole?
an extreme exaggeration
A response box has 1200 characters so it is this kind of writing.
What is a paragraph
Imagine you use the eliminator tool to cross out a question and then decide you do not want it eliminated. How do you remove the elimination?
Click on the eliminated choice again
What could you create on a piece of paper to help you with your essay?
A plan
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