MCAS Trivia
What days are ELA MCAS?
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 copied directly from the text
What is foreshadowing?
When the author drops hints about what is going to happen next in the story
What is the MAIN IDEA of a text?
the main thing the author is talking about or trying to say
What subjects do you need to take the MCAS in THIS YEAR?
ELA and Math
If I want to remember to go back to a question, what button should I use
Bookmark
How long should an MCAS essay be?
5 paragraphs- intro, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion
What is figurative language?
Language that has a deeper meaning than the actual words (such as raining cats and dogs)
What is the theme of a text?
the lesson we should take away or the moral of the story
What keyboard shortcuts can you use to copy and paste?
Ctrl C + Ctrl V
How do you eliminate wrong answers?
Hide the options by using the EYE/VIEW button next to them
What should you create on a piece of paper to help you with your essay?
A RACES graphic organizer
What does infer mean?
To figure something out even though it isn't specifically mentioned; to read between the lines
What is the author's point of view or perspective?
how the author chooses words and information to change the way we get the story
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 two things should I look for in each reading comprehension question?
WHERE they're asking you to find the answer and WHAT they are asking you to find
What do you need around and before each of your quotes?
A sentence starter (The text says, It states, The author tells us) and "quotation marks"
Tell me what the setting, plot, and characters of the story each mean.
setting - time and place
plot - events of the story
characters - important people
What is the difference between literature and informational text?
literature is fiction or poetry (can be made up), while informative text is sharing true information (like newspapers or textbooks)
What rewards can you earn for yourself and your homeroom by giving your best effort on MCAS?
Entry into a raffle for Dunkin Donuts gift cards, pizza party for the whole homeroom
Which 3 parts of the test can help me answer the open response question?
Intro blurb
Selection texts
Multiple response
Which is a good example of an EXPLANATION?
a) So this shows Odilia is clearly a bad person.
b) This shows that Odilia loses trust in her sisters because they argue so much over what to do with the dead body.
c) Based on the book I think Odilia wants to go home.
b) This shows that Odilia loses trust in her sisters because they argue so much over what to do with the dead body.
What are the two kinds of essays you may be asked to write on MCAS?
argumentative (one text) or compare and contrast (two texts)
What are the five kinds of author's purposes (the REASON the author is writing to you) we learned about with PIE'ED?
persuade, inform, explain, entertain, describe