MCAS Trivia or MISC
What days are ELA MCAS?
Tuesday 4/7 and Wednesday 4/8
The night before MCAS I should
a) stay up late
b) eat lots of junk food
c) go to bed early
d) watch a 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 it!
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two things. (Without using "like" or "as"
Give one example of how to help yourself if you are stuck on a multiple choice question.
Correct answers include any of the following...
Go back to the text
Read the questions first
Cross out wrong answers
Move on and come back
Before reading the MCAS passage, I should...?
Read the questions so I know what to look for in the passage.
How long should an MCAS essay be?
A minimum of 4-5 paragraphs
At LEAST how many times should you read the passage?
At least 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 only
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 opening sentence for your essay?
Turn the question around to restate!
What should you do if you are totally stuck on a question?
Move on, and come back to it at the end. Be sure to use the flag/star in the tools.
What is alliteration?
the repetition of consonant sounds
What punctuation must you use when quoting from the text?
Quotation marks around the words that came directly from the passage!
What is at least 1 strategy to understand a word you do not know?
What is look for context clues OR look at the root word OR use the other words in the sentence.
What is the acronym for your open response graphic organizer? Give the 5 letters and what each letter stands for.
RACES (restate, answer, cite, explain, summarize)
How many quotes should you have in your essay?
At least 3; one for each body paragraph.
*double jeopardy*
What is a hyperbole?
an extreme exaggeration
What is the climax of a story
What is the most exciting part of the story/turning point/where the character faces the biggest challenge?
Give two examples of how you could introduce a quote.
I will accept any of the following...
The author states,
The author explains,
The novel illustrates
any variation of these phrases may work depending on the context!
How can you improve the explanation section of your open response?
Add more details...explain the why by using the phrase "because" or "which means"
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