MCAS Trivia
MCAS Strategies
Writing Skills
MCAS Vocabulary
English Terms
100

What is the date of the ELA MCAS?

Tuesday March 26th, and Wednesday March 27th

100

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

100

You should use this to support your claim.

Evidence

100

What does it mean to support your claim?

Provide Evidence

100

What is personification?

When mom-human objects or animals take on human characteristics.  

200

What is the tool that crosses out incorrect answers?

The answer eliminator

200

Can I make my highlights and annotations on the essay?

YES!

200

How long (minimum) should an MCAS essay be?

5 paragraphs 

200

What is an inferential question?

One that you answer based your reasoning from the evidence.

200

What is conflict in literature ?

The problem or struggle between two opposing forces

300

What subjects do you need to take the MCAS in THIS YEAR?

ELA, Math and Biology

300

What tool should I use if I want to write notes while I read?

The notepad

300

What should you create on your scrap paper to help you plan out your essay?

Graphic Organizer

300

What does it mean to put something in chronological order?

to present events in the order in which they happened

300

What is a metaphor?

a comparison between two things without using like or as

400

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.

400

If I want to remember to go back to a question or passage, what button should I use


Bookmark

400

What are the names of the different paragraphs your essay should have?

3 types

Introductory paragraph, Body paragraphs, concluding paragraph 

400

What is the "bad guy" called?

antogonist

400

What is alitteration?

repetition of constant sounds

500

What is the term for an essay in which you are allowed to use first person?

Narrative 

500

How many blocks MUST I sta in my MCAS room?

Three

500

How should you cite your quotations?

However the MCAS writers do it in the multiple-choice section.  

500

What is the definition of theme?

The author's central message in a text.

500

What is assonance?

The use of common vowel sounds in successive words.  

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