Testing Etiquette
What two things should you do BEFORE MCAP (the night before and the morning of the test) to help get a better score?
Get a good night's sleep and eat breakfast
Identify the figurative language being used: Her smile was as bright as the sun.
Simile - A comparison using "like" or "as."
A character’s point of view
Perspective
What is the main idea of a passage?
The most important point the author is trying to make.
Define unpacking a prompt
Breaking down a prompt so that it is easy to understand what the prompt is asking you to do
Where should all of your electronic devices and personal belongings be during your MCAP test? (Besides your Chromebook)
Electronics should be turned off, and everything but your Chromebook and charger should be in your locker.
Identify the figurative language being used: Time is a thief.
Metaphor - A direct comparison between two unlike things (without using "like" or "as").
The reader’s emotional reaction to a text
Mood
What does it mean to infer something from the text?
To make a good guess based on clues in the text and what you already know.
What MCAP testing room will you report to?
It depends on the person
What should you do if you accidentally left your laptop/charger at home on test day?
Tell your testing teacher ASAP so they can sign one out for you before testing begins.
Identify the figurative language being used: The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification: Giving human traits to non-human things.
The authors attitude
Tone
What is the author’s purpose if the text gives facts and teaches something?
To inform.
The items that are permitted to be on your desk during MCAP
Laptop, headphones, paper, pencil, and laptop charger
What do you need to bring with you to your MCAP testing room?
Your laptop AND your charger
Identify the figurative language being used: I’ve told you a million times!
Hyperbole: An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis.
The person telling the story
Narrator
If a character learns something important in the story, what part of the plot is that?
The climax or turning point
Define a two-part question
A question that asks about the text, then asks for a quote to support your previous answer.
When you are finished with your test, what should you do?
Go back and check your answers, sit silently, leave your laptop open, put your head down/ draw a picture on your scrap paper.
Identify the figurative language being used: He was a real Romeo with the ladies.
Allusion- A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work.
The deeper message or lesson of a text
Theme
If the narrator in a text uses personal pronouns such as, "I, me, we" what P.O.V is it is written in?
First Person Point of View
This should not be included in any academic writing response
Personal pronouns and opinion