MCAS Trivia
What is the date of the 8th grade ELA MCAS?
4/8 and 4/9
What is the name of the strategy you use when answering multiple choice questions?
Process of Elimination
When should you re-read a section to answer a multiple choice question?
Always!
Another word for Main Idea on the MCAS is what?
Central Idea
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two things. (Without using "like" or "as"
Ex: "Life is a journey" or "She is a ray of sunshine"
On average I should get this many hours of sleep:
8-10 hours a night (according to the CDC)
What is the name of the essay where you are asked to analyze themes, Metaphors, etc
Literary Analysis
How long should an essay be?
4-5 paragraphs
What does infer mean?
To make an educated guess.
What is conflict in literature?
The problem or struggle between two opposing forces
Aside from sleep and exercise, what is essential in helping your brain for a challenging task like the MCAS?
Breakfast
What is the 3rd step of analysis?
Explain the importance and connect back to claim.
Reasoning
Elaboration
What should you create on your scrap paper to help you plan out your essay?
Graphic Organizer
What does explain mean?
To connect evidence with the claim or idea that the evidence supports.
What is a "paragraph" when used in a poem?
Stanza
True or False: 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 are the names of each part of an essay
Introduction, Body Paragraph 1, Body Paragraph 2, Body Paragraph 3, Conclusion
Read this evidence and format it correctly: "You have to push yourself to succeed, success is nothing without attempt" written by crucial, on page 17 of his novel
Crucial *any evidence tag*, "You have to push yourself to succeed, success is nothing without attempt" (Crucial, 17).
What does "support your claim" mean?
To provide evidence and explain how it supports your claim (what you are trying to prove/argue).
What is a hyperbole? Give an example.
An extreme exaggeration
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
What are the two types of essays that may show up during MCAS?
Narrative and Literary Analysis.
Name all the steps of how to break down a prompt (In Order)
1. Read the prompt (2 times)
2. Figure out what kind of essay is the prompt
3. Underline key words verbs
4. Write out the Must Haves
You have read a passage, and you have been asked to write an essay. Which type of essay means that you are continuing the story of a text you read during ELA MCAS?
Writing a narrative essay
What does portray mean?
To show what someone or something is like.
What is a theme? Give an example.
The message that the author wants the reader to take away.
Ex. Perseverance, It is important not to judge a book by its cover.