Grammar
Test Taking Strategies
Figurative Language
MCAS Vocabulary
MCAS Mish-Mash
100

This part of speech describes a noun.

What is an adjective?

100

You should do this before reading any passages/poems. 

What is read the questions.

100
"Sharp as a tack" is an example of this style of figurative language.
What is a simile?
100
This is the problems the main characters face in a story.
What is conflict?
100

When is the ELA MCAS? 

What is March 26th and 27th? 

200
"Walking through the woods, Jeffrey got attacked by a grizzly bear." The word "attacked" is used as what part of speech?
What is a verb?
200

This tool allows you to mark an “X” through each answer option the student believes is incorrect.

What is the answer eliminator? 

200
"Kaboom!" is an example of this style of figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
This term means a section, or a piece of a longer piece of writing.
What is an excerpt?
200

How many pieces of evidence should you include in your essay? 

What is at least one from each excerpt?

300

You must use a ______ when writing a proper noun. 

What is a capital letter?

300
Your introduction should be HOT.  What does the HOT acronym include? 

What is...Hook, Overview, Thesis

300
"Sheila should share her shells." is an example of this style of figurative language.
What is alliteration?
300

This is how the reader feels while reading a piece of literature. 

What is mood?

300
What should you do when writing the title of an excerpt? 

What is italicize or put it in quotation marks? 

400

This part of speech takes the place of a noun, is more specific, and always starts with a capital letter.

What is a proper noun?

400

Remember to TAG your overview.  What does TAG stand for?

What is Title, Author, and Genre? 

400
"I am a rock. I am an island." is as example of this style of figurative language.
What is metaphor?
400
This is known as what the author wants the reader to get out of their piece of writing, or the moral of the story.
What is the author's message?
400

When reading poetry, use SIFT to identify and analyze non-standard use of language. What does SIFT stand for> 

What is...

Symbolism

Imagery

Figurative Language 

Theme/Tone

500

Which punctuation mark is used to set off parenthetical expressions or to indicate an abrupt change in thought within a sentence—commas, parentheses, or dashes?

What are dashes? 

500

What type of essay allows you to use "I" statements? 

What is a persuasive speech or letter? 

500
"That joke is so old, the first time I heard it I was laughing so hard I fell off my dinosaur!" is an example of this style of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
500
The attitude of the writer toward a subject that is expressed in their writing.
What is tone?
500

How many essays will you write during the two days of ELA MCAS? 

What is 3?

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