MCAS Trivia
What are the dates of the ELA MCAS?
What is Wednesday & Thursday?
True or False: I can't skip around the questions.
What is "False"?
Yes you can! Start with the open response!
What is the most important portion of a body paragraph?
What is Evidence?
What type of writing is telling a story?
What is a narrative?
What is Theme?
What is "The message the author wants to convey to the reader"?
What subjects do you have MCAS in this year?
What is Math & ELA?
What is a tip Ms. Hodson gave you for before you start reading?
What is "read the question first and highlight as you read"?
Reasoning is in ______________ words.
What is "Your"/"Your Own"?
Students will definitely be seeing a section where they have to read ____ (#) story(ies) and write an essay on it.
What is "2"?
What do we use when we don't know the meaning of a word?
What are "context clues"?
During the test I should...
What is "Taking my time"?
What is the name of the strategy to cross out answers that are incorrect? There is an MCAS Tool for this!!!
What is Process of Elimination?
What is the graphic organizer students can create on their own?
What is a "T Chart"?
What is the highest score you can receive on an open response?
What is "8"?
What is a comparison without using Like or As?
What is a metaphor?
I will do what on the morning of MCAS?
What is "eating breakfast"?
What is another strategy to help you with open responses to find evidence?
What is "highlighting"?
How many CER paragraphs should you have in your essay?
What is "3"?
What is the biggest mistake students make on Open Responses?
What is "Not reading the whole question"?
What does it mean to make an inference?
What is "reading between the lines"?
What should you do the night before MCAS?
What is "Going to bed early"?
What is a feeling of self-assurance arising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities?
What is "confidence"?
What should you do if you have more time after 3 Body Paragraphs?
What is an introduction and conclusion?
With a narrative essay, students will have to do what with the story?
What is "Continuing the story"?
To give human qualities to non-human things.
What is "Personification"?