MCAS & PARCC
During the MCAS & PARCC
Essay Questions
Strategies
Potpourri
100
What is one thing you can do the night before to be ready for the test?
Eat a good dinner and get plenty of sleep.
100
TRUE or FALSE - Reading the purpose setting statement is very important.
True.
100
What should you do before you read the story or article?
Read the essay question!
100
What should you do to make sure you understand the question?
Reading the entire question.
100
What is an example of a noun?
example of a person, place or thing
200
What should you do before school on testing days?
Eat a healthy breakfast.
200
TRUE or FALSE: All the questions in the MCAS or PARCC will be multiple choice?
False
200
What should you do before you answer the question?
Plan your answer!
200
How can you be sure you answered the question right?
Rereading the text is a good strategy to make sure you answered the question correctly.
200
Name some narrative writing qualities
dialogue, descriptive language, foreshadowing, building tension
300
What is the favorite candy of test-takers?
Jolly Rangers
300
Which word is the adverb? quickly, ran, book, lovely
quickly Remember an adverb describes a verb
300
What can you draw on your scrap paper to help you plan your essay question?
a graphic organizer (timeline, story mountain)
300
What strategy helps with multiple choice questions?
eliminate all the answers that don't make sense then choose between what is left.
300
Two great things about the MCAS testing week.
no homework and extra recess
400
What should you do when you get the classroom on the days of testing?
Get unpacked, clear your desk, stay calm, don't stress out and focus!
400
TRUE or FALSE: It is important that students support their writing with evidence form the text and not their opinion.
TRUE
400
What can you use to help you answer to essay question?
The story and the other questions about the story.
400
What do the words illustrate, demonstrate, reason mean when they are used in the test?
They all mean "to show"
400
Name two examples of verbs.
action words and those that connect the subject with the predicate
500
What do you need to know on the test?
Your very best!
500
What does the word passage mean in the test?
another word for text
500
What should you do to make sure you are answering the question correctly?
Read the question carefully, pull out the important vocabulary and restate the question in your answer.
500
How can you earn a high score on the PARCC writing section?
Make sure you include all the elements of a narrative. Write in paragraphs and include all the qualities of good writing.
500
Which is an example of an adjective? handbag, skip, smart, boy
smart adjectives describes a noun
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