About the test
Using the test
Ms. Koerner
Test Strategies
Non-Fiction
100
2 Types of questions on the test
What is ... Multiple choice Dragged Answer Word Groups
100
Do this to read the parts of the text you can't see
What is ... use the down arrow scroll down on the mouse
100
Lucas and Elias
Who are Ms. Koerner's children?
100
2 Things to do the night before, or the morning of the MCA test
What is ... Get a good night's sleep Eat a good breakfast Eat seafood! Spend some time reading Drink plenty of water
100
Name 3 things you would expect to see in ANY fiction story
What are... Characters, problems, solutions, setting, made-up events
200
The test that we are practicing for
What is the MCA Reading test.
200
The side that displays the text to be read
What is the left side of the screen?
200
Ms. Koerner's favorite Young Adult book
What is The Outsiders?
200
Things to do if you can't decide on an answer
What is ... Eliminate answers you know are wrong Go with your first idea Click "Review Question" so you can come back to it later
200
3 things you expect to see in ANY work of Non-Fiction
What are REAL people, places, or settings, facts, information, a debate
300
What you need to do to advance to the next question
What is... finish the previous question click next
300
The side that displays the questions to be answered
What is the right side of the screen?
300
Clementine & Luna
What are the names of Mr. Barry's dogs?
300
Things to do if you aren't sure of a word
What is ... Sound it out Look at the prefixes or suffixes Look for root words or familiar words Try to think of another word that makes the sentence "work"
300
Good things & Bad things about a topic
What are Pros & Cons
400
1 of the functions of the Accesability Panel
What is ... Text to Speech Zoom Contrast Highlighter
400
Click anywhere on the answer, select the letter next to the answer, click the letter on the keyboard
What are ways to answer a multiple choice question?
400
Where Mr. Barry went to College
What is Augsburg?
400
Things NOT to do during the test
What is ... Fall asleep Talk with neighbors Use your phone Not try your best
400
The date, the name of the source, the page number
What are the 3 things you need for every entry into your Return To Pages
500
What OLPA stands for
What is Optional Local Purpose Assessment?
500
2 of the buttons at the top of the screen
What is ... Eliminate answers Highlighter Eraser Notepad
500
The hobby that Mr. Barry started over our Holiday break
What is painting?
500
Things you may not bring into the testing room
What are... Cell phones Water bottles Cameras Tablets Laptops iPods
500
Expert Vocabulary
What are words the author chooses to make them sound credible?
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