Physically/Mentally Ready
Reading
Writing
Poetry
Potpourri
100
What should you do the night before a test?
Go to bed early
100
When answering open response qustions, what should you do first? A) read the passage B) read the multiple choice questions c) read the open response question d) read the italics
read the open response question
100
How many paragraphs are you expected to write in the Long composition writing section?
At least 6
100
What is a paragraph in a poem called?
Stanza
100
The girl cleaned the wound with a "pealed" stick. What part of speech is pealed?
Adjective
200
What should you do the morning of the test?
Eat breakfast
200
What is the mnemonic for answering open response questions?
Quite Isolated People Must Go To Extremely Cold Rooms
200
Before you write , what are you expected to do?
Underline the key words in the questions, brainstorm, create and use a graphic organizer
200
How many times should you read a poem?
At least three
200
How many ELA MCAS sessions will you have
6th and 8th Grade- two sessions 7th Grade- three sessions
300
How can you decrease stress levels?
Try meditation or deep breathing, come prepared, try to leave your problems at the door.
300
What are a few strategies for answering open response questions?
Eliminate the garbage answers, go back if the question mentions a particular paragraph
300
What is one item you are graded on in the open response writing section?
Relevant and specific information, topic sentence, quotations
300
Name the poetic device: "The flowers flourished on the farm"
Alliteration
300
How many examples should you give in an MCAS open-response answer?
Three
400
Instead of just looking at your MCAS score, what are we now focusing on more closely?
What is growth?
400
What should you write in the margins of the text you are reading?
The MCAS open response pointing words, the main ideas of the paragraphs that help you answer the question
400
What are some differences between open response writing and long composition writing?
Long composition is more personal, it's about you, you can be creative, add details from you life, engaging lead open response is more formal, use quotations from the text, explain quotations, don't add your own opinion
400
Name the poetic device: "His smile was the bright sun, shining light on those around him."
Metaphor
400
What do the italics in parenthesis mean when they are right after a character's name in a play?
Stage directions
500
What are the advantages of making growth on the MCAS?
Our MCAS recognition assembly, feeling good about yourself
500
What should you do if you come to a word in the reading and you do not know its meaning?
Use the context to help figure out what the word means, see if there is a definition of the word below the text
500
What is the highest score you can achieve on open response?
4
500
Name the poetic device: "And the poems that had been hiding in the eyes of skunks for centuries crawled out and curled up at his feet."
Personification
500
Why is it important to take MCAS seriously?
You need to pass it to graduate high school, it's always important to try your best, (many other possible answers)
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