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ELA Vocab
Important Ideas
Test Day
Constructed Response
Multiple Choice
100
This part of speech describes (or modifies) a noun in a sentence.
What is an adjective
100

This is the "big idea" or "life lesson" your grader wants you to think about.

What is Theme?

100
In the morning, who will you take the test with?
What is homeroom teacher (in most cases)?
100

How many examples or ideas are needed in your constructed response (essay).

What is three?

100
I do this first when I start a story.
What is read the blurb.
200
This word refers to giving something that is not a person human-like characteristics in writing
What is personification?
200
This is the big problem in the story.
What is the conflict?
200
How long do you have to work on MCAS
What is as long as you need
200

How I show the start of paragraphs in my constructed response (essay).

What is indent.

200
I do this on every single question to figure out which is the answer with the most evidence.
What is go back to the passage/story?
300
This text feature is indicated with a star or number in the text, and you look down below to find the answer.
What is a footnote?
300
This is the events that happen in the story.
What is plot?
300
How can you take a break on MCAS day?
What is go to the bathroom or put your head on your desk?
300

My last sentence begins with these words or something similar.

What is "In Conclusion,"?

300
This is what I do when I don't know the answer to a question.
What is rule out the ones that are wrong and take my best guess.
400
Alliteration, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, and Imagery are all examples of this.
What is Figurative Language/Figures of Speech?
400
This is how we figure things out that aren't said in the story, but that we still know.
What is inference/using context clues?
400
What happens if your electronics go off during the test or you talk?
What is the scores of the whole room may not count.
400

The three parts of every body paragraph (after you restate the question).

What is answer with a reason, cite with a quote, and explain how the evidence supports the reason.

400
This is how I deal with a multiple choice question about a vocabulary word.
What is use the sentence and plug the answer choice words in to see which one means the same thing.
500
This word refers to the author's mood or how they would read the text out loud.
What is Tone.
500

1. These things are needed when you cite evidence from an article or passage of a story. 2. These things are needed when you cite evidence from a poem.

1. What is quotation marks and a page or paragraph#? 2. What is quotation marks and a line# or stanza#.

500

What are three things I need to do before MCAS?

What is go to bed on time, eat breakfast, and bring a book (other answers possible)?

500

How I indicate the title of a book or article in my topic sentence.

What is put in quotes, underline or bold for a story, article, or poem.

500
This is one thing I will never ever do on a multiple choice question
What is leave it blank.