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ELA Vocab
Important Ideas
Test Day
Open Response
Multiple Choice
100

This is the non-fiction text structure that organizes writing by the order of events.

What is Sequence or Chronological

100
This is the "big idea" or "lesson" your grader wants you to think about.
What is Theme?
100

In the morning, who will you take the test with?

A teacher from my homeschool

100

How many pieces of evidence are needed in your open response.

What is three?

100

In order to remember what I read in a text I...

What is annotate, take notes, highlight

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 my 3-5 paragraph open response.

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, underlining or number in the text, and you look down below or click it to find the answer.

What is a footnote?

300
This is the events that happen in the story.
What is plot?
300

How can I deal with stress/being overwhelmed while taking the test?

Ask for a QUIET break at your desk, (or a walk if your home school plan allows for it)

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 you have electronics/phones on you while testing?

Your scores are not counted

400

What does TIDE stand for?

Thesis, Important Evidence, Detailed Examination of Evidence, End

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

This means putting things in your own words rather than copying. You should use it in open responses, and the test will do it in multiple choice answers.

What is paraphrasing?

500

What do I do when I answered all the questions?

CHECK your answers

500
How I indicate the title of a book or article in my topic sentence.
What is underline for a book and put in quotes for an article or poem.
500
This is one thing I will never ever do on a multiple choice question
What is leave it blank.