CMAS knowledge
Test Taking Hacks
Informational Writing
Narrative Writing
Selected Response Strategies
100

What is the amount of CMAS test sections for ELA?

3

100

What is something you should do the night before the test?

Get a good night's sleep.

100

What is the type of letter that each of your sentences should start with?

Capital Letter

100

What is the type of letter that each of your sentences should start with?

Capital Letter

100

What should you do first when answering a multiple choice questions?

cross out answers you know are wrong

200

What is the amount of math CMAS test sections?

3

200

What is something you should do the morning of the test?

Eat a good breakfast and pack healthy snacks.

200

What is the thing that should be at the end of each of your sentences?

Punctuation mark

200

What is the thing that should be at the end of each of your sentences?

Punctuation mark

200

What is something that will help you answer the question?

Look back in the text for clues.

300

What are the requirements for the CMAS ELA test?

Read a text and answer questions.

300

What is the time that you should get to school?

By 8:15 A.M.

300

What is the amount of sentences that should be in each of your paragraphs?

3 or more

300

What is something that Narrative writing always has?

Characters, Plot, Dialogue 

300

What is something that you have to do before you submit your test?

Make best guesses and answer every question.

400

What does CMAS stand for?

Colorado Measure of Academic Success.

400

What is something you should do on the CMAS test?

Answer every question, even if you need to make a guess.

400

What is the format for each of your paragraphs?

Claim Evidence Reasoning 

400

What is something that Narrative writing always has?

Plot, Characters, Dialogue

400

What is the tool to use when identifying a specific place in the text?

Use the highlighter function.

500

What is the length of the ELA test and the math test in minutes?

110 minutes 

65 minutes

500

What are the choices when you finish the test?

Read a book or sit quiet and still.

500

What is in the first sentence of your first paragraph or short response?

CSIQ

500

What is something that Narrative writing almost always has?

Dialogue, Plot, Character

500

What is a selected response question?

Multiple choice, fill in the blank, drag the answers, short response, etc.