MCAS Trivia
What does the MCAS show people?
Because it shows how smart you are and how smart the school is.
The first thing I should do before I begin reading is:
Read the questions first or essay question/prompt
You should use this to support your claim.
Evidence
What analyzing means
What is reading and interpreting text closely and carefully?
To give human qualities to non-human things is ________________.
What is personification?
Why is the MCAS so important?
Because we are in the bottom 5% of schools in Massachusetts, it could keep Chicopee from having the state take over the schools.
Once I have a focus on what I am reading for, as I begin reading I should:
If I'm writing in support of one side of a topic, what type of essay is it?
What is argument?
A sequence is _______
What is the order in which events happen
A struggle between opposing forces
What is a conflict?
What can the MCAS do to help you in the future?
It can qualify you for the Biliterary Test, give you scholarships (free money for college), and it can be added to resumes and job applications to show you are intelligent and should be hired.
How do I go back to another question later.
The bookmark
I should make one of these to organize my thoughts before I begin writing.
What is a graphic organizer or outline
Describe means to _____
What is to give details?
Alliteration
What is the repetition of consonant sounds
When is the ELA MCAS?
March 26th and 27th.
You can also make annotations while reading. What do you use to do this?
The notepad
The conclusion should always restate this
What is a claim or thesis?
To support your claim is to. ____
What is to back it up; to find evidence
Allusion
What is a reference to another work?
MCAS stands for:
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
If I don't know an answer, I should
Eliminate answers that you think are wrong and guess the answer that sounds best.
What person is narrative writing told in?
What is first person?
Inferring information from the text is ___
What is figuring something out even though it isn't specifically mentioned; to read between the lines
Examples of this include: "hissed," "crackle," and "splash."
What is onomatopoeia?