MCAS Trivia
MCAS Strategies
Writing Skills
MCAS: Random
ELA Concepts
100

What is the tool that crosses out incorrect answers?

The answer eliminator

100

Before reading the MCAS passage, a useful strategy is to...?

Read the questions

100

How long should an MCAS essay be?

5 paragraphs 

100

How many quotes should you have in your essay?

3 direct quotes

100

What is a simile?

Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"

200

What days are ELA MCAS?

Tuesday and Wednesday

200

If I don't recognize a word in an MCAS question, I should ....?

sound it out and see if it is similar to any other words you know. You can also see if you recognize any common prefixes and suffixes to help you determine its meaning!

200

You should use this in each of your body paragraphs to support your answer/claim.

A quote/evidence

200

What is a run-on sentence?

When you have multiple complete sentences without proper punctuation to separate them. 

200

What is a metaphor?

A comparison of two things. (Without using "like" or "as"

300

What subjects do you need to take the MCAS in THIS YEAR?

ELA and Math

300

What tool should I use if I want to make a graphic organizer or jot down important ideas?

The notepad

300

How do you make a good topic sentence?

Write a one-sentence preview of what the paragraph is about

300

What should you do if you are totally stuck on a question?

Move on, come back to it at the end

300

What is a character trait?

a word to describe a character's personality

400

T or F

If you are absent on the day of MCAS you do not have to take that session.

FALSE!!! You will have to make up the session you missed.

400

If I want to remember to go back to a question, what button should I use


Bookmark

400

What are the different paragraphs your essay should have? 

Claim, 3 Body paragraphs, concluding paragraph 

400

When you get a writing prompt, you will have to write either a ____ or ____ . 

narrative or open response (essay)

400

What is a hyperbole?

an extreme exaggeration 

500

The three components that make up a body paragraph are:

topic sentence, evidence, and explanation

500
Imagine you use the eliminator tool to cross out a question and then decide you do not want it eliminated. How do you remove the elimination?

Click on the eliminated question again 

500

What do you need to include with your evidence (besides quotation marks)?

a citation!

500

What are three ways you can fix a run-on sentence?

use a period; use a semicolon if the two sentences are related; and use a comma and fanboy

500

Why is it important to make sure you use clear pronouns in your writing?

So the reader can keep track of who or what you are describing in your essay!