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a figurative language device which compares two different things using the words like or as
What is a SIMILE?
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A literary sound device where the word makes the sound of itself.
What is onomatopoeia?
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It's the very first thing you look at when you get your MCAS Open Response question.
What is the question?
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Mark up the text, look for examples that answer the question.
What is what you do while reading your open response article, passage, etc.
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An example of figurative language which uses extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
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The tree stood stubbornly as the wood cutters headed toward it is an example of this.
What is personification?
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In the Mistress and the Cat poem, the points of view the Mistress and Cat had about the going out in the snow were this word (begins with "C")
What is contrasting?
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The final step you should take when doing your MCAS.
What is reread/check it over?
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The word HEATED in this sentence is an example of this. My coach had a HEATED argument with the refs.
What is an adjective?
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The sand was a hot burning fire under my feet is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
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When answering multiple choice questions, you should do this as a strategy for narrowing down your choices.
What is process of elimination?
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If you don't know ANY word in a question, you should do this to try to figure it out.
What is use the context clues, look at the words around it to try to figure it out.
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If the question says to "compare and contrast" two things, you should do this.
What is tell how they are alike AND how they are different?
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It is important to read these after reading the question to get information you need before you read your text.
What are the italics?
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The word HAPPILY in this sentence is an example of this because it describes a verb. The little girl skipped happily down the street with her lollipop!
What is an adverb?
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This is something you should do if you are stuck on a question.
What is read it again/go back to the passage or text and read it over?
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Miss Kramberg kept candy in her cabinet to give to the crazy kids... is an example of this.
What is alliteration?
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This is a something you COPY from your passage or text that you MUST include in your Open Response answer.
What are quotes?
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Figurative language is another way of saying this.
What is a literary device?
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If you use this when you write, your reader will be able to imagine the scene while they read.
What is imagery?
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This is an example of a hyperbole.
What is I waited in line forever for the Maroon 5 tickets! ACCEPT ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
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This is an example of personification.
What is.. The sun smiles as she watches over the children walking home from school.
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Tell something contrasting about Steven and Jeffrey from DRUMS, GIRLS, AND DANGEROUS PIE.
What is Steven has brown hair and Jeffrey has blond ringlets. ~Steven is in middle school and Jeffrey is in kindergarten. ~Steven is a skinny geek and Jeffrey is adorable.
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This restates the question and begins your open response answer.
What is the topic sentence?
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In Quiet Isolated People Must Go To Extremely Cold Rooms, this is what the M and the E stand for.
What are Mark up the passage and Examples?