Figurative Language
Define These Terms
Grammar
Taking the test
Grab Bag
100
An example of Onomatopoeia?
Bang, slam, splat, boom, pow and many more
100
Annotation
added notes on a text or diagram giving explanation or comment.
100
Two corrections to this sentence?
"Pam and jim got married at niagara Falls."
Pam and Jim got married at Niagara Falls.
100
What Paragraph here starts with the words “As she drove”
Paragraph 15
100
What should you do before you read a passage on the MCAS?
Read the questions
200
"This advertisement speaks to me"
Personification
200
Claim
The main argument of the essay
200
Where does the comma belong in this sentence?
"It was cold in the classroom so I turned off the fans."
It was cold in the classroom, so I turned off the fan.
200
What type of essay would you write for this question?
Argumentative Essay
200
A group of lines in a poem is called what?
Stanza
300
"Baby you’re a firework"
Metaphor
300
Evidence
the facts, examples, or direct quotes from sources used to support a claim.
300
Find and fix an error in this sentence:
"My sisters birthday cake had trick candles so she could not blow them out."
My sister’s birthday cake had trick candles, so she could not blow them out.
300
Cell phone rules during the exam?
Turned off or on Do Not Disturb and in your backpack
300
What do you use this button for on MCAS?
To bookmark the question to read look at later
400
Define a simile.
Comparing two unlike (different) things using the words like or as
400
Context clues
Hints found within a passage that the reader can use to understand the meaning of new or unfamiliar words
400
What is an adjective?
A descriptive word used to modify a noun.
400
What are two of the three types of essays on the MCAS?
Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative
400
What days are the MCAS this year?
March 26 & 27
500
Difference between "mood" and "tone"?
how the text makes the reader feel and the author's attitude
500
Author's purpose
the goal the speaker (or writer) wants to achieve
500
What is one correction to this sentence?
"John finished all of his homework Kathleen did not finish hers."
John finished all of his homework; Kathleen did not finish hers.
John finished all of his homework, but Kathleen did not finish hers.
500
What do the boxes instead of circles on the side of each answer choice mean?
Multi-Select question. Choose multiple responses.
500
How many points do you need to pass MCAS?
470