MCAS Trivia
Is the MCAS test timed?
No, you can have as much of the school day as you need.
Should I look back in the text to make sure I answered the question correctly?
YES!!!
What types of things should be part of your constructed response?
- Topic Sentence to answer the question
- Evidence from the text
- Explanation on how the evidence supports your answer.
- Conclusion sentence
Another word for Main Idea on the MCAS is what?
Central Idea
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two things. (Without using "like" or "as"
What is the tool that crosses out incorrect answers?
The answer eliminator
What can I do if I don't know how to answer a question?
You can bookmark the question to come back to it later.
After taking a break, go back in the text to try to find your answer. All we ask is you try your best!
What is the difference between first and third person point of view?
First person is when the narrator is a character in the story. Pronouns would be "I, me, my".
Third person is an outsider narrating the story. They are not a character. You would see specific character names in it.
What does portray mean?
to show what someone or something is like.
What is conflict in literature ?
The problem or struggle between two opposing forces
True or False: your brain needs sleep and healthy food and plenty of exercise just as much as your body to prepare for something difficult.
True!
True or False: you are only allowed to write certain things on the paper you may use for notes during mcas
False (the notes are for you to develop your thinking and keep your focus)
What should you create on your scrap paper to help you plan out your essay?
Graphic Organizer
What does explain mean?
To connect evidence with the claim or idea that the evidence supports.
What is alliteration?
the repetition of consonant sounds
True or False: 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.
Which of these does NOT mean, "TO SHOW": portray, depict, explain, describe.
What is explain
What are primary and secondary sources?
Primary sources are from someone who was there. It could be photographs, journal entry, etc.
Secondary sources are made from research. This is someone who was not there. These could be articles and text books.
What does "support your claim" mean?
To provide evidence and explain how it supports your claim.
What is a hyperbole?
an extreme exaggeration
What are the 2 types of essay's you may have to write?
Constructive Response (Explanatory or Argumentative) and Narrative
What should you do when you finish answering all the questions?
Go back and check all your work!!
Which type of essay means that you are continuing the story of a text you read during ELA MCAS?
What is a narrative essay
What does infer mean?
to make an educated guess based on the text and your background information
What is theme?
the message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn