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General Tips
Reading Passages
Multiple Choice
Open Response
Common Vocabulary
100
At least how many hours of sleep should you have before the MCAS?
What is 8 hours.
100

When reading the prompt what should you try to understand?

The main idea of what it's about

100
What should you read when answering a multiple choice question?
The questions and ALL the answers.
100

After reading the question what should you ask yourself?

What is it I need to answer this question?

100

Compare and Contrast

Find the similarities and differences

200
If you don't know the answer to a question what should you do?
Skip it, Mark it, and come back to it.
200

While reading what should you be doing on the margins?

Tracking and annotating the text (taking notes)

200
After reading a question what should you do?
Go back to the text and underline or focus on the important information.
200

What are some key vocabulary words you may see in an open response question?

analyze, cite, compare, contrast, decide, describe, draw, explain, express, generalize, illustrate, interpret, list, paraphrase, point out, respond, review, show, state, summarize, support.

200

Main Idea

What is the most important thought about the paragraph

300

If you have no idea how to answer a question what should you do?

Take an "educated" guess- try an eliminate as many answers as possible.

300
What should you include in your response to back up your answer?
Text Evidence
300
How can you help find the correct answer if you aren't sure?
Eliminate the answers you know aren't correct.
300

How should you begin your response?

By restating the question

300

Analyze

Explain how everything presented relates to each other

400
What should you do if you have extra time remaining?
Use any remaining time to check your work and go ba ck to any difficult items.
400
After each paragraph what should you be doing on the margins?
Summarizing the main idea of the paragraph.
400

When you first see the multiple choice question what should you look for in the question?

Key vocabulary words?

400
What should you include in your response to make it stronger?
Text evidence
400
Paraphrase
Restate or respond in your own words.
500
Besides getting a good nights rest what else should you do the morning of the MCAS test?
Have a good breakfast and dress comfortably.
500

If you get sleepy while reading a long and boring passage what should you do?

Sit back, take a deep breath, if allowed, ask if you can get a drink of water

500

Should you leave any question blank?

NO!!!!!

500
What should you keep out of your question in order to get maximum points?
Unrelated Details
500

Describe

To write about using details