MCAS Trivia
The date of the ELA MCAS
What is May 11th and 12th
The night before MCAS I should
a) stay up late
b) eat lots of junk food
c) go to bed early
d) watch an educational show
What is go to bed early?
You should use this to support your claim.
Evidence
What analyzing means
What is reading and interpreting text closely and carefully?
To give human qualities to non-human things is ________________.
What is personification?
The name of the strategy that eliminates incorrect answers?
What is crossing it out
During MCAS I should
a)work quickly
b)skip questions
c)think about what I'm going to have for lunch
d) take my time and stay focused
What is take my time and stay focused
I should always use the following in my writing:
a) complete sentences
b) correct spelling
c) punctuation
d) all of the above
What is all of the above
A sequence is _______
What is the order in which events happen
A struggle between opposing forces
What is a conflict?
9th Grade Science
If I finish my test before the end of the test session I will
a)check my answers
b)look at my phone
c)leave early
a) What is check my answers?
I should make one of these to organize my thoughts before I begin writing.
What is a graphic organizer or outline
Describe means to _____
What is to give details?
Alliteration
What is the repetition of consonant sounds
True or False?
You must take the MCAS to graduate
On the day of the test I should do what?
a) stress out
b) arrive whenever
c)be on time
The conclusion should restate this
To support your claim is to. ____
What is to back it up; to find evidence
Allusion
What is a reference to another work?
Name of the available scholarship
What is The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship?
For multiple choice questions I should:
a)use "the answer is always C"
b)choose the first answer that seems right
c)read all of the choices before picking one
d)whisper to my friend to see what they put
What is read all of the choices before picking one?
Narrative writing does this _________________.
What is tells a story?
Inferring information from the text is ___
What is figuring something out even though it isn't specifically mentioned; to read between the lines
Ethos, pathos, and logos are the appeals to __ ___ and ___
authority, emotion, and logic