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8th Grade CMAS ELA Review
8th Grade CMAS ELA Review
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Quiz designed to review terms and test taking strategies for CMAS
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"To conclude" means:
To arrive at a decision.
To determine how characteristics are not alike.
To give a brief overview of a passage.
To read between the lines.
2
The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text is called
Author's purpose
Dialogue
Inferences
Central Idea
3
What is a synonym for the word "compare?"
Define
Similar
Different
Explain
4
Words placed between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences to connect them together.
exclamations
simple sentences
compound sentences
conjunctions
5
FANBOYS stands for:
Free Ageless Naughty Bananas Or You're Sorry
Freak Apples Not Bananas Or Yam Slices
Flip again Now Bat out your stains
For And Nor But Or Yet So
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Choose the most important strategy when beginning a new section, passage or set of questions:
Eliminate possible answers.
Arrive on time.
Review the questions.
Read the directions carefully.
7
A sentence with one subject and one predicate is called:
simple sentence
character
dialogue
explanation
8
Choose the word that means: to provide a brief overview of the main points of a passage.
Summarize
Explanation
Contrast
Comparison
9
When you check over your answers before moving on to the next question, you are...
Redoing
Rereading
Reviewing
Remembering
10
What is one item on the CMAS test you
don't
need to reread?
Directions
Questions
Passages
Trick question. You can and should reread all of the above.
11
To qualify for the "BEST EFFORT" reward, how much time do you need to spend on the test?
35 minutes
At least half of the testing session
Approximately 40 days and 40 nights
At least 15 minutes
12
Why do you need to preview the questions before reading a CMAS passage?
To help you remember important details.
So you know what to look for when you are reading the text.
So you can manage your time wisely
You need to make sure your answers are correct
13
What does author's purpose include?
persuade, inform, entertain
entertain, create, hyperventilate
inform, humiliate, dancing
persuade, dominate, abbreviate
14
You are writing an essay. Which transition phrases should you use in your body paragraphs?
Maybe, Definitely, Why not
First, Second, Lastly
Once upon a time, Magically, They lived happily ever after
In addition, Therefore, Ultimately, Finally
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Why do you need to preview the questions before reading a CMAS passage?
You need to make sure your answers are correct
So you know what to look for when you are reading the text.
To help you remember important details.
So you can manage your time wisely
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What is the purpose of using the "cross off" tool?
To highlight answers
To eliminate answers
To choose answers
To check answers
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A command or request to do something, ends in a period OR exclamation mark.
Interrogative sentence
Imperative sentence
exclamatory sentence
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What strategy would you use to find the meaning of an unknown word?
Context Clues
Predict
Infer
Compare/Contrast
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What does the term "describe" mean?
To define a term or vocabulary word.
To provide a clear picture with details.
To provide a detailed explanation.
To provide three pieces of evidence.
20
What is an antonym for the term "contrast?"
Different
Identify
Opposite
Similar
21
Mrs. Cary likes to shuck sweet corn, and she likes to bake rosemary bread- Is an example of:
Dialogue
Compound Sentence
Someone with too much time on their hands.
Simple Sentence
22
The exam instructs you to write an essay. What should you include?
A fact or detail
A thesis statement / Introduction
A quote
All of the above
23
What is a synonym for the word "choose?"
Conclude
Eliminate
Grab
Select
24
What do you have to do to support an idea, statement, or claim?
Provide an inference
Provide a description
Provide an explanation
Provide text evidence
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Which tools should you use when you have to write an essay on the CMAS assessment?
Paper to brainstorm or outline
Cross off
Bookmark
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