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MRS. COSDEN'S MCAP CHALLENGE (ELA)
MRS. COSDEN'S MCAP CHALLENGE (ELA)
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A review of strategies and concepts for the #MCAP assessment!
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Which of these is NOT a literary element...
Poem
Setting
Character
Plot
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Which of these is an element of plot...
Climax
Resolution
Rising Action
Falling Action
3
Which is not an example of an author's purpose for telling a story?
To summarize
To inform
To persuade
To entertain
4
The villain/enemy in the story is the...
Narrator
Protagonist
Antagonist
Main Character
5
Which is not an example of an Informational Text?
Newspaper
Magazine
Math Textbook
Fiction Story
6
BOOM! POW! WHACK! MEOW! AHHHH!
Hyperbole
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
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You hit the nail on the head!
Allusion
Oxymoron
Idiom
Personification
8
Which of these is a nonfiction genre?
Play/Drama
Mystery/Horror/Thriller
Fantasy/Fable
Biography
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If I am not sure of a vocabulary word, I should...
Use my context clues
Ask my teacher or a friend
Guess
Look up the definition in a dictionary
10
Which is not a test taking feature on the MCAP?
Highlight
Spell Check
Bookmark
Cross Out
11
Which is not a test taking strategy?
All of these are test taking strategies
Reread the text
Highlight or underline key ideas
Break down the question
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What is Main Idea/Central Idea?
The genre of the text
The main purpose for writing the text
What the text is mostly about
The theme of the text
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She is as innocent as an angel.
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
14
Select the word that uses the prefix
im
in the same way as it is used in
imperfect
.
important
image
impolite
15
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers...
Alliteration
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
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What is theme/central message?
The point of view of the main character
The main idea of a text
The moral or message of the story
The purpose for writing the story
17
When completing the writing section, which one of these should you NOT do?
provide evidence/examples
none of the above
answer the prompt
use proper capitalization/punctuation
18
The sun smiled upon us...
Personification
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
19
Which effect is MOST likely to happen: Mrs. Cosden is tired in the morning, so she will drink
Soda
Tea
Coffee
Juice
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Before you begin any type of writing, you must first...
Unlock the Prompt
Read the text
Complete a rough draft
Check your spelling/grammar
21
The ending of the movie was bitter sweet...
Oxymoron
Idiom
Allusion
Simile
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In which type of writing will you have to create your own story or come up with a new ending?
Explanatory Essay
Opinion/Persuasive
Narrative
Sequence Summary
23
Select the word in which
g
has the same sound as the
g
in
giant
.
again
great
damage
24
During MCAP, I am NOT allowed to...
Talk to other students/share answers
Copy another student's work
All of the above
Ask Mrs. Daniello to tell me the answer
25
How much time should you spend on a question before you should bookmark it and come back to it?
10 minutes
1 minute
5 minutes
2-3 minutes
26
If I am asked to COMPARE, I will need to find...
Differences
Similarities
27
The hero of the story is usually the...
Protagonist
Main Character
Antagonist
Narrator
28
When two characters disagree on something, it is called a...
Argument
Conflict
Resolution
Fight
29
The night sky was a black sheet stretching over the earth.
Hyperbole
Idiom
Allusion
Metaphor
30
How a problem is solved is called...
Argument
Fight
Conflict
Resolution
31
Select the word that is the correct plural noun.
leafs
geese
wolfs
32
Select the word that uses the prefix
pre
in the same way as it is used in
prepay
.
preview
president
pretty
33
In which type of writing will you use events/evidence from one or more texts to answer a prompt
Narrative
Opinion
Sequence Summary
Explanatory Essay
34
If I don't know an answer to a question, OR if I need to provide evidence, I should...
Give up and skip the question
Bookmark it and come back to it
Take an educated guess
Reread the text
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What is Author's Purpose?
The genre of a text
A summary of the text
The author's reason for writing the text
The main idea of a text
36
A poem always has to rhyme...
False
True
37
If the narrator of the story is the main character, it is written in _________ point of view.
Third Person
Fourth Person
Second Person
First Person
38
If I am asked to CONTRAST, I will find...
Similarities
Differences
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In which type of writing will you explain what you think or try to get someone to do something?
Narrative
Sequence/Summary
Opinion/Persuasive
Explanatory Essay
40
Which of these is NOT an element of poetry...
Stanza
Plot
Line
Rhyme
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The person who tells the story is the...
Protagonist
Narrator
Antagonist
Main character
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Can there be more than one main idea of a text?
MAYBE SO?
Nah nah...
YES
NO
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What should you do before turning in a writing assignment?
Check spelling and grammar
Make sure you answered the question
Nothing, just turn in your writing and real, you're done!
Reread it to make sure it makes sense
