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ELA MCAS 2.0 Review
ELA MCAS 2.0 Review
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A review of English Language Arts terms for use in preparation for the 2016-2017 MCAS 2.0.
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1
The teacher just walked into the classroom carrying a wet umbrella. I can infer that:
It is sunny and hot outside
The teacher's umbrella was dirty
The teacher just won a water balloon fight
It is probably raining outside
2
Well, dogs bark and cats purr, but they both have fur. This is an example of:
Compare and contrast
A good argument for allergy medication
Picking a pet
Cause and effect
3
To examine writing carefully/critically means to:
Annihilate it
Antagonize it
Abbreviate it
Analyze it
4
You need ____________ to support your claim.
Evidence
Ideas
Money
More claims
5
Bullying and standing up to a bully are examples of:
Exposition and falling action
Introduction and climax
A problem and a solution
An annoyance and antagonism
6
I'm drowning in work! Her eyes sparkled like stars. These are examples of:
Hyperbole
Figurative language
An overactive imagination
Poor word choices
7
Fictional stories are stories that are:
Made up, they didn't really happen.
True, they really happened.
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I don't quite understand what MCAS is about. Could you ___________ it in more detail?
entertain
enlighten
evaluate
explain
9
What does it mean to explain the meaning of information, words, or actions?
To investigate
To interpret
To invert
To interrogate
10
Which piece of evidence best supports the idea that chocolate is better than vanilla?
Chocolate fudge. Period.
Vanilla is lame
Chocolate is good for your health
Mrs. Bandeian said so
11
The following are all important elements of a plot graph, except:
Exposition
Plateau point
Climax
Rising Action
12
Information taken directly from a text to support an argument is known as:
A cross-reference
Plagiarism
A citation
Textual evidence
13
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. This line is written from:
Third person limited
Third person omniscient
Second person perspective
First person perspective
14
Evidence provides ______________ for arguments or claims.
Support
Drama
Subterfuge
Confusion
15
To judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of something means to:
Eviscerate it
Elongate it
Excoriate it
Evaluate it
16
All of the following are poetic devices except:
Stanza
Rhyme
Comma
Verse
17
Someone asks you to describe your plans for this coming weekend. What is a good reply?
I don't know.
Well, on Monday, I ate breakfast, then went to school.
I'll sleep in late on Saturday, then go to my cousin's party
::Silently staring at the person who asked::
18
To persuade, to inform, and to entertain are three examples of:
Our reasons for creating Kahoots
An author's purpose for writing
Kanye's reasons for using Twitter
A teacher's reasons for teaching
19
A short part of a larger text is also known as a/an:
Excerpt
Enigma
Tweet
Prompt
20
The feeling that is conveyed through a piece of writing is also known as the:
masterpiece
moral
mood
miniature
21
Put the following seasons in chronological order: fall, spring, winter, summer.
fall, summer, winter, spring
winter, spring, summer, fall
winter, summer, fall, spring
summer, winter, spring, fall
22
The main idea of "How to Save the Taj Mahal?" could best be summarized by the phrase:
The Taj Mahal is old and falling apart. No one cares.
Shah Jahan should have bought his wife a Rolex.
Everything falls apart eventually, the Taj Mahal will too.
The Taj Mahal is valuable and should be preserved.
23
Tone is:
An author's attitude toward a topic
What you hear when you pick up the telephone
The area where a story takes place
How authors publish their work
24
Lebron James could probably demonstrate his value as a basketball player by:
Wearing fancy clothes
Shooting baskets, passing the ball, and being a team leader
Being tall
Shouting from the sidelines while other play
25
To make information that was previously unknown or secret known to others means to:
Slander or defame information
Reveal or convey information
Construct or generate
Apply or defend information
26
The overall message or idea conveyed in a text is also known as the:
Counterpoint
Theme
Climax
Thorax
27
I took my ice cream cone out in the sun and it melted. This is an example of:
How energy can change matter from a solid to a liquid state
Mood
Cause and effect
The injustice of the universe
28
I don't have time to read this whole story. Can you just _____________ it for me?
edify
stabilize
summarize
eat it
29
Individual features, facts, or items could also be called:
Moods
Details
Clutter
Apps
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Non-fiction is a genre that contains stories that are:
Real, they actually happened
Fake, they did not actually happen.
