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MCAS ELA Review
MCAS ELA Review
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If the prompt asks you to write an original story from a different POV, you'll be writing a...
narrative essay
expository essay
2
What is the definition of the
tone
of a story?
the author's attitude about a particular subject
the central idea
the feeling the reader gets from a story
the author's message
3
What is the definition of the
mood
of a story?
where the story takes place
the author's attitude about a subject
the feeling the reader gets from a particular passage
a prediction based on the story
4
What type of graphic organizer do you create for an expository essay?
T- Chart
Plot diagram
5
How many MCAS ELA sessions do you have and how many essays does each session require?
1 ELA session with 1 essay total
2 ELA sessions with 1 essay each session
3 ELA sessions with 1 essay each session
2 ELA sessions with 1-2 essays each sessions
6
"She rewarded the class with impromptu parties and food.
What part of speech is
impromptu
?
adverb
noun
adjective
verb
7
In the question:
what do the character's actions suggest
, the word
suggest
means?
hide
imply
obviously show
take away
8
What are expectations when writing your expository essay?
Explain how the quotations relate to your topic sentence.
Write a clear topic sentence, often taken from the prompt.
All of the above
Use quotations from both texts and cite your sources.
9
What type of organizer do you create for a narrative essay?
t-chart
plot diagram
Venn diagram
10
When you finish writing both narrative and expository essays, what should you do?
ensure that your writing is around 5000 characters
check conventions and spelling
all of the above
add more sensory details
11
If you come to a multiple choice question and don't immediately know the answer, you should:
Go back to the text, reread and try to answer again
Skip the question entirely
Pick C, because C is usually the right answer
Take a random guess
12
What are key features of a narrative prompt?
mention of setting, characters, dialogue
mention of comparing the central idea of two texts
mention of using text quotations to defend the thesis
13
What's the
most important
thing to do if you don't understand a passage the first time through?
Go back and reread the text.
Ask the teacher for help.
Take an educated guess on the multiple-choice.
Skip the questions relating to that passage.
14
If the essay prompt asks you to write the central idea of
both
texts, you will be writing a...
expository essay
narrative essay
15
If a question asks you to
find the
main
purpose of paragraph (11), what do you do?
Look at what answer pops out to you
Take a guess based on what you know
Leave it blank if you don't know it
Go back and reread paragraph 11
16
In the sentence:
how were the immigrants' lives portrayed
, what does
portray
mean?
ignored
shown
hidden
protected
17
What is the central idea of a passage?
a summary of the passage
the main idea of a passage
the conclusion of the passage
a prediction based on the passage
18
What strategy can you use to understand what the prompt is asking you to do?
All of the above.
Create a Do/What chart.
Identify whether the prompt is narrative or expository.
Read and circle the keywords in the question.
