ELA MCAP Questions

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized. Example: 'Bob', 'Paris'.

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What is the average weight of a cougar?

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The average weight of a cougar is 225 pounds.

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What does it mean to explain something?

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To explain means to give details about how something works or how to do something.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Life is a rollercoaster.'

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How do you use quotation marks correctly?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate the exact words spoken by someone. Example: 'She said, "Hello!"'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'As brave as a lion.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals or objects. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is fiction?

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Fiction is a type of literature that tells stories created from the imagination, not based on real events.