Reading MCA Test Prep

Reading MCA Test Prep

Open Ended

What do you know about the MCAs?

Open Ended

What do you want to know about the MCAs?

Question Types

big ideas from the beginning, middle, and end

summary, summarize, best summary

Message or big idea

mostly about, mainly about

The reason the author wrote the passage

persuade, inform, entertain

purpose for writing

Multiple Choice

Why does Carrie write her letter?

• Summary

• Main Idea

• Author's Purpose

Multiple Choice

What is paragraph 4 most likely about?

• Summary

• Main Idea

• Author's Purpose

Find words, examples, or clues in the text to support an idea

reader can tell

helps the reader know

shows that

which best supports

Identify the meaning of a word in the text

-synonyms or antonyms

-definitions

Clues from the text and your own background knowledge to make a guess

will probably

can predict

most likely

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the story shows that the passage was written to teach you about baseball?

• give proof

• word meaning

• infer

Multiple Choice

Which words from paragraph 8 help the reader understand the meaning of delicate?

• give proof

• word meaning

• infer

Multiple Choice

At the end of the selection, the reader can tell that Joe will probably...

• give proof

• word meaning

• infer

Multiple Choice

How did the girl most likely feel when they found out they were not invited to the party?

• give proof

• word meaning

• infer

Multiple Choice

What sentence from paragraph two best supports the idea that teamwork is important?

• give proof

• word meaning

• infer