MCAS tutorial and review

MCAS tutorial and review

By Danielle Caron

Multiple Choice

The night before my big test, I should ____________________.  

• Stay up extra late

• Argue with my sister

• Go to bed early

• Eat lots of junk food

Multiple Choice

If I finish my test quickly, I will probably ____________________. 

• Get a very high score. 

• Not do as well as others who take their time. 

• Talk to my neighbor because I'm bored. 

• Get all the questions correct.  

Multiple Choice

While I'm taking the test, I should remember to ________________________________. 

• talk to my neighbor. 

• make lots of noise. 

• take my time but not to spend too much time on any one question.

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

When I see a long reading passage on my test, I might try ___________________. 

• Reading the questions before reading the passage. 

• Skipping it and not answering the questions because they're too hard. 

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

If you don't know the answer to a question, you should: 

• Stare into space

• Pick your nose

• Give up

• Try to elminate a wrong answer

Multiple Choice

I should preview the questions before reading the passage.

• True

• False 

Multiple Choice

Answer the easiest questions first and red flag the ones I am unsure about. After I finish the test, I should go back and answer the red flagged questions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Positive self-talk might sound like this.

• "You study hard and you're prepared."

• "You got this."

• "Try your best and check your work."

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

What is a central idea?

• The main point

• A random thought

• The middle

• The last part of the paragraph

Multiple Choice

What does PERSUADE mean?

• to give information; to teach; to educate
• to intend enjoyment, laughter, or pleasure
• to convince to do, feel, or believe something
• to be right, always, no matter what

Multiple Choice

What is a narrative?

• a form of writing that gives information
• form of writing which argues a point
• a form of writing that tells a story
• a form of writing that explains a process

Multiple Choice

The theme of a story can best be described as...?

• the message or lesson of the story based on a specific topic
• a extreme exaggeration
• the ending of conflict
• the sound a word makes

Multiple Choice

In a story, point of view means...

• the perspective the author uses to tell the story

• whether or not a story has a narrator

• the author's opinion about the events in the story

• what the reader can see about the story

Multiple Choice

protagonist

• a word that means the opposite of another word
• a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
• a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words
• the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story (sometimes called the hero or heroine)

Multiple Choice

to make an educated guess based on the limited details in the story

• to infer

• to foreshadow

• plot

• theme