MCAS ELA

Fourth Grade ELA MCAS

MCAS Review

Where could I go back to in the story to reread and better make sense of the story?

What is the most likely reason the author included these questions?

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the author included the questions?

• A. to explain what fear is

• B. to give examples of fears

• C. to show that fears can be good

• D. to explain why fear is important

What section do I need to revisit before answering this question?

Multiple Choice

Based on the section “Forget It” in the article, how are phobias different from other fears?

• A. Phobias are less scary.

• B. Phobias are cured faster.

• C. Phobias are about unusual things.

• D. Phobias are about harmless things.

What section do I need to reread in order to respond to this question?

Multiple Choice

In the article, what is the main idea of the section “Fear Not”?

• A. Everyone has fears.

• B. Scientists study fears.

• C. Fears can be defeated.

• D. Fears are hard to forget.

Where in the folktale do I need to go back in order to answer the question?

Multiple Choice

In paragraphs 14–20 of the folktale, how does the description of the monster change?

• A. The monster starts to move faster.

• B. The monster begins to roar louder.

• C. The monster becomes more worried.

• D. The monster appears more terrifying.

Where in the folktale do I need to go back and reread in order to answer the question?

Multiple Choice

What does paragraph 25 of the folktale mainly show about Miobe?

• A. He is feeling very cold.

• B. He is standing up to his fear.

• C. He thinks the monster is imaginary.

• D. He wishes an elder had come with him

Multiple Choice

In the folktale, what does the monster at the top of the mountain turn out to be?

• A. a toad

• B. a wolf

• C. a snake

• D. a dragon

Multiple Choice

From whose point of view is the folktale most likely told?

• A. a villager’s

• B. a narrator’s

• C. the monster’s

• D. the grandfather’s

Which section do you need to reread?

Multiple Choice

Reread the section “Fight or Flight” in the article. Which sentence from the folktale best supports the information from the section?

• A. Miobe pondered these words and decided he must find a way to conquer fear.

• B. He did not want to insult the man, but he saw nothing there.

• C. He began to see the smoke and fire, the wrinkled skin, the fiery eyes.

• D. Miobe shivered and his heart fluttered, but he was determined.

Multiple Choice

In the sentences, what does the prefix un mean in the word unkind?

• A. not

• B. half

• C. over

• D. very

Multiple Choice

Reread paragraphs 1 and 2 of the article. Based on paragraph 2, what does the word varieties mean?

• A. types

• B. places

• C. animals

• D. numbers