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ELA MCAS Rubric Key Words

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a central idea?

a)

The main point

b)

A random thought

c)

The middle

d)

The last part of the paragraph

2.

"Developed" means

a)

Came to life

b)

Fully made or complete

c)

Surrounded

d)

Found

3.

Insufficient

a)

Enough

b)

Not enough

c)

Fully developed

d)

Suffering

4.

Minimal

a)

Small amount

b)

Dissolved

c)

A phrase

d)

In depth

5.

Awareness

a)

Sophisticated

b)

Effective grammar

c)

Strength

d)

Understanding

6.

Expression

a)

Communication

b)

Problem

c)

Task

d)

Common

7.

Task

a)

Appropriate

b)

What you're supposed to do

c)

A complete understanding

d)

A thing that doesn't make sense

8.

Moderate

a)

Average in amount

b)

Extraordinary

c)

Focused

d)

Well-reasoned

9.

Adequate

a)

Superb

b)

Worst

c)

Enough

d)

Not enough

10.

Appropriate

a)

Frequent

b)

Fully made

c)

Relevant

d)

Common

11.

General

a)

The best

b)

The worst

c)

Unique

d)

Common / non-specific

12.

Effective

a)

Well-done, efficient

b)

Grammatically correct

c)

Incorrect

d)

Proof

13.

Insightful

a)

Lengthy

b)

Thoughtless, careless

c)

Accurate, in-depth observation

d)

Persuasive argument

14.

Evidence

a)

Proof

b)

Effective

c)

Essay

d)

Passage

15.

English Conventions

a)

The topic to write about

b)

Places in England

c)

Scholarly events

d)

Standard language rules

16.

Grammar

a)

How persuasive an essay is

b)

The rules of language

c)

The title of an essay

d)

What language you're using

17.

Mechanics

a)

The vocabulary you use

b)

Machines that produce tests

c)

People who fix cars

d)

How language is structured, with punctuation

18.

Consistent

a)

Using evidence

b)

Doing something too quickly

c)

Doing something reliably over and over again

d)

Able to use strong vocabulary

19.

Control

a)

Able to use effectively

b)

Using too many words in a sentence

c)

Incorrect capitalization

d)

Playing video games

20.

Variety

a)

Using large vocabulary

b)

Many different types of something

c)

Finding the correct evidence

d)

Writing off topic

21.

Complexity

a)

How complicated something is

b)

A system of galaxies

c)

An in-depth understanding of the task

d)

Staying on-topic in your paragraph