MCAS ELA Gr. 5/6 Review

Why is an ellipsis (...) used?

• To make the writing look fancier.

• To create suspense, drama, or a cliff hanger.

• To provide a definition for the word before it.

• To create a spooky mood.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Why is a dash (-) used?

• To provide the definition for the word before it.

• To create suspense.

• To make the writing stand out more.

• To add/set off additional information about what came before it.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If the question says, "what does this word/paragraph mainly reveal," what does the word REVEAL mean?

• mainly show

• mainly underline

• mainly draw

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

If the question asks you about information from a certain paragraph, what should you do?

• Re-read the entire passage.

• Take your best guess.

• Go back to the passage and re-read that paragraph.

• Read the answers and choose the best one.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

If the question says, "what does this word/paragraph mainly suggest," what does the word SUGGEST mean?

• mainly look for

• mainly mean

• mainly sing

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

If you have a part a and part b in a question, what should you always remember?

• Both answers should match.

• Both answers will not go together.

• Both answers will be difficult.

• Both answers will be C.

What is a character trait/characteristic of a person?

• Parts of a poem.

• Words that the character says.

• Words that describe the personality of a character/person.

• Words that create suspense.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the setting of a story?

• The plot.

• The location.

• The theme.

• The message.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the plot of a story?

• The major events in the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

• The most important part of a story.

• The message of the story.

• The blurb.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Poems do not have paragraphs, instead they have _______.

• Multiple pages.

• Cliffhangers in each chapter.

• Sentences.

• Lines that are grouped together to make stanzas.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5