MCAS MCAS English Language Arts 2

Question 1

What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?

Accepted Answer

To introduce the main idea of the paragraph

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To end the paragraph

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To provide a transition

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To list details only

Question 2

Which word best describes the overall feeling or atmosphere of a piece of writing?

Accepted Answer

Mood

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Tone

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Theme

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Voice

Question 3

What does it mean to 'cite' a source in writing?

Accepted Answer

To reference and credit the original source of information

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To ignore where information came from

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To rewrite the source in your own words only

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To copy text without acknowledgment

Question 4

In MCAS reading passages, what is a 'central idea'?

Accepted Answer

The most important point the author is making

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A minor supporting detail

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The first sentence of the passage

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The author's biography

Question 5

Which sentence structure contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction?

Accepted Answer

Compound sentence

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Simple sentence

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Complex sentence

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Fragment

Question 6

What does 'connotation' refer to in vocabulary study?

Accepted Answer

The emotional association or feeling a word carries

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The dictionary definition of a word

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The spelling of a word

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The origin of a word