MCAS MCAS English Language Arts 3

Question 1

What is the primary difference between fiction and non-fiction?

Accepted Answer

Fiction is imagined; non-fiction is based on real events or facts

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Fiction is longer

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Non-fiction is always boring

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Fiction uses dialogue; non-fiction does not

Question 2

Which organizational structure presents events in the order they happened?

Accepted Answer

Chronological order

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Compare and contrast

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Problem and solution

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Cause and effect

Question 3

What is a 'counterargument' in persuasive writing?

Accepted Answer

An opposing viewpoint that the writer then addresses

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The writer's main claim

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A supporting detail

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The conclusion paragraph

Question 4

In poetry, what is a 'stanza'?

Accepted Answer

A group of lines forming a unit, like a paragraph in prose

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A type of rhyme scheme

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A single line of verse

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A poetic device using repetition

Question 5

What does 'author's purpose' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The reason the author wrote the piece

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The setting of the story

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The characters in the text

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The plot of the narrative

Question 6

Which literary element refers to the sequence of events in a story?

Accepted Answer

Plot

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Theme

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Setting

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Characterization