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Grade 10 ELA MCAS reading literary texts overview quiz quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What is the difference between a topic and a theme?

  2. On a two-part central-idea item, what must be true of your Part A and Part B answers?

  3. A character says little but quietly returns a wallet and helps someone who mocked him. This is an example of:

  4. A story is told in first person. How does this point of view shape what the reader knows?

  5. A character battles both her own self-doubt and her parents' expectations. What kind of conflict is this?

  6. What is the climax of a plot?

  7. A writer opens at the climax, then uses a flashback. What is the main effect?

  8. 'The streets yawned and stretched as the buses groaned awake.' Which device is this?

  9. On the MCAS, naming a literary device earns little on its own. What earns the points?

  10. A recurring locked gate in a passage most likely functions as:

  11. A narrator describes a reunion as 'forced,' 'stale,' and 'a relief to leave.' What is the tone?

  12. A storm is described in short, clipped sentences. What is the main effect of this sentence style?

  13. When reading a poem on the MCAS, what should you do first?

  14. A poem repeats the line 'I will not look back' at the end of each stanza. What is the effect?