Description

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Preparation for the New MCAP ELA/Literacy Assessments

This practice test book is the perfect preparation tool for the new MCAP English Language Arts assessments. It includes practice for all the tasks students will encounter on the real MCAP tests.

Complete Preparation for the MCAP ELA Tests
- Separate sets cover all the types of tasks found on the real tests
- Includes practice for literary performance tasks, informational performance tasks, informational passages, and literary passages
- Each set mimics the content of the real assessments
- Flexible format allows question sets to be completed to suit any schedule

Matches the MCAP ELA Tests
- Covers the Maryland College and Career Ready Standards assessed on the tests
- Includes the same question types found on the MCAP assessments
- Provides practice completing selected-response, technology-enhanced, and constructed-response questions
- Includes practice writing essays, opinion pieces, and narratives

Focuses on the Key Features of Maryland's State Standards and Assessments
- Stronger emphasis on writing skills
- Encourages close reading
- Focuses on using evidence from texts
- Greater emphasis on analyzing and evaluating texts
- Increased rigor compared to previous tests