1. If you could become any animal, what animal would you choose to be? Why?
2. Your principal is considering a new dress code requiring all students to wear uniforms. State whether you think this is a good policy. Support your answer.
3. Think about a place where you like to go to be alone. Write about this place and tell WHY you like to go there to be alone.

Problem/Solution Writing Assignment

Sample MCA Writing Prompts

Remember to discuss the problem and solution.

1. You wake up at night and find your room filled with smoke. Describe the problem and explain how you would solve it.
2. Your family has just moved to a country where you don’t speak the language. What will you do to get through the first week of school?
3. Students in your school are unhappy with the student bathrooms. Write a letter to your principal stating the problem and suggesting ways to solve it.

Narrative Writing Assignment

Sample MCA Writing Prompts

1. Think of a day in your life when everything seemed to be going wrong. Tell about it.
2. Tell about a time when you felt proud.
3. What is one of the funniest things that has ever happened to you? Retell the event as completely as you can.
4. When you get to school, there’s a sign on the door stating, "School’s Closed." What do you do?

Descriptive Writing Assignment

1. Describe your favorite room in your house.
2. Imagine you have just been given the name and address of a penpal. Describe yourself to that person.
3. Describe your favorite park or playground.
4. Describe a really fun day.

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