MAP Test English Reading

In 1996 scientists in the Amazon forest of Brazil discovered a new kind of monkey. It is the sixth new species of marmoset to be discovered in South America. Luckily, many people are working hard to help save these animals. The orange-haired primate is about the size of a squirrel. The marmoset eats fruit and insects. Sometimes it chews little holes in tree trunks, and when the sap oozes out, it slurps it up.Which sentence in the above passage does not belong?

• Luckily, many people are working hard to help save these animals.

• In 1996 scientists in the Amazon forest of Brazil discovered a new kind of monkey.

• It is the sixth new species of marmoset to be discovered.

• The orange-haired primate is about the size of a squirrel.

Susie had been raking the leaves for her grandmother. She raked all the leaves into a large pile and then she put the rake back in the garage. She looked up at the sky and saw it was getting dark. She decided she had better start to head home. All of a sudden, a gust of wind hit her face and raindrops splattered on top of her head.What information tells you that Susie is about to be caught in a storm

• She had finished raking leaves.

• The sky was dark.

• The wind began to gust.

• The sky was dark, the wind began to gust, and raindrops splattered her head

My mom asked my sister and me to go to the store and buy some bread cheese and milk.

How should this sentence look?

• buy some bread, cheese and milk.

• buy some bread, cheese, milk.

• buy some bread cheese, and milk

• buy some bread. Cheese and milk.

Rachel painted her fence.In this sentence, her is a ___________.

• pronoun

• noun

• adverb

• verb

Jenny and Billy rode their bikes to the park on Saturday. Jenny was riding much faster than Billy, and she came to a busy street crossing. “Wait for me, and we’ll cross together!”

Who is speaking?

• Jenny

• Billy

• Jenny and Billy

• Billy's mom

Which group of letters only contains vowels?

• a,o,n,d

• i,s,y,u

• e,a,i,u

• u,a,i,g

Choose the correct contraction for the underlined words.It does not make sense to put your shoes on before your socks.

• isn't

• don't

• wasn't

• doesn't

Read the passage and answer the question.

It was raining hard and the wind was blowing. The teacher said we could play games in the classroom during recess.

Why are the children staying in at recess?

• It was too hot.

• The classroom was messy.

• The weather was bad.

• The teacher was sick.

Look at the picture and answer the question.

• desk

• man

• paper

• phone

Read the passage and answer the question.Charlotte’s pretty, ruffled dress was becoming torn and ragged. She needed a pair of pants to she could climb around on the ship without getting caught in the ropes on the deck. She needed to get around more quickly, because she could not keep up with the rest of the crew. She had to find something quick.What is the best summary for this passage?

• Charlotte’s clothes would not allow her to work properly on the ship, and she needed new ones.

• The captain was angry because she tried to help the crew.

• Charlotte’s clothes did not match the clothes of the rest of the crew.

• Crew members were getting angry with Charlotte.