MAP G7 ELA

Any tour in the United States should include the Golden Gate Bridge, as it is the tallest bridge in the country. Another reason for visiting is its huge importance in connecting the city of San Francisco to Marin County.

Which of the following is the best paraphrase for the above passage?

• Trips in the United States must include the Golden Gate Bridge. This is because this bridge is the tallest in the country and because it connects the

  city of San Francisco to Marin County.

• It is more than recommended to visit the Golden Gate Bridge when you travel to the United States, for its extraordinary dimensions and for being a

  main corridor of traffic between two main locations.

• Most of the trips to the United States include a visit to the Golden Gate

  Bridge, which is the tallest bridge in the U.S. and a main route connecting the

  cit of San Francisco and Marin County.

• The Golden Gate Bridge is the most beautiful site in the United States which

  every tourist should visit. It is very tall and connects two main places.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In which of the sentences is the underlined word used correctly?

• I excepted his offer to buy the tickets.

• All the players accept for the goalie wore long-sleeved shirts.

• Except for Jonathan, nobody liked the new play.

• Camilla likes all colors accept purple.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following types of passages would be best organized in a spatial order?

• a description of Eva's new room in her new house

• a timeline of Eva's morning schedule

• an examination of how Eva and her sister are similar and how they differ

• an explanation of the reasons Eva chose to attend a special art school

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• The old house in my neighborhood is built 100 years ago.

• Take your shoes off; the house was cleaned yesterday.

• The new action movie were directed by Richard, my brother.

• The fence around the backyard painted green last week.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct and uses parallel structure?

• Jerry likes to play baseball, to play the guitar, and swimming.

• Tom will help us prepare lunch, arrange the table, and might help us with the

  dishes.

• In my living room, you can find the following: a sofa, a television, and a table.

• Don't forget to shut down the computer and locking the door after you leave.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read the sentence.When Mary came to visit me today, we drank a lot of chocolate milk and talked about how to train her new dog, which is not housebroken yet.What is the object of the word "about"?

• talked

• how

• train her dog, which is not housebroken yet.

• how to train her dog, which is not housebroken yet.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the sentence that uses correct rules of capitalization.

• The student has been studying at Burlington high school for more than three

  years.

• My friend Emily volunteers every monday in the community center near her

  home.

• Ferdinand Hayden was an American scientist who convinced Congress to

  turn Yellowstone into a national park.

• Unfortunately, Panda bears are vulnerable animals. They mainly live in the

  southern area of China.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read the following two sentences.

Jackson has been debating whether to start working in the family business for a while.

It has been over a year now.Which of the following effectively combines the two sentences above?

• Although Jackson has been debating whether to start working in the family

  business for a while, it has been over a year now.

• It has been over a year now before Jackson has been debating whether to

  start working in the family business for a while.

• Jackson has been debating whether to start working in the family business

  for a while; in fact, it has been over a year now.

• Jackson has been debating whether to start working in the family business

  for a while; however, it has been over a year now.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read the passage.

The cat's eyes gleamed as he moved slowly and silently through the high grass, his bushy tail flicking as he kept his gaze steady on the bird. Then he froze, staring fixedly at the bird, and suddenly, very fast, he leapt with his claws out.

What part of speech is the word "very" in this passage?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read the following sentence:

Just try to get to my house before 8 o'clock.

What type of sentence is it?

• declarative

• interrogative

• impressive

• exclamatory