MAAP Practice Reading

The elderly lady stood, teetered a bit, and reached out for the pole near her seat. As the bus pulled to a stop, she began the long walk to the door. Her starched black dress was completely smooth, without a wrinkle, stain, or faded spot. Against her skin, it stood in stark contrast to her pale, wrinkled hands. On her head she wore a small, black hat with a black veil that hung just to her eyes.

• Entertain

• Explain

• Inform

• Describe

One way to make sure I answer a question correctly is to...

• Reread the question before choosing an answer.

• Look for key words in the question to see if those same words are in one of the answers.

• Reread the part of the passage the question is talking about.

• All of the above.

When we think of seaweed, we usually picture brown or green plants a foot or so in length. Seaweeds are also of other colors. Some are red. Some kinds grow to lengths of a hundred feet! These form giant seaweed forests, where many kinds of fish take shelter. What is the main idea?

• Why some seaweed grows so large

• What seaweed is like

• Why seaweed is red

Which sentence best tells about the picture?

• She likes to run with her dog.

• She likes to walk with her dog.

• The girl and her dog are sad.

• The dog is sleeping.

What happens AFTER Sam wakes up?

• She takes naps.

• She is a little girl.

• She reads her blue book.

It's okay to wake Sam.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Identify the main idea of a passage.

• The main idea is the central point or message of the passage.

• The main idea is a minor detail in the passage.

• The main idea is the first sentence of the passage.

• The main idea is the last sentence of the passage.

Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ to the store every Saturday.

• go

• goes

• going

• gone

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• He don't like apples.

• She doesn't likes apples.

• They doesn't like apples.

• She doesn't like apples.

What is the synonym of 'happy'?

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Tired