MAP Informational Text Understanding Key Ideas and Details

MAP Informational Text Understanding Key Ideas and Details

Multiple Choice

Read the passage.

Many kinds of dogs live in the world. Some have been around for a long time. (passage continues)

What do Mudis like?

• 1. other dogs

• 2. having work to do

• 3. living in the city

• 4. sleeping all day

Multiple Choice

Read the directions.

Making mud pies is fun. Find some nice sticky mud. Shape it into little pies. Set the pies in the warm sun to dry.

What type of weather is needed to make mud pies?

• 1. a sunny day

• 2. a rainy day

• 3. a snowy day

• 4. a cloudy day

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

A hen lays about one egg a day. A chick takes three weeks to be born from an egg. (passage continues)

When do chicks start peeping?

• 1. after one week

• 2. after two weeks

• 3. after three weeks

• 4. after four weeks

Multiple Choice

Read the passages.

Passage 1

Cotton is a type of plant. The cotton plant grows from seeds. Then the plants grow flowers. After the flowers fall off, green pods, or bolls, are left. The bolls dry out in the sun. They burst open. White fluffy cotton pops out.

Passage 2

Cotton is a soft cloth that comes from a plant. White bolls of cotton are washed and stretched into long strings. The strings are twisted together to make a thread. (passage continues)

What is the main idea of both paragraphs?

• plants

• clothes

• cotton

• flowers

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

Weasels are hunters. They prey on mice, rats, insects, and birds. They will attack larger animals too, such as rabbits and chickens. (passage continues)

What does the weasel do when it gets more food than it needs?

• 1. It eats until it is sick.

• 2. It shares the food with others.

• 3. It stores the food for later.

• 4. It lets the food go to waste.

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

Platinum is a silver-white metal that is even more valuable than gold. It will not corrode or tarnish as many metals do when exposed to air. It can be used as a catalyst* in processes that change harmful pollutants into nonpollutants. (passage continues)

* Catalyst: a substance that can speed up or bring about a chemical reaction without being affected itself.

According to the passage, why is platinum valued by jewelers?

• 1. It can be used as a catalyst.

• 2. It is good for gem settings.

• 3. It is rarer than gold.

• 4. It is produced in many countries.

Multiple Choice

Read the passage. More Than a Writer Many people today use bifocals, eyeglasses that aid people’s vision for objects both near and far away. Some people use cast-iron wood-burning stoves to heat their homes. (passage continues) Which aspect of the passage best supports the idea that Franklin was a creative visionary?

• 1. the danger associated with Franklin’s famous kite-flying experiment

• 2. the example of the wide range of inventions that Franklin developed

• 3. the mention of Franklin’s role in writing the Declaration of Independence

• 4. the similarities between today’s bifocals and the bifocals that Franklin invented

Multiple Choice

Read the passage.

We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom—symbolizing an end as well as a beginning—signifying renewal as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago. (passage continues)

(“Inaugural Address” by John F. Kennedy)

Which statement best describes the main idea of this passage?

• 1. The past generations have secured freedom for the future.

• 2. The responsibilities of freedom rest with the individual.

• 3. Global alliances are the key to freedom for all people.

• 4. Well-equipped armies will fight to defend freedom.

Multiple Choice

Read the passage.

The efficiency of a book is like that of a man, in one important respect: its attitude toward its subject is the first source of its power. A book may be full of good ideas well expressed, but if its writer views his subject from the wrong angle even his excellent advice may prove to be ineffective. (passage continues)

(from The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg Esenwein)

Which conclusion about becoming an effective speaker can be drawn from the passage?

• 1. Effective speaking is the result of study followed by earnest practice.

• 2. Effective speaking requires training in and adherence to a specific set of rules.

• 3. Effective speaking requires self-discipline and personal conviction about the topic.

• 4. Effective speaking is the result of practicing the speeches and styles of noted speakers.