ELA MAP Testing Review-part 8

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

The peregrine falcon is a beautiful wild bird. It is also one of the fastest. In 1978, the peregrine falcon was placed on the endangered species list. The main reason the peregrine falcon was dying out was the use of pesticides. 
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 

• The peregrine falcon is one of the fastest wild birds
• It was placed on the endangered species list
• It was dying out because of pesticides
• The peregrine falcon is an amazing bird

True or False
Themes will not have characters' names from the story

• true
• false

Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?

• Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
• Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
• Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
• Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.

The desert is a very hot, dry place. How might a coyote stay cool? 

• Sleep during the day and hunt at night
• Take a bath in the lake 
• Grow thicker fur
• Build a new home out of cactus 

Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.
• Floods cause mudslides.
• Floods damage houses and roads. 

A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed.  But if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well.  Bats make sounds that people can't hear.  The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things.  Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs.  People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they're going.  This paragraph mainly tells:

• how bats use sound
• what things bats often eat as food
• how bats fly toward people
• how people can hear the sounds of bats

Do you want to work while you're a student?  If you are younger than 16, some states may limit what you can do.  Some state laws say that you can work only after school hours.  Also, you cannot work at dangerous jobs such as mining.  Most states won't let students under 14 hold regular jobs.  This paragraph mainly tells:

• which jobs are dangerous
• why school is more important than work          
• about state laws
• about some state laws that affect working students

Two young people set up an amazing domino tumble.  They used more than a quarter of a million dominoes.  They worked five weeks to arrange the little blocks in long rows, circles, and other patterns.  It took almost an hour for all the dominoes to fall.  But there were some fancy tricks in this clever show.  The dominoes pushed eggs into hot frying pans and even set off rockets!  This paragraph mainly tells:

• how to play dominoes for five weeks
• how a special domino tumble was made
• how to make patterns with dominoes
• how to fry eggs and shoot rockets

Have you ever heard of a flea market?  It's a shopping place where people may find bargain prices.  Many markets are held outdoors.  There are all kinds of surprise goodies  for sale.  A flea market can be a real adventure!  This paragraph mainly tells:

• that many flea markets are held outdoors
• how there are all kinds of surprise goodies
• how a flea market can be dull
• how a flea market is a place where people may find bargains