ELA MAP Practice

Which animal belongs in a zoo?

• cat

• bees

• dog

• elephant

I can bounce a ______.

• glass

• ball

• fish

• dish

"They are the only mammals that fly. They are very helpful to farmers because they eat so many insects. Bat droppings are used as a fertilizer. Bats are an important part of our ecosystem, even though many people are afraid of them."

The writer thinks bats:

• are scary and awful

• are an important part of our ecosystem

• eat fertilizer

• sleep all night

Read the Table of Contents and answer the question. The story “Quiet Please” starts on which page?

• 33

• 10

• 25

• 41

A pig’s nose is called a snout. The pig’s snout is strong and flexible. Pigs use their snouts for rooting around in dirt. They uncover foods such as roots, mushrooms, and earthworms.

Pigs use their snouts to __________________ .

• smell

• uncover food

• make noises

• eat mushrooms

Monkeys and gorillas are primates. There are about 235 kinds of primates. Great apes are interesting primates to study. Great apes are usually larger in size than other primates. For example, the gorilla is the largest primate of all. The male gorilla can weigh up to 600 pounds. It weighs 4000 times more than some of the smaller primates, like the mouse lemur. Great apes are smarter than many other primates, but they are not as smart as humans.

Which one of the following are true?

• Gorillas are not primates

• Gorillas weigh 4000 pounds

• Gorillas are as smart as humans

• Gorillas weigh up to 600 pounds.

Read the poem. Which words rhyme?

• door and straight

• eight and straight

• four and five

• one and two

John went to visit his grandma. He saw cows, horses, and pigs. He helped his grandma pick apples.

John is at a _____________?

• school

• farm

• zoo

• circus

On Halloween, the bat was flying in the dark night.

What does bat mean?

• hit

• hide

• animal

• jump

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. Jack, the boy who lives on her street, saw the leaves. He came running up behind Susie and kicked all the leaves, so they fell across the lawn. Susie started to cry, “All that work, and you ruined it!”

Which is NOT true?

• Susie raked the leaves.

• Jack kicked the leaves.

• It was getting dark.

• All Susie’s neighbors are mean.