MAP Review - Language B5 Reading P1

Which sentence uses figurative language to describe a visit at a beach?

Select one:

• The rain splashed on my umbrella.

• Smooth purple shells rolled like marbles on the beach

• Quiet clouds moved in.

• The beach went out to the sea.

Read the following group of sentences. Which sentence does NOT describe uses of seaweed?

(1) Did you know that you have probably eaten seaweed? (2) Different kinds of ice cream and hot fudge have seaweed in them. (3) We need to prevent water pollution. (4) Some people also eat seaweed as a vegetable. It can be served with rice.

Select one:

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

• Sentence 1

The baby opened the cabinet. She took out all the cans. She smiled and giggled. Which is the best way to combine the 3 sentences listed above?

Select one:

• The baby opened the cabinet and took out all the cans and smiled.

• The baby opened a cabinet and took out all the cans from the cabinet.

• After the baby took all the cans out of the cabinet, she smiled and giggled.

• The baby took out all the cans and smiled then giggled.

Snow hung on all the icy tree limbs after the storm. Which phrase or modifier enhances details?

Select one:

• after

• icy

• all

• on

“Lightning Storm” Which of the following would be a strong sentence starter for the above topic?

Select one:

• Suddenly, there was a flash of lightening.

• The lights went out.

• The room was dark.

• Maria shivered.

Read the passage.  Identify the appropriate genre.

          Clouds of cotton

          Fill the air

          Skies of beauty

          Everywhere.

Select one:

• fiction

• poetry

• fables

• autobiography

Which titles are capitalized correctly?

Select one:

• mayor Jones

• Dr. martin Luther King jr.

• professor Walton

• Senator Stamper

Identify the best example of a comparison.

Select one:

• The rain pounded the roof.

• The wind whipped at my face.

• The shadow followed me.

• The water is as smooth as glass.

Many ships and plains have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle for unknown reasons. Which of the above underlined words is used incorrectly?

Select one:

• many

• reasons

• unknown

• plains

Read the passage.

Golf is a great sport. The goal is to hit a ball into eighteen small holes with least amount of shots as possible. Talented golfers can usually complete each shot with three to five hits, but amateurs like me take nine or ten shots per hole. It’s best to play on a warm, sunny day, but many golfers go out as soon as the snow melts in the spring. It’s unsafe to play golf during a rainstorm because there have been instances where lightning has struck a golfer’s club.

Which of the following is a provable fact based on the preceding paragraph?

• Golfers get their best scores on warm, sunny days

• Good golfers never hit more than three shots per hole.

• There are eighteen holes in a game of golf.

• It’s safe to play in the rain if you don’t see lightning.