chantel MAAP test practice questions

true or false

an inference is an educated guess

• true

• false

true or false

The main idea is a sentence that provides the subject for discussion

• true

• false

true or false

A central idea is the point the author is trying to make

• false

• true

true or false

theme is not the lesson learned

• true

• false

What character trait is revealed? After pulling an all-nighter studying, Sarah moved through the dance routine sluggishly.  She was off beat and missed several moves.

passionate

nervous

tired

bored

• passionate

• nervous

• tired

• bored

Joseph and Caitlin were choosing the players for their teams. It was Caitlin's turn to choose, and only Jason was left. Caitlin said, "Jason."

We can infer that…

• Jason was the best player.

• Caitlin was Jason's sister

• Jason was not a very good player.

• Caitlin had a hard time choosing a team member.

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One dinosaur had a brain that weighed about as much as three pencils.  Its body weighed ten tons and was over twenty feet in length.  As you can guess, this dinosaur did not think too clearly.  It wasn't the world's brightest dinosaur!  What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• How big one dinosaur was

• How big one dinosaur was

• Why one dinosaur had a small brain

• how pretty dinosaurs were

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• walked

• ran

• sweated

• hiked

The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

• happily

• dangerously

• gracefully

• hopefully

We often travel to New England in autumn to see the bright colors of the foliage.

• buildings

• trees

• mountains

• leaves