NWEA Maps Reading

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• sh
• th

• key
• red
• tie
• beg

What does it mean to Infer (make an inference)?

• To tell what the main idea of the story is using the beginning, middle, and end.

• To guess without thinking

• When you use the clues

  (evidence) the author gives you background knowledge to figure out what is happening.

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• ch
• sh

Read the sentence and choose the option that best describes the main idea: "The cat slept all day on the sunny window sill."

• The cat was active.

• The window sill was sunny.

• The cat slept on the window sill.

• It was nighttime.

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• pr
• sk

• fl
• fr
• bl

Which word is a synonym for 'happy'?

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Tired

Identify the main idea of the passage: 'The dog barked loudly at the mailman every morning.'

• The dog was quiet.

• The mailman was scared.

• The dog barked at the mailman.

• The mailman visited every evening.

Choose the correct form of the verb: 'She _____ to the store yesterday.'

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• goes

• went

• gone