MAP Practice

The sentence below has a nonliteral meaning. Select the answer that is this sentence's literal meaning. 

It's raining cats and dogs outside! 

• There are cats and dogs everywhere.

• It's raining heavily outside.

• There are cats everywhere. 

• There are dogs everywhere. 

The sentence below has a nonliteral meaning. Select the answer that is this sentence's literal meaning.

The ground is as dry as a bone.

• The ground is covered in bones.

• A bone is very dry.

• The ground is very dry.

• There are bones all over the ground.

What is the literal meaning?

He has ants in his pants.

• He’s very fidgety or restless.

• Ants are crawling in his pants.

• He jumped in a pool of ants.

The sentence below has a nonliteral meaning. Select the answer that is this sentence's literal meaning.

Kaitlyn is going to have to hit the books if she wants to ace her test.

• Kaitlyn is going to throw her books away if she wants to ace the test.

• Kaitlyn is going to have to get new books to study.

• Kaitlyn is going to have to study other things other than her books.

• Kaitlyn is going to have to study hard if she wants to ace the test.

Replace the underlined word with the correct word(s) to show that Ashley was certain about the answer to the math question. 

While taking a math test, Ashley wondered about the answer to the first question. 

• believed she knew

• suspected

• heard 

• knew

Select the answer choice that best shows that Charlie was upset with Josh. 

• Charlie was angry that Josh beat him in the race. 

• Charlie was furious that Josh beat him in the race. 

• Charlie was a bit agitated that Josh beat him in the race. 

Select the answer choice that shows that Sarah looked at the stars for a long time. 

• Sarah looked up at the stars. 

• Sarah stared up at the stars. 

•  Sarah glared up at the stars. 

Select the answer choice that best describes a very small bug. 

• The bug was tiny.

• The bug was little. 

• The bug was small.

Fill in the blank based on the description provided in the sentence below:

__________ protect and serve communities by fighting crime. 

• Doctors

• Teachers

• Fireman 

• Police Officers

Select the word that would most change the meaning of the sentence below if it were to replace the underlined word:

The clown is scary.

• Terrifying

• Funny

• Mean

• Frightening