3rd Grade MAP Practice

Language #1

100

1. Which word is NOT spelled correctly? a. acheive c. dealt b. cancel d. exact

acheive

200

5. Yesterday was the ________ day of the year. Choose the best missing word. a. colder c. coldest b. cold d. coldess

Coldest

300

Our teacher was absent yesterday, so we had a substatute. Which underlined word is NOT spelled correctly? a. substatute c. absent b. yesterday d. teacher

Substatute

400

Janet ________ appeared in the room. a. suddenly c. sooner b. sudden

SUDDENLY

500

It is conceivable that this is the eighth time I’ve complained about studying speling in grammar class. In this sentence: a. ‘conceivable’ should be ‘concievable’. c. ‘speling’ should be ‘spelling’. b. ‘eighth’ should be ‘eigth’. d. ‘grammar’ should be ‘grammer’.

SPELING SHOULD BE SPELLING

Language #2

100

Which sentence is written correctly in past tense? a. Can you come to my party tomorrow? c. Phil caught the foul ball in his new mitt. b. Sylvia catched a cold from he sister. d. I will catch the train to Boston this afternoon.

Phil caught the foul ball in his new mitt.

200

Which of the following sentences would need a question mark as its end punctuation? a. Will you all pass in your homework c. The class seems unprepared b. Let me do the errand d. Close the door behind you

Will you all pass in your homework?

300

Yesterday, I had the ________ dinner ever. Choose the missing word. a. baddest c. worstest b. worst d. worse

WORST

400

Which is a complete sentence? a. At the party, the band played songs. c. After dinner but before going to bed. b. On the way to Idaho for the holiday. d. he care swerving around the corner.

AT THE PARTY, THE BAND PLAYED SONGS.

500

Juan ______ the treats for the party. a. brang c. bringed b. brung d. brought

brought

Reading Comprehension

100

Which one is not part of a bike? a. wheel c. engine b. seat d. brakes

ENGINE

200

January, February, March, _________. a. Sunday c. cookie b. spring d. April

APRIL

300

Look at the following list of items. bicycles scooters unicycle cross-country skis Which item does not belong in this group? a. cross-country skis c. scooters b. unicycle d. bicycles

CROSS COUNTRY SKIS

400

Read the passage. First, you need to make sure you know what medium you want to work with. Begin with a small brush at first, using a little paint, and a small amount of water. Work slowly so you can add as much detail as possible. Be sure to cover the entire area with color. Who would most likely be giving these instructions? a. a builder c. a dentist b. an artist d. a baker

AN ARTIST

500

Read the advertisement. Real men don’t cook! Who wants to spend a lazy Sunday slaving over a cookbook? With our BigMan canned meals, it’s as easy as dumping it into a bowl and turning on the microwave. “Keep those BigMan dinners comin’, Ma!” Who is the most discriminated against in the advertisement? a. men c. women b. children d. the elderly

MEN

Complex Text #1

100

I can bounce a ______. a. glass c. fire b. ball d. dish

BALL

200

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: a. are scary and awful c. eat fertilizer b. are an important part of our ecosystem d. sleep all night

ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR ECOSYSTEM

300

Read the passage and answer the question. Our class president is doing a terrible job. He hasn’t kept any of his promises. For instance, he promised us that we would have cake and ice cream for school lunch every day, and of course, the principal wouldn’t allow that to happen. The class president has made other good changes, but if we had known that he wouldn’t get cake and ice cream for us, we wouldn’t have voted for him. He’s not doing a good job! Are there enough facts to say that the class president is doing a bad job? a. No, he made some other good changes. c. No, he did get cake and ice cream for lunch. b. Yes, he didn’t get cake and ice cream for lunch. d. Yes, he is always late.

NO, HE MADE SOME OTHER GOOD CHANGES

400

Read and answer the question. Radio Telephone Microwave Television Which one is not a form of communication? a. radio c. telephone b. microwave d. television

MICROWAVE

500

Read the story. Mary left her pencil case in a classroom. The next day it was in the lost and found. All the pencils were gone. What does Mary know for sure about her pencil case? a. Someone stole it and then returned it. c. It was dropped in the hall. b. It was turned in to lost and found. d. Her pencils are all broken.

IT WAS TURNED INTO THE LOST AND FOUND

WILD CARD

100

To eat, you need a _______. a. coat c. pig b. girl d. spoon

SPOON

200

Dear Jill, I went to the zoo with my mother. I like to see the animals! Can you come to the zoo with me on Saturday? Your Friend, Jack What kind of writing is this? a. friendly letter c. tell facts b. tell a story d. formal letter

FRIENDLY LETTER

300

1. If you were asked to do a report on the state of Idaho, which would be the best resource? a. dictionary c. a thesaurus b. a neighbor d. an encyclopedia

AN ENCYCLOPEDIA

400

Three weeks ago my dog ________ away. Choose the best missing word. a. runs c. has run b. ran d. has ran

RAN

500

Read the words listed. jacket, jackknife, jack, jackhammer, jackal Alphabetize the list of words. a. jackal, jacket, jackhammer, jackknife, jack c. jackknife, jackhammer, jacket, jackal, jack b. jack, jackal, jacket, jackhammer, jackknife d. jackal, jack, jacket, jackhammer, jackknife

b. jack, jackal, jacket, jackhammer, jackknife