Test Structure
This type of test changes difficulty based on your answers.
What is a computer-adaptive test?
This question type requires you to select more than one correct answer.
What is a multi-select question?
The lesson or message of a story is called this.
What is theme?
This strategy suggests reading the question before rereading the passage.
What is read the question first?
The test often asks for the “best” answer, not just a good one. That word is this.
What is BEST?
This test measures growth over time, not just grade-level mastery.
What is the MAP test?
This question type asks for the correct answer AND the supporting evidence.
What is an evidence-based question?
The main point of an informational text is called this.
What is central idea?
This strategy involves removing obviously wrong answers first.
What is eliminate answers?
If a question asks what the author “mainly” discusses, this tells you to focus on what.
What is the central idea?
The MAP reading test usually contains about this many questions.
What is approximately 42–52 questions?
This format may ask you to match ideas or drag answers into boxes.
What is drag-and-drop?
Words or phrases from the text that support your answer are called this.
What is textual evidence?
This strategy reminds students to return to the text for proof.
What is go back to the text?
If you miss one difficult question, it does NOT mean this.
What is that you failed the test?
The MAP test is timed or untimed?
What is untimed?
This question type asks you to compare two passages.
What is a paired passage question?
When you use surrounding words to figure out a word’s meaning, you use this strategy.
What are context clues?
If an answer contains extreme words like “always” or “never,” it is often this.
What is likely incorrect?
If questions start feeling harder, that actually means this.
What is you are doing well?
The score students receive on the MAP test is called this.
What is a RIT score?
If a question says “Select TWO answers” and you choose only one, the result is this.
What is automatic incorrect?
This skill requires identifying how an author organizes ideas (cause/effect, compare/contrast).
What is text structure?
When stuck between two answers, students should choose the one most supported by this.
What is evidence?
This mindset helps students approach challenging questions positively.
What is a growth mindset?