MAP Language Arts (Grades 3-5)

Question 1

Which sentence contains a correctly used comma in a compound sentence?

Accepted Answer

He ate dinner, and then he did homework.

Answer

I like cats and, I also like dogs.

Answer

She ran fast but she was tired.

Answer

They went to the store but, came home.

Question 2

What is the correct plural of the word 'child'?

Accepted Answer

Children

Answer

Childs

Answer

Childes

Answer

Childer

Question 3

Which word in the sentence is an adverb? 'The cheetah ran swiftly across the plain.'

Accepted Answer

swiftly

Answer

cheetah

Answer

ran

Answer

plain

Question 4

A student writes: The thunder boomed and crashed like a giant drum. What type of figurative language is 'like a giant drum'?

Accepted Answer

Simile

Answer

Personification

Answer

Metaphor

Answer

Hyperbole

Question 5

Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb 'to be'?

Accepted Answer

He is my best friend.

Answer

They was going to the park.

Answer

She were reading a book.

Answer

We is happy today.

Question 6

In which sentence is the word 'their' used correctly?

Accepted Answer

The students left their backpacks outside.

Answer

They went over their to play.

Answer

Their going to the library today.

Answer

I was there when their happened.