MAP Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. What is a food chain? → A sequence showing how energy passes from one organism to another through feeding
2. Which of the following is the slope-intercept form of a line passing through (0, 4) with slope -2? → y = -2x + 4
3. When evaluating an author's argument, which question best helps determine the credibility of the evidence used? → Is the source recent, relevant, and from an expert?
4. Which of the following is equivalent to the expression 2(3x - 4) - (x + 5)? → 5x - 13
5. What is the solution to the inequality 3x - 6 > 9? → x > 5
6. A student reads: She felt a lump in her throat as she walked onto the stage. What is the student most likely inferring about the character? → She is nervous or anxious
7. What does 'context clue' mean when reading? → Information in the surrounding text that helps determine a word's meaning
8. Which context clue strategy involves using surrounding sentences to infer the meaning of an unknown word? → Inference clue
9. What is the surface area formula for a rectangular prism? → SA = 2(lw + lh + wh)
10. Simplify: (3x squared times y)(4x times y cubed) → 12x cubed y to the 4th
11. A line has equation 3x + 4y = 12. What is the x-intercept? → x = 4
12. What does it mean when an author uses a flashback in a story? → The author interrupts the story to show an earlier event
13. A student needs to summarize a nonfiction article. Which of the following best describes an effective summary? → Restate the main idea and key supporting points in your own words
14. Which pair of words are antonyms? → Ancient and Modern
15. Which literary element refers to the time and place in which a story occurs? → Setting
16. A store sells a jacket for $60 after a 25% discount. What was the original price? → $80
17. What is the volume of a cube with a side length of 3 cm? → 27 cm3
18. The graph of y = x squared is shifted 3 units up and 2 units to the right. What is the new equation? → y = (x-2)^2 + 3
19. The coordinates of point A are (2, 5) and point B are (6, 5). What is the distance between A and B? → 4
20. What does the Pythagorean theorem state? → In a right triangle, a squared + b squared = c squared, where c is the hypotenuse
21. What is the slope of the line passing through points (1, 2) and (4, 8)? → 2
22. Which word contains a digraph? → Chat
23. Which sentence uses correct capitalization? → We went to Central Park on Monday.
24. What is the key difference between a physical change and a chemical change? → A physical change does not create a new substance; a chemical change does
25. Which type of writing asks the author to take a position on an issue and support it with evidence and reasoning? → Argumentative writing
26. What does 'revising' mean in the writing process? → Making changes to improve ideas, organization, and clarity
27. A student tests whether plants grow faster with fertilizer. The plants receiving no fertilizer are the: → Control group
28. What is the purpose of a paragraph's topic sentence? → To state the main idea that the paragraph will explain or support
29. Which of the following is an example of a physical change? → Ice melting into water
30. On a MAP Growth RIT scale, a student scores 225 in math. This score places them approximately at which grade level? → Grade 8-9