MAP English Language Arts 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word has a negative connotation?
- Economical
- Stingy (Correct answer)
- Thrifty
- Frugal
Correct answer: Stingy
"Stingy" suggests unwillingness to share, carrying a negative feeling.
Question 2: Which sentence is written in the active voice?
- The cake was eaten quickly.
- The ball was thrown by Marcus.
- Marcus threw the ball across the field. (Correct answer)
- The window was broken during the storm.
Correct answer: Marcus threw the ball across the field.
In active voice the subject (Marcus) performs the action.
Question 3: A character's internal conflict is BEST described as:
- A struggle between a character and nature
- A struggle against society's rules
- A struggle between two characters
- A struggle within the character's own mind (Correct answer)
Correct answer: A struggle within the character's own mind
Internal conflict happens inside a character, such as a hard decision.
Question 4: Which sentence correctly uses commas in a series?
- We bought apples, oranges, and bananas. (Correct answer)
- We bought apples, oranges and, bananas.
- We bought apples oranges, and bananas.
- We bought, apples, oranges, and bananas.
Correct answer: We bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
Commas separate each item in a list, including before 'and' (serial comma).
Question 5: What is the BEST way to paraphrase a source in a research paper?
- Copy the sentence exactly without quotation marks
- Restate the idea in your own words and cite the source (Correct answer)
- Change one or two words and skip the citation
- Use only the author's title
Correct answer: Restate the idea in your own words and cite the source
Paraphrasing uses your own words and still requires citing the original source.
Question 6: In a speech, an author repeats the phrase "We will not give up" several times. What is the MOST likely effect?
- To confuse the audience
- To introduce a counterclaim
- To emphasize determination and inspire listeners (Correct answer)
- To show the author forgot the speech
Correct answer: To emphasize determination and inspire listeners
Repetition is a rhetorical device used to stress a key idea and stir emotion.
Question 7: Which detail from a story would BEST be left out of an objective summary?
- She struggles to make friends at first.
- By the end, she joins the school band and finds friends.
- The main character moves to a new town.
- I think the main character is really annoying. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: I think the main character is really annoying.
Objective summaries exclude personal opinions.
MAP English Language Arts 5
Which word has a negative connotation?