MAP Industry Best Practices 3

Question 1

On a MAP ELA constructed-response item, what is the best way to support a claim?

Accepted Answer

Cite specific evidence from the text and explain how it supports the claim

Answer

Scorers reward responses that use text evidence and explain its connection to the claim.

Question 2

Which strategy is most effective when answering a multiple-choice math item on MAP?

Accepted Answer

Estimate first, then eliminate answers that are clearly unreasonable

Answer

Estimation helps rule out implausible choices and check computed answers.

Question 3

In the writing process assessed on MAP, which step comes immediately after drafting?

Accepted Answer

Revising

Answer

After drafting, writers revise to improve content and organization before editing and publishing.

Question 4

A student reads a passage with an unfamiliar word. What is the best-practice strategy?

Accepted Answer

Use context clues from surrounding sentences

Answer

Context clues are the primary strategy for determining word meaning on reading tests.

Question 5

On a MAP science item about an experiment, which variable is deliberately changed by the investigator?

Accepted Answer

Independent variable

Answer

The independent variable is the one the experimenter manipulates.

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