All MAP 2nd Grade Reading Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Map 2nd Grade Reading
How can the words below be grouped?
Hammer
Measuring tape
Screw driver
Tools
Animals
Places
Foods
Tools
To answer this question, we need to think about how all of the words from the question, hammer, measuring tape, and screw driver, are related. These words are not animals, foods, or places. These words are all tools, so the words can be grouped as tools.
Example Question #2 : Map 2nd Grade Reading
How can the words below be grouped?
Home
School
Store
Animals
Tools
Places
Colors
Places
To answer this question, we need to think about how all of the words from the question, home, school, and store, are related. These words are not animals, tools, or colors. These words are all places, so the words can be grouped as places.
Example Question #3 : Map 2nd Grade Reading
Read the sentence below.
Spilling the milk all over the floor was an accident. Molly cleaned up the spill right away.
What does the word "accident" mean?
To be sad
Something that is planned, or on purpose
Something that is unplanned, or not done on purpose
To be happy
Something that is unplanned, or not done on purpose
Let's think about the sentence from the question. When we spill something and clean it up right away, did we mean to spill something? Most likely, your answer to this is no. You wouldn't want to spill your drink and then have to clean it up.
"Accident" mean something that is unplanned, or not done on purpose.
Example Question #4 : Map 2nd Grade Reading
Read the sentence below.
Ryan used a telescope to get a better view of the moon.
What does the word "telescope" mean?
A tool used to build something
A tool used to answer a math question
A tool used to draw something
A tool used to look at objects that are far away
A tool used to look at objects that are far away
A moon is an object that is far away. The sentence tells us that "Ryan used a telescope to get a better view of the moon." A tool used to get a better look at an object that is far away is a telescope.
Example Question #3 : Map 2nd Grade Reading
How can the words below be grouped?
Soccer
Football
Basketball
Animals
Tools
Colors
Sports
Sports
To answer this question, we need to think about how all of the words from the question, soccer, football, and basketball, are related. These words are not animals, colors, or tools. These words are all sports, so the words can be grouped as sports.
Example Question #4 : Map 2nd Grade Reading
How can the words below be grouped?
Sweater
Skirt
Socks
Animals
Tools
Clothes
Colors
Clothes
To answer this question, we need to think about how all of the words from the question, sweater, skirt, and socks, are related. These words are not animals, tools, or colors. These words are all clothes, so the words can be grouped as clothes.
Example Question #5 : Map 2nd Grade Reading
The Big Game
Max plays on a summer baseball team. The team’s name is The Dragons and the team wears bright green jerseys to each of their games. So far this season, The Dragons have won every game that they have played. They have one game left, the championship game. The winner of the championship game gets a giant trophy and a big pizza party after the game.
On the morning of the championship game Max woke up early, too excited to sleep! From his room he could smell bacon and pancakes, so he rushed to the kitchen. His mom had woken up early and cooked a breakfast for a champion! After his belly was full and he had put on his bright green uniform, Max and his family drove to the ballpark for his final baseball game.
The game started out slow, the score was still going into the top of the ninth inning. When it was Max’s turn to bat, the bases were full. On the first pitch, Max put all of his might behind his swing and the ball went soaring out of the park! He stood and watched as his three teammates came running for home-plate, then he took off, and ran around the bases.
The final score of the game was , Max’s team had won because of his home run hit!
Why did Max wake up early on the morning of the championship game?
He ate too much candy for bed and could not sleep
He was too excited to sleep
The game was really early in the morning
He smelled breakfast cooking
He was too excited to sleep
We can find the answer to this question in the second paragraph. In the second paragraph, we are told that on the morning of the game, Max got up early because he was too excited to sleep.
"On the morning of the championship game Max woke up early, too excited to sleep! From his room he could smell bacon and pancakes, so he rushed to the kitchen. His mom had woken up early and cooked a breakfast for a champion! After his belly was full and he had put on his bright green uniform, Max and his family drove to the ballpark for his final baseball game. "
Example Question #6 : Map 2nd Grade Reading
The Big Game
Max plays on a summer baseball team. The team’s name is The Dragons and the team wears bright green jerseys to each of their games. So far this season, The Dragons have won every game that they have played. They have one game left, the championship game. The winner of the championship game gets a giant trophy and a big pizza party after the game.
On the morning of the championship game Max woke up early, too excited to sleep! From his room he could smell bacon and pancakes, so he rushed to the kitchen. His mom had woken up early and cooked a breakfast for a champion! After his belly was full and he had put on his bright green uniform, Max and his family drove to the ballpark for his final baseball game.
The game started out slow, the score was still going into the top of the ninth inning. When it was Max’s turn to bat, the bases were full. On the first pitch, Max put all of his might behind his swing and the ball went soaring out of the park! He stood and watched as his three teammates came running for home-plate, then he took off, and ran around the bases.
The final score of the game was , Max’s team had won because of his home run hit!
What was the final score of the baseball game?
We are told in the last paragraph of the story that the final score of the game was .
"The final score of the game was , Max’s team had won because of his home run hit!"
Example Question #9 : Map 2nd Grade Reading
The Big Game
Max plays on a summer baseball team. The team’s name is The Dragons and the team wears bright green jerseys to each of their games. So far this season, The Dragons have won every game that they have played. They have one game left, the championship game. The winner of the championship game gets a giant trophy and a big pizza party after the game.
On the morning of the championship game Max woke up early, too excited to sleep! From his room he could smell bacon and pancakes, so he rushed to the kitchen. His mom had woken up early and cooked a breakfast for a champion! After his belly was full and he had put on his bright green uniform, Max and his family drove to the ballpark for his final baseball game.
The game started out slow, the score was still going into the top of the ninth inning. When it was Max’s turn to bat, the bases were full. On the first pitch, Max put all of his might behind his swing and the ball went soaring out of the park! He stood and watched as his three teammates came running for home-plate, then he took off, and ran around the bases.
The final score of the game was , Max’s team had won because of his home run hit!
What did Max's mom make for breakfast?
Both pancakes and bacon
Pancakes
Bacon
Both pancakes and toast
Both pancakes and bacon
We are told in the second paragraph that Max could smell bacon and pancakes, so we can assume that is what his mom cooked for breakfast.
"On the morning of the championship game Max woke up early, too excited to sleep! From his room he could smell bacon and pancakes, so he rushed to the kitchen. His mom had woken up early and cooked a breakfast for a champion! After his belly was full and he had put on his bright green uniform, Max and his family drove to the ballpark for his final baseball game."
Example Question #7 : Map 2nd Grade Reading
The Big Game
Max plays on a summer baseball team. The team’s name is The Dragons and the team wears bright green jerseys to each of their games. So far this season, The Dragons have won every game that they have played. They have one game left, the championship game. The winner of the championship game gets a giant trophy and a big pizza party after the game.
On the morning of the championship game Max woke up early, too excited to sleep! From his room he could smell bacon and pancakes, so he rushed to the kitchen. His mom had woken up early and cooked a breakfast for a champion! After his belly was full and he had put on his bright green uniform, Max and his family drove to the ballpark for his final baseball game.
The game started out slow, the score was still going into the top of the ninth inning. When it was Max’s turn to bat, the bases were full. On the first pitch, Max put all of his might behind his swing and the ball went soaring out of the park! He stood and watched as his three teammates came running for home-plate, then he took off, and ran around the bases.
The final score of the game was , Max’s team had won because of his home run hit!
What did Max do right when he woke up?
Brushed his teeth
Went to the kitchen
Took a shower
Got dresses
Went to the kitchen
The answer to this question can be found in the second paragraph of the passage.
"On the morning of the championship game Max woke up early, too excited to sleep! From his room he could smell bacon and pancakes, so he rushed to the kitchen. His mom had woken up early and cooked a breakfast for a champion! After his belly was full and he had put on his bright green uniform, Max and his family drove to the ballpark for his final baseball game."
The correct answer is "went into the kitchen".