MAP 2nd Grade Reading : Word Meaning and Vocabulary Knowledge
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Example Question #1 : Word Meaning And Vocabulary Knowledge
How can the words below be grouped?
Hammer
Measuring tape
Screw driver
Animals
Foods
Tools
Places
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 : Word Meaning And Vocabulary Knowledge
How can the words below be grouped?
Home
School
Store
Places
Colors
Tools
Animals
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 : Word Meaning And Vocabulary Knowledge
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 happy
Something that is unplanned, or not done on purpose
Something that is planned, or on purpose
To be sad
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 : Word Meaning And Vocabulary Knowledge
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 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 build something
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 #5 : Word Meaning And Vocabulary Knowledge
How can the words below be grouped?
Soccer
Football
Basketball
Animals
Sports
Tools
Colors
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 #6 : Word Meaning And Vocabulary Knowledge
How can the words below be grouped?
Sweater
Skirt
Socks
Tools
Animals
Colors
Clothes
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.
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