All MAP 8th Grade Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Mechanics
Select the word that is spelled correctly.
acuracy
acess
outrageous
begining
outrageous
The word that is spelled correctly is "outrageous". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:
begining beginning
acuracy accuracy
acess access
Example Question #2 : Mechanics
Select the word that is spelled correctly.
pervention
unatural
miracle
symetrical
miracle
The word that is spelled correctly is "miracle". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:
unatural unnatural
pervention prevention
symetrical symmetrical
Example Question #3 : Mechanics
Select the word that is spelled correctly.
suspicious
teliscope
artacle
iritate
suspicious
The word that is spelled correctly is "suspicious". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:
artacle article
iritate irritate
teliscope telescope
Example Question #4 : Mechanics
Select the word that is spelled correctly.
bizare
persistent
eventully
disipline
persistent
The word that is spelled correctly is "persistent". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:
disipline discipline
eventully eventually
bizare bizarre
Example Question #5 : Mechanics
Select the word that is spelled correctly.
ambulence
trampoleene
automaticly
utensils
utensils
The word that is spelled correctly is "utensils". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:
automaticly automatically
ambulence ambulance
trampoleene trampoline
Example Question #6 : Mechanics
Select the word that is spelled correctly.
invaed
overatted
consert
solemn
solemn
The word that is spelled correctly is "solemn". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:
invaed invade
overatted overrated
consert concert
Example Question #7 : Mechanics
Select a word that could replace the underlined word, without changing the meaning of the provided sentence.
Matt was fearful about his first day at the new high school.
encouraged
excited
anxious
confident
anxious
In order to avoid changing the meaning of the sentence, we need to replace the underlined word with a synonym.
Both "fearful" and "anxious" mean to be scared.
"Excited", "confident", and "encouraged" are all antonyms of scared, they mean to feel comfortable or happy.
Example Question #1 : Language
Select the correct pronoun to fill in the blank for the following sentence.
The newscaster has a very calm voice, __________ is easy to listen to.
it
you
he or she
they
he or she
This sentence is talking about one newscaster. We know this from the phrase "The newscaster". Because we are talking about one person the pronoun should either be "he" or "she".
If we were talking about more than one newscaster, "they" would have been the correct answer.
You would not refer to a person as "it". If we were talking directly to the newscaster, we could use the pronoun "you", but this sentence is not talking to the newscaster, it's talking about the newscaster.
Example Question #2 : Language
Select the correct pronoun to fill in the blank for the following sentence.
To be successful, a really good realtor should provide the buyer with all the information and __________ should be easy to work with.
it
he or she
they
you
he or she
This sentence is talking about one realtor. We know this from the phrase "a really good realtor". Because we are talking about one person the pronoun should either be "he" or "she".
If we were talking about more than one realtor, "they" would have been the correct answer.
You would not refer to a person as "it". If we were talking directly to the realtor, we could use the pronoun "you", but this sentence is not talking to the realtor, it's talking about a realtor.
Example Question #3 : Language
Select the correct pronoun to fill in the blank for the following sentence.
The family was excited to go on vacation, __________ arrived at the airport hours before the plane's departure time.
it
he or she
them
they
they
This sentence is talking about a family. A family is more than one person. Because we are talking about more than one person the pronoun should be "they".
If we were talking about just one person, or one person in a family, we would use "he" or "she".
You would not refer to a family as "it". If we were talking directly to the family, we could use the pronoun "they", but this sentence is not talking to the family, it's talking about the family.