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Grade 8 MAP: Reading
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1.
A chapter opens with the final score, then tells how the game was played. What is the writer doing?
2.
Anika wrote: "Please bring a labelled water bottle on Friday. We will walk to the park after lunch." What is the author's main purpose?
3.
Which sentence uses alliteration?
4.
Why did the class agree the ravine was worth protecting?
Grade 8 visited a ravine near the splash pad. Liam counted three kinds of trees, including red pine, and spotted a beaver. Their teacher explained that biodiversity means many different living things sharing a habitat. Rowan wrote that if one species disappeared, others might lose food or shelter. The class agreed the ravine was worth protecting.
5.
Tranquil means...
6.
What is different about the two notices?
Notice A: The town will close the pool on Friday for repairs.
Notice B: Bring a water bottle if you visit the pool on Friday.
7.
Which sentence is a simile?
8.
Which source is the most credible for a report on beaver habitats?
9.
Which living thing did they spot?
Grade 8 visited a ravine near the prairie. Nathan counted three kinds of trees, including maple, and spotted a porcupine. Their teacher explained that biodiversity means many different living things sharing a habitat. Emma wrote that if one species disappeared, others might lose food or shelter. The class agreed the ravine was worth protecting.
10.
The suffix -ness in softness means...
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Answer key
Grade 8 MAP: Reading
Question numbers match the worksheet.
1.B) telling the ending first, then showing how it happenedStructure is the order the writer chooses.
2.D) to inform
3.A) Sally sells seashells.Alliteration repeats a beginning sound.
4.C) Losing one species could take away food or shelter for others.
5.D) peaceful and quiet
6.A) Notice A gives a closing date. Notice B tells visitors what to bring.Name what each text does.
7.D) The room was as quiet as a library.A simile compares with like or as.
8.C) a field guide from a university biology departmentA credible source names an expert author and fits the topic.
9.B) a porcupine
10.C) a state of being
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