MAP Growth practice, Grade 7

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MAP Growth practice test, Grade 7

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Math

Circle the letter of the best answer. Where a question has no choices, write the answer on the line. No time limit.

  1. 1.

    Paper plates come in stacks of 5, and paper cups come in sleeves of 12. What is the fewest paper plates you can buy to have exactly as many paper plates as paper cups?

    1. A120
    2. B60
    3. C12
    4. D17
  2. 2.

    Point A is at (−5, 2) and point B is at (2, 2). How many units apart are the two points?

    Answer

  3. 3.

    The table shows a relationship between x and y. What number belongs where the question mark is?

    1. A36
    2. B30
    3. C5
    4. D20
  4. 4.

    Which measure tells how spread out the values in a data set are?

    1. Athe interquartile range
    2. Bthe median
    3. Cthe total of all the values
    4. Dthe mean
  5. 5.

    A box with no lid is a right rectangular prism open at the top. How much cardboard, in square meters, is needed to make the box, with no overlaps?

    Answer

  6. 6.

    A jar holds 5 purple, 4 pink and 8 brown buttons. One button is picked without looking. What is the probability that it is pink?

    1. A4/17
    2. B8/17
    3. C4/13
    4. D1/3
  7. 7.

    At 7 a.m. the temperature was −15°F. By 1 p.m. it had risen 17 degrees. What was the temperature at 1 p.m.?

    1. A−32°F
    2. B2°F
    3. C−2°F
    4. D32°F
  8. 8.

    Which expression is equivalent to −7(8x + 9)?

    1. A−56x − 63
    2. B−56x + 63
    3. C8x − 63
    4. D−56x + 9
  9. 9.

    Which number is irrational?

    1. A0.1010010001...
    2. B0.333...
    3. C2/3
    4. D√36
  10. 10.

    The formula y = mx + b gives a line. Which equation is the formula solved for b?

    1. Ab = y ÷ mx
    2. Bb = y + mx
    3. Cb = y − mx
    4. Db = mx − y

Reading

Circle the letter of the best answer. No time limit.

  1. 1.

    Which word means the opposite of candid?

    1. Aevasive
    2. Bhumid
    3. Crapid
    4. Dfrank

  2. Lola's Hands

    My grandmother's hands are maps, and I am still learning to read them. Blue veins branch across their backs like rivers searching for the sea. Her knuckles rise in a ridge of small brown hills, worn soft by seventy-eight years of weather. Here, along her left thumb, runs the pale road of a scar from the summer she was seventeen, cleaning salmon in a cannery in Alaska, an ocean away from Manila. Here, on her wrist, is a shiny island where a pot of rice boiled over in a kitchen in Stockton, California, the first winter she had a kitchen of her own. Her palms are crossed with paths I cannot follow yet: night shifts at a sewing machine, three children carried on one hip and then the other, a garden of bitter melon and tomatoes coaxed out of hard ground. When I hold my hand beside hers, mine looks like a blank page, a country no one has explored. "Don't hurry," Lola says, folding my fingers into my palm the way you fold a map to keep it safe. "Go places. Do things. Your roads will come."

    2.

    Which theme does the poem express?

    1. AYoung people should avoid difficult jobs.
    2. BHard work always leads to great wealth.
    3. COld scars are best kept hidden from children.
    4. DA life's story can be read in the marks that work and time leave behind.
  3. 3.

    What does the final stanza add to the poem?

    1. AIt reveals that Lola never wanted to leave Manila and still dreams of going back.
    2. BIt carries the map metaphor into the speaker's future, with roads still to come.
    3. CIt lists more of Lola's scars and where she got them.
    4. DIt shows that the speaker is upset about being young.
  4. 4.

    The poet says the garden was "coaxed out of hard ground." What does the word "coaxed" suggest about Lola?

    1. AShe forced the plants to grow overnight.
    2. BShe found the garden already growing when she moved in.
    3. CShe grew it through patient, gentle effort.
    4. DShe paid someone else to plant it.
  5. 5.

    The surprise party was an utter success, and Mom cried happy tears.

    Which meaning of utter is used in this sentence?

    1. Aa kind of river animal
    2. Bsay something out loud
    3. Cvery soft and quiet
    4. Dcomplete or total

  6. A Safer Crossing on Elm Street

    To the Editor:

    Every school morning, more than 300 students cross Elm Street at Fifth Avenue to reach Lincoln Middle School, and the only thing protecting us is a set of faded white stripes painted on the pavement. I am asking the city to add flashing warning lights and a crossing guard at that corner before someone gets hurt.

    The most serious problem is that drivers do not stop. Elm Street is wide and straight, and many drivers treat it like a highway, even though the speed limit near the school is 20 miles per hour. Last Tuesday, my dad and I stood at the corner from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and counted the cars that drove through the crosswalk while someone was waiting at it or crossing, and in that single hour there were 14. Last spring, a sixth grader had to jump back onto the curb when a delivery van sped through the crosswalk without slowing down.

    Lincoln is also the oldest middle school in the county, and our marching band won first place at the county fair this summer. A school like ours deserves a street that looks as good as we do.

    Some people will say that warning lights and a crossing guard cost too much. But a flashing light costs far less than a trip to the emergency room, and no one can put a price on a student's safety.

    Please do not wait for a serious accident before making this dangerous corner safe.

    Sincerely,
    Hana Sato, seventh grade, Lincoln Middle School

    6.

    Which reason in the letter is irrelevant to the writer's claim?

    1. ALincoln's marching band won first place at the county fair.
    2. BA delivery van sped through the crossing without slowing down.
    3. CFourteen cars drove through the crosswalk in one hour.
    4. DMore than 300 students cross Elm Street each morning.
  7. 7.

    How does the writer respond to people who say lights and a guard cost too much?

    1. AShe says that the school band will pay for the lights.
    2. BShe argues that a light costs far less than an injury would.
    3. CShe claims that crossing guards would be happy to work for free.
    4. DShe agrees that the city should wait another year.
  8. 8.

    Which detail best supports the writer's point that drivers do not stop at the crossing?

    1. AShe counted 14 cars that drove through the crosswalk in one hour.
    2. BLincoln is the oldest middle school in the county.
    3. CElm Street is wide and straight.
    4. DThe speed limit on Elm Street near the school is 20 miles per hour.
  9. 9.

    What does the word pendulum mean?

    1. Aa light that blinks on and off
    2. Ba weight that hangs and swings back and forth
    3. Ca spring that bounces up and down
    4. Da wheel that spins in a circle
  10. 10.

    Math came easily to Priya, but spelling was her Achilles' heel.

    What does the allusion in bold mean?

    1. Aa weak spot that can cause trouble
    2. Ba kind of shoe
    3. Cher favorite subject
    4. Da sore foot

Language

Circle the letter of the best answer. No time limit.

  1. 1.

    ______ Workers who speak two languages are needed in many jobs, from hospitals to stores. Moreover, a new language helps students learn about the food, music, and art of other places. Spanish is the second most common language spoken in American homes, so it is useful in daily life. Clearly, learning a second language is a smart choice for every middle school student.

    Which sentence would best state the writer's claim at the start of this paragraph?

    1. ALearning another language lets students talk with more people in their town and around the world.
    2. BEvery middle school student should study a second language, such as Spanish, Chinese, or French.
    3. CThe first baseball game I ever watched lasted almost four hours because of rain delays.
    4. DOur neighbor's garden is full of tall sunflowers that face the morning sun.
  2. 2.

    Which sentence uses commas correctly?

    1. AVenus the hottest planet in our solar system, is covered by thick clouds.
    2. BVenus the, hottest planet in our solar system, is covered by thick clouds.
    3. CVenus, the hottest planet in our solar system, is covered by thick clouds.
    4. DVenus, the hottest planet in our solar system, is, covered by thick clouds.
  3. 3.

    Neither my brothers nor my sister ______ coming to the game tonight.

    Which word or words best complete the sentence?

    1. Ais
    2. Bwere
    3. Chave been
    4. Dare
  4. 4.

    Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?

    1. AMount Whitney (the highest peak in the lower forty-eight states) is in eastern California.
    2. BMount Whitney (the highest peak in the lower forty-eight states is) in eastern California.
    3. CMount Whitney, (the highest peak in the lower forty-eight states) is in eastern California.
    4. DMount Whitney the highest peak in the lower forty-eight states) is in eastern California.
  5. 5.

    Which sentence is a compound-complex sentence?

    1. AYou can write your report about the Grand Canyon, or you can build a model of one of its rock layers.
    2. BThe students who finished the reading early helped the younger kids at the library with their book reports.
    3. CThe library extended its hours during exam week, so students who needed a quiet place could study until nine o'clock.
    4. DMateo and his older sister spent the entire Saturday afternoon building a birdhouse out of old cedar boards from the garage.
  6. 6.

    Jalen is writing a lab report about the model volcano his group built.

    Which sentence best keeps the formal style of this writing?

    1. AOkay, so the vinegar hit the baking soda and the whole thing totally exploded with foam.
    2. BWhen we added vinegar to the baking soda, the mixture produced carbon dioxide gas and foamed over the top.
    3. CThe vinegar and baking soda made a bunch of gas, and it was super messy, lol.
    4. DWe dumped vinegar on the baking soda, and it foamed up like crazy.
  7. 7.

    Kenji took his violin to the audition, where you played a piece by Mozart.

    The pronoun in bold does not match the word it refers to. Which word should replace it?

    1. Athey
    2. Bhe
    3. Cit
    4. DI
  8. 8.

    1. A pinhole viewer lets you watch a solar eclipse safely without ever looking directly at the sun.
    2. During the eclipse, stand with your back to the sun and hold the cardboard above your shoulder.
    3. Begin by cutting a small square hole in the center of a sheet of stiff cardboard.
    4. Tape a piece of aluminum foil over the square hole, and poke a tiny hole in the foil with a pin.

    In what order should these sentences go?

    1. A1, 2, 4, 3
    2. B1, 4, 3, 2
    3. C4, 3, 1, 2
    4. D1, 3, 4, 2
  9. 9.

    A student is quoting this sentence from a park guide about giant sequoias:
    "The giant sequoia, which can live for more than three thousand years, is not the tallest kind of tree in the world."

    Which shortened quotation uses an ellipsis correctly to show that words were left out?

    1. AThe giant sequoia ... is not the tallest kind of tree in the world.
    2. BThe giant sequoia is not the tallest kind of tree in the world.
    3. CThe giant sequoia, which can live for more than three thousand years, is ... the tallest kind of tree in the world.
    4. DThe giant sequoia, which can live for more than three thousand years, is not the tallest kind of tree ... in the world.
  10. 10.

    Sacagawea was a Shoshone woman. Sacagawea traveled with Lewis and Clark. Sacagawea helped the explorers talk with Shoshone leaders.

    Which sentence best combines the three sentences without changing what they mean?

    1. ASacagawea, a Shoshone woman, traveled with Lewis and Clark.
    2. BSacagawea, a Shoshone woman, traveled with Lewis and Clark and helped the explorers talk with Shoshone leaders.
    3. CSacagawea, which was a Shoshone woman, traveled with Lewis and Clark and helped the explorers talk with Shoshone leaders.
    4. DSacagawea, a Shoshone woman traveled with Lewis and Clark and helped the explorers talk with Shoshone leaders.

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