MAP Growth practice, Grade 8

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MAP Growth practice test, Grade 8

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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.

    A right rectangular prism has a base that is 10 inches by 6 inches. A plane slices it perpendicular to its base, from front to back. What shape is the cross section?

    1. ATriangle
    2. BPentagon
    3. CRectangle
    4. DTrapezoid
  2. 2.

    Jamal wants to save at least $92 for a bike. He has saved $49 and earns $8 for each hour he works. Which inequality shows the numbers of hours h he must work?

    1. A49 + 8h ≤ 92
    2. B8h ≥ 92
    3. C8 + 49h ≥ 92
    4. D49 + 8h ≥ 92
  3. 3.

    Peanuts, raisins and almonds are mixed by weight in the ratio 7:1:3. A bag holds 99 ounces of the mix. How many ounces of peanuts are in the bag?

    Answer

  4. 4.

    800 campers each picked one sport for the afternoon. The circle graph shows their picks. How many more campers picked soccer than tennis?

    Answer

  5. 5.

    Between which two whole numbers is √67?

    1. A33 and 34
    2. B7 and 8
    3. C8 and 9
    4. D9 and 10
  6. 6.

    Triangle ABC is reflected across the x-axis. What are the coordinates of the image of point B?

    1. A(−2, −2)
    2. B(−2, 2)
    3. C(2, −2)
    4. D(2, 2)
  7. 7.

    n is an odd integer. Which expression is always even?

    1. An + 3
    2. B4n − 1
    3. Cn²
    4. Dn + 2
  8. 8.

    There are 8 players in a chess club. Each player plays every other player once. How many games are there in all?

    1. A16
    2. B64
    3. C28
    4. D56
  9. 9.

    Which set of ordered pairs is a function?

    1. A{(−1, 7), (5, 0), (1, 2), (6, 7)}
    2. B{(−1, 0), (−2, 9), (−3, −1), (−3, 0)}
    3. C{(2, −4), (−3, −2), (5, 5), (5, 0)}
    4. D{(2, 2), (−2, 1), (4, 9), (4, −1)}
  10. 10.

    Isaac puts $1,000 in an account that pays 10% interest at the end of each year, and the interest stays in the account. How many dollars are in the account after 2 years?

    Answer

Reading

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

  1. 1.

    Which word means the same as arduous?

    1. Adifficult
    2. Banxious
    3. Ceasy
    4. Darrogant

  2. Ode to the Number 9 Bus

    O Number 9, you big blue whale of a bus, I praise you from the corner of Fifth and Grand, where you kneel to the curb with a long, tired sigh and open your doors like arms. You never ask who we are. You take the nurse coming home from the night shift, her badge still clipped to her coat, her eyes half closed. You take the boy with the cello case that is taller than his little sister, the grandmother with two bags of onions, the man who hums old songs in Portuguese, and me, with my backpack and my unfinished math. In January you are a warm room on wheels, your windows clouded with all our breathing, and someone always draws a smiling face that slowly drips down the glass. Your bell chimes like a polite question. Your driver, Ms. Alvarez, nods to each of us as if we were guests arriving at her party. People say you are slow, and you are. People say you are crowded, and you are. But you are our ark. Twice a day you gather us in, two of every kind of tired, hopeful, ordinary person, and carry us safely through the flood of traffic. Tomorrow at 7:42 I will stand on the corner again, and you will come rumbling around the bend, a little late, as always, and wide open.

    2.

    The speaker says the bus will "open your doors like arms." What does this simile suggest about the bus?

    1. AIt hurries its riders inside.
    2. BIt welcomes its riders warmly.
    3. CIt is too small for its riders.
    4. DIt is shaped like a giant person.
  3. 3.

    The poem ends with the bus arriving "a little late, as always, / and wide open." What does this ending suggest about the speaker?

    1. AThe speaker is worried about being late for school.
    2. BThe speaker wishes the bus would leave earlier.
    3. CThe speaker is planning to write a complaint about the delays.
    4. DThe speaker accepts the bus's faults because of its welcome.
  4. 4.

    Which line best supports the idea that the bus serves all kinds of people equally?

    1. AYou never ask who we are.
    2. BYour bell chimes like a polite question.
    3. CI will stand on the corner again,
    4. DIn January you are a warm room on wheels,
  5. 5.

    Which subject do you have after lunch?

    Which meaning of subject is used in this sentence?

    1. Aa person ruled by a king or queen
    2. Blikely to be affected by something
    3. Ca class you study in school, such as math
    4. Da topic that is being talked or written about
  6. 6.

    Which sentence uses personification?

    1. AThe moon peeked out from behind the clouds for a moment.
    2. BThe empty box was as light as a feather, so I carried it with one finger.
    3. CAfter the storm, the volunteers helped the town feel hopeful again.
    4. DDad was annoyed after waiting an hour at the bank.

  7. Dim the Skyline for the Birds

    Every spring and fall, billions of birds pass over North America on their way between their winter homes and their summer nesting grounds. Most songbirds, including warblers, thrushes, and sparrows, make this journey at night, using the stars and Earth's magnetic field to find their way. When they fly over a brightly lit city, however, many of them get into serious trouble.

    Artificial light draws night-migrating birds off course, especially on cloudy or foggy nights. Confused by the glare, they circle lit buildings until they are exhausted, or they crash into windows. Scientists estimate that collisions with buildings kill hundreds of millions of birds in the United States every year.

    That is why this newspaper urges the city of Riverton to adopt a "Lights Out" policy. During the spring and fall migrations, city-owned buildings should switch off lights in empty offices, lobbies, and decorative spotlights between 11 p.m. and dawn, and the city should encourage private building owners to do the same. Several large cities already run programs like this, and where buildings have dimmed their lights, researchers have counted far fewer dead birds below their windows.

    The change would cost the city almost nothing. In fact, it would save money, because every light switched off is electricity that taxpayers no longer have to buy.

    Some readers may doubt that the problem is serious here. But last May, a reader on Linden Street found a small yellow bird lying stunned beneath her apartment window, which proves that the problem in Riverton grows worse every year.

    The birds that pass over Riverton have flown thousands of miles to reach our sky. The least we can do is turn off the lights and let them pass.

    7.

    Which reason gives the weakest support for the editorial's claim?

    1. AArtificial light draws night-migrating birds off course, especially in fog.
    2. BOne reader found a stunned bird, which the editors say proves the problem is growing.
    3. CScientists estimate that building collisions kill hundreds of millions of birds a year.
    4. DSwitching off lights saves the city money on electricity.
  8. 8.

    Which statement best summarizes the editorial?

    1. ABirds should learn to migrate by day so that they can avoid bright cities.
    2. BRiverton should dim its lights during migration because the lights kill birds.
    3. CRiverton should build shelters for birds that are injured by its buildings.
    4. DRiverton's buildings waste too much electricity in every season.
  9. 9.

    The editorial says the birds are "confused by the glare." What does the word "glare" suggest about the city's lights?

    1. AThey are too dim for the birds to notice.
    2. BThey are harsh and blinding rather than helpful.
    3. CThey are beautiful for the birds to look at.
    4. DThey are soft and comforting to the birds.
  10. 10.

    The root sequ means "follow." Which word means "a set of things that follow one after another"?

    1. Apedal
    2. Bconsecutive
    3. Cmicroscope
    4. Dsequence

Language

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

  1. 1.

    The bones of the human skeleton do several important jobs that keep the body working. According to the National Institutes of Health, the skeleton supports the body and stores minerals such as calcium. Bones protect soft organs, such as the brain inside the skull and the heart behind the ribs. Furthermore, many bones make new blood cells in the soft marrow at their centers. Muscles pull on bones, which act like levers that let the body walk, run, and lift. In all of these ways, bones do far more than simply hold the body up.

    What is the writer's main purpose in this paragraph?

    1. Ato tell a story about something that happened
    2. Bto argue for a claim and support it with reasons and evidence
    3. Cto explain how to do something, step by step
    4. Dto give facts about a topic
  2. 2.

    In which sentence should the words in bold be set off with commas?

    1. AThe book that I checked out last week is due back at the library on Friday.
    2. BThe first student who finishes the puzzle gets to pick the next game.
    3. CSally Ride the first American woman in space later taught physics at a university in California.
    4. DThe only student who solved the bonus question was Amara.
  3. 3.

    Which group of words is a complete sentence?

    1. AA long line of sixth graders in matching blue shirts outside the doors of the science museum.
    2. BCollected more than two hundred cans of food for the shelter before Thanksgiving break.
    3. CGrandma's famous apple pie won a blue ribbon at the county fair last fall.
    4. DTrying to finish the last three math problems before the end of class.
  4. 4.

    The novel that Ms. Park assigned takes place on a farm in Iowa.

    Which choice best describes the words in bold?

    1. Aa dependent clause that tells when
    2. Ban independent clause
    3. Ca phrase that tells which one or what kind
    4. Da dependent clause that tells which one or what kind
  5. 5.

    Which sentence uses commas correctly?

    1. AThe Liberty Bell which has a famous crack, is displayed in Philadelphia.
    2. BThe Liberty Bell, which has a famous crack, is displayed in Philadelphia.
    3. CThe Liberty Bell, which has a famous crack, is displayed in, Philadelphia.
    4. DThe Liberty Bell, which has a famous crack is, displayed in Philadelphia.
  6. 6.

    Members of the city council, I urge you to restore the old train station on Front Street rather than tear it down. Built in 1910, the brick station is one of the last buildings left from the years when our town grew up around the railroad. A study by the county historical society found that restored historic buildings in nearby towns attract thousands of visitors each year. Some residents argue that the land would be more useful as a modern parking garage. However, a restored station could house shops and a small museum that would draw people downtown, which a garage could never do. Our science teacher showed us how to grow crystals from salt and water. Saving the old train station would protect our history and strengthen our downtown, so please vote to restore it.

    Which sentence does NOT belong in this paragraph?

    1. AOur science teacher showed us how to grow crystals from salt and water.
    2. BHowever, a restored station could house shops and a small museum that would draw people downtown, which a garage could never do.
    3. CA study by the county historical society found that restored historic buildings in nearby towns attract thousands of visitors each year.
    4. DBuilt in 1910, the brick station is one of the last buildings left from the years when our town grew up around the railroad.
  7. 7.

    Touring the natural history museum, a dinosaur skeleton amazed our class.

    This sentence has a dangling modifier. Which revision corrects it?

    1. ATouring the natural history museum, our class was amazed by a whale skeleton.
    2. BOur class touring the natural history museum and amazed by a dinosaur skeleton.
    3. CTouring the natural history museum, our class was amazed by a dinosaur skeleton.
    4. DTouring the natural history museum, a dinosaur skeleton was what amazed our class.
  8. 8.

    The storm knocked out the power and flooded the basement. It took a week to fix.

    The writer means that the flooded basement took a week to fix. Which revision says this clearly?

    1. AThe storm knocked out the power and flooded the basement. This took a week to fix.
    2. BThe storm knocked out the power and flooded the basement. The basement took a week to fix.
    3. CThe storm knocked out the power and flooded the basement. The power outage took a week to fix.
    4. DThe storm knocked out the power and flooded the basement. It took a whole week to fix.
  9. 9.

    I believe that well-run zoos deserve our support because they help protect endangered animals from extinction. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, zoo breeding programs helped bring back the California condor after the last wild condors were captured in 1987. Each year, zoo visits teach millions of people about wildlife and the dangers that animals face in the wild. Critics point out that even the biggest zoo exhibits are tiny next to the land that wild animals roam. ______, modern zoos build large, natural habitats and share what they learn to help animals in the wild. Despite their limits, well-run zoos deserve our support because they help keep rare animals from disappearing.

    Which word or phrase best fills the blank?

    1. AHowever
    2. BFor instance
    3. CSimilarly
    4. DFor example
  10. 10.

    Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

    1. Aour class studied the Great Depression in history class last spring.
    2. BOur class studied the Great depression in history class last spring.
    3. COur class studied the Great Depression in history class last spring.
    4. DOur class studied the Great Depression in History class last spring.

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