NWEA MAPS Reading Review

NWEA MAPSReading Review

Foundational Skills and Vocabulary

a. ran

b. walked

c. smiled

d. danced

Which prefix best completes the word in the following sentence?

It is best to ___heat the oven before you cook a pizza.

a. reb. disc. misd. pre

Which suffix best completes the word in the following sentence?

The boy wanted to be the first in line to ride the roller coaster because, when it comes to roller coasters, he is fear___.

a. fulb. lyc. lessd. er

Which prefix best completes the word in the following sentence?

My work was __correct, so I had to redo it.

a. inb. misc. red. dis

What does the word unhappy mean?

a. very happy

b. not happy

c. happy again

d. happy before

What is the prefix in the word reviewing?

a. re

b. view

c. ing

d. review

Which suffix best completes the word in the following sentence?

She is the happ__ girl in the class.

a. yb. ilyc. iestd. ier

Informational Text

a. explain how jackets are made

b. sell jackets

c. entertain people with a snowman

d. persuade people to wear warm clothes

This is an example of a

a. table of contentsb. listc. informational magazined. weather report

Literature

What is the author’s attitude about the circus?

a. the circus is scaryb. the circus is excitingc. the circus is dangerousd. the circus is hillarious

A story with pretend characters and/or events is…

a. make believeb. non-fictionc. poetryd. realistic

Read the passageI got up and walked to the curb to see what all the noise was

coming from. About a block away, I saw a crowd of little kids yelling, with the dogs yipping and growling around someone who was walking down the middle of the street.

I watched the group as it slowly came closer. In the middle of the strange procession was a man wearing a tall black hat. He paused and then peered at something in his hand and then at the houses on both sides of the street. I felt hot and cold at the same time as I recognized the man. “Oh, no!” I whispered. “It’s grandpa!”

Who is the narrator in the story?

a. grandpab. motherc. a policemand. the grandchild

a. persuade

b. entertain

c. inform

d. sell a newspaper