MAP 3rd Grade Reading - MAP 3rd Grade Reading

The answer to this question can be found directly in the text. We are told in the second paragraph that Lincoln was born in Kentucky. We were also told that he lived in Indiana and Illinois, but he was born in Kentucky.

"Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in a one-room home in Kentucky, and then later moved to Indiana and later Illinois. He grew up very poor and after his mother passed away, his older sister took care of him. Abraham Lincoln did not have an easy time growing up, but he was very smart. Most of what he knew he learned on his own by reading books."

We can use context clues to help us answer this question. Let's look at where "self-taught" is found in the passage.

"Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in a one-room home in Kentucky, and then later moved to Indiana and later Illinois. He grew up very poor and after his mother passed away, his older sister took care of him. Abraham Lincoln did not have an easy time growing up, but he was very smart. Most of what he knew he learned on his own by reading books, he was self-taught."

The last sentence of this paragraph gives us a clue of what "self-taught" means. We are told that Lincoln learned on his own, which is what "self-taught" means. "Learning on your own" is the correct answer.

The main idea and a detail from a passage are often confused. The main idea of a passage is what the passage is about. It's not just a detail found in the passage. In the passage we learned the Lincoln is on the penny, was born in Kentucky, and that he was the 16th president. These are all details found in the passage, not the main idea. The main idea of this passage was that Abraham Lincoln was a great person and president.

This answer will not be found directly in the text, but we can use details from the text to help us select an answer. In the passage, we are told that Lincoln did not have an easy time growing up. His mother passed away when he was young and he grew up very poor. Because of these things, his childhood was most likely not happy or easy. It would be very sad and hard to lose a mother so young and grow up in a one-room home. Nothing is mentioned about Lincoln's dad or sister being strict.

"Challenging" is the best answer to this questions. It would be challenging to grow up poor, having to teach yourself things instead of being taught by a teacher everyday, and losing your mother at a young age.

Because we are looking for the first thing that we learned, we want to start at the beginning of the passage. The first thing that we learn is that Abraham Lincoln is on the penny.

"Abraham Lincoln is not just the face on the penny. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and he was known as “Honest Abe." This nickname started when he was a young boy working in a store. If he gave someone the wrong change back, then he would follow them home and give them their left over money. “Honest Abe” is remembered as an honest boy and a great president. "

We are told that he's "not just the face on the penny" which means that he is on the penny, but was also many other things. He was the 16th president, he was born in Kentucky, and he died at age 56. But the first thing we learn is that he was on the penny.

Because we are looking for the last detail, we want to look near the end of the passage.

"Abraham Lincoln’s life was too short. He died at age 56, but he will always be remembered."

Lincoln did become president in 1861, was born in 1809, and was the 16th president, but we learn about those things before we learn that he died at age 56.

This is an answer that can be found directly in the text because this is a detail.

"Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in a one-room home in Kentucky, and then later moved to Indiana and later Illinois. He grew up very poor and after his mother passed away, his older sister took care of him. Abraham Lincoln did not have an easy time growing up, but he was very smart. Most of what he knew he learned on his own by reading books, he was self-taught."

The correct answer is his sister.

To answer this question correctly, we need to select one word that makes sense in both sentences. Let's look at our answer choices and plug them into the sentences:

"plane":

Instead of driving, we took the plane to New York City. This does make sense, but let's try "plane" in the next sentence.

When you have a puppy, you have to plane the puppy to listen. This does not make sense. A plane is something that you fly in the air, which does not fit into this sentence.

"boat":

Instead of driving, we took the boat to New York City. This does make sense, depending on where you are coming from, you could take a boat to New York City, but let's try "boat" in the next sentence.

When you have a puppy, you have to boat the puppy to listen. This does not make sense. A boat is something you ride in on the water, which does not fit into this sentence.

"ask":

Instead of driving, we took the ask to New York City. This does not make sense because "ask" is not something that you travel in.

When you have a puppy, you have to ask the puppy to listen. This does make sense, but since "ask" doesn't fit for the first sentence, this can't be the correct answer.

"train":

Instead of driving, we took the train to New York City.

When you have a puppy, you have to train the puppy to listen.

"Train" is a word with multiple meanings. A train is something that you can use to travel, and it's also something you do when you are teaching someone, or something, a new skill. "Train" is the correct answer.

To answer this question correctly, we need to select one word that makes sense in both sentences. Let's look at our answer choices and plug them into the sentences:

"owl":

While Ryan was camping, he saw a owl flying around his tent at night. An owl is something that you might see flying around at night, so this sentence makes sense.

Before baseball practice, Max made sure he had his glove and his owl in his bag. An owl is an animal, and not something you'd need in your bag for baseball practice. "Owl" is not the correct answer.

"ball":

While Ryan was camping, he saw a ball flying around his tent at night. A ball is not something that you would see flying around a tent at night.

Before baseball practice, Max made sure he had his glove and his ball in his bag. A ball is something that you would put in your baseball bag, but because "ball" didn't make sense in the first sentence, this is not the correct answer.

"bird":

While Ryan was camping, he saw a bird flying around his tent at night. A bird is something that you might see flying around at night, so this sentence makes sense.

Before baseball practice, Max made sure he had his glove and his bird in his bag. A bird is an animal, and not something you'd need in your bag for baseball practice. "Bird" is not the correct answer.

"bat":

While Ryan was camping, he saw a bat flying around his tent at night. An bat is something that you might see flying around at night, so this sentence makes sense.

Before baseball practice, Max made sure he had his glove and his bat in his bag. A bat is something that you would put in your baseball bag, so this sentence makes sense.

"Bat" is the correct answer.

We can use context clues from the sentence in the question to help us select the correct answer.

We were told in the sentence that Hannah was in the produce section of the store, and she put peppers and apples into her cart. Peppers are a vegetable and apples are a fruit. Based on this, we are looking for the answer choice that is either a vegetable or a fruit. "Blueberries" are a fruit, thus "blueberries" is the correct answer.

We can use context clues from the sentence in the question to help us select the correct answer.

We are told in the sentence that a habitat has many different kinds of plants and animals. This means that our answer choice should be a plant or an animal. "Monkey" is the correct answer because a monkey is an animal. None of the other answer choices, umbrella, oven, or blanket, are examples of plants or animals.

When we go to a store, we buy groceries. Normally, we add the items that we need to our cart, and then we check- out and purchase, or buy, our items. Purchase means to buy, so "buy" is the correct answer.

When we go to the store, we do not make things in the store, nor do we take things. We always have to buy the items, because taking would be stealing. Also, just going to the store to see the items you need to bake a cake would not help you actually bake the cake.

This is an answer that can be found directly in the text because this is a detail.

"Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in a one-room home in Kentucky, and then later moved to Indiana and later Illinois. He grew up very poor and after his mother passed away, his older sister took care of him. Abraham Lincoln did not have an easy time growing up, but he was very smart. Most of what he knew he learned on his own by reading books, he was self-taught."

The correct answer is his sister.

To answer this question correctly, we need to select one word that makes sense in both sentences. Let's look at our answer choices and plug them into the sentences:

"plane":

Instead of driving, we took the plane to New York City. This does make sense, but let's try "plane" in the next sentence.

When you have a puppy, you have to plane the puppy to listen. This does not make sense. A plane is something that you fly in the air, which does not fit into this sentence.

"boat":

Instead of driving, we took the boat to New York City. This does make sense, depending on where you are coming from, you could take a boat to New York City, but let's try "boat" in the next sentence.

When you have a puppy, you have to boat the puppy to listen. This does not make sense. A boat is something you ride in on the water, which does not fit into this sentence.

"ask":

Instead of driving, we took the ask to New York City. This does not make sense because "ask" is not something that you travel in.

When you have a puppy, you have to ask the puppy to listen. This does make sense, but since "ask" doesn't fit for the first sentence, this can't be the correct answer.

"train":

Instead of driving, we took the train to New York City.

When you have a puppy, you have to train the puppy to listen.

"Train" is a word with multiple meanings. A train is something that you can use to travel, and it's also something you do when you are teaching someone, or something, a new skill. "Train" is the correct answer.

To answer this question correctly, we need to select one word that makes sense in both sentences. Let's look at our answer choices and plug them into the sentences:

"owl":

While Ryan was camping, he saw a owl flying around his tent at night. An owl is something that you might see flying around at night, so this sentence makes sense.

Before baseball practice, Max made sure he had his glove and his owl in his bag. An owl is an animal, and not something you'd need in your bag for baseball practice. "Owl" is not the correct answer.

"ball":

While Ryan was camping, he saw a ball flying around his tent at night. A ball is not something that you would see flying around a tent at night.

Before baseball practice, Max made sure he had his glove and his ball in his bag. A ball is something that you would put in your baseball bag, but because "ball" didn't make sense in the first sentence, this is not the correct answer.

"bird":

While Ryan was camping, he saw a bird flying around his tent at night. A bird is something that you might see flying around at night, so this sentence makes sense.

Before baseball practice, Max made sure he had his glove and his bird in his bag. A bird is an animal, and not something you'd need in your bag for baseball practice. "Bird" is not the correct answer.

"bat":

While Ryan was camping, he saw a bat flying around his tent at night. An bat is something that you might see flying around at night, so this sentence makes sense.

Before baseball practice, Max made sure he had his glove and his bat in his bag. A bat is something that you would put in your baseball bag, so this sentence makes sense.

"Bat" is the correct answer.

We can use context clues from the sentence in the question to help us select the correct answer.

We were told in the sentence that Hannah was in the produce section of the store, and she put peppers and apples into her cart. Peppers are a vegetable and apples are a fruit. Based on this, we are looking for the answer choice that is either a vegetable or a fruit. "Blueberries" are a fruit, thus "blueberries" is the correct answer.

We can use context clues from the sentence in the question to help us select the correct answer.

We are told in the sentence that a habitat has many different kinds of plants and animals. This means that our answer choice should be a plant or an animal. "Monkey" is the correct answer because a monkey is an animal. None of the other answer choices, umbrella, oven, or blanket, are examples of plants or animals.

When we go to a store, we buy groceries. Normally, we add the items that we need to our cart, and then we check- out and purchase, or buy, our items. Purchase means to buy, so "buy" is the correct answer.

When we go to the store, we do not make things in the store, nor do we take things. We always have to buy the items, because taking would be stealing. Also, just going to the store to see the items you need to bake a cake would not help you actually bake the cake.

To answer this question correctly, we need to select one word that makes sense in both sentences. Let's look at our answer choices and plug them into the sentences:

"plane":

Instead of driving, we took the plane to New York City. This does make sense, but let's try "plane" in the next sentence.

When you have a puppy, you have to plane the puppy to listen. This does not make sense. A plane is something that you fly in the air, which does not fit into this sentence.

"boat":

Instead of driving, we took the boat to New York City. This does make sense, depending on where you are coming from, you could take a boat to New York City, but let's try "boat" in the next sentence.

When you have a puppy, you have to boat the puppy to listen. This does not make sense. A boat is something you ride in on the water, which does not fit into this sentence.

"ask":

Instead of driving, we took the ask to New York City. This does not make sense because "ask" is not something that you travel in.

When you have a puppy, you have to ask the puppy to listen. This does make sense, but since "ask" doesn't fit for the first sentence, this can't be the correct answer.

"train":

Instead of driving, we took the train to New York City.

When you have a puppy, you have to train the puppy to listen.

"Train" is a word with multiple meanings. A train is something that you can use to travel, and it's also something you do when you are teaching someone, or something, a new skill. "Train" is the correct answer.

To answer this question correctly, we need to select one word that makes sense in both sentences. Let's look at our answer choices and plug them into the sentences:

"owl":

While Ryan was camping, he saw a owl flying around his tent at night. An owl is something that you might see flying around at night, so this sentence makes sense.

Before baseball practice, Max made sure he had his glove and his owl in his bag. An owl is an animal, and not something you'd need in your bag for baseball practice. "Owl" is not the correct answer.

"ball":

While Ryan was camping, he saw a ball flying around his tent at night. A ball is not something that you would see flying around a tent at night.

Before baseball practice, Max made sure he had his glove and his ball in his bag. A ball is something that you would put in your baseball bag, but because "ball" didn't make sense in the first sentence, this is not the correct answer.

"bird":

While Ryan was camping, he saw a bird flying around his tent at night. A bird is something that you might see flying around at night, so this sentence makes sense.

Before baseball practice, Max made sure he had his glove and his bird in his bag. A bird is an animal, and not something you'd need in your bag for baseball practice. "Bird" is not the correct answer.

"bat":

While Ryan was camping, he saw a bat flying around his tent at night. An bat is something that you might see flying around at night, so this sentence makes sense.

Before baseball practice, Max made sure he had his glove and his bat in his bag. A bat is something that you would put in your baseball bag, so this sentence makes sense.

"Bat" is the correct answer.