MAP 3rd Grade Reading : MAP 3rd Grade Reading
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Example Question #1 : Map 3rd Grade Reading
“Honest Abe”
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.
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.
Lincoln became president in 1861. Lincoln wanted to end the use of slavery in the United States, which upset many people. Because of this, some states did not want to be apart of the United States and tried to have their own laws and rules. A war started and lasted for 4 years. This became known as the Civil War. After it ended, all of the states of the United States stayed together, and President Lincoln said that all slaves needed to be set free.
Abraham Lincoln’s life was too short. He died at age 56, but he will always be remembered.
What was the first thing we learned about Lincoln from the passage?
Lincoln was the 16th president
Lincoln was born in Kentucky
Lincoln is on the penny
Lincoln died at age 56
Lincoln is on the penny
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.
Example Question #2 : Map 3rd Grade Reading
“Honest Abe”
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.
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.
Lincoln became president in 1861. Lincoln wanted to end the use of slavery in the United States, which upset many people. Because of this, some states did not want to be apart of the United States and tried to have their own laws and rules. A war started and lasted for 4 years. This became known as the Civil War. After it ended, all of the states of the United States stayed together, and President Lincoln said that all slaves needed to be set free.
Abraham Lincoln’s life was too short. He died at age 56, but he will always be remembered.
What is the last detail about Lincoln that we learn from the passage?
Lincoln was the 16th president
Lincoln became president in 1861
Lincoln was born in 1809
Lincoln died at age 56
Lincoln died at age 56
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.
Example Question #3 : Map 3rd Grade Reading
“Honest Abe”
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.
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.
Lincoln became president in 1861. Lincoln wanted to end the use of slavery in the United States, which upset many people. Because of this, some states did not want to be apart of the United States and tried to have their own laws and rules. A war started and lasted for 4 years. This became known as the Civil War. After it ended, all of the states of the United States stayed together, and President Lincoln said that all slaves needed to be set free.
Abraham Lincoln’s life was too short. He died at age 56, but he will always be remembered.
Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
All of the choices are correct
Kentucky
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."
Example Question #4 : Map 3rd Grade Reading
“Honest Abe”
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.
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.
Lincoln became president in 1861. Lincoln wanted to end the use of slavery in the United States, which upset many people. Because of this, some states did not want to be apart of the United States and tried to have their own laws and rules. A war started and lasted for 4 years. This became known as the Civil War. After it ended, all of the states of the United States stayed together, and President Lincoln said that all slaves needed to be set free.
Abraham Lincoln’s life was too short. He died at age 56, but he will always be remembered.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president.
Abraham Lincoln in on the penny.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky.
Abraham Lincoln was a great president and person.
Abraham Lincoln was a great president and person.
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.
Example Question #5 : Map 3rd Grade Reading
“Honest Abe”
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.
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.
Lincoln became president in 1861. Lincoln wanted to end the use of slavery in the United States, which upset many people. Because of this, some states did not want to be apart of the United States and tried to have their own laws and rules. A war started and lasted for 4 years. This became known as the Civil War. After it ended, all of the states of the United States stayed together, and President Lincoln said that all slaves needed to be set free.
Abraham Lincoln’s life was too short. He died at age 56, but he will always be remembered.
Based on the passage, what describes Abraham Lincoln's childhood?
Easy
Happy
Challenging
Strict
Challenging
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.
Example Question #6 : Map 3rd Grade Reading
"Honest Abe”
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.
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.
Lincoln became president in 1861. Lincoln wanted to end the use of slavery in the United States, which upset many people. Because of this, some states did not want to be apart of the United States and tried to have their own laws and rules. A war started and lasted for 4 years. This became known as the Civil War. After it ended, all of the states of the United States stayed together, and President Lincoln said that all slaves needed to be set free.
Abraham Lincoln’s life was too short. He died at age 56, but he will always be remembered.
What does "self-taught" mean?
Learning at school
Going to school
Not learning
Learning on your own
Learning on your own
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.
Example Question #7 : Map 3rd Grade Reading
“Honest Abe”
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.
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.
Lincoln became president in 1861. Lincoln wanted to end the use of slavery in the United States, which upset many people. Because of this, some states did not want to be apart of the United States and tried to have their own laws and rules. A war started and lasted for 4 years. This became known as the Civil War. After it ended, all of the states of the United States stayed together, and President Lincoln said that all slaves needed to be set free.
Abraham Lincoln’s life was too short. He died at age 56, but he will always be remembered.
Who took care of Abraham after his mother passed away?
His sister
His stepmother
His dad
His brother
His sister
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.
Example Question #8 : Map 3rd Grade Reading
In the produce section, Hannah added peppers and apples to her cart.
What is another kind of produce?
Turkey
Blueberries
Ham
Cookies
Blueberries
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.
Example Question #9 : Map 3rd Grade Reading
The habitat has many different kinds of plants and animals.
What is an example of something that we might find in a habitat?
umbrella
oven
blanket
monkey
monkey
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.
Example Question #10 : Map 3rd Grade Reading
Select the answer that could be used to replace "purchase" in the sentence provided.
I wanted to bake a cake, so I went to the store to purchase sugar, eggs, and flour.
buy
take
see
make
buy
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.
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