8th Grade MAP Practice Test English : Set 1

Question 1 of 25

1. Question

Which word is NOT spelled correctly?

stationery
machinery
exemplary
disciplinery

Question 2 of 25

2. Question

Which line contains a spelling error?

patios, radios, heros
altos, pianos, solos
potatoes, tomatoes, concertos
rodeos, videos, sopranos

Question 3 of 25

3. Question

After completing a difficult race, Marty was proud to find his name on the winner’s board.
The underlined words are:

nouns
verbs
adjectives
adverbs

Question 4 of 25

4. Question

Which one of the following words could function as an adjective in a sentence?

inspires
inspirationally
inspiration
inspirational

Question 5 of 25

5. Question

Which sentence is NOT written correctly?

The choir sounded so good good at last night’s concert.
That haircut looks good on you.
Bryce runs well, now that he has new shoes.
How well do you know the material for the French exam?

Question 6 of 25

6. Question

Which sentence is NOT written correctly?

Liz seldom uses the dictionary.
James drives more slowly than the average driver.
Gail drives cautious on icy roads.
Braxton never seems to make it to the bus stop on time.

Question 7 of 25

7. Question

Which sentence shows a superlative adverb?

Beth completed the process very efficiently.
Sally works more quickly than most.
Gerald reads quietly in the window seat.
Out of the entire class, Grace works most carefully.

Question 8 of 25

8. Question

The plant turns ________ without water.
Choose the best missing word.

best
empty
grow
brown

Question 9 of 25

9. Question

Hasn’t Susie ________ at least an inch this summer?
Choose the correct verb.

grew
been growing
grown
grow

Question 10 of 25

10. Question

I ________ on the beach for three hours.
Choose the missing irregular verb.

laid
have laid
have lain
have been laying

Question 11 of 25

11. Question

When you go to the movie, don’t ________ on the floor.
Choose the best missing word.

set
be setting
sit
sat

Question 12 of 25

12. Question

Which sentence is correct?

I can’t hardly think of anything else.
Joe doesn’t hardly know grammar.
Rachel didn’t scarcely have anything to wear.
Sue scarcely remembers my name.

Question 13 of 25

13. Question

Which is NOT a correct irregular noun?

child – children
passerby – passersby
two-year-old – two-years-old
parenthesis – parentheses

Question 14 of 25

14. Question

Which word is both plural and possessive?

animal’s
giraffes
girl’s
children’s

Question 15 of 25

15. Question

The final solution involves using several committees’ input to accomplish it.
Which of the underlined words is a pronoun?

final
involves
committees’
it

Question 16 of 25

16. Question

Which sentence is correct?

Tim and me swam in the lake.
Ellen gave cookies to Evan and me.
I and Lindsay calculated our English grades.
Frank provided a picnic for Daisy and I.

Question 17 of 25

17. Question

Which sentence is NOT correct?

His desire to complete the lesson himself has driven him to study carefully.
Gail was so upset about her grade on her essay that she signed herself up for a class in basic writing.
This new class gave herself the confidence to write well.
I myself could use a course in writing.

Question 18 of 25

18. Question

James, John and ________ will join the tennis team next spring.
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentences?

me
us
them
I

Question 19 of 25

19. Question

Choose the correct word.
________ of the people were eligible to vote in the election.

Few
Each
One
Either

Question 20 of 25

20. Question

She wrote the story that won first prize in the magazine.
Which is the main clause in this sentence?

She wrote the story
in the magazine
that won first prize
the story that won

Question 21 of 25

21. Question

Which verb form is not used correctly?

The children have torn down their fort.
Harriet brung the umbrella into the house.
The brightly colored balloons have burst.
Jill is doing the best she can.

Question 22 of 25

22. Question

Which one of the comparative forms is incorrect?

good – better – best
well – better – best
nice – nicer – nicest
worse – worser – worsest

Question 23 of 25

23. Question

The art lesson covered all the primary colors.
Identify the complete predicate of the sentence.

The art lesson
lesson covered
covered all
covered all the primary colors

Question 24 of 25

24. Question

Which sentence shows clear pronoun-antecedent agreement?

We unpacked our books from the boxes and then returned them to the office.
As soon as the monkeys left their cages, the janitors cleaned them.
Right after the principal sent letters to the teachers, she became alarmed.
The students and teachers left the building when the fire alarm sounded in her ears.

Question 25 of 25

25. Question

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

The empty blanks reminded me that I did not know any answers.
Her complexion was leather after years of suntanning.
He eats like a wild horse.
The room was beautifully decorated with red roses.