MAP Test Practice 8th Grade

Eighth grade math, reading, language usage and science, grouped by the instructional areas NWEA lists for MAP Growth.

A line passes through the points (0, 4) and (3, 10). What is its rate of change?

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Unofficial practice questions, not affiliated with NWEA, which publishes MAP Growth. Bank checked October 8, 2026.

The real tests: MAP Growth, grade 8

Tests at this grade
Math 6+, Reading 6+, Language 2+ and Science 6–8, each a separate test. A school chooses which it gives.
Length
40 to 43 questions a test. NWEA calls the number approximate, because the test adapts to the student.
Time
Untimed. NWEA's summary gives about 45 to 60 minutes a test.
Math 6+ areas
Operations and Algebraic Thinking; The Real and Complex Number Systems; Geometry; Statistics and Probability.
Scores
A RIT score for the subject and for each instructional area.
How often
Up to four times in a school year.

Checked October 8, 2026 against the MAP Growth Test Description and Test Descriptions Summary of the MAP Help Center, the MAP Growth Features page and the MAP Growth: Instructional Areas documents of July 2023, NWEA. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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Math: all 20 questions

Operations and Algebraic Thinking 5

  • A gym charges a $15 sign-up fee plus $8 for each visit. Which equation gives the total cost C for v visits? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Use Functions to Model Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.F.B.4
  • A line passes through the points (0, 4) and (3, 10). What is its rate of change? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Use Functions to Model Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.F.B.4
  • Solve for x: 3(x − 4) = 2x + 5 MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Expressions and Equations), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.EE.C.7
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking, continued

  • Which number is equal to (5³ × 5⁴) ÷ 5⁵? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Expressions and Equations), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.EE.A.1
  • Which ordered pair is the solution of the system y = 2x + 1 and y = −x + 10? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Expressions and Equations), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.EE.C.8

The Real and Complex Number Systems 5

  • A square garden has an area of 90 square feet, so each side is √90 feet long. Between which two whole numbers is √90? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area The Real and Complex Number Systems (Extend and Use Properties), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.NS.A.2
  • The graph of a proportional relationship passes through (0, 0) and (6, 15). What is the unit rate? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area The Real and Complex Number Systems (Ratios and Proportional Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.EE.B.5
  • What is (4 × 10⁵) × (2 × 10³) in scientific notation? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area The Real and Complex Number Systems (Perform Operations), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.EE.A.4
  • What value of x makes x³ = 64 true? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area The Real and Complex Number Systems (Perform Operations), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.EE.A.2
  • Which fraction equals the repeating decimal 0.777…, with the 7 repeating? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area The Real and Complex Number Systems (Extend and Use Properties), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.NS.A.1

Geometry 5

  • A cylinder has a radius of 3 cm and a height of 10 cm. What is its volume in terms of π? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Geometry (Geometric Measurement and Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.G.C.9
  • A right triangle has legs of 9 cm and 12 cm. How long is the hypotenuse? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Geometry (Congruence, Similarity, Right Triangles, & Trig), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.G.B.7
  • The point (−2, 5) is translated 4 units right and 3 units down. Where is its image? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Geometry (Congruence, Similarity, Right Triangles, & Trig), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.G.A.3
  • Two angles of a triangle measure 47° and 68°. What is the measure of the exterior angle at the third vertex? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Geometry (Geometric Measurement and Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.G.A.5
  • What is the distance between the points (3, −2) and (8, 10)? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Geometry (Congruence, Similarity, Right Triangles, & Trig), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.G.B.8

Statistics and Probability 5

  • A line of fit for a plant's height is y = 3x + 12, where x is weeks and y is centimeters. What height does it predict at week 6? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Statistics and Probability (Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.SP.A.3
  • A line of fit for taxi fares is y = 2.5x + 4, where x is miles and y is dollars. What does the 4 represent? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Statistics and Probability (Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.SP.A.3
  • In a survey of 40 students, 24 play a sport. Of those 24, 18 also play an instrument. What percent of the students who play a sport also play an instrument? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Statistics and Probability (Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.SP.A.4
  • On a scatter plot, one point lies far away from the pattern of all the others. What is that point called? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Statistics and Probability (Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.SP.A.1
  • On a scatter plot, the points fall from upper left to lower right: as hours of practice go up, errors go down. What kind of association is this? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Statistics and Probability (Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data), NWEA; Common Core standard 8.SP.A.1

How this list was compiled: Outline: NWEA, MAP Growth, https://www.nwea.org/map-growth/; MAP Growth Test Description (MAP Help Center), https://teach.mapnwea.org/impl/maphelp/Content/AboutMAP/MAPTestDescription.htm; MAP Growth: Instructional Areas, CCSS, dated July 12, 2023, https://cdn.nwea.org/state-information/CCSS_STANDARDS_2023.pdf, all read 2026-10-08. Each question names the Common Core standard it practices, https://www.thecorestandards.org/Math/, read 2026-10-08. Each answer was worked out twice. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a MAP Growth test, from a sample or practice item of NWEA, or from another practice test.

Reading: all 9 questions

Literary Text 3

  • "Dara's hands shook as she walked to the microphone. She had nearly stayed home. Halfway through her speech her voice steadied, and when the applause came she was already planning the next one." Which theme does the passage suggest? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Literary Text (Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize), NWEA; Common Core standard RL.8.2
  • "Grandpa hummed as he sketched next year's window display. In Tom's pocket, the letter from the bank said the shop would be sold by spring." What effect does the gap between what Tom knows and what Grandpa knows create? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Literary Text (Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure), NWEA; Common Core standard RL.8.6
  • "'Take mine,' Leo said, sliding his umbrella across the bench as the first drops fell. Then he turned up his collar and stepped into the rain." What does this incident reveal about Leo? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Literary Text (Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize), NWEA; Common Core standard RL.8.3
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Informational Text 3

  • "Each spring the creek flooded the lower field. Last year the town dug a shallow basin upstream to hold the extra water. This spring the field stayed dry." How is the passage organized? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Informational Text (Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure), NWEA; Common Core standard RI.8.5
  • "Marlow's council planted 300 street trees along its hottest blocks. The next summer, sidewalk temperatures on those blocks were lower than on blocks left bare, and more people chose to walk." What is the central idea? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Informational Text (Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize), NWEA; Common Core standard RI.8.2
  • "Our school day begins at 7:20. By third period, half my classmates are fighting to stay awake. The board should move the first bell to 8:30 so that students can learn while alert." What is the author's purpose? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Informational Text (Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure), NWEA; Common Core standard RI.8.6

Vocabulary 3

  • "The hikers were famished after the climb and emptied their packs of food within minutes." What does "famished" mean? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Vocabulary (Vocabulary), NWEA; Common Core standard L.8.4.a; meaning read at Wiktionary, "famished"
  • "On the morning of the science fair, the classroom was a beehive." What does the figure of speech mean? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Vocabulary (Vocabulary), NWEA; Common Core standard L.8.5.a
  • The words "recede" and "precede" share the Latin root "cede." What does the root mean? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Vocabulary (Vocabulary), NWEA; Common Core standard L.8.4.b; meaning read at Wiktionary, "recede"

How this list was compiled: Outline: NWEA, MAP Growth, https://www.nwea.org/map-growth/; MAP Growth Test Description (MAP Help Center), https://teach.mapnwea.org/impl/maphelp/Content/AboutMAP/MAPTestDescription.htm; MAP Growth: Instructional Areas, CCSS, dated July 12, 2023, https://cdn.nwea.org/state-information/CCSS_STANDARDS_2023.pdf, all read 2026-10-08. Each question names the Common Core standard it practices, https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/, read 2026-10-08. Word meanings were read at Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/, 2026-10-08. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a MAP Growth test, from a sample or practice item of NWEA, or from another practice test.

Language usage: all 12 questions

Writing: Write, Revise Texts for Purpose and Audience 4

  • A student claims that the town should add a crosswalk at Oak Street. Which sentence supports the claim with evidence? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Writing: Write, Revise Texts for Purpose and Audience (Provide Support; Develop Topics; Conduct Research), NWEA; Common Core standard W.8.1.b
  • A student is writing a report on pollution in a local river. Which source is most credible? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Writing: Write, Revise Texts for Purpose and Audience (Provide Support; Develop Topics; Conduct Research), NWEA; Common Core standard W.8.8
  • Which sentence keeps a formal style for a lab report? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Writing: Write, Revise Texts for Purpose and Audience (Establish and Maintain Style; Use Precise Language), NWEA; Common Core standard W.8.2.e
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Writing: Write, Revise Texts for Purpose and Audience, continued

  • Which transition best fills the blank? "The trail was closed for repairs. ____, the hikers took the longer river route." MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Writing: Write, Revise Texts for Purpose and Audience (Plan, Organize; Create Cohesion, Use Transitions), NWEA; Common Core standard W.8.2.c

Language: Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage 4

  • In the sentence "The barking dog woke the neighbors," what is the word "barking"? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage (Parts of Speech), NWEA; Common Core standard L.8.1.a
  • Which sentence about the debate trophy is written in the passive voice? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage (Phrases, Clauses, Agreement, Sentences), NWEA; Common Core standard L.8.1.b
  • Which sentence has an inappropriate shift in verb voice? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage (Phrases, Clauses, Agreement, Sentences), NWEA; Common Core standard L.8.1.d
  • Which word correctly completes the sentence? "If she ____ the captain, she would change the lineup." MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage (Phrases, Clauses, Agreement, Sentences), NWEA; Common Core standard L.8.1.c

Language: Understand, Edit for Mechanics 4

  • A writer quotes a sentence but leaves out several words in the middle. Which punctuation mark shows the omission? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Mechanics (Punctuation), NWEA; Common Core standard L.8.2.b
  • Which sentence capitalizes the park, the family title and the month correctly? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Mechanics (Capitalization), NWEA; Common Core standard L.8.2
  • Which sentence places the comma correctly after its introductory clause? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Mechanics (Punctuation), NWEA; Common Core standard L.8.2.a
  • Which spelling correctly completes the sentence? "A ticket is ____ to board the train." MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Mechanics (Spelling), NWEA; Common Core standard L.8.2.c

How this list was compiled: Outline: NWEA, MAP Growth, https://www.nwea.org/map-growth/; MAP Growth Test Description (MAP Help Center), https://teach.mapnwea.org/impl/maphelp/Content/AboutMAP/MAPTestDescription.htm; MAP Growth: Instructional Areas, CCSS, dated July 12, 2023, https://cdn.nwea.org/state-information/CCSS_STANDARDS_2023.pdf, all read 2026-10-08. Each question names the Common Core standard it practices, https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/, read 2026-10-08. Spellings were checked at Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/, 2026-10-08. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a MAP Growth test, from a sample or practice item of NWEA, or from another practice test.

Science: all 12 questions

Life Science 4

  • A mutation can be passed on to an organism's offspring when it occurs in which kind of cell? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Life Science (Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits), NWEA; fact read at National Human Genome Research Institute, Talking Glossary, "Mutation"
  • A pea plant inherits an allele for tall stems from one parent and an allele for short stems from the other, and it grows tall. What is the tall allele called? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Life Science (Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits), NWEA; fact read at National Human Genome Research Institute, Talking Glossary, "Dominant"
  • Humans have 46 chromosomes in 23 pairs. How many chromosomes does a child inherit from each parent? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Life Science (Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits), NWEA; fact read at National Human Genome Research Institute, Talking Glossary, "Chromosome"
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Life Science, continued

  • In DNA, which base bonds with adenine? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Life Science (From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes), NWEA; fact read at National Human Genome Research Institute, Talking Glossary, "Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)"

Physical Science 4

  • A hockey puck slides across smooth ice at a steady speed in a straight line. By Newton's first law, what will change its motion? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Physical Science (Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions), NWEA; fact read at NASA Glenn Research Center, "Newton's Laws of Motion"
  • A swimmer pushes backward on a pool wall, and the wall pushes the swimmer forward. Which law describes this pair of forces? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Physical Science (Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions), NWEA; fact read at NASA Glenn Research Center, "Newton's Laws of Motion"
  • A wave completes 20 cycles in 4 seconds. What is its frequency? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Physical Science (Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer), NWEA; fact read at NASA Science, "Anatomy of an Electromagnetic Wave"
  • The same net force is applied to two carts. Cart B has twice the mass of cart A. How does cart B's acceleration compare with cart A's? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Physical Science (Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions), NWEA; fact read at NASA Glenn Research Center, "Newton's Laws of Motion"

Earth and Space Science 4

  • How much of the Moon is lit by the Sun at any moment? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Earth and Space Science (Earth's Place in the Universe), NWEA; fact read at NASA Science, "Moon Phases"
  • What causes an earthquake? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Earth and Space Science (Earth's Systems), NWEA; fact read at U.S. Geological Survey, "What is an earthquake and what causes them to happen?"
  • What causes the ocean's tides? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Earth and Space Science (Earth's Place in the Universe), NWEA; fact read at NOAA National Ocean Service, "What are tides?"
  • Which of these is a description of climate, not of weather? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Earth and Space Science (Earth's Systems), NWEA; fact read at NOAA National Ocean Service, "What is the difference between weather and climate?"

How this list was compiled: Outline: NWEA, MAP Growth, https://www.nwea.org/map-growth/; MAP Growth Test Description (MAP Help Center), https://teach.mapnwea.org/impl/maphelp/Content/AboutMAP/MAPTestDescription.htm; MAP Growth: Instructional Areas, NGSS, dated July 12, 2023, https://cdn.nwea.org/state-information/NGSS_STANDARDS_2023.pdf, all read 2026-10-08. Each fact was read on the public page named on its question (National Human Genome Research Institute, NASA, NOAA, U.S. Geological Survey), all 2026-10-08. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a MAP Growth test, from a sample or practice item of NWEA, or from another practice test.

How it works

Unofficial practice for the MAP Growth tests an eighth grader takes: Math 6+, Reading 6+, Language 2+ and Science 6–8. These are this site's own questions, none from a real test. Not affiliated with NWEA, the publisher.

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What grade 8 looks like here

Under the four instructional areas of NWEA's Math 6+ test, the grade 8 questions cover linear equations and systems, functions, exponents and scientific notation, the Pythagorean theorem, transformations and scatter plots. Language usage adds verb voice and mood; science leans on heredity and forces.

How the real test differs

MAP Growth is computer adaptive: NWEA says the number of questions varies as the test adapts to each answer. This page does not adapt. It asks a fixed set at grade 8 level, and its reading questions use a few sentences each.

  • After a round, note the instructional area with the most misses: MAP Growth reports a score for each area too.

Questions and answers

What is on the 8th grade MAP test?

Up to four subjects, as the school chooses. Math covers algebra, the number system, geometry and statistics. Reading covers literary text, informational text and vocabulary. Language usage covers writing, grammar and mechanics. Science covers life, physical, and Earth and space science.

Is MAP testing timed?

No. NWEA calls MAP Growth untimed and gives about 45 to 60 minutes as the usual length of one test, plus 10 to 15 minutes for setup.

Is there a MAP practice test for 8th grade as a PDF?

Yes. This practice prints as a paper test with an answer key, and the print window can save it as a PDF.

How is the 8th grade MAP test scored?

With a RIT score for each subject and each instructional area, on a scale that does not depend on grade, so growth can be measured from year to year. NWEA publishes norms for comparing scores.

Is MAP Growth the same as the Missouri MAP test?

No. In Missouri, MAP is the Missouri Assessment Program, the state's own tests, run by its Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. This page follows NWEA's MAP Growth and not the Missouri tests.

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