The purpose of this reading inventory is to return a test score that directly correlates to the reading level of the student being tested. Read the following selection and answer as many questions as possible in 3 minutes! At the completion of the test, match the test score with the appropriate grade level listed at the bottom of the page. This button will open the "Timer" window which will allow you to "Start" the timer. After you have started the timer, go to work on the Inventory. The timer will ask you to "Stop" when the time has elapsed. The Mouse That Got Away Do you know why cats do not wash before they eat, as children do? Someone has said that is the reason why. Years ago a hungry cat caught a fine, fat mouse. The little mouse stopped squealing and said, "All gentlefolk wash their faces before they think of eating." The cat wanted to seem to have good manners, so she lifted her paw from the mouse to wash her face. The sly litle mouse then quickly scampered off without stopping to say "good-bye." That afternoon many cats, from far and near met and passed a law forbidding any cat to wash until it had eaten. 1. This cat was? large fat hungry playful 2. The mouse was? fat and healthy fine and fat small and thin hungry and thin 3. The cat lifted her paw to? wash her face play let the mouse go rest 4. The mouse wanted to? talk to the cat make the cat polite have good maners run far away 5. The mouse? struggled begged to go squealed bit 6. As he ran away, the mouse said? nothing "good-bye" "you have good manners" " I fooled you." 7. The cats who passed a law came from? many countries near by far and near the barns 8. The cats met? that afternoon at once at night in a barn 9. The law said that cats should not? wash catch mice eat birds wash before eating 10. When she washed her face the cat was? playful angry trusting watching 11. The mouse was? happy friendly clever gentle Your score is out of 11 Click on the appropriate grade level for a list of equivalent reading books. Score 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Grade Level 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.8 5.3 5.9 6.6 7.6
This button will open the "Timer" window which will allow you to "Start" the timer. After you have started the timer, go to work on the Inventory. The timer will ask you to "Stop" when the time has elapsed.
The Mouse That Got Away Do you know why cats do not wash before they eat, as children do? Someone has said that is the reason why. Years ago a hungry cat caught a fine, fat mouse. The little mouse stopped squealing and said, "All gentlefolk wash their faces before they think of eating." The cat wanted to seem to have good manners, so she lifted her paw from the mouse to wash her face. The sly litle mouse then quickly scampered off without stopping to say "good-bye." That afternoon many cats, from far and near met and passed a law forbidding any cat to wash until it had eaten.
large fat hungry playful
2. The mouse was?
fat and healthy fine and fat small and thin hungry and thin
3. The cat lifted her paw to?
wash her face play let the mouse go rest
4. The mouse wanted to?
talk to the cat make the cat polite have good maners run far away
5. The mouse?
struggled begged to go squealed bit
6. As he ran away, the mouse said?
nothing "good-bye" "you have good manners" " I fooled you."
7. The cats who passed a law came from?
many countries near by far and near the barns
8. The cats met?
that afternoon at once at night in a barn
9. The law said that cats should not?
wash catch mice eat birds wash before eating
10. When she washed her face the cat was?
playful angry trusting watching
11. The mouse was?
happy friendly clever gentle
Your score is out of 11
Click on the appropriate grade level for a list of equivalent reading books.