Lesson Quest Reading Inventory

Lesson Quest Reading Inventory #19
1.7 - 8.2

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 Circus

Isn't the circus a wonderful place? Everyone seems so happy. There is the clown selling ballons.. Here is a peddler selling popcorn and peanuts. In one of the little tents you may see Tillie, the fat lady, for ten cents. Listen! What is that man saying? A two headed cow! You never heard of half the sights. All the way to the big tent the baths is crowded with side shows. Giant, seals, snakes, and acrobats invite you. inside the big tent the real snow begins. Horses, monkeys, dogs all do the cleverest tricks. The snakes, lions, and tigers remain in cages, so you need not be afriad. The band plays all the time. Oh, but it's fun to be at the circus!

1. The circus is given in a

theater
barn
hall
tent

2. How does the circus make people feel

happy
foolish
sad
cross

3. Along the path are

trees
houses
side shows
barns

4. Balloons are sold by?

peddlers
clowns
acrobats
monkeys

5. How many heads has the cow?

none
one
two
three

6. Tillie is a

clown
monkey
fat lady
tiger

7. When does the band play?

before the circus
all the time
after the circus
often

8. Which do clever tricks?

peddlers
fat ladies
lions
horses

9. Which are not in cages

dogs
tigers
lions
snakes

10. Which sentence best sums up the entire story

Everyone seems so gay and happy
A two-headed cow!
Oh, but it's fun at the circus
You never heard of half the sights

11. The author is probably a

young person
man
woman
clown

Your score is out of 11

Click on the appropriate grade level for a list of equivalent reading books.

Score

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11

Grade Level

1.7

2.1

2.5

2.9

3.3

3.7

4.2

4.8

5.4

6.2

7.0

8.2

Score	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Grade Level	1.7	2.1	2.5	2.9	3.3	3.7	4.2	4.8	5.4	6.2	7.0	8.2