Lesson Quest Reading Inventory #4
1.2 - 5.6

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.



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Summer in Italy

One summer Ruth, with her father and mother, visited her aunt in Venice, Italy. They stayed in her aunt's house near the sea. One day Ruth's aunt took her guests sight-seeing. Ruth was surprised to find that canals were used instead of streets. The water in the canals flowed in from the sea. That day she saw no horses, carriages, or carts. People went about in boats just as we ride in cars. The children of Venice would be surprised to ride in our automobiles and buses, just as Ruth was surprised at having a boat ride.

1. Who took Ruth sight-seeing? Her

uncle
cousin
aunt
mother

2. Ruth found that the streets were

wooden blocks
canals
paved roads
dirt roads

3. Ruth visited her aunt in

Rome
Paris
London
Venice

4. People of Venice went about in

carts
boats
buses
automobiles

5. Ruth went to Venice in the

autumn
summer
spring
winter

6. Her aunt's house was

on a mountain
by the side of a river
near the sea
next to the church

7. How many horses, carriages, and carts did she see?

none
a few
several
many

8. The water of the canal flowed in from the

sea away
rivers
lakes
ponds

9. While having a boat ride Ruth was

unhappy
afraid
surprised
nervous

10. What is this story mainly about?

Ruth's visit to the seashore
Ruth's visit to a strange city
a girl who took a ride in a rowboat
a summer vacation

11. Ruth was surprised because

Venice was so unlike her own home
she had never seen people riding about in boats
she couldn't see horses and carts
water came in from the sea


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