Practice Test 11 - 1st Grade Reading

20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.

  1. What is the author's purpose for writing this text?
  2. What do both Talia and Jonah do?
  3. Read the story. My name is Keisha. I packed my lunch in a brown bag. I walked to school with my brother. At recess, I played tag with Maya. I felt fast when I ran. I smiled all the way home. Who is telling the story?
  4. Before reading this story, what would help you know what to expect in the story?
  5. What is the best way for Carlos to fix his reading so it sounds smooth?
  6. Zoe writes about her family trip: 'We drove to the beech to swim.' Her dad points out that she used the right sounds but picked the wrong spelling for where they went. What should Zoe change?
  7. Read the story. I am a rabbit named Fluffy, and I hop quickly. I hopped to the garden behind the red shed. I found three carrots under the green leaves. I nibbled one carrot and saved two. Then I hurried back to my burrow. I felt full and very happy. Who is telling this story?
  8. Look at the sentences. Which one starts correctly with a capital letter?
  9. Emma wants to make sure her classmates understand the order of steps in making cookies. Which visual display would MOST help them follow the sequence she describes?
  10. What does the word 'blaring' tell us about the siren's sound?
  11. Which sentence is a key detail from the text?
  12. The lunch lady says: 'Get your tray, then get in line.' You get in line but realize you forgot your tray. What should you do?
  13. Read both stories. How are Sofia and Carlos the same?
  14. The word wave begins with a sound. Add that sound to the word part in. What word do you make?
  15. How does the author help you picture what the lightning bolts looked like?
  16. What effect was the author creating with the sparkling, big magic words?
  17. Choose the sentence where ALL the adjectives are used correctly with their articles:
  18. Why did the author make the title letters so big on the cover?
  19. What is the setting of the story?
  20. Read the word. What is it?

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