I-READ Mock Test

1. Look at the words.

Find the word that has the same beginning sound as "grass".

• gray

• guest

• glove

Look at the words.

Find the word that has the same ending sound as "rain".

• sting

• done

• tiny

Look at the words.

Find the word that has the same vowel sound as the underlined part of the word below:

sad

• pain

• chart

• crash

• waste

4. Choose the word that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined word:

was sad

• angry

• careful

• excited

• unhappy

Choose the word that means the opposite of the underlined word:

to give away

• help

• take

• offer

• send

Read the sentences. Then choose the word that correctly completes both sentences:

The _____ is coming down the track. You can _____ your dog to fetch the newspaper.

• car

• teach

• train

• horse

Find the word that has the suffix, and ONLY the suffix, underlined.

• careless

• beautiful

• quicker

• suddenly

Read the story. For each of the blanks, there is a list of words with the same number. Choose the word from each list that best completes the meaning of the story.

Close the front __(1)__ so the warm air stays inside the house.

You may want to put on an extra __(2)__ if you are still cold.

Which word goes in blank (1) ?

• (1) box

• (1) case

• (1) door

• (1) lid

Read the story. For each of the blanks, there is a list of words with the same number. Choose the word from each list that best completes the meaning of the story.

Close the front __(1)__ so the warm air stays inside the house.

You may want to put on an extra __(2)__ if you are still cold.

Which word goes in blank (2) ?

• (2) cane

• (2) ring

• (2) shoe

• (2) sweater

The author writes that no one knows for certain where snow fleas go.

Which of these words means the opposite of certain?

• clear

• unsure

• worried