Reading Placement Assessment 1B=Grade 1

Read this passage carefully and choose the best answer :

A Good Idea

“Haven’t you ever seen a money tree?” asked Misha. Talib shook his head. “How do people get a money tree?” “Easy!” Misha laughed. “They plant a coin in a pot full of dirt. Then they water it.” “When the coin grows into a tree, flowers grow on it. The flowers turn into money,” she told him.

Choose the correct answer.

Who is explaining about the money tree?

• Misha

• Mother

• Samantha

• Jamil

Read this passage carefully and choose the best answer :

Trouble! Mother did not like Misha playing tricks on Talib. “There is only one thing to do,” Mother said. “Take the coins out of your pyramid bank and put them in Talib’s tree of life” “But I was saving up to buy a book!” Misha told her mother.

• Misha should keep her coins for herself.
• Misha should give her coins to her mother.
• Misha should hide her coins from Talib.
• Misha should give her coins to Talib.

Choose the correct answer.

If a passage is repetitive, it . . .

• introduces many unfamiliar words

• says the same thing, again and again,

• uses no unfamiliar words

• has long sentences

Type the letter to show the beginning sound of each picture.

Type the letter to show the ending sound of each picture.

Read this passage carefully and choose the best answer :

A Good Idea

“Haven’t you ever seen a money tree?” asked Misha. Talib shook his head. “How do people get a money tree?” “Easy!” Misha laughed. “They plant a coin in a pot full of dirt. Then they water it.” “When the coin grows into a tree, flowers grow on it. The flowers turn into money,” she told him.

Choose the correct answer.

What is the first step to grow a money tree?

• Prune the tree.

• Plant a coin.

• Water the plant.

• Pick the flowers.

Talib and Jamel are the same age. Jamel is

15 years old. So . . .

• Talib is at least 16 years old.

• Talib is less than 15 years

• Talib is 15 years old.

• Talib is at least 16 years old.

Read the story and choose whether the answer is Tue or False:

Carl is a cat. Carl likes to take walks. Carl likes to play. Carl likes to eat fish. At the end of the day, Carl curls up and sleeps by the fire. You are a good cat, Carl!

Carl sleeps in the car.

• True

• False

Choose the correct answer.

Which line is vertical? ____________

• a

• b

• c

• d

Read the story and choose whether the answer is Tue or False:

Carl is a cat. Carl likes to take walks. Carl likes to play. Carl likes to eat fish. At the end of the day, Carl curls up and sleeps by the fire. You are a good cat, Carl!

Carl likes to eat bugs.

• True

• False