Exit Level Reading Inventory

Shelby got up and went between the seats to the back of the bus where the luggage was piled. Her blue duffle bag, of course, was almost on the bottom. She got a grip on one of its loops and tugged.

Shelby tried to __________________ her bag. 1000+L

• remove

• sell

• fix

• pack

As Mrs. Hamma began to write the next week's assignment on the board, some students looked anxiously at their watches and others asked about the time. Then they all quickly copied the information into their notebooks. It was almost eight o'clock. Those who had to get to second jobs did not want to be late; some even hoped to have time for a bite to eat first. Others were just tired and wanted to get home.

The students wanted to __________________. 1000+L

• practice

• exercise

• leave

• study

The clothes worn by most Egyptian people were made from linen. Flax, which linen is made from, grows well in the Egyptians climate, and the fabric is cool and comfortable. Most people wore undyed linen, decorated by pleating. Only the rich could afford brightly colored cloth.

The dyed linen was _______________. 1000+L

• plain

• rough

• strong

• expensive

People are moving into the tigers' habitat. Villagers living in or near where tigers live have cut down jungles and woods for farms and homes. They've drained the swamps and dug up grasslands to grow crops. To feed themselves, the people overhunt the animals that are also the tigers' prey.

People and tigers are __________________. 1000+L

• flourishing

• rejoicing

• competing

• consenting

Venezuelans are avid baseball fans. Every big city has its own major-league team. The champions go on to play in the Caribbean Series, a South American version of the World Series.

Beseball is ___________ in Venezuela. 1000+L

• popular

• different

• unknown

• expensive

The lease had run out on the land where James Burbage's Theatre stood. The building was twenty-three years old, and too small besides. When the landlord demanded more rent for his land, Richard Burbage and his brother, Cuthbert, decided to build another playhouse. They leased land across the Thames River from London, near the Rose and the Swan.

They changed ___________________. 1000+L

• management

• locations

• stories

• ideas

Momma was right. With big clumps of his hair sticking out to the side over his ears like that he really did look like Bozo. I broke out laughing, but Byron shot me a real dirty look. I stopped and looked back down at my math book. I hated it when things like that happened and my head automatically went down by itself.

Byron could _________ me. 1000L

• tickle

• imitate

• affect

• enlighten

The reddish brown patches on the giraffe's coat are special, too. In a way, these markings are like human fingerprints. Each giraffe has its own pattern, and - while the markings darken with age - their shape never changes. This means that researchers can identify individual giraffes in the wild and study them over time.

The pattern on each giraffe is _______________. 1000+L

• perfect

• unique

• simple

• hidden

Most professional sumo wrestlers are huge men. There are no weight divisions. If a man weighing 150 pounds wants to be a professional sumo wrestler, he may have to wrestle a man twice his weight. It's not easy for a 150-pound man to push a 300-pounder around.

A wrestler's weight is ________________. 1000+L

• unrestricted

• unannounced

• insignificant

• mysterious

The role that sports plays in a young adults life is an important one. So many aspects of adult life can be learned from being a young athlete. Most important, you might learn that the discipline that pushes you to go faster, shoot better, move quicker, or even just attend practice regularly is the same discipline that will help you study more, learn more, and achieve more. There are no shortcuts to being a good athlete. You will be only as good as the effort you put into training and practice.

Sports can help you _________________.

• communicate

• succeed

• relax

• meditate