Reading Beginning of Year Assessment

Ant ate an apple. Ant ate apple pie. Ant ate applesauce. Ant ate acorns. Ant likes _______.

• food

• stories

• paint

• cities

What is the purpose of the underlined word in the sentence?

Whoa! This horse is too fast for me!

• It describes the size of the horse.

• It explains the color of the horse.

• It shows strong feelings about the horse.

• It joins two different thoughts about the horse.

Which sentence from the story uses words with the same beginning sound?

• Miki walked over and read it.

• Look out the window behind us, and play!

• Miki and Lyn gave each other a huge, happy hug.

Alice's feet hurt. It is because of her shoes. They pinch her toes. She soaks her feet in hot water. Alice needs _____ shoes.

• pretty

• wet

• new

• red

Choose the correct way to write the underlined part of the sentence.

I knew that I hear that song before.

• may hear

• has heard

• had heard

• No change

Choose the correct way to write the underlined part of the sentence.

Throughout the movie, the sound of lafter filled the theater.

• laftur

• laughter

• laughtur

• No change is needed

What is the beekeeper wearing in front of his face?

• a veil

• a suit

• a tray

• a glove

We are going to the zoo! We are going to see some monkeys. We are going to see some zebras. We are going to see some birds. We are going to

see some tigers. We will see some _______

• games

• flowers

• animals

• hills

Maisy's backpack is very heavy. It is full of books. Her brother cannot pick it up. She puts her arms through the straps. She lifts it up. Maisy is ________.

• messy

• playful

• funny

• strong

I knew she wasn't taking me seriously. But I didn't care. I was glad to have her down there with me. I never could have searched the basement on

my own. I didn't want to be _________.

• alone

• happy

• sad

• wet