Placement Test A
WonderSkills Reading
Date
Name
Read, look, and choose. (1-3)
1. taste
ⓐ
ⓑ
ⓒ
ⓑ
ⓒ
ⓑ
ⓒ
2. fall
ⓐ
3. shoulder
ⓐ
Look, read, and choose. (4-6)
4.
I _________ a stone.
ⓐ grab
ⓑ pull
ⓒ break
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5.
They _________ some boxes.
ⓐ carry
ⓑ search
ⓒ crawl
6.
It’s bad to be _________ to someone.
ⓐ full
ⓑ mean
ⓒ proud
Look, read, and choose. (7-9)
7.
ⓐ Read they the book.
ⓑ They read the book.
ⓒ The book read they.
8.
ⓐ We can play in the rain.
ⓑ Play can we in the rain.
ⓒ In the rain can we play.
9.
ⓐ The ladder climbs she.
ⓑ Climbs she the ladder.
ⓒ She climbs the ladder.
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Read and choose the correct answers. (10-11)
I see a dog. I can pat it. I see a cat. I can pat it. I see a goldfish in a
bowl. I can’t pat it. I can watch it. It’s my new pet!
10. I can’t __________ a goldfish.
ⓐ see
ⓑ pat
ⓒ watch
11. The __________ is my new pet.
ⓐ dog
ⓑ cat
ⓒ goldfish
Read and choose the correct answers. (12-13)
There is a big storm. It’s rainy. Mack and Ben are sad. They can’t
go out. They can’t play with the new bat and ball. Now it’s sunny.
There is a rainbow. They can go out and play.
12. Mack and Ben can’t go out when it’s__________.
ⓐ sad
ⓑ rainy
ⓒ sunny
13. It’s sunny and there is a __________.
ⓐ bat
ⓑ storm
ⓒ rainbow
Read and choose the correct answers. (14-15)
It’s Luke’s birthday. His friends want to have a party. They make a
cake. They put posters on the wall. The gifts and the cake are on
the table. His friends hide under the table. Luke is here!
“Surprise!” they say.
14. Luke’s friends put __________ on the wall.
ⓐ a cake
ⓑ posters
ⓒ gifts
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15. Luke’s friends __________ under the table.
ⓐ make
ⓑ hide
ⓒ put
Read and choose the correct answers. (16-17)
Six chicks live on a farm. They go out with their mom and dad.
They walk up a hill. They dig and make a garden. They walk down
the hill to the blueberry bushes. The chicks pick some
blueberries. The chicks get dirty. They get clean in the pond. The
chicks like the farm.
16. What do the chicks make on the hill?
ⓐ a farm
ⓑ a garden
ⓒ a pond
17. Where do the chicks get clean?
ⓐ in the pond
ⓑ in the garden
ⓒ on the hill
Read and choose the correct answers. (18-19)
Five bugs are playing in a field. Bee and Ladybug can fly.
Grasshopper can jump. Ant can run fast. But poor Caterpillar
can’t fly or jump. He can’t run fast. Caterpillar is sad. One day,
they see a beautiful bug. It has gold wings. “It’s me! Caterpillar!”
says Butterfly. “I’m different now, but I’m still your friend.”
18. What bug can’t fly or jump?
ⓐ Caterpillar
ⓑ Ladybug
ⓒ Grasshopper
19. Caterpillar and Butterfly look __________.
ⓐ beautiful
ⓑ the same
ⓒ different
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Read and choose the correct answer. (20)
In the fall, farmers pick the food they grow in their fields. This is
called the harvest. People are happy because they have food for
the winter. In the United States, people gather together for a
Thanksgiving meal at this time. They eat turkey, vegetables, and
pumpkin pie. Many cities and towns have a big parade, too.
People march, dance, and sing. It is a fun time for all.
20. What do people do at Thanksgiving in the United States?
ⓐ They march, sing, and swim.
ⓑ They eat turkey and pumpkin pie.
ⓒ They leave their homes to get food for the winter.
Each correct answer is worth 2 marks.
Scoring Guide
Score
Recommended Level of WonderSkills Reading
0-8
WonderSkills Reading Starter 1
9 - 16
WonderSkills Reading Starter 2
17 - 24
WonderSkills Reading Starter 3
25 - 30
WonderSkills Reading Basic 1
31 - 36
WonderSkills Reading Basic 2
37 - 40
WonderSkills Reading Basic 3
If a student receives a perfect or near-perfect score on Placement Test A,
you may administer Placement Test B.
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