Printable Reading Tests The reading paragraphs and Cloze exercises that follow are designed to provide a graded, representative sample of text from Grade 1 to Grade 6. Grade 1. Grade 2. Grade 3. Grade 4. Grade 5. Grade 6. Fun at the Farm Playing in the Leaves Crossing the River Sheriff Bacon's Buried Treasure Emperor Salmon and Tog The Case of Bad Medicine For instructions on using and grading the passages, see Children with School Problems: A Physician s Manual, 2 nd ed. (eds. D Andrews and W Mahoney), pages 112-117. Order at www.cps.ca Paragraphs developed by Angus Lloyd, MEd, Educational Consultant. Constructed from reading vocabulary from sources such as: Mann PH, Suiter P. Handbook of Diagnostic Inventories: Spelling, Reading, Handwriting, Arithmetic; A Practical Guide with Duplicate Masters. Boston MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1975.
Fun at the Farm One day I went to the farm. I went with my Mother. There was a red farm house. Many animals live at the farm. We saw little yellow ducks. We saw a dog playing with a ball. I like the farm. It is fun.
Fun at the Farm One day I went to the. I went my Mother. There was a red farm. Many live at the farm. We little yellow. We saw a dog with a. I the farm. It is.
Playing in the Leaves It was a nice fall day. Bill and Ann were playing on the grass. The wind blew. The leaves fell from the trees. Some fell on Bill's head. I like the beautiful leaves, said Bill. The friends made a big pile of leaves. Let's ask if we can play here tomorrow, said Ann. Bill said, Yes, we can make a bigger pile of leaves.
Playing in the Leaves It was a nice day. Bill and Ann playing on the grass. The blew. The leaves fell the trees. Some fell Bill's head. I like beautiful leaves, said Bill. The made a big pile of leaves. Let's ask if can play here tomorrow, Ann. Bill said, Yes, we make a bigger of leaves.
Crossing the River One cold day, Bill and his cousin went on a journey. They walked along a gravel path until they reached a stream. A sign beside the stream said, danger no crossing. Bill and his cousin wanted to get to the other side of the stream. They needed to find another way to cross the stream. The boys walked along the stream for fifteen minutes. Luckily, they saw a bridge. They used the bridge to cross safely over the stream. Bill and his cousin did not want to freeze in the icy stream.
Crossing the River One cold day, Bill his cousin went on a. They walked along a path until they reached stream. A sign the stream said, danger crossing. Bill and his wanted to get to other side of the stream. They needed to find way to cross the The boys walked along stream for fifteen minutes. they saw a bridge. used the bridge to safely over the stream. and his cousin did want to freeze in icy stream.
Sheriff Bacon's Buried Treasure One peaceful day, Sheriff Bacon was relaxing at his desk. He received an alarming phone call. An evil spy, in search of a great fortune, was designing a map to find the Sheriff's buried treasure. Knowledge about the spy and his plan spread through the western town. The Sheriff gathered a search party of people who had the courage to stop the spy. The search was a success. With the help of some guides, the search party trailed the spy to an island where he was arrested. The spy was silent. He was taken to a cell and locked up forever. In the end, Sheriff Bacon buried his treasure in a new hiding place.
Sheriff Bacon's Buried Treasure One peaceful day, Sheriff was relaxing at his. He received an alarming call. An evil spy, search of a great, was designing a map find the Sheriff's buried Knowledge about the spy his plan spread through western town. The Sheriff a search party of who had the courage stop the spy. The search was a success. With help of some the search party trailed the to an island where was arrested. The spy silent. He was taken a cell and locked forever. In the end, Bacon buried his treasure a new hiding place.
Emperor Salmon and Tog Emperor Salmon was a great scholar who lived in ancient times. Nobody liked him much because he was always solemn and serious. His only friend was a dangerous man named Tog. Tog had an ivory spear which he used as a weapon. He always defeated the Emperor's enemies. Salmon made a magnificent home for Tog with expensive cushions, silk curtains and a wonderful terrace garden for Tog to play in. The people did not like Tog and they did not like the emperor so they plotted to get rid of him. They invited anyone with ambition to come to the kingdom and fight Tog. Many came and Tog grew tired of fighting constantly. He asked the emperor to let him retire and be an ordinary subject. Salmon realized he had no choice but to scare away his enemies so he made up a legend regarding Tog. People heard the legend and were so afraid of the story, they did not try to fight with Tog.
Emperor Salmon and Tog Emperor Salmon was a scholar who lived in ancient. Nobody liked him much he was always solemn serious. His only friend a dangerous man named Tog. Tog an ivory spear which used as a. He always defeated the enemies. Salmon made a magnificent for Tog with expensive, silk curtains and a wonderful terrace garden for Tog play in. The people did like Tog and they not like the emperor they plotted to get of him. They invited with ambition to come the kingdom and fight. Many came and Tog grew of fighting constantly. He the emperor to let retire and be an subject. Salmon realized he no choice but to away his enemies so he up a legend regarding. People heard the legend were so afraid the story, they did try to fight with Tog.
The Case of Bad Medicine Jack was running down the dark corridor of the drug warehouse. His heart pounded rapidly against his chest. He was positive that he was being followed. As he proceeded down the hallway, he came to a door that was partially opened. Afraid of being detained by whoever was following him, Jack ignored the DANGER sign and entered the room. It looked like an abandoned laboratory. There were various bottles containing different coloured liquids placed on the counter tops. Suddenly, there was a loud SLAM. A large blond man, with extensive scars on his face, stood motionless in the doorway. The man summoned Jack, Come here you nosey kid. Not on your life, replied Jack as he quickly darted behind one of the counter tops. The man followed Jack, slipped and knocked himself out cold. Jack called the police and gave them a detailed account of what had happened. The police told Jack that they had been searching for this malicious man for months. The man was arrested and Jack received a medal for his cooperation in solving The Case of Bad Medicine.
The Case of Bad Medicine Jack was running down the dark corridor of the warehouse. His heart pounded against his chest. He positive that he was followed. As he proceeded the hallway, he came a door that was opened. Afraid of being by whoever was following, Jack ignored the DANGER and entered the room. looked like an abandoned. There were various bottles different coloured liquids placed the counter tops. Suddenly, was a loud SLAM. large blond man, with scars on his face, motionless in the doorway. man summoned Jack, Come you nosey kid. Not on your. replied Jack as he darted behind one of counter tops. The man Jack, slipped and knocked out cold. Jack called the and gave them a detailed of what had happened. The told Jack that they been searching for this man for months. The was arrested and Jack a medal for his in solving The Case Bad Medicine.