Lexile Level: 180L
RAPID ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT READING ASSESSMENT FOR NOVELS
Passage from The Conch Novice Level in The Key West Series by Candice Meyer
Lexile Level: 180L
Instructional Level Books: (1) The Key West Series-Short Vowel Stories
Dad and I fish. Dad pins six hooks on his hat. (A) I pin a hook on my hat. I fill the kit. Jack hits the lid. Jack kicks the kit. I pick up the cat. I put him on my hip. I kiss Jack’s pink nose. Dad sits in the boat. Jack and I sit in the boat. I can see a ship on the water. I see a red fish in the water. A fish has fins. The fins help the fish swim. A bird sings. A bird flaps its wings in the wind. It dips in the water. The bird grabs a fish. The bird can fish. (B)
I grab the hook from my hat. I put the hook on my rod. Dad puts the hook on his rod. The hooks sink in the water. A fish nips at Dad’s hook. The tip of his rod dips. When the fish nips, the tip of the rod dips. Dad lifts his rod. I swing the net. I miss the fish. I swing the net. I get the fish with the net. The fish flips in the net. I lift the net. Dad’s fish is small. Dad can fish. (C) The tip of my rod dips. A fish bit my hook! I lift my rod. Dad gets the fish in the net. Jack licks the fish. I can fish. The fish is big. I get my wish. I did it. I win. I put the fish in a dish. The fish is not in the dish. Jack is in the dish. Jack licks his lips. Jack can fish. (D)
1. The word “hook“ is closest in meaning to
a. spot on a fish
b. a thing to catch fish
c. a fish that dips
d. a net to catch fish
2. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
a.Dad has the big fish.
b. Jack is in the net.
c.The fish is in Jack.
d. Sam did not get a wish.
3. According to the passage, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT
a. A fish has fins to swim.
b. Dad and Sam fish with rods.
c. Jack’s wish is to get in the kit.
d. The bird grabs Sam’s fish.
4. Paragraph 2 supports which of the following statements in paragraph 1 that . . .
a. the bird can fish.
b. the bird can get swim.
c. the fish can swim.
d. Dad and Sam can fish.
5. Which of the sentences below expresses the essential information in the following sentences?
Sentence: My fish is big. I get my wish. I put the fish in a dish. The fish is not in the dish. Jack is in the dish. Jack licks his lips. Jack can fish.
a. Sam’s wish is to put Jack in the dish.
b. Dad hid the fish.
c. Jack gets the fish in the dish.
d. The fish is not Sam’s wish.
6. According to the passage . . .
a.Sam did not miss Dad’s fish with the net.
b. Dad did not get Sam’s fish with the net.
c.the bird dips to get a fish.
d. Jack swims to get a fish.
7. Look at the letters (A, B, C, and D) that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passag
Sentence: The bird, Dad, Sam, and Jack can fish.
Where would the sentence fit best?
a. Option A
b. Option B
c. Option C
d. Option D
An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE (3) answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage.
Introductory Sentence: Dad, Sam, and Jack fish in the water.
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a. Sam gets the big fish.
b. The bird did not get a
c. Dad gets a small fish.
d. Jack gets Sam’s fish that is in the dish.
e. When the fish nips, the rod dips.
Evaluation
Reading Errors
Independent Level 5 incorrect words
Instructional Level 10 incorrect words
Frustration Level More than 10 incorrect words
Percentage Correct
Independent Level 80% Instructional Level 50% – 80% Frustration Level Below 50%
Answers
1. b
2. c
3. c
4. d
5. c
6. c
7. d
8. a, c, or d
9. a, c, or d
10. a, c, or d