SKILLS LIST and SAMPLE TEST ITEMS

FOR

PRACTICE TEST FOR READING, KINDERGARTEN - FORM B

(Test items developed for skills measured in ITBS*)

Skills

1.0 Vocabulary 3.0 Reading Comprehension

1.1Nouns 3.1 Words
1.2Verbs 3.2 Word Attack
1.3Modifiers 3.3 Pictures
2.0 Word Analysis 3.4 Sentences
2.1 Letter Identification 3.5 Stories
2.2 Single Consonants
2.3 Consonant Digraphs
2.4 Other Vowels
2.5 Long Vowels
2.6 Short Vowels

Number of questions: 114

Number of pages: TE=27; SE=22
Approximate testing time: 65 minutes

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ITBS PRACTICE TEST IN READING - KINDERGARTEN - FORM B
TEACHER EDITION
Teacher says: We will work some problems about word meaning. I will
read a word. Then you should fill in the circle under
the picture that shows the word I read. Look at the
first row where you see the letter A. Look at the
pictures. Which picture shows a shoe? Fill in the
circle under the picture of a shoe.

SAMPLE A

O O O
Teacher says: You should have filled in the circle under the first
picture. It is a shoe. Now we will do some more just
like this one. Listen carefully to the word I read.
Then fill in the circle under the picture that you think
goes with the word.

Teacher says: Move down to the next row. The word is watch. Fill in
the circle under the watch.

1. O O O
Teacher says: Move down to the next row. The word is sharp. Fill in
the circle under the picture that shows sharp.

2. O O O
ITBS PRACTICE TEST IN READING - KINDERGARTEN - FORM B
STUDENT EDITION

SAMPLE A

O O O

1. O O O

2. O O O

3. O O O

4. O O O