Sample Reading Items for End of Grade 3

Information about the Items

1. Which word has the same BEGINNING sound as fit?

A. pit
B. pony
C. phone
D. pretty

R-3-1.1 (decoding)

Item Type: MC - stand alone

Alignment to GLE R-3-1.1: Applies word identification/ decoding strategies by… Identifying multi-syllabic words, by using knowledge of sounds

Depth of Knowledge: Level 1- Read words in isolation; Read multi-syllabic words

2. Which word has the same BEGINNING sound as jump?

A. garden
B. gentle
C. guard
D. grant

R-3-1.1 (decoding)

Item Type: MC - stand alone

Alignment to GLE R-3-1.1: Applies word identification/ decoding strategies by… Identifying multi-syllabic words, by using knowledge of sounds

Depth of Knowledge: Level 1- Read words in isolation; Read multi-syllabic word

3. Which word has the SAME vowel sound as bought?

A. towel
B. tough
C. through
D. taught

R-3-1.1 (variant spelling)

Item Type: MC - stand alone

Alignment to GLE R-3-1.1: Applies word identification/ decoding strategies by… Identifying multi-syllabic words, by using knowledge of sounds or word patterns (including variant spellings for vowels)

Depth of Knowledge: Level 1- Read words in isolation; Read multi-syllabic word