i-Ready Diagnostic practice, by grade

i-Ready practice tests

The i-Ready Diagnostic is a test many US schools give in the fall, winter and spring to see where a child is in reading and math. It is made by Curriculum Associates. It has no time limit, and it adapts: a right answer brings a harder question, a miss an easier one. Its report sorts answers into domains, such as Number and Operations or Phonics, and schools use it to plan lessons and to see growth through the year.

Our i-Ready-style practice comes in Math and Reading for Kindergarten to Grade 8, untimed and adaptive like the real test: each question follows from the last answer. Math covers i-Ready's four domains: Number and Operations, Algebra and Algebraic Thinking, Measurement and Data, and Geometry. Reading covers Phonological Awareness, Phonics and High-Frequency Words for the youngest readers, then Vocabulary and comprehension of literature and informational text. Kindergarten and Grade 1 hear every question read aloud. The report shows how many questions in each domain your child answered correctly, never a scale score or placement level. Each subject also comes as a fixed Practice test that runs from a grade below to a grade above.

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Questions in the i-Ready Diagnostic style

Written by us in the style of the published i-Ready Diagnostic question types.

Kindergarten Reading, Phonological Awareness: rhyming words
Which picture rhymes with pear?
1. A
2. B
3. C
Show the answer and whyHide the answer
AnswerB
1. Say "pear" and listen to how it ends.
2. Say the name of each picture. Find the one that ends the same way.
3. Final answer
  A chair.
Remember
Say both words aloud and listen to how they END.
Kindergarten Reading, Comprehension: Literature
Pancakes for Dad
It was Dad's birthday. Malik and his mom made pancakes.
Malik mixed the eggs and the milk. Mom cooked the pancakes in a hot pan.
The first pancake got too dark. "Oh no!" said Malik.
"We can try again," said Mom. The next pancake came out soft and gold.
Malik put a candle on top. Dad smiled a big smile. "This is the best birthday breakfast!" he said.
How did Malik feel when the pancake got too dark?
1. Asad
2. Bsleepy
3. Csilly
Show the answer and whyHide the answer
AnswerAsad
1. Listen to the part of the text the question is about.
2. Check each choice against it.
3. Final answer
  sad
Remember
Think about who is in the story, what they do and how they feel.
Grade 1 Math, Algebra and Algebraic Thinking: making ten
1 and what number make 6?
1. A1
2. B6
3. C5
Show the answer and whyHide the answer
AnswerC5
1. Start at 1 and count on to 6.
2. That is 5 more.
3. Final answer
  5.
Remember
Think of a number as two parts.
Grade 2 Reading, Phonics: reading a word
Read the word. Which picture shows it?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Show the answer and whyHide the answer
AnswerA
1. Say the sound of each letter, from left to right.
2. Blend the sounds together.
3. Final answer
  A pie.
Remember
Say the sound of each letter from left to right, then blend the sounds into a word.
Grade 3 Math, Number and Operations: comparing fractions
Which fraction is the greatest?
1. A1/3
2. B1/6
3. C1/8
4. D1/2
Show the answer and whyHide the answer
AnswerD1/2
1. The numerators are the same, so compare the size of the pieces.
2. A bigger denominator cuts the whole into more, smaller pieces.
3. Final answer
  1/2.
Remember
Same denominator: the bigger numerator is bigger.
Grade 4 Reading, Comprehension: Literature
The Fox and the Crow
A fable from ancient Greece
A crow found a piece of cheese and flew with it to a high branch. Below, a hungry fox sniffed the air and looked up.
"Good morning, Crow," said the fox in his sweetest voice. "What shiny feathers you have! What bright eyes! A bird as lovely as you must have a lovely voice too. Won't you sing just one song for me?"
The crow had never been called lovely before. She puffed out her chest, opened her beak wide, and let out a loud "CAW!"
Down fell the cheese. The fox snapped it up before it touched the ground.
"Thank you," said the fox, licking his lips. "You do have a voice. What you need is some sense. Next time, think twice before you trust someone who praises you only to get something you have."
What is the moral of this fable?
1. AHungry animals should look for food early.
2. BBe careful of someone who praises you just to get something.
3. CBirds are smarter than foxes.
4. DAlways share your food with others.
Show the answer and whyHide the answer
AnswerBBe careful of someone who praises you just to get something.
1. Find the part of the passage the question is about, and read it again.
2. Check each choice against it. Keep the one the passage backs up.
3. Final answer
  Be careful of someone who praises you just to get something.
Remember
Ask what the main character learns, or what the story or poem is trying to teach.
Grade 6 Math, Number and Operations: a ratio table
The table shows the ratio of pages read to minutes for a reader who keeps the same pace. Every column has the same ratio. What number goes in place of the question mark?
1. A40
2. B16
3. C25
4. D31
Show the answer and whyHide the answer
AnswerA40
1. Find the ratio in one full column
  2 to 5 is the same as 2 to 5.
2. In the column with the question mark, the top number is 16, which is 8 times 2.
3. Multiply the other number of the ratio by 8 too: 5 × 8 = 40.
4. Final answer
  40.
Remember
In equal ratios both numbers are multiplied by the same number, never added to.
Grade 7 Reading, Vocabulary: figurative language
Which sentence uses personification?
1. AThe moon peeked out from behind the clouds for a moment.
2. BWith a book and a blanket, Mia was as happy as a clam.
3. CAfter soccer practice, I wanted to eat a big dinner.
4. DVolunteers do most of the work at our town library.
Show the answer and whyHide the answer
AnswerAThe moon peeked out from behind the clouds for a moment.
1. Personification gives an animal, an object or an idea human actions or feelings.
2. A simile compares two things using "like" or "as."
3. Look for something that is not a person doing what only a person can do.
4. Final answer
  The moon peeked out from behind the clouds for a moment.
Remember
These words do not mean exactly what they say.

The test

The two tests

Test	Grades	Questions	Time	What is on it
Math	Kindergarten to Grade 8	40 (K to Grade 1), 50 from Grade 2	No time limit	Number and Operations; Algebra and Algebraic Thinking; Measurement and Data (with statistics and probability from Grade 6); Geometry. Read aloud in Kindergarten and Grade 1.
Reading	Kindergarten to Grade 8	40 (K to Grade 1), 50 from Grade 2	No time limit	Phonological Awareness (K to Grade 1), Phonics and High-Frequency Words (K to Grade 2), Vocabulary, and Comprehension of Literature and of Informational Text. Read aloud to Grade 2.

Curriculum Associates publishes the domains, that the Diagnostic is untimed and adaptive, and that the foundational reading domains are for the youngest readers. It does not publish a question count (the real test stops when it has placed a child) or each domain's share, so our lengths and mix are our estimate. Our questions and passages are our own, from the Common Core standards for each grade.

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Three free practice tests. Unlimited tests and answers are US$49.

A free account includes 3 practice tests. A plan opens unlimited tests and shows your child what they got right, the right answers and how to reach them, on every MAP Growth, i-Ready and early reading test. Practicing for more than one kind of test? The US bundle covers them all for US$99.

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Questions

What parents ask

Are these real i-Ready questions?: No. i-Ready Diagnostic questions are secure. We write our own questions and passages from the Common Core standards behind i-Ready's domains, in the same kinds of question.
Is it adaptive like the real one?: Yes. Each question is picked from your child's last answer: a right answer brings a harder one and a miss an easier one, from two grades below to two grades above. There is no clock. Each subject also comes as a fixed Practice test.
Does a practice result predict my child's i-Ready score or placement?: No. A scale score and a placement level such as Early or Mid on grade level come from Curriculum Associates' own questions and scale, which only the real test can give. Our report shows the number of questions answered correctly in each domain, and which questions are worth another look.
Why are some questions hard?: Because the test adapts. It keeps asking harder questions until your child misses some, so everyone meets questions they find hard. That is how it finds a level, not a sign that something went badly.
Why does Reading change after Grade 2?: i-Ready gives every Kindergarten to Grade 2 child questions on sounds, phonics and sight words. From Grade 3 those come only for children whose answers call for them, so our Grade 3 to 8 tests are vocabulary and reading comprehension.
Is it free?: A free account includes 3 practice tests. The MAP Growth and i-Ready pack (US$49 for six months) opens unlimited i-Ready-style and MAP Growth tests, and shows which questions were right, the right answers and a worked solution or explanation for each. The US bundle (US$99) covers every US test we offer.

i-Ready is a registered trademark of Curriculum Associates, LLC. Scholar Tests is not affiliated with or endorsed by Curriculum Associates or any school district. Our i-Ready-style practice questions and passages are written by us from the Common Core standards the i-Ready Diagnostic's domains follow; they are not real i-Ready questions, and a practice result is not an i-Ready scale score or placement level.