Free printable i-Ready practice test for Grade 5

Reading

Circle the letter of the best answer, or two letters where a question asks for two. No time limit.

1. 1.

   Which sentence uses a simile?

   1. AWith a calculator, the math test was a breeze.
   2. BThick snow covered the whole town.
   3. CJamal was not afraid when he stood up to the bully.
   4. DAfter the long hike, Leo slept like a log until noon.

2. Summer Reading Challenge

   Maple Grove Public Library
   Summer Reading Challenge
   June 16 to August 8

   Read, explore, and earn prizes this summer! The challenge is free and open to all kids ages 5 to 12.

   How It Works
   1. Sign up at the front desk to get your reading log.
   2. Read for 20 minutes or more each day. Books, magazines, and comics all count!
   3. Color in one star on your log for each day you read.
   4. Bring your log to the front desk every Friday to collect a sticker.

   Prizes
   Fill 10 stars: a free book to keep
   Fill 25 stars: a ticket to the Ice Cream Social
   Fill 40 stars: your name on the Reading Wall of Fame

   Special Events (Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.)
   June 25: Reptile Visitors from the Nature Center
   July 16: Make Your Own Comic Book
   August 6: Ice Cream Social for star readers

   2.

   Under which heading can a reader find out what happens on July 16?

   1. ASummer Reading Challenge
   2. BReading Log
   3. CPrizes
   4. DSpecial Events
3. 3.

   How many stars must a reader fill to get a free book?

   1. A5
   2. B40
   3. C10
   4. D20
4. 4.

   Which reader will have a name on the Reading Wall of Fame?

   1. AA reader who signs up on the very first day
   2. BA reader who reads 40 books in one week
   3. CA reader who reads for at least 20 minutes on 40 different days
   4. DA reader who reads for 40 minutes on one day
5. 5.

   Sharpen your pencil so the lead has a good point.

   Which meaning of lead is used in this sentence?

   1. Aa soft, heavy gray metal
   2. Bshow the way by going first
   3. Cthe first place in a race or game
   4. Dthe gray part of a pencil that writes

6. Above the Tree Line

   Theo had been looking forward to this hike all summer. He and his grandmother, whom everyone called Nana Jo, had started up the trail at six in the morning. The air in the Colorado mountains was so cold that their breath made little clouds. Their goal was the top of Elk Peak, a rocky summit more than 13,000 feet high.

   For three hours, they climbed through pine forest. Then the trees grew shorter and more twisted, until finally they stopped growing at all. Theo and Nana Jo stepped out above the tree line, onto a wide slope of grass, wildflowers, and loose gray rock. The summit rose ahead of them like a giant's broken tooth.

   "Two more miles," said Nana Jo, checking her map. "Maybe an hour and a half."

   Theo grinned. He could already picture himself at the top, waving at the whole world.

   They climbed steadily as the path zigzagged back and forth across the slope. A marmot whistled at them from behind a boulder, and Theo whistled back. But as the morning wore on, Theo noticed Nana Jo looking over her shoulder more and more often.

   Behind them, to the west, a cloud was growing. It had started as a small white puff. Now it was tall and lumpy, with a flat gray bottom, and it was getting darker.

   Nana Jo stopped. "Theo," she said, "we need to talk about that cloud."

   "It's far away," Theo said. "We're so close."

   "In these mountains, storms often build in the afternoon," Nana Jo said. "Up here above the trees, we're the tallest things around. That's not where you want to be when there's lightning."

   Theo looked at the summit. It seemed close enough to touch. Then he looked back at the cloud. A low rumble rolled across the valley, so faint he almost thought he had imagined it.

   His chest felt tight. He had waited all summer for this. But he remembered something Nana Jo always said: "A good hiker makes plans. A wise hiker changes them."

   "Okay," he said slowly. "Let's go down."

   They hurried back along the zigzag path. By the time they reached the shelter of the trees, the first fat raindrops were splashing on the rocks behind them. Thunder boomed over the summit where they would have been standing. Theo and Nana Jo waited under the thick pines, eating trail mix and listening to the rain.

   An hour later, the storm had passed, and the sun came out over the wet meadow.

   "I'm proud of you," said Nana Jo. "Turning around is the hardest part of climbing."

   Theo looked up at Elk Peak, shining now in the afternoon light. "It'll still be there next summer," he said.

   "So will we," said Nana Jo, and she smiled.

   6.

   Which sentence best summarizes the story?

   1. ATheo and his grandmother hike in the rain all afternoon.
   2. BTheo and his grandmother reach the top of Elk Peak and wave at the world.
   3. CTheo and his grandmother turn back before reaching a summit because a storm is coming.
   4. DTheo gets lost above the tree line and finds his way back alone.
7. 7.

   The summit "rose ahead of them like a giant's broken tooth." What does this simile help the reader picture?

   1. AA peak shaped like a person
   2. BA tall, jagged, rocky peak
   3. CA peak covered with soft grass
   4. DA white peak covered in snow
8. 8.

   Why does Nana Jo say they should not stay above the tree line?

   1. AThey would be the tallest things around if lightning struck.
   2. BThe trail above the tree line closes in the afternoon.
   3. CThere is no water above the tree line.
   4. DThe marmots there do not like hikers.
9. 9.

   Which TWO details from the story show that turning back was a wise choice? Choose two answers.

   1. AThunder boomed over the summit where they would have been standing.
   2. BNana Jo checked her map and said there were two more miles.
   3. CThe first raindrops were falling as they reached the shelter of the trees.
   4. DA marmot whistled at them from behind a boulder.
   5. EThe path zigzagged back and forth across the slope.
10. 10.

    Which word means "a living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals"?

    1. Amigration
    2. Bdelegate
    3. Cnutrient
    4. Ddecomposer