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Kindergarten: Reading & writing subject test

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1. Target: knee. Long word: tomato. Short word: lip. Change cap: replace /k/ with /m/. Which supplied word rhymes with the target word?
2. Target: knee. Long word: tomato. Short word: lip. Change cap: replace /k/ with /m/. How many spoken syllables are in the supplied long word?
3. Target: knee. Long word: tomato. Short word: lip. Change cap: replace /k/ with /m/. Which sound ends the supplied short word?
4. Target: knee. Long word: tomato. Short word: lip. Change cap: replace /k/ with /m/. After the stated first-sound change, what is the new word?
5. Lowercase: e. Sentence: The red hen ran. Short word: red. Which uppercase letter matches the highlighted lowercase letter?
6. Lowercase: e. Sentence: The red hen ran. Short word: red. How many written words are in the supplied sentence?
7. Lowercase: e. Sentence: The red hen ran. Short word: red. What middle vowel sound is in the supplied short word?
8. Lowercase: e. Sentence: The red hen ran. Short word: red. Which mark finishes the supplied sentence?
9. In the park Omar happily reads a fictional fact card: "Dogs have fur. They can use their noses to smell." Who is the person or animal acting in this text?
10. In the park Omar happily reads a fictional fact card: "Dogs have fur. They can use their noses to smell." Where does the supplied event happen?
11. In the park Omar happily reads a fictional fact card: "Dogs have fur. They can use their noses to smell." Which feeling is most clearly shown by the supplied words?
12. In the park Omar happily reads a fictional fact card: "Dogs have fur. They can use their noses to smell." If directions, a poem, or a fact card is named, what kind is that named text? Otherwise, what kind is the story event?
13. I read the blue book on the bench. Which word in this sentence names a thing?
14. I read the blue book on the bench. Which action is stated in this sentence?
15. I read the blue book on the bench. Which word tells a color in this sentence?
16. I read the blue book on the bench. Which position relationship is stated?
17. First: I prefer a bus. Question: How do we open the door? Name: mia. Picture: a yellow bus. What is the purpose of the supplied first sentence?
18. First: I prefer a bus. Question: How do we open the door? Name: mia. Picture: a yellow bus. Which reply meets the need in the supplied conversation?
19. First: I prefer a bus. Question: How do we open the door? Name: mia. Picture: a yellow bus. Which capital belongs at the beginning of the supplied name?
20. First: I prefer a bus. Question: How do we open the door? Name: mia. Picture: a yellow bus. Which label matches the picture described in the text?

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