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Indiana IREAD-3 Foundational Reading Practice Test

Build Indiana foundational reading readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering phonics, word recognition, vocabulary, fluency, literary text, informational text, and comprehension.

Indiana IREAD-3 practice sets

This Indiana IREAD-3 Foundational Reading Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover phonics and word recognition, vocabulary and word meaning, fluency and sentence comprehension, literary and informational text, and integrated IREAD review.

IREAD-3 skills

The Indiana Department of Education describes IREAD as a foundational reading assessment based on Indiana Academic Standards through Grade 3. These supplemental sets practice phonics, early vocabulary, word recognition, sentence reading, literary comprehension, and nonfiction comprehension.

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Sound out unfamiliar words, reread each sentence or passage, and review the explanation after each response.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Indiana Department of Education guidance, official materials, accommodations, or testing procedures.

For broader grade-level study paths, explore Elementary School Tests, Middle School Tests, and High School Tests.

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Indiana IREAD-3 Foundational Reading Practice Questions

A 10-question Indiana IREAD-3 foundational reading practice set on phonics and word recognition, with answers and explanations.

Read each word, sentence, or passage carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word begins with the same sound as sun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Sock.

  1. Read the IREAD task: Look carefully at the letters, sounds, words, sentence, passage, or question and identify what reading skill is being tested.
  2. Use the text evidence: Sock and sun both begin with the /s/ sound.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Sock and sun both begin with the /s/ sound.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word rhymes with light?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Night.

  1. Read the IREAD task: Look carefully at the letters, sounds, words, sentence, passage, or question and identify what reading skill is being tested.
  2. Use the text evidence: Night and light have the same ending sound.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Night and light have the same ending sound.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word has the short a sound?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Map.

  1. Read the IREAD task: Look carefully at the letters, sounds, words, sentence, passage, or question and identify what reading skill is being tested.
  2. Use the text evidence: Map contains the short a sound as in cat.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Map contains the short a sound as in cat.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word has the long e sound?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Team.

  1. Read the IREAD task: Look carefully at the letters, sounds, words, sentence, passage, or question and identify what reading skill is being tested.
  2. Use the text evidence: Team has the long e sound heard in me.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Team has the long e sound heard in me.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word begins with the digraph sh?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Ship.

  1. Read the IREAD task: Look carefully at the letters, sounds, words, sentence, passage, or question and identify what reading skill is being tested.
  2. Use the text evidence: Ship begins with sh, a pair of letters that represents one sound.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Ship begins with sh, a pair of letters that represents one sound.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word has two syllables?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Rabbit.

  1. Read the IREAD task: Look carefully at the letters, sounds, words, sentence, passage, or question and identify what reading skill is being tested.
  2. Use the text evidence: Rabbit can be divided into two syllables: rab-bit.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Rabbit can be divided into two syllables: rab-bit.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word contains the long o sound?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Home.

  1. Read the IREAD task: Look carefully at the letters, sounds, words, sentence, passage, or question and identify what reading skill is being tested.
  2. Use the text evidence: Home has the long o sound heard in go.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Home has the long o sound heard in go.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word ends with the same sound as jump?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Lamp.

  1. Read the IREAD task: Look carefully at the letters, sounds, words, sentence, passage, or question and identify what reading skill is being tested.
  2. Use the text evidence: Lamp and jump both end with the /mp/ sound.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Lamp and jump both end with the /mp/ sound.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is divided into syllables correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is sun-set.

  1. Read the IREAD task: Look carefully at the letters, sounds, words, sentence, passage, or question and identify what reading skill is being tested.
  2. Use the text evidence: Sunset has two syllables: sun and set.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Sunset has two syllables: sun and set.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word has the vowel team oa?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Boat.

  1. Read the IREAD task: Look carefully at the letters, sounds, words, sentence, passage, or question and identify what reading skill is being tested.
  2. Use the text evidence: Boat contains the vowel team oa.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Boat contains the vowel team oa.

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Frequently asked questions about Indiana IREAD-3 Practice

What does IREAD measure?

The Indiana Department of Education describes IREAD as a foundational reading assessment based on Indiana Academic Standards through Grade 3.

Which students participate in IREAD?

Current IDOE guidance states that Grade 2 students and students in Grades 3–6 participate until they pass or are promoted to Grade 7. Check the official IREAD page for current participation guidance.

Are these official IREAD questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the official Indiana Department of Education IREAD page for current released items, accommodations, and testing procedures.