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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 vocabulary and word meaning, 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 means nearly the same as big?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Large.

  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: Large and big have similar meanings.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Large and big have similar meanings.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word means the opposite of early?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Late.

  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: Late is the opposite of early.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Late is the opposite of early.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence The fragile glass broke easily, what does fragile mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Easily broken.

  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: The clue broke easily shows that fragile means easily broken.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

The clue broke easily shows that fragile means easily broken.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the prefix un- mean in unhappy?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Not.

  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: Un- means not, so unhappy means not happy.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Un- means not, so unhappy means not happy.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the suffix -less mean in fearless?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Without.

  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: The suffix -less means without, so fearless means without fear.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

The suffix -less means without, so fearless means without fear.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence The rabbit darted across the yard, what does darted mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Moved quickly.

  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: The sentence suggests that darted means moved quickly.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

The sentence suggests that darted means moved quickly.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word belongs in the same category as apple, pear, and peach?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Fruit.

  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: Apple, pear, and peach are all fruits.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Apple, pear, and peach are all fruits.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a compound word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Sunflower.

  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: Sunflower combines sun and flower to form a compound word.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Sunflower combines sun and flower to form a compound word.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the word enormous mean in The enormous whale was larger than the boat?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Very large.

  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: The comparison with a boat shows that enormous means very large.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

The comparison with a boat shows that enormous means very large.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word has a meaning closest to begin?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Start.

  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: Start and begin have similar meanings.
  3. Check the response: Reread the word or sentence and confirm that the answer matches the sound, meaning, or information in the text.

Start and begin have similar meanings.

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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.