USA READING SCHOOL CHALLENGE TEST FOR STEP TWO
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TEST EXAMPLES:
Cover the page so that you see ONLY each question one at a time. Circle the correct answer. Then check your answer to see if you were correct. There are four examples given below:
QUESTIONS:
1. Which words begin with the letter E?
a) elephant
b) dog
c) eagle
d) girl
ANSWER:
You should have circled with your pencil or pen: a) elephant and c) eagle.
2. Which
words DO NOT
have same sound as the sound found in the consonant H?
ham, hollow, weigh, each, Harold
ANSWER:
You should have circled with your pencil or pen: weigh, and each.
3. Which
words DO NOT
have the short u sound?
fun, blubber, stuck, glue, what, fuss, fuse
ANSWER:
You should have circled with your pencil or pen: glue and fuse
4. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of F?
Francis, friend, phone, fat, laugh, phonics
ANSWER:
You should have circled NO WORD with your pencil or pen.
This test is divided into several sections identified by color.
The first section is identified by the color red.
THIS IS THE RED SECTION OF THE TEST
AND NOW YOU MAY BEGIN THE TEST. PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR HELP UNLESS YOU NEED A WORD PRONOUNCED. YOUR SUPERVISOR MAY PRONOUNCE A WORD BUT MAY NOT GIVE ANY ANSWERS NOR CLUES TO ANSWERS.
CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
1. Which words have the short sound of the letter U?
a) ruler
b) what
c) plus
d) glue
2. What words have the short sound of the letter A?
a) weak
b) wake
c) please
d) San Diego
3. What words have the short sound of the letter I (i)?
a) bite
b) Sydney
c) dictation
d) reading
4. What words have the short sound of the letter O?
a) scope
b) help
c) flop
d) odd
5. What words have the short sound of the letter E?
a) freedom
b) feather
c) unlikely
d) bucket
6. What words have the short sound of the letter A?
a) railroad
b) rattle
c) braid
d) potatoes
7. What words have the short sound of the letter U?
a) submarine
b) ruffle
c) rude
d) true
8. What words have the short sound of the letter I (i)?
a) lice
b) signature
c) riddance
d) hiding
9. What words have the short sound of the letter O?
a) pope
b) hopping
c) know
d) scolded
10. What words have the short sound of the letter E?
a) sweet
b) supper
c) clue
d) petting
****Write the missing vowel:****
11. If the long vowel sound in ape is A, what is the long vowel sound in made? _____
12. The long sound is in Eat. The short sound is in egg. What is the long vowel? _____
13. If the long vowel sound in time is I, what is the long vowel sound in hike? ______
14. The long sound is in Item. The short sound is in inch. What is the long vowel? _____
15. If the long vowel sound in hope is O, what is the long vowel sound in rode? _____
16. The long sound is in Old. The short sound is in odd. What is the long vowel? _____
17. The long sound is in Universe. The short sound is in umbrella. What is the long vowel? _____
18. If the long vowel sound in aim is A, what is the long vowel sound in maid? _____
19. If the long vowel sound in yule is U, what is the long vowel sound in Pete? _____
****Write True or False after each sentence:****
20. Long A Sounds like the a in rat.
21. Short E Sounds like the e in rattle.
22. Long i Sounds like the y in hype.
23. Long O Sounds like the o in homeless.
24. Short U Sounds like the a in what.
25. Long A Sounds like the a in fantastic.
****Answer these questions by circling the correct word.****
26. Which word has short a? ate am
27. Which word has short e? eat egg
28. Which word has long i? ice it
29. Which word has short o? only odd
30. Which word has short a? unite up
****Circle only the correct answers to the questions below.***
31. Which
words DO NOT
have the short a sound?
apple aim and answer plane rate add
32. Which
words DO NOT
have the short e sound?
feet scheme errand either fear bread Fred
33. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of b?
braid bubble bleed best tab brag sped
34. Which
words DO NOT
have the same sounds as those of c?
copy class kiss picture crumb cyst church saint
35. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of d?
dog Eddie fondle dine rabies drag sped
36. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of e?
seal struggle egg best freeze stole poem
37. Which
words DO NOT
have the same sounds as those of f?
fish phone fast if phonics freshen fatter
38. Which
words DO NOT
have the same sounds as those of g?
great agitate grub scrub message hardware gym
39. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of h?
heading through hoe happy scratch share hopping
40. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of i?
braid fine wrinkle sprinkle hiding it hype
41. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of j?
jump joyful jam gymnastics jungle great gypsy
42. Which
words DO NOT
have the sounds of k?
kind careful cancer camera kite city speed know
43. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of L?
little love listen land tell all nice spleen
44. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of m?
muscle nudge mixer naughty slim splendor spam
45. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of n?
brain reign mane memory mending no spine
46. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of o?
boat rope rot hoping coat moon cattle
47. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of p?
piglet doppler supper prison tub pray prone phonics
48. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of q?
queen quack quick unique antique meek quit
49. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of r?
braid rubble blister write sinister drag speed
50. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of s?
sister, sharp, transfer, rats, stuff, snuff, boys
51. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of t?
touch tickle transfer rat stuff snuff hitch
52. Which
words DO NOT
have the sounds of u?
umbrella bubble you under wonder hunter gnat up
53. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of v?
vampire have hive vex wet stove wax
54. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of w?
wrinkle written wagon when weep wipe walnut
55. Which
words DO NOT
have same sounds as the sounds found in the consonant x?
Xray flex Kissinger mixer Kansas clocks rocks
56. Which
words DO NOT
have the consonant sound of y?
fry bubble yesterday yawn yeow crying yellow
57. Which
words DO NOT
have the sound of z?
zebra wheeze whiz his is as Zeke
58. Which words DO NOT have the sound of the letter d?
a) bride
b) bead
c) dreadful
d) blocks
59. Which words DO NOT have the sound of the letter b?
a) big
b) add
c) drive
d) hub
60. Which words DO NOT have the sound of the letter h?
a) had
b) ahoy
c) Phonics
d) happy
61. Which words DO NOT have the sound of the letter p?
a) piggyback
b) dig
c) purse
d) dine
62. Which words DO NOT have the short sound of the letter a?
a) skate
b) haste
c) handkerchief
d) waiting
63. What words are misspelled because they are missing a vowel sound?
a) thnder
b) fnsh
c) fshing
d) freshr
64. What words are misspelled because they are missing a vowel sound?
a) diggng
b) daddy
c) drve
d) hbble
65. What word has the short sound of the letter e?
a) heed
b) sledding
c) priestly
d) cleaner
66. What word has the short sound of the letter i?
a) island
b) whine
c) tried
d) inner
67. What are the vowels?
a) aequin
b) oupim
c) aeiu
d) aeiou
68. What word has the short sound of the letter o?
a) sloppier
b) slope
c) throwing
d) older
69. What word has the short sound of the letter u?
a) universal
b) antique
c) underneath
d) utilize
70. Which words have the short sound of the letter a?
a) blame
b) rat
c) peach
d) applet
71. What words have the short sound of the letter e?
a) team
b) finest
c) petting
d) steeple
72. What words have the short sound of the letter i?
a) splice
b) sign
c) bib
d) hide
73. What word has the short sound of the letter o?
a) hopefully
b) Godlike
c) know
d) folding
74. What word has the short sound of the letter u?
a) universe
b) funniest
c) blue
d) turn
75. CAN YOU IDENTIFY ALL OF THE LONG AND SHORT VOWELS IN THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
*****Identify
each of
the vowels as long or short by writing L or S next to the word.
Skip the PARTS of the words that have neither long nor short
vowel sounds.*****
EXAMPLES:
HERE ARE YOUR WORDS: cat, cape, jump, tree
ANSWERS:
cat a=S; cape
a=L; jump u=S; tree e=L
(Skip the "e" in cape and the second "e" in
tree because both are silent and has neither a long nor short
vowel sound.)
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO DO THE EXERCISE WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS:
* deed
* hub
* Phonics
* dig
* after
* sled
* in
* flop
* cup
* apple
* pet
* bib
* God
* funny
THIS IS THE GREEN SECTION OF THE TEST
****Answer the questions by circling the words:****
1. What words have the short sound of the letter a?
a) ache
b) rage
c) trash
d) basket
2. What words have the short sound of the letter e?
a) weak
b) bled
c) please
d) slept
3. What words have the short sound of the letter i?
a) it
b) Tim
c) rid
d) if
4. What words have the short sound of the letter o?
a) rope
b) hop
c) not
d) odd
5. What words have the short sound of the letter u?
a) universal
b) rude
c) unlikely
d) bucket
6. What words have the short sound of the letter a?
a) cake
b) rattle
c) braid
d) apples
7. What words have the short sound of the letter e?
a) scheme
b) rhyme
c) fetch
d) letter
8. What words have the short sound of the letter i?
a) lice
b) signature
c) riddance
d) hiding
9. What words have the short sound of the letter o?
a) pope
b) mopping
c) knowledge
d) folded
10. What words have the short sound of the letter u?
a) sunny
b) supper
c) clue
d) turning
THIS IS THE BLUE SECTION OF THE TEST
*****Answer
the
questions by circling the words.*****
1. Which words DO NOT have the short a sound?
apple aim and answer plane rate add
2. Which words DO NOT have the short e sound?
feet scheme errand either fear bread Fred
3. Which words DO NOT have the sound of b?
braid bubble bleed best tab brag sped
4. Which words DO NOT have the same sounds as those of c?
copy class kiss picture crumb cyst church saint
5. Which words DO NOT have the sound of d?
dog Eddie fondle dine rabies drag sped
6. Which words DO NOT have the sound of e?
seal struggle egg best freeze stole poem
7. Which words DO NOT have the same sounds as those of f?
fish phone fast if phonics freshen fatter
8. Which words DO NOT have the same sounds as those of g?
great agitate grub scrub message hardware gym
9. Which words DO NOT have the sound of h?
heading through hoe happy scratch share hopping
10. Which words DO NOT have the sound of i?
braid fine wrinkle sprinkle hiding it hype
11. Which words DO NOT have the sound of j?
jump joyful jam gymnastics jungle great gypsy
12. Which words DO NOT have the sounds of k?
kind careful cancer camera kite city speed know
13. Which words DO NOT have the sound of L?
little love listen land tell all nice spleen
14. Which words DO NOT have the sound of m?
muscle nudge mixer naughty slim splendor spam
15. Which words DO NOT have the sound of n?
brain reign mane memory mending no spine
16. Which words DO NOT have the sound of o?
boat rope rot hoping coat moon cattle
17. Which words DO NOT have the sound of p?
piglet doppler supper prison tub pray prone phonics
18. Which words DO NOT have the sound of q?
queen quack quick unique antique meek quit
19. Which words DO NOT have the sound of r?
braid rubble blister write sinister drag speed
20. Which words DO NOT have the sound of s as found in the word
sister?
selfish poems sound fish show is his spread
21. Which words DO NOT have the sound of t?
touch tickle transfer rat stuff snuff hitch
22. Which words DO NOT have the sounds of u?
umbrella bubble you under wonder hunter gnat up
23. Which words DO NOT have the sound of v?
vampire have hive vex wet stove wax
24. Which words DO NOT have the sound of w?
wrinkle written wagon when weep wipe walnut
25. Which words DO NOT have same sounds as the sounds found in
the consonant x?
Xray flex Kissinger mixer Kansas clocks rocks
26. Which words DO NOT have the consonant sound of y?
fry bubble yesterday yawn yeow crying yellow
27. Which words DO NOT have the sound of z?
zebra wheeze whiz his is as Zeke
*****Answer the questions by circling the words.*****
28. Which words DO NOT have the sound of the letter b?
a) bride
b) bead
c) dreadful
d) blocks
29. Which words DO NOT have the sound of the letter d?
a) big
b) add
c) drive
d) hub
30. Which words DO NOT have the sound of the letter h?
a) had
b) ahoy
c) Phonics
d) happy
31. Which words DO NOT have the sound of the letter p?
a) piggyback
b) dig
c) purse
d) dine
32. Which words DO NOT have the short sound of the letter a?
a) skate
b) haste
c) handkerchief
d) waiting
33. What words are misspelled because they are missing a vowel
sound?
a) prtty
b) fnsh
c) planing
d) freshr
34. What words are misspelled because they are missing a vowel
sound?
a) diggng
b) daddy
c) drve
d) hbble
35. What word has the short sound of the letter e?
a) heed
b) sledding
c) priestly
d) cleaner
36. What word has the short sound of the letter i?
a) island
b) whine
c) tried
d) inner
37. What are the vowels?
a) aequin
b) oupim
c) aeiu
d) aeiou
38. What word has the short sound of the letter o?
a) sloppier
b) slope
c) throwing
d) older
39. What word has the short sound of the letter u?
a) universal
b) antique
c) underneath
d) utilize
40. Which words have the short sound of the letter a?
a) blame
b) rat
c) peach
d) applet
41. What words have the short sound of the letter e?
a) team
b) finest
c) petting
d) steeple
42. What words have the short sound of the letter i?
a) splice
b) sign
c) bib
d) hide
43. What word has the short sound of the letter o?
a) hopefully
b) Godlike
c) know
d) folding
44. What word has the short sound of the letter u?
a) universe
b) funniest
c) blue
d) turn
45. *****Identify the vowels as long or short by writing L or S
next to the word*****
* deed
* hub
* Phonics
* dig
* after
* sled
* in
* flop
* cup
* apple
* pet
* bib
* God
* funny
THIS IS THE PURPLE SECTION OF THE TEST
Pretend the Alphabet is a circle. I have given you the letter
that comes before the
letter I want you to write down. When you finish decoding each
sentence, they will make sense as individual sentences. EXAMPLE:
h knud xnt. ANSWER: I love you.
1. H knud xnt.
2. Zm zms bzm gno.
3. Bzm zm zms gno?
4. Bzm zm nkc zms gno?
5. Mn, zm nkc zms bzm mns gno.
6. Vd bzm rdd sgd qzs.
Code each sentence. EXAMPLE: I love you. ANSWER: h knud xnt.
7. Let the rat go, Cat!
8. Can you see the ox?
9. The ox is red.
10. I can not see the ox.
11. Can you see the red ox?
12. Can you see the cat?
Code as above; How many vowels become consonants? Don't count y
as a vowel.
EXAMPLE:
I
love you. ANSWER: h knud xnt. Two vowels became consonants.
13. I can not see the cat.
14. He can see the cat.
15. She can see the cat
16. The cat has the rat.
17. Yes, the cat has the rat.
18. Let the rat go, Cat!
19. Let him go!
20. Can the rat run?
21. The rat can run fast.
Code as above,; How many consonants become vowels? Don't count y
as a vowel.
EXAMPLE:
I
love you. ANSWER: h knud xnt. Four vowels became consonants.
22. A red dog bit a pig.
23. The pig got mad.
24. The pig got mad at the dog.
25. The pig ran.
26. The dog ran.
When coded as above, how many letters fall between D and Q?
27. Can you see the bat?
28. The bat can not see.
29. The bat is blind.
30. The bat can fly, but it cannot see.
When coded as above, how many vowels changed into another vowel?
31. I can see, but I can not fly.
32. Can you see?
33. Can you fly?
When coded as above, how many consonants changed into another
consonant?
34. The bats can fly.
35. The bats can not see.
36. The bats are blind.
37. Six bats fly.
The following groups of letters are in code. Please arrange them
in the order which makes the most sense.
38. wxyz abc defg hijk lmnop qrs tuv
39. gno. Zm bzm zms
40. gno? zms Bzm zm
41. Bzm zms zm gno? nkc
42. zms Mn, zm bzm mns gno. nkc
THIS IS THE YELLOW SECTION OF THE TEST
1.
What
are Consonants? Circle the correct answers.
a) Consonants are all letters of the Alphabet.
b) Consonants are letters of the Alphabet that aren't Vowels.
d) Consonants are all letters of the Alphabet except aeiu.
e) Consonants are silent letters of the Alphabet.
2. Which letters are Consonants? Circle the correct answers.
a) i, u, a
b) j, y, r, p
c) c, x, z, g, m
3. Which letters are NOT Consonants? Circle the correct answers.
a) l, w, o, s
b) e, t, g, o, u
c) t, m, k, e
4. Which letters are Consonants? Circle the correct answers.
a) e, o, a, u, i
b) x, p, k, j, i
c) g, h, u, t, r
5. Which letters are Consonants? Circle the correct answers.
a) o, a, u, i, e
b) n, v, d, o, a
c p, m, b, r, p
6. Which words have two Consonants? Circle the correct answers.
a) shop, whip
b) mother, school
c) mom, box, fat, look
7. Which words have two Consonants? Circle the correct answers.
a) cat, hog
b) dog, pup
c) ship, turtle, monkey
8. Which words have two Consonants? Circle the correct answers.
a) there, news
b) Internet, phone
c) web, site, page, too
9. Which words have two Consonants? Circle the correct answers.
a) computer, miss
b) hello, where
c) why, God, big, time
10. Which words have two Consonants? Circle the correct answers.
a) type, print
b) sit, how, hip, moon
c) thank, to, at
11. Which words have two Consonants? Circle the correct answers.
a) log, lip
b) fun, put
c) pink, stand, by, song, cable, pie
12. What are the Vowels? Circle the correct answers.
a) aeuiy
b) aeipou
c) aeiou
13. What are the Consonants? Name them! Write out each letter.
14. What is a long Vowel?
15. What is a short Vowel?
THIS IS THE ORANGE SECTION OF THE TEST
In your own handwriting, on the back of this paper, please write a paragraph of five lines or more explaining the following:
People will see you differently in ten years. Explain what you want them to see. What do you want them to say about you?
