ORAL READING TEST

LEVEL 8

NAME: ________________________________________________ DATE: _____________

THE DIAMOND DIPPER

(126 words)

Long, long ago, a kind little girl lived with her mother in a small house near a forest.
Her mother was very ill with a fever.
It had not rained for many days. The well was dry. The brook was dry. The ponds
were dry. There was no place where the little girl could get water.
On night, the mother called the little girl to her. “I am very thirsty,” she said. “I am
afraid that I shall not get better if I do not drink some water soon.”
“Dear Mother,” said the little girl. “I will get some water for you.” She picked up a
coconut shell that she used for a dipper. There was a handle on the dipper.
The little girl went to the well, but it was dry. She could not get even one drop of
water from it.

Reading Speed Very Slow Slow Fair Good Excellent

Total # of Errors
Miscues Committed

Legends of miscues:
a - mispronunciation d - insertion g - reversal
b - substitution e - omission h - inability to punctuate
c - refusal/inability to read f - repetition
 ORAL READING TEST
LEVEL 9

NAME: ________________________________________________ DATE: _____________

MAKING CLAY THINGS

(138 words)

Clay is a kind of soil. It is made from very, very old rocks. These rocks had
been ground into very small particles. It took thousands of years for the rocks to
become clay. Some are red, gray, or even pure white.
Clay can be made into many things. It can be made into things used in the
house. It can be made into vases, jars and cooking pots. It can also be made into
plates, cups, glasses and saucers. It can also be made into things that make our
houses and surroundings beautiful such as figures of people, plants and animals.
People have used clay objects for a long, long time. The early people made
clay bottles and jugs for carrying water. They used these for storing grain and for
decorations. They even buried clay things with dead people. Even today, people
still use clay things for different purposes.
Reading Speed Very Slow Slow Fair Good Excellent
Total # of Errors
Miscues Committed

Legends of miscues:
a - mispronunciation d - insertion g - reversal
b - substitution e - omission h - inability to punctuate
c - refusal/inability to read f - repetition
 ORAL READING TEST
LEVEL 10
NAME: ________________________________________________ DATE: _____________

THE HUMAN NUTRITION MACHINE

(111 words)

The human body requires a constant supply of food in order to carry on its
numerous activities. All foods have to be made soluble and some of them must undergo
certain chemical changes before they can be stored and assimilated in the tissues of the
body. These all-important transformations take place in the digestive tract or alimentary
canal. Its main parts are the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, small intestines, large
intestines, and rectum. The movement of the food is controlled by the muscles that line
the walls of the digestive tract. Tiny glands that line the muscle walls secrete mucus, a
moist substance that enables the food to slip along the tract.

Reading Speed Very Slow Slow Fair Good Excellent

Total # of Errors
Miscues Committed

Legends of miscues:
a - mispronunciation d - insertion g - reversal
b - substitution e - omission h - inability to punctuate
c - refusal/inability to read f - repetition
 ORAL READING TEST
LEVEL 11

NAME: ________________________________________________ DATE: _____________

HOW TO KEEP AIR CLEAN

(127 words)

The “walls” of our spaceship enclose what is called the “tratosphere,” which extend
about seven miles up. This is all the air that is available to us. We must use it over and
over again for infinity, just as if we were in a sealed room for the lifetime of the earth.
No fresh air comes in, and no polluted air escapes. Moreover, no dirt or poisons are
ever “destroyed”—they remain in the air, in different forms, or settle on the earth as
“particulates.” And the more we burn, the more we replace good air with bad.
Once contaminated, this thin layer of air surrounding the earth cannot be cleansed
again. We can clean materials, we can even clean water but we cannot clean the air.

Reading Speed Very Slow Slow Fair Good Excellent

Total # of Errors
Miscues Committed

Legends of miscues:
a - mispronunciation d - insertion g - reversal
b - substitution e - omission h - inability to punctuate
c - refusal/inability to read f - repetition