The Gray Oral Reading Test
The Gray Oral Reading Test
The Gray Oral Reading Test
3. Once there was a cat and a mouse. They lived in the same house
The cat bit off the mouse’s tail. “Pray puss,” said the mouse, “give me
My long tail again.”
“No,” said the cat. “I will not give you your tail till you bring me
Same milk.”
3. One there lived a king and a queen in a large palace. But the king
And queen were not happy. There were no little children in the house
Or garden .One day they found a poor little boy and girl at their door.
They took them into the beautiful palace and made them their own.
The king and queen were then happy.
4. One of the most interesting birds which ever lived in my bird-room was a blue-
jay named Jackie. He was full of business from morning till night,scarcely ever
still. He had been stolen from a nest long before he could fly,and he had been
given to me as a pet.
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7. It was one of those wonderful evenings such as are found only in this
Magnificent region. The sun had sunk behind the mountains, but it was still
Light. The pretty twilight glow embraced a third of the sky, and against the
Brilliancy stood the dull white masses white masses of the mountains in
Evident contrast.
8. The crown and glory of a useful life is character. It is the noblest possession of
man. It forms a rank in itself, an estate in the general goodwill,
dignifying every means of securing honor.
9. He was approximately six feel tall and his body was well
proportioned. His complexion inclined to be florid; his eyes were blue blue
and remarkably for apart. A profusion of hair covered the forehead. He was
scrupulously next in appearance; and, though he habitually left his tent
early, he was well dressed.
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