SRI Test Info

The Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) is a computer adaptive test for students in grades 4-9 that provides an assessment of reading. These assessments are given three times a year: Beginning, Middle and End of the year. Results are reported in Lexile reading levels and are used to measure the student's ability to comprehend literary and expository text. All questions are multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank style. The questions require students to recall facts, use inferential skills as well as vocabulary acquisition skills to identify the best answer choice. The questions are generated from a test bank with over 5000 questions.

Students are presented with questions based on a reading passage. When students answer a question correctly, the next question gets harder; however, if answered incorrectly, the questions gets easier. The questions continue until a strong level of certainty of the test taker’s ability is obtained and a score is provided based on the Lexile Framework for Reading.