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🎯 About 10 minutes

Free Reading Level Check for Kids and Adults

Read short passages that get harder as you go, and find a comfortable level to practise at.

🎯 Start the level check

Choose where to start. Read the passage, answer four questions; 3 or 4 right moves you up a level. It stops when a level feels hard.

A quick guide, not a formal assessment. Results stay on this device.

Or choose a grade yourself

Frequently asked questions

How does the reading level check work?

You read one passage at a time and answer four questions. Three or four right moves you up a level; fewer than three ends the check. Your result is the highest level you passed.

How accurate is it?

It is a quick, friendly guide, not a formal assessment. A teacher’s running record or a school benchmark test gives a fuller picture.

What does “reading level” mean?

It is the level of text a reader can understand with little help. Read more on our reading levels guide, including Lexile and guided reading levels.

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