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What is a phoneme?
What is the smallest unit of spoken language.
A student writes a paper for their science class attempting to explain the life cycle of a bluebird. The paper would best be classified as what genre of writing?
a) Interpretive
b) Analytical
c) Expository
d) Persuasive
C. expository
What is a morpheme?
unit of a language that cannot be further divided (e.g. in, come, -ing, forming incoming ).
When listening, which of the following actions is important when attempting to evaluate what has been said by the speaker?
a) Thinking about what you hear
b) Asking questions about what you don't understand
c) Coming to a thoughtful conclusion about what was said
d) All of the above
D. all of the above
The syllable "ick" in the word "stick" is an example of which of the following?
a) Onset
b) Rime
c) Rhyme
d) Segment
B. Rime
Which one is an "affix"?a. overeat b. restart c.disagree d. all of the above
What is D, all of the above.
In the phrase "the massive green dinosaur" what would be considered the head word?
a) the
b) massive
c) green
d) dinosaur
B. massive
In which of the following sentences is the quoted word used correctly?
a) The men were accused of trying to "insight" a riot
b) Hearing about Dave's childhood gave me some "incite" into his personality
c) The new law produced a positive "affect" by reducing air pollution
d) The lobbyists were able to "affect" radical changes in the economic policy
D. the lobbyists were able to "affect" radical changes in the economic policy
when evaluating media for academic purposes, which of the following questions best encapsulates the aim when investigating the authority of a source?
a) How reliable and free from error is this information?
b) What are the author's qualifications for writing on this subject?
c) Is the information presented with a minimum of bias?
d) Are the topics included explored in depth?
B. what are the author's qualifications for writing on this subject?
An ELL instructor has her students work with magnetic letters in an attempt to improve their spelling skills. This would be an example of which of the following word-recognition approaches?
a) Writing for sound
b) Focusing on cognates
c) Tactile/Kinesthetic activities
d) Connecting to the native language
C. Tactile/ Kinesthetic activities
2) A teacher shows a class cards with various words and reads them aloud, pronouncing certain written units distinctly. For example:
nobody = "no/bo/dy"
saxophone = "sax/o/phone"
elementary = "el/em/en/ta/ry"
This exercise is an example of:
a) morpheme division
b) phonic construction
c) phonemic segmentation
d) syllabication
D. Syllabication
17) Most languages are similar in which respect?
a) The vocabulary of each language is based on Latin roots
b) The basic principles of phrase structure (i.e. subject/predicate)
c) The role of volume and tempo in conveying meaning
d) The use of similar symbols to represent phonemes
B. the basic principles of phrase structure.
Which of the following is not considered a prewriting strategy?
a) Outlining
b) Webbing
c) Copy Editing
d) Note Taking
c. copy editing
which of the following would not be considered a proper example of correct syllabication?
a) Do-zen
b) Cof-fee
c) Plu-ral
d) Cha-os
A. Do-zen
In the sentence "I ran quickly to get out of the rain" the word "quickly" would be considered which of the following?
a) An adjective
b) An adverb
c) A conjunction
d) An interjection
B. An adverb
3) A child says the phrase "I hungry." This can be considered an example of which of the following?
a) habituation
b) underextension
c) telegraphic speech
d) a dipthong
C. telegraphic speech
8) An opera singer holds a note for 10 seconds. The sound she is making employs a:
a) consonant
b) vowel
c) rime
d) phoneme
B. vowel
Anaphora, the repetition of a certain phrase in rhetorical speech, is most effective for:
a) Creating a feeling of building excitement or importance
b) Creating a mood of objective, academic analysis
c) Simplifying and streamlining the material presented
d) Highlighting the underlying logic an argument
A. creating a feeling of building excitement or importance
A three-year-old mistakenly says "I go-ed" instead of "I went". This is an example of which of the following?
a) Underextension
b) Over-regularization
c) Telegraphic speech
d) A lack of phonemic awareness
B. over-regularization
Which of the following would not be considered a complete sentence?
a) Even though he had the better arguments, Ty did not win the debate.
b) Grant practiced for days on end.
c) There'll be a full moon tomorrow.
d) Working far into the night in an effort to salvage her little boat.
D. Working far into the night in an effort to salvage her little boat.
5) Which of the following is considered to be the best predictor of a child's success in learning to read?
a) phonemic awareness and understanding of letters
b) oral vocabulary
c) analytical skills and overall intelligence
d) creativity
A. Phonemic awareness and understanding of letters
7) When reading a passage, a student recognizes an error in the text. This would best be described as an example of what?
a) Semantics
b) literal comprehension
c) critical comprehension
d) metacognition
D. metacognition
Which of the following is not considered one of the four key elements to good listening?
a) Understanding what is said
b) Taking notes on what is said
c) Evaluating what is said
d) Making a response
B. Taking notes on what is said
At which of the following stages of literacy development would a child first be able to start using phonemic awareness to decode unknown words?
a) The pre-alphabetic stage
b) The early alphabetic stage
c) The late alphabetic stage
d) The orthographic stage
C. The late alphabetic stage
During which of the following phases of the writing process should a student examine the organizational structure of his essay?
a) Editing
b) Proofreading
c) Brainstorming
d) All of the above
A. Editing