Sample Test Questions
Sample Test Questions:
Part Two
Instructional Activities for developing Phonemic Awareness
The Stages of Spelling
Vocabulary Instruction Strategies
100
Which of the following word pairs are homophones? A) Answer and reply B) Playful and replay C) Table and stable D) Sight and site
What is D - sight and site
100
During which of the following stages of spelling development do students typically begin to show an understanding of the correspondence between letters and sounds? A) Precommunicative B) Semiphonetic C) Phonetic D) Transitional
What is B- Semiphonetic
100
“Jack and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after.” This is an example what what instructional strategy?
What is rhyming
100
At this stage letters are assigned on basis of sound (eg:wnt = want) Students are developing particular spelling of phonetic forms, such as tenses and vowels. Spatial awareness is more obvious. Which stage is this?
What is phonetic
100
Students use words in a sentence or paragraph, captions, illustrations and titles provide readers with information about the text that they can use to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
What are context clues
200
Structural analysis would be the most appropriate strategy for a student to use to determine the meaning of which of the following words? A) Impassable B) Elephant C) Interim D) Examine
What is A- Impassable
200
Which of the following instructional activities would best help upper- elementary English Learners develop intonations and rhythms of the English language to support fluent reading? A) Encouraging her to serve as an "audience" for other students' oral reading until she demonstrates willingness to read aloud herself B) Having her reread a text several times using whisper reading to build her fluency and confidence with respect to the text C) Teaching her how to use self- monitoring as she reads to improve her literal comprehension and ability to read with prosody D) Providing her with explicit phonics instruction to improve her word identification skills before requiring her to read aloud
What is B- Having her reread a text several times using whisper reading to build her fluency and confidence with respect to the text.
200
Finding that “A” corresponds to the beginning of “Apple” is an example of what strategy?
What is sound matching
200
At this stage a child uses symbols, drawings, letters, his/her own name, and/or numbers to convey meaning The child writes in any direction. Letters are repeated. There are no Letter/sound corresponde-nces and no gaps between word groups. What stage is this?
What is pre-communicative
200
Breaking down words to analyze prefixes, suffixes, and/or the root words is an example of what strategy?
What is word structure
300
An eighth-grade teacher wants to help students improve their spelling of scientific vocabulary, including the terms listed below: barometer centimeter dehydrate hydrogen microscope telescope thermal thermometer Which of the following instructional strategies is likely to be most effective for this purpose? A) Showing students how to divide scientific terms into syllables to facilitate accurate spelling B) Conducting practice drills to help students memorize the irregular spelling patterns of the words C) Familiarizing students with the spelling and meaning of Greek morphemes in scientific terms D) Helping students determine correct spellings by dividing the words into onsets and rimes
What is C - Familiarizing students with the spelling and meaning of Greek morphemes in scientific terms.
300
A second grader has demonstrated the ability to decode individual words accurately, but she reads very slowly and laboriously. When the teacher tries to engage the student in oral reading activities, she says she feels "embarrassed" and would rather read silently. Which of the following modifications to instruction would be most appropriate and effective for helping this student improve her reading fluency? A) Encouraging her to serve as an "audience" for other students' oral reading until she demonstrates willingness to read aloud herself B) Having her reread a text several times using whisper reading to build her fluency and confidence with respect to the text C) Teaching her how to use self- monitoring as she reads to improve her literal comprehension and ability to read with prosody D) Providing her with explicit phonics instruction to improve her word identification skills before requiring her to read aloud
What is B- Having her reread a text several times using whisper reading to build her fluency and confidence with respect to the text
300
Combining “s” and “n” to make the the beginning of the word “snail” is an example of which strategy?
What is sound blending
300
At this stage a child is learning about alternative spellings and homophones (tale/tail) The child accumulates a large group of learned words The student is differentiating long and short letter sounds, and word structures such as prefixes and suffixes. They master irregular spelling (ie/ei). What stage is this?
What is conventional/correct
300
Introducing unfamiliar words used in a text prior to the reading experience, or teaching the root words prior to reading a text, are examples of what strategy?
What is pre-teaching
400
A first-grade teacher plans to assess a student's comprehension of a short story through oral retelling. After the student silently reads the story, the teacher will prompt the student's retelling by asking open-ended questions. To prepare for this assessment, the teacher reads the story carefully and composes the questions. Which of the following additional steps would be most helpful for the teacher to take before the retelling activity begins? A) Prompt the student to recall similar tasks the student has previously performed. B) Prepare a checklist of the key elements that an effective retelling of this story should include. C) Review grades earned by the student on recent tests and quizzes in language arts. D) Remind the student to concentrate on recalling as many details as possible during the retelling.
What is B- Prepare a checklist of the key elements that an effective retelling of this story should include
400
One student pronounces gyre with a hard g sound, while his classmate uses a soft g sound. They ask the teacher who is correct. The teacher's best response would be to: a) Remind students to use their knowledge of syntactic principles to determine the pronunciation. b) Explain that one strategy for determining a likely pronunciation of a new word is to consider other words that contain a similar root (e.g., gyrate, gyroscope). c) Have the class vote and suggest that students use the pronunciation that is preferred by the majority. d) Advise them that since gyre is a nonsense word, it does not really matter whether they pronounce it with a hard g or a soft g, so both pronunciations are correct.
What is B- Explain that one strategy for determining a likely pronunciation of a new word is to consider other words that contain a similar root (e.g., gyrate, gyroscope)
400
“The Cat in that Hat” is an example of a specific text that is a fun way for kids to learn about phonemic awareness, what is the term for this kind of text?
What is books with wordplay
400
The child understands that letters have sounds. They use abbreviated words (ct = cat) Letters are used to represent words, (r = are). The child has an understanding of left to right Alphabet knowledge is improved. What stage is this?
What is semi-phonetic
400
A productive vocabulary strategy is to teach students about contextual words that signal that a definition is embedded in the sentence containing the new word or in nearby sentences. These signals are sets of punctuation that are used to define or clarify. Definition signals are words or phrases that cue the reader that a definition is included in context, examples are commas, parentheses, and dashes. What instructional strategy is this?
What is apposition
500
A second-grade student has limited vocabulary knowledge, which hinders the student's word recognition and reading comprehension. The student's oral reading is slow and labored, and the student typically spends the majority of independent reading time browsing through books, making little effort to read the actual words on the page. Research has shown that which of the following is most likely to happen if this student receives no instructional intervention? A) The student will always be behind average-performing peers but will achieve an adequate reading level to be academically successful. B) The student will naturally begin to show more interest and proficiency in reading as the student matures and will catch up with average- performing peers in third grade. C) The student will remain approximately at a second-grade reading level and will not be able to progress beyond this level. D) The student will begin to fall behind peers in reading development and will continue to fall further behind in later grades as texts include increasingly difficult vocabulary.
What is D - The student will begin to fall behind peers in reading development and will continue to fall further behind in later grades as texts include increasingly difficult vocabulary
500
A teacher substitutes blank spaces for several nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in an appropriate level text and asks students to determine reasonable and logical words to complete each blank. This technique is useful as an informal assessment of students' understanding of English language structures primarily because it requires them to: A) Define various grammatical categories in their own words. B) Select appropriate words based on their grammatical function as well as on their meaning. C) Group words into grammatical categories to clarify their meaning. D) Draw on grammatical knowledge to identify the subjects and predicates of complex sentences.
What is B- Select appropriate words based on their grammatical function as well as on their meaning
500
Elkonin boxes are used for which instructional strategy?
What is segmentation
500
At this stage a child begins relying on visual representation. The child is beginning to notice words have silent letters (hav=have) May use all letters but in the wrong order, (huose = house). What stage is this?
What is transitional
500
A term for two words that are spelled similarly in two different languages, such as Spanish and English, and share meaning due to a common Latin root. These are particularly plentiful in content area texts such as social studies and science books. For example, the word “nation” in English is “nación” in Spanish. What is the term for the word to teach this strategy?
What is cognate
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