RICA SUBTEST 2 EXAM QUESTIONS
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An example of a reading comprehension statement written in academic language is: - ANS I
am going to visualize what is happening in the selection.
Before reading the story, Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come, the teacher brought in realia
(pencils, scissors, crayons, glue, paper) to support her students with vocabulary that will be
encountered in the story and discussed the characteristics. This vocabulary lesson will allow
students to: - ANS develop background knowledge to support comprehension of new
information.
A vocabulary strategy that supports early vocabulary development for students is: -
ANS classifying and categorizing words.
The "Matthew Effect", which relates to vocabulary, can be explained as: - ANS a term used by
a psychologist that describes how readers acquire large vocabularies by reading extensively,
which widens the gap of knowledge between them and the students who read less.
During independent reading of an expository text about dinosaurs, the students in a second-
grade class had difficulty with the vocabulary words "prehistoric ooze". Which of the following is
the best strategy to support students' understanding of the complex vocabulary? -
ANS Before reading, introduce the meaning of target vocabulary and explain words one at a
time using student-friendly explanations.
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, According to research, most students learn vocabulary indirectly. An example of indirect
vocabulary learning is: - ANS students learn word meanings from listening to adults read to
them and engage in conversations about new words encountered in the texts.
In order to determine the vocabulary for direct instruction prior to reading a text, the teacher
needs to consider: - ANS the tier levels of academic vocabulary encountered in the text.
It is important for a teacher to explicitly teach tier three vocabulary to elementary students for
all of the following reasons except: - ANS to promote word consciousness and an enthusiasm
for words.
Prior to teaching a lesson on mammals, a third-grade teacher displayed the following graphic
organizer on the board:
This graphic organizer will support the student in developing: - ANS word learning strategies.
A fifth-grade teacher designs the following vocabulary lesson for her students:
Introduce spelling and pronunciation of target words.
Read a familiar sentence that includes the target word.
Ask students to identify any context clues that can support them in determining the meaning of
the target word.
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
An example of a reading comprehension statement written in academic language is: - ANS I
am going to visualize what is happening in the selection.
Before reading the story, Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come, the teacher brought in realia
(pencils, scissors, crayons, glue, paper) to support her students with vocabulary that will be
encountered in the story and discussed the characteristics. This vocabulary lesson will allow
students to: - ANS develop background knowledge to support comprehension of new
information.
A vocabulary strategy that supports early vocabulary development for students is: -
ANS classifying and categorizing words.
The "Matthew Effect", which relates to vocabulary, can be explained as: - ANS a term used by
a psychologist that describes how readers acquire large vocabularies by reading extensively,
which widens the gap of knowledge between them and the students who read less.
During independent reading of an expository text about dinosaurs, the students in a second-
grade class had difficulty with the vocabulary words "prehistoric ooze". Which of the following is
the best strategy to support students' understanding of the complex vocabulary? -
ANS Before reading, introduce the meaning of target vocabulary and explain words one at a
time using student-friendly explanations.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, According to research, most students learn vocabulary indirectly. An example of indirect
vocabulary learning is: - ANS students learn word meanings from listening to adults read to
them and engage in conversations about new words encountered in the texts.
In order to determine the vocabulary for direct instruction prior to reading a text, the teacher
needs to consider: - ANS the tier levels of academic vocabulary encountered in the text.
It is important for a teacher to explicitly teach tier three vocabulary to elementary students for
all of the following reasons except: - ANS to promote word consciousness and an enthusiasm
for words.
Prior to teaching a lesson on mammals, a third-grade teacher displayed the following graphic
organizer on the board:
This graphic organizer will support the student in developing: - ANS word learning strategies.
A fifth-grade teacher designs the following vocabulary lesson for her students:
Introduce spelling and pronunciation of target words.
Read a familiar sentence that includes the target word.
Ask students to identify any context clues that can support them in determining the meaning of
the target word.
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