LETRS Unit 4 Session 1 – 8
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LETRS Unit 4 Assessment
Contents
LETRS Unit 4 Session 1 ........................................................................................................... 2
LETRS Unit 4 Session 2 ............................................................................................................ 4
LETRS Unit 4 Session 3 ............................................................................................................ 7
LETRS Unit 4 Session 4 ............................................................................................................ 9
LETRS Unit 4 Session 5 ........................................................................................................... 12
LETRS Unit 4 Session 6 ........................................................................................................... 15
LETRS Unit 4 Session 7 ........................................................................................................... 17
LETRS Unit 4 Session 8 ........................................................................................................... 20
LETRS Unit 4 Assessment ....................................................................................................... 23
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LETRS Unit 4 Session 1
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1. Direct instruction in word structure (as distinct from phonics instruction) improves accuracy
and automaticity in reading.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A (True)
Rationale: According to LETRS 2025, explicit teaching of morphemes (word structure)
supports students’ decoding skills and reading fluency.
2. Many common English words combine simple Anglo-Saxon words with Greek-derived forms.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B (False)
Rationale: LETRS 2025 explains that while English words come from multiple language
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,origins, combining ―simple Anglo-Saxon words with Greek forms‖ is less common than combining
Anglo-Saxon with Latin or purely Greek forms.
3. Proficient word reading requires using the mental process called:
A. Phonological processing
B. Allophonic variation
C. Orthographic mapping
D. Phonological working memory
Correct Answer: C (Orthographic mapping)
Rationale: LETRS 2025 emphasizes orthographic mapping as the process by which readers store
written words for immediate, effortless retrieval.
4. New scientific terms—in the physical sciences, for example—are most likely to be coined
from which language?
A. Anglo-Saxon
B. Latin
C. Greek
D. French
Correct Answer: C (Greek)
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, Rationale: Greek roots often form new scientific vocabulary, consistent with the historical
development of technical terminology (LETRS 2025).
5. Which sound-symbol correspondences are common in words of Anglo-Saxon origin? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Use of kn for the /n/ sound
B. Use of ch for the /k/ sound
C. Use of ph for the /f/ sound
D. Use of silent e
Correct Answer: A and D (Use of kn for /n/; Use of silent e)
Rationale: LETRS 2025 clarifies that certain spelling patterns like ―kn‖ (as in ―knight‖) and final
silent -e (as in ―make‖) are characteristic of Anglo-Saxon words.
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LETRS Unit 4 Session 2
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1. It is acceptable for students to use invented spelling occasionally in phoneme-grapheme
mapping activities.
A. True
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LETRS Unit 4 Assessment
Contents
LETRS Unit 4 Session 1 ........................................................................................................... 2
LETRS Unit 4 Session 2 ............................................................................................................ 4
LETRS Unit 4 Session 3 ............................................................................................................ 7
LETRS Unit 4 Session 4 ............................................................................................................ 9
LETRS Unit 4 Session 5 ........................................................................................................... 12
LETRS Unit 4 Session 6 ........................................................................................................... 15
LETRS Unit 4 Session 7 ........................................................................................................... 17
LETRS Unit 4 Session 8 ........................................................................................................... 20
LETRS Unit 4 Assessment ....................................................................................................... 23
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LETRS Unit 4 Session 1
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1. Direct instruction in word structure (as distinct from phonics instruction) improves accuracy
and automaticity in reading.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A (True)
Rationale: According to LETRS 2025, explicit teaching of morphemes (word structure)
supports students’ decoding skills and reading fluency.
2. Many common English words combine simple Anglo-Saxon words with Greek-derived forms.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B (False)
Rationale: LETRS 2025 explains that while English words come from multiple language
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,origins, combining ―simple Anglo-Saxon words with Greek forms‖ is less common than combining
Anglo-Saxon with Latin or purely Greek forms.
3. Proficient word reading requires using the mental process called:
A. Phonological processing
B. Allophonic variation
C. Orthographic mapping
D. Phonological working memory
Correct Answer: C (Orthographic mapping)
Rationale: LETRS 2025 emphasizes orthographic mapping as the process by which readers store
written words for immediate, effortless retrieval.
4. New scientific terms—in the physical sciences, for example—are most likely to be coined
from which language?
A. Anglo-Saxon
B. Latin
C. Greek
D. French
Correct Answer: C (Greek)
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, Rationale: Greek roots often form new scientific vocabulary, consistent with the historical
development of technical terminology (LETRS 2025).
5. Which sound-symbol correspondences are common in words of Anglo-Saxon origin? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Use of kn for the /n/ sound
B. Use of ch for the /k/ sound
C. Use of ph for the /f/ sound
D. Use of silent e
Correct Answer: A and D (Use of kn for /n/; Use of silent e)
Rationale: LETRS 2025 clarifies that certain spelling patterns like ―kn‖ (as in ―knight‖) and final
silent -e (as in ―make‖) are characteristic of Anglo-Saxon words.
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LETRS Unit 4 Session 2
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1. It is acceptable for students to use invented spelling occasionally in phoneme-grapheme
mapping activities.
A. True
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