RICA SUBTEST 3 2 2026 EXAM SCRIPT TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
PASS
◉ Word Recognition Lists. Answer: An assessment resource
consisting of graduated lists of words, usually about 10, that
children are asked to read aloud. The lists start and the preprimer
level and continue onto grade 8 usually. This assessment is used to
provide a preliminary estimate of a student's frustration,
instructional, and reading levels. The estimate will be verified or
modified on the basis of the student's performance on graded
reading passages.
◉ Graded Reading Passages. Answer: a set of texts, usually between
50 and 100 words, of increasing difficulty. The passages start at the
preprimer level and continue on to grade 8 in most test packages.
Student reads the text either orally or silently, depending on the goal
of the assessment. Used to determine: frustration, instructional, and
independent reading levels and areas of reading strength and need.
1. most important part of IRI.
2. passages for every grade level
3. students read aloud and measure miscue analysis
graphophonemic errors, semantic errors, syntactic errors.
,◉ Preprimer and primer. Answer: two reading levels, corresponding
to kinder, that feature the easiest texts to read. Texts written in these
levels use few words and have very short sentences. After these
levels, the rest correspond to grade levels.
◉ Reading Level. Answer: A grade level from preprimer (early
kinder) to grade 12. Texts are assigned a reading level on the basis of
one of many formulas; almost all determine a text's reading level by
the size of words and the length of sentences in the text (aka
readability)
◉ miscue analysis. Answer: The process of analyzing a student's oral
reading performance. A teacher examines a student's errors to
identify areas of strength an need. The results of miscue analysis
show patterns of error and allow the teacher to provide data-based
instruction (e.g., Fred has trouble with words with the CVCe pattern,
such as bike.)
◉ Three categories of Oral Reading Errors. Answer:
graphophonemic errors
semantic errors
syntactic errors
◉ Graphophonic Error. Answer: A sound-symbol error a student
makes when reading aloud. While reading, the students states a
word, or version of a word, that sounds like the target word. This
, category of error shows the student is not using the meaning of the
text to determine an unknown word and is using her or his
knowledge of symbol sound relationships to make a guess.
For example, if the word in the text is feather, the child might read
father.
◉ Semantic Error. Answer: A category of oral reading error in which
the student substitutes a synonym for the target word. This category
of error shows the student understands the meaning of the text, but
has not applied his or her knowledge of phonics.
For example, if the word in the text is father, the child might say dad.
◉ Syntactic Error. Answer: A category of oral reading error in which
the student substitutes a word that is the same part of speech as the
target word. This category of error shows the student understands
the meaning of the text buy has not applied her or his knowledge of
phonics.
For example, if the word in the text is through, the child might say
into.
◉ Instructional Reading Level. Answer: The grade level of texts that
a child can read and understand with the assistance of a teacher. The
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
PASS
◉ Word Recognition Lists. Answer: An assessment resource
consisting of graduated lists of words, usually about 10, that
children are asked to read aloud. The lists start and the preprimer
level and continue onto grade 8 usually. This assessment is used to
provide a preliminary estimate of a student's frustration,
instructional, and reading levels. The estimate will be verified or
modified on the basis of the student's performance on graded
reading passages.
◉ Graded Reading Passages. Answer: a set of texts, usually between
50 and 100 words, of increasing difficulty. The passages start at the
preprimer level and continue on to grade 8 in most test packages.
Student reads the text either orally or silently, depending on the goal
of the assessment. Used to determine: frustration, instructional, and
independent reading levels and areas of reading strength and need.
1. most important part of IRI.
2. passages for every grade level
3. students read aloud and measure miscue analysis
graphophonemic errors, semantic errors, syntactic errors.
,◉ Preprimer and primer. Answer: two reading levels, corresponding
to kinder, that feature the easiest texts to read. Texts written in these
levels use few words and have very short sentences. After these
levels, the rest correspond to grade levels.
◉ Reading Level. Answer: A grade level from preprimer (early
kinder) to grade 12. Texts are assigned a reading level on the basis of
one of many formulas; almost all determine a text's reading level by
the size of words and the length of sentences in the text (aka
readability)
◉ miscue analysis. Answer: The process of analyzing a student's oral
reading performance. A teacher examines a student's errors to
identify areas of strength an need. The results of miscue analysis
show patterns of error and allow the teacher to provide data-based
instruction (e.g., Fred has trouble with words with the CVCe pattern,
such as bike.)
◉ Three categories of Oral Reading Errors. Answer:
graphophonemic errors
semantic errors
syntactic errors
◉ Graphophonic Error. Answer: A sound-symbol error a student
makes when reading aloud. While reading, the students states a
word, or version of a word, that sounds like the target word. This
, category of error shows the student is not using the meaning of the
text to determine an unknown word and is using her or his
knowledge of symbol sound relationships to make a guess.
For example, if the word in the text is feather, the child might read
father.
◉ Semantic Error. Answer: A category of oral reading error in which
the student substitutes a synonym for the target word. This category
of error shows the student understands the meaning of the text, but
has not applied his or her knowledge of phonics.
For example, if the word in the text is father, the child might say dad.
◉ Syntactic Error. Answer: A category of oral reading error in which
the student substitutes a word that is the same part of speech as the
target word. This category of error shows the student understands
the meaning of the text buy has not applied her or his knowledge of
phonics.
For example, if the word in the text is through, the child might say
into.
◉ Instructional Reading Level. Answer: The grade level of texts that
a child can read and understand with the assistance of a teacher. The
