READING 360 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Schema. Answer: abstract knowledge stored in memory, richly
organized networks of knowledge
◉ the cognitive orientation. Answer: reading and learning are active
processes
◉ constructivism. Answer: emphasizes that learning and reading are
active and constructive processes
◉ automaticity. Answer: decoding quickly, recognize words and assign
meaning; allows readers to decode and comprehend simultaneously
◉ metacognition. Answer: ability to employ fix-up strategies when
meaning breaks down, active awareness of one's text comprehension
◉ scaffolding. Answer: guiding students toward proficiency; a process
that enables a child or novice to solve a problem, carry out a task, or
achieve a goal, which would be beyond his unassisted efforts
, ◉ zone of proximal development. Answer: social nature of learning; the
range of tasks in which a child can achieve if they are assisted by a more
knowledgeable or more competent other
◉ Matthew effect. Answer: rich get richer, the poor get poorer;
reversible, children who read well tend to read more; children who
struggle in reading read less
◉ Phonemic Awareness. Answer: the understanding that words are
composed of sounds that can be manipulated
◉ phoneme. Answer: smallest sound in a language
◉ alphabetic principle. Answer: phonemes are represented by letters;
imperfect correspondence btw phonemes and letters
◉ pre-alphabetic. Answer: visual cues
◉ partial alphabetic. Answer: initial/final letters
◉ full alphabetic. Answer: well developed letter-sound (can decode)
◉ consolidated alphabetic. Answer: larger units (rimes/chunks)
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Schema. Answer: abstract knowledge stored in memory, richly
organized networks of knowledge
◉ the cognitive orientation. Answer: reading and learning are active
processes
◉ constructivism. Answer: emphasizes that learning and reading are
active and constructive processes
◉ automaticity. Answer: decoding quickly, recognize words and assign
meaning; allows readers to decode and comprehend simultaneously
◉ metacognition. Answer: ability to employ fix-up strategies when
meaning breaks down, active awareness of one's text comprehension
◉ scaffolding. Answer: guiding students toward proficiency; a process
that enables a child or novice to solve a problem, carry out a task, or
achieve a goal, which would be beyond his unassisted efforts
, ◉ zone of proximal development. Answer: social nature of learning; the
range of tasks in which a child can achieve if they are assisted by a more
knowledgeable or more competent other
◉ Matthew effect. Answer: rich get richer, the poor get poorer;
reversible, children who read well tend to read more; children who
struggle in reading read less
◉ Phonemic Awareness. Answer: the understanding that words are
composed of sounds that can be manipulated
◉ phoneme. Answer: smallest sound in a language
◉ alphabetic principle. Answer: phonemes are represented by letters;
imperfect correspondence btw phonemes and letters
◉ pre-alphabetic. Answer: visual cues
◉ partial alphabetic. Answer: initial/final letters
◉ full alphabetic. Answer: well developed letter-sound (can decode)
◉ consolidated alphabetic. Answer: larger units (rimes/chunks)
