ILTS 305 Content, Structure, and Strategies for
Educators Complete Exam Practice Questions
with Verified Answers Already Graded Answers
1. Three Cueing System - ANSWER Meaning (semantics) structure (syntactic)
visual (graph phonic)
2. L1 Acquisition - ANSWER Native language, is mostly intuitive (what you
learn at home)
Requires NO memorization of explicit rules,
3. L2 Acquisition - ANSWER The acquisition of another language or
languages after first language acquisition is under way or completed.
4. Rote Memorization - ANSWER learned from repeating and not from
thinking
5. Morphemic Analysis - ANSWER An analysis of words formed by adding
prefixes, suffixes or other meaningful word units to a base word.
6. Semantics - ANSWER Meaning of words and sentences
7. Syntax - ANSWER The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-
formed sentences in a language.
8. Pragmatic - ANSWER Practical
,9. Articulation - ANSWER This affects phonemic awareness
10.Cause-Effect Words - ANSWER Words that signal the reason why or the
result. Therefore, thus, consequently, so, as a result, since, and because.
11.Onset and Rime - ANSWER In a syllable, the onset is the initial consonant
or consonants, and the rime is the vowel and any consonants that follow it
(e.g., the word sat, the onset is "s" and the rime is "at". In the word flip, the
onset is "fl" and the rime is "ip").
12.Alphabetic Principle - ANSWER The concept that letters and letter
combinations represent individual phonemes in written words.
13.Oral and Written Language Development - ANSWER These occur
simultaneously. Oral development does not occur naturally, only socially.
Written language can occur without instruction.
14.Improve reading comprehension - ANSWER Illustrations, Predict, Relate,
Retell
15.Theories of Language Development - ANSWER Learning, Linguistic,
Cognitive, Sociocognitive
16.Learning Approach (Theories of Language Development) - ANSWER
language is first learned by imitating thee speech of adults, then solidified in
schools through drills about rules of language
17.Linguistic Approach (Theories of Language Development) - ANSWER
ability to use a language is innate (Chomsky)
,18.Cognitive Approach (Theories of Language Development) - ANSWER
children must develop appropriate cognitive skills before they can acquire
language (Piaget)
19.Sociocognitive Approach (Theories of Language Development) - ANSWER
language development is a complex interaction of linguistic social and
cognitive influences. explains lack of language skills in neglected children.
20.Top-Down Processing - ANSWER the use of preexisting knowledge to
figure out meaning of a message.
21.Simple Sentence - ANSWER A sentence consisting of one independent
clause and no dependent clause
22.Compound Sentence - ANSWER a sentence with two or more coordinate
independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions
23.Simple Sentence Example - ANSWER The line for the canteen stretched
around the corner.
24.Compound Sentence Example - ANSWER The hard drive is fine, but the
fan has burnt out.
25.Complex Sentence - ANSWER A sentence with one independent clause and
at least one dependent clause
26.Complex Sentence Example - ANSWER Please speak to the teacher next
time you have class.
, 27.Compound-Complex Sentence - ANSWER at least one dependent clause
and two or more independent clauses
28.Compound-Complex Sentence Example - ANSWER When Jane went to
school, she was given a pop quiz, and that caused her to have a bad day.
29.Dependent Clause - ANSWER Does not express a complete thought and
cannot stand alone as a sentence
30.Independent Clause - ANSWER Expresses a complete thought and can
stand alone as a sentence. Has both a subject and a verb.
31.Phonological Awareness - ANSWER Knowledge of sounds and syllables
and of the sound structure of words
32.Independent Reading Level - ANSWER Knowing 95-100 percent of words
in isolation, 99-100 percent accuracy reading words in context, and
answering comprehension questions 90-100 percent correctly
33.Frustration Reading Level - ANSWER knowing below 50 percent of words
in isolation, reading below 95 percent of words accurately in context, and
answering below 70 percent of comprehension questions correctly
34.Instructional Reading Level - ANSWER Knowing 60-94 percent of words
in isolation, 95-98 percent accuracy reading words in context, and answering
comprehension questions 70-89 percent correctly
Educators Complete Exam Practice Questions
with Verified Answers Already Graded Answers
1. Three Cueing System - ANSWER Meaning (semantics) structure (syntactic)
visual (graph phonic)
2. L1 Acquisition - ANSWER Native language, is mostly intuitive (what you
learn at home)
Requires NO memorization of explicit rules,
3. L2 Acquisition - ANSWER The acquisition of another language or
languages after first language acquisition is under way or completed.
4. Rote Memorization - ANSWER learned from repeating and not from
thinking
5. Morphemic Analysis - ANSWER An analysis of words formed by adding
prefixes, suffixes or other meaningful word units to a base word.
6. Semantics - ANSWER Meaning of words and sentences
7. Syntax - ANSWER The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-
formed sentences in a language.
8. Pragmatic - ANSWER Practical
,9. Articulation - ANSWER This affects phonemic awareness
10.Cause-Effect Words - ANSWER Words that signal the reason why or the
result. Therefore, thus, consequently, so, as a result, since, and because.
11.Onset and Rime - ANSWER In a syllable, the onset is the initial consonant
or consonants, and the rime is the vowel and any consonants that follow it
(e.g., the word sat, the onset is "s" and the rime is "at". In the word flip, the
onset is "fl" and the rime is "ip").
12.Alphabetic Principle - ANSWER The concept that letters and letter
combinations represent individual phonemes in written words.
13.Oral and Written Language Development - ANSWER These occur
simultaneously. Oral development does not occur naturally, only socially.
Written language can occur without instruction.
14.Improve reading comprehension - ANSWER Illustrations, Predict, Relate,
Retell
15.Theories of Language Development - ANSWER Learning, Linguistic,
Cognitive, Sociocognitive
16.Learning Approach (Theories of Language Development) - ANSWER
language is first learned by imitating thee speech of adults, then solidified in
schools through drills about rules of language
17.Linguistic Approach (Theories of Language Development) - ANSWER
ability to use a language is innate (Chomsky)
,18.Cognitive Approach (Theories of Language Development) - ANSWER
children must develop appropriate cognitive skills before they can acquire
language (Piaget)
19.Sociocognitive Approach (Theories of Language Development) - ANSWER
language development is a complex interaction of linguistic social and
cognitive influences. explains lack of language skills in neglected children.
20.Top-Down Processing - ANSWER the use of preexisting knowledge to
figure out meaning of a message.
21.Simple Sentence - ANSWER A sentence consisting of one independent
clause and no dependent clause
22.Compound Sentence - ANSWER a sentence with two or more coordinate
independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions
23.Simple Sentence Example - ANSWER The line for the canteen stretched
around the corner.
24.Compound Sentence Example - ANSWER The hard drive is fine, but the
fan has burnt out.
25.Complex Sentence - ANSWER A sentence with one independent clause and
at least one dependent clause
26.Complex Sentence Example - ANSWER Please speak to the teacher next
time you have class.
, 27.Compound-Complex Sentence - ANSWER at least one dependent clause
and two or more independent clauses
28.Compound-Complex Sentence Example - ANSWER When Jane went to
school, she was given a pop quiz, and that caused her to have a bad day.
29.Dependent Clause - ANSWER Does not express a complete thought and
cannot stand alone as a sentence
30.Independent Clause - ANSWER Expresses a complete thought and can
stand alone as a sentence. Has both a subject and a verb.
31.Phonological Awareness - ANSWER Knowledge of sounds and syllables
and of the sound structure of words
32.Independent Reading Level - ANSWER Knowing 95-100 percent of words
in isolation, 99-100 percent accuracy reading words in context, and
answering comprehension questions 90-100 percent correctly
33.Frustration Reading Level - ANSWER knowing below 50 percent of words
in isolation, reading below 95 percent of words accurately in context, and
answering below 70 percent of comprehension questions correctly
34.Instructional Reading Level - ANSWER Knowing 60-94 percent of words
in isolation, 95-98 percent accuracy reading words in context, and answering
comprehension questions 70-89 percent correctly
