1. A child who writes from top to bottom and from left to right
demonstrates understanding of:
A) Phonemic awareness
B) Print awareness
C) Phonics
D) Morphology
Correct Answer: B
Print awareness includes understanding the organization of print on a
page, including directionality of reading and writing from top to bottom
and left to right.
2. Phonemic awareness is best described as:
A) Knowing the names of all letters
B) Understanding the relationship between letters and sounds
C) The ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words
D) The ability to read fluently
Correct Answer: C
Phonemic awareness specifically refers to the ability to hear, identify,
and manipulate individual phonemes in spoken words.
3. How many phonemes are in the word "eight"?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Correct Answer: B
,The word "eight" has two phonemes: /ā/ and /t/. The letters "eigh"
represent a single vowel sound.
4. Which activity would best develop phonological awareness?
A) Writing the alphabet
B) Blending syllables to form words
C) Reading a passage aloud
D) Learning spelling rules
Correct Answer: B
Phonological awareness includes syllable blending activities, which are
part of understanding sound structures in speech.
5. The alphabetic principle refers to:
A) Knowing the order of letters in the alphabet
B) Understanding that letters represent sounds in spoken words
C) Being able to write all letters correctly
D) Recognizing letter names
Correct Answer: B
The alphabetic principle is the understanding that there is a systematic
relationship between letters and spoken sounds.
6. A grapheme is defined as:
A) The smallest unit of spoken language
B) A letter or group of letters representing a sound
C) A word part that carries meaning
D) A complete sentence
Correct Answer: B
Graphemes are the written representation of phonemes, which can be
single letters or groups of letters.
,7. When teaching phonics, instruction should be:
A) Spontaneous and unstructured
B) Systematic and sequential
C) Only taught in kindergarten
D) Avoided with struggling readers
Correct Answer: B
Systematic phonics instruction follows a logical sequence and includes
precise directions for teaching letter-sound relationships.
8. Fluent readers demonstrate:
A) Slow, careful reading
B) Accuracy, speed, and expression
C) Reading without pausing
D) Memorizing text
Correct Answer: B
Fluency encompasses reading accurately, quickly, and with appropriate
expression and phrasing.
9. Repeated oral reading is effective because it:
A) Builds vocabulary only
B) Improves word recognition, speed, and comprehension
C) Is the fastest way to read
D) Replaces all other instruction
Correct Answer: B
Repeated oral readings improve multiple aspects of reading including
word recognition, speed, and reading comprehension.
10. A book at the instructional level should be read with what
percentage of accuracy?
A) 100%
, B) 90%
C) 75%
D) 50%
Correct Answer: B
Instructional level texts are those that students can read with
approximately 90% accuracy.
11. What is the relationship between spoken and written language?
A) They are unrelated systems
B) Written language represents spoken language
C) Spoken language is more important
D) Written language developed first
Correct Answer: B
Print is used to represent the words we speak, showing the connection
between spoken and written language.
12. The onset in the word "slip" is:
A) /ip/
B) /sl/
C) /li/
D) /s/
Correct Answer: B
The onset includes all consonant sounds before the vowel in a syllable.
In "slip," the onset is /sl/ and the rime is /ip/.
13. Phoneme segmentation is demonstrated when a child:
A) Identifies rhyming words
B) Blends sounds together
C) Counts the sounds in a word
D) Writes a word from memory