RICA SUBTEST 3 TEST 2026
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ After conducting classroom visits, the principal has requested that the
learning objectives are identified by teachers in daily lesson plans. It is
important for teachers to identify learning objectives because:
Answer: it helps the planning of instruction to be aligned with state
standards.
◉ Which area of instruction is not required to provide students with a
balanced comprehensive reading program, according to the California
(RLA) Framework?
Answer: Foreign language
◉ A second-grade student assessed below grade level for fluency but is
able to decode words in isolation and scores above grade level for
reading comprehension. The student needs direct instruction in the area
of:
Answer: pacing during fluency instruction
◉ An indicator that the teacher needs to decrease the pacing of
instruction for her students in reading comprehension is:
Answer: data from a monitoring assessment.
, ◉ In order to organize flexible, differentiated reading interventions after
analysis of assessment data, according to the California (RLA)
Framework a teacher will group students into intervention tiers, labeled
as:
Answer: benchmark, strategic, intensive.
◉ A teacher has completed a whole group lesson on a grammar topic.
She has assigned the students five sample questions to complete while
she walks around the room and provides feedback and corrections to
their work. This instructional component is an example of:
Answer: structured and guided practice.
◉ An important factor a teacher needs to incorporate into the
presentation phase of their instructional delivery is:
Answer: explicit modeling of the strategies necessary to master the
concepts.
◉ After conducting an interest survey for reading, a fourth-grade teacher
has assessed that many of her students are not reading independently at
home. In order to motivate her students to participate in independent
reading, she should:
Answer: evaluate the survey to find out the types of books her students
are interested in and conduct a daily read aloud.
◉ A third-grade teacher uses the results of a CLOZE reading passage in
order to provide support to her students with independent reading. This
assessment plays an effective role because:
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ After conducting classroom visits, the principal has requested that the
learning objectives are identified by teachers in daily lesson plans. It is
important for teachers to identify learning objectives because:
Answer: it helps the planning of instruction to be aligned with state
standards.
◉ Which area of instruction is not required to provide students with a
balanced comprehensive reading program, according to the California
(RLA) Framework?
Answer: Foreign language
◉ A second-grade student assessed below grade level for fluency but is
able to decode words in isolation and scores above grade level for
reading comprehension. The student needs direct instruction in the area
of:
Answer: pacing during fluency instruction
◉ An indicator that the teacher needs to decrease the pacing of
instruction for her students in reading comprehension is:
Answer: data from a monitoring assessment.
, ◉ In order to organize flexible, differentiated reading interventions after
analysis of assessment data, according to the California (RLA)
Framework a teacher will group students into intervention tiers, labeled
as:
Answer: benchmark, strategic, intensive.
◉ A teacher has completed a whole group lesson on a grammar topic.
She has assigned the students five sample questions to complete while
she walks around the room and provides feedback and corrections to
their work. This instructional component is an example of:
Answer: structured and guided practice.
◉ An important factor a teacher needs to incorporate into the
presentation phase of their instructional delivery is:
Answer: explicit modeling of the strategies necessary to master the
concepts.
◉ After conducting an interest survey for reading, a fourth-grade teacher
has assessed that many of her students are not reading independently at
home. In order to motivate her students to participate in independent
reading, she should:
Answer: evaluate the survey to find out the types of books her students
are interested in and conduct a daily read aloud.
◉ A third-grade teacher uses the results of a CLOZE reading passage in
order to provide support to her students with independent reading. This
assessment plays an effective role because:
