LIT 5323 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Alphabetic Principle.
Answer: An understanding that letters and letter patterns represent the
sounds of spoken words
◍ Bottom Down Strategy.
Answer: Readers goes from words and phrases to general understanding;
Less Preferred; May read all texts at the same speed
◍ Vowel Diphthong.
Answer: Two vowels whose sounds blend together (e.g., boil)
◍ Simile.
Answer: A comparison using "like" or "as"
◍ Speaking Vocabulary.
Answer: The words used when speaking
◍ Direct Vocabulary Instruction.
Answer: Planned instruction to pre-teach new, important, and difficult words
◍ LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE APPROACH.
Answer: students dictate their own story bases on a shared experience and
then practice reading it until they achieve a firm grasp on the story.
◍ Cognates.
Answer: Words that mean the same in two different languages
◍ S.
D. A.
I. E..
Answer: Sheltered instruction specially designed in English
,◍ Retelling.
Answer: Recalling the content of what was read or heard
◍ Pedagogy.
Answer: The method of teaching (how instruction is carried out)
◍ Formative Assessment.
Answer: informal way to check for student understanding during instruction
◍ Allophones.
Answer: sounds regional speakers make
◍ Readability Level.
Answer: Refers to independent, instructional, and frustrational levels of text
reading
◍ Syllable Types.
Answer: There are six syllable types:1. Closed: cat, cobweb2. Open: he,
silo3. Vowel-consonant-e (VCE): like, milestone4. Consonant-l-e: candle,
juggle (second syllable)5. R-controlled: star, corner,6. Vowel pairs: count,
rainbow
◍ Homonyms.
Answer: Words that sound alike but have different meanings (e.g., fair/fair)
◍ Word Segmentation.
Answer: The ability to break words into individual syllables
◍ Comprehension.
Answer: understanding what one is reading (the ultimate GOAL of reading)
◍ Story Maps.
Answer: -A type of graphic organizer-Show the sequence of events in
simple stories
◍ Guided Practice.
Answer: Students practice newly learned skills with the teacher providing
prompts and feedback
, ◍ Sight Words.
Answer: Words children identify quickly, accurately, and effortlessly (e.g.,
the, for, but)
◍ Reading Comprehension Strategies.
Answer: Think AloudsGISTQARs
◍ Low context culture.
Answer: People rely on whats being said to derive meaning instead of
indirect statements or nonverbal means. (Parent may come across as direct)
◍ Shared Reading.
Answer: An activity in which the teacher reads a story while the students
look at the text being read and follow along
◍ Phoneme Isolation.
Answer: Recognizing individual sounds in a word (e.g., /p/ is the first sound
in pan)
◍ L1 Interference or Language Transfer.
Answer: When L1 affects L2 in pronunciation, grammar structures,
vocabulary and semantics
◍ r-controlled Vowel.
Answer: When the letter r follows a vowel and alters the vowel sound (e.g.,
her)
◍ Story Elements.
Answer: Characters, problem, solutions, themes, settings, and plot
◍ Pacing.
Answer: The pace of a lesson should move briskly but not so fast as to rush
students beyond their ability to answer correctly (how fast the lesson goes)
◍ Writing Vocabulary.
Answer: Words that a student might use while writing
◍ Phonic Instruction Sequence.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Alphabetic Principle.
Answer: An understanding that letters and letter patterns represent the
sounds of spoken words
◍ Bottom Down Strategy.
Answer: Readers goes from words and phrases to general understanding;
Less Preferred; May read all texts at the same speed
◍ Vowel Diphthong.
Answer: Two vowels whose sounds blend together (e.g., boil)
◍ Simile.
Answer: A comparison using "like" or "as"
◍ Speaking Vocabulary.
Answer: The words used when speaking
◍ Direct Vocabulary Instruction.
Answer: Planned instruction to pre-teach new, important, and difficult words
◍ LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE APPROACH.
Answer: students dictate their own story bases on a shared experience and
then practice reading it until they achieve a firm grasp on the story.
◍ Cognates.
Answer: Words that mean the same in two different languages
◍ S.
D. A.
I. E..
Answer: Sheltered instruction specially designed in English
,◍ Retelling.
Answer: Recalling the content of what was read or heard
◍ Pedagogy.
Answer: The method of teaching (how instruction is carried out)
◍ Formative Assessment.
Answer: informal way to check for student understanding during instruction
◍ Allophones.
Answer: sounds regional speakers make
◍ Readability Level.
Answer: Refers to independent, instructional, and frustrational levels of text
reading
◍ Syllable Types.
Answer: There are six syllable types:1. Closed: cat, cobweb2. Open: he,
silo3. Vowel-consonant-e (VCE): like, milestone4. Consonant-l-e: candle,
juggle (second syllable)5. R-controlled: star, corner,6. Vowel pairs: count,
rainbow
◍ Homonyms.
Answer: Words that sound alike but have different meanings (e.g., fair/fair)
◍ Word Segmentation.
Answer: The ability to break words into individual syllables
◍ Comprehension.
Answer: understanding what one is reading (the ultimate GOAL of reading)
◍ Story Maps.
Answer: -A type of graphic organizer-Show the sequence of events in
simple stories
◍ Guided Practice.
Answer: Students practice newly learned skills with the teacher providing
prompts and feedback
, ◍ Sight Words.
Answer: Words children identify quickly, accurately, and effortlessly (e.g.,
the, for, but)
◍ Reading Comprehension Strategies.
Answer: Think AloudsGISTQARs
◍ Low context culture.
Answer: People rely on whats being said to derive meaning instead of
indirect statements or nonverbal means. (Parent may come across as direct)
◍ Shared Reading.
Answer: An activity in which the teacher reads a story while the students
look at the text being read and follow along
◍ Phoneme Isolation.
Answer: Recognizing individual sounds in a word (e.g., /p/ is the first sound
in pan)
◍ L1 Interference or Language Transfer.
Answer: When L1 affects L2 in pronunciation, grammar structures,
vocabulary and semantics
◍ r-controlled Vowel.
Answer: When the letter r follows a vowel and alters the vowel sound (e.g.,
her)
◍ Story Elements.
Answer: Characters, problem, solutions, themes, settings, and plot
◍ Pacing.
Answer: The pace of a lesson should move briskly but not so fast as to rush
students beyond their ability to answer correctly (how fast the lesson goes)
◍ Writing Vocabulary.
Answer: Words that a student might use while writing
◍ Phonic Instruction Sequence.
