©THESTAR EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025
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LETRS Volume 1 - "Check for
Understanding" Questions And Answers
Updated 2024/2025
According to results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which of the
following is true?
a. Every state is about the same, on average.
b. Approximately 50 percent of fourth-graders are "proficient" or "advanced."
c. There is a steady increase in reading scores across all groups.
d. Gaps persist between certain subgroups of students. - answer✔d. Gaps persist between
certain subgroups of students.
Reading comprehension is not a single construct. Rather, the ability to understand what you
read relies on multiple components. Once readers become more skilled in word recognition,
which of the following components increase in their importance?
a. spelling and phonemic awareness
b. orthographic knowledge and background knowledge
c. cognates and syllable awareness
d. background knowledge and vocabulary - answer✔d. background knowledge and vocabulary
Which statement most accurately describes how the human brain has evolved to process
spoken and written language?
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
LETRS Volume 1 - "Check for
Understanding" Questions And Answers
Updated 2024/2025
According to results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which of the
following is true?
a. Every state is about the same, on average.
b. Approximately 50 percent of fourth-graders are "proficient" or "advanced."
c. There is a steady increase in reading scores across all groups.
d. Gaps persist between certain subgroups of students. - answer✔d. Gaps persist between
certain subgroups of students.
Reading comprehension is not a single construct. Rather, the ability to understand what you
read relies on multiple components. Once readers become more skilled in word recognition,
which of the following components increase in their importance?
a. spelling and phonemic awareness
b. orthographic knowledge and background knowledge
c. cognates and syllable awareness
d. background knowledge and vocabulary - answer✔d. background knowledge and vocabulary
Which statement most accurately describes how the human brain has evolved to process
spoken and written language?
1|Page
