Language & Literacy (305 Content Exam) - A+ Prep
With Full Solutions
Oral language components Right Ans - syntax, phonological skills,
morphological skills, pragmatics, vocabulary
Syntax Right Ans - understanding word order and grammar rules
Phonological skills Right Ans - awareness of sounds (ex- syllables and
rhymes)
Morphological skills Right Ans - understanding the meaning of word forms
and parts
Pragmatics Right Ans - social rule of communication
Vocabulary Right Ans - meaning of words and phrases
Assessment Right Ans - formative, summative, benchmark reading,
progress monitoring, diagnostic reading test
Formative Right Ans - informs instruction (for learning)
Summative Right Ans - what you have learned (of learning)
Benchmark reading Right Ans - usually given in the fall, winter, spring
Progress monitoring Right Ans - weekly/biweekly screenings
Diagnostic Reading test Right Ans - individual students specific areas of
weakness, use the results to inform instruction, used after progress
monitoring, pre-intervention step
Reading levels Right Ans - independent, instructional, frustration
Independent level Right Ans - 97-100% accuracy; fluent reading; 90-100%
comprehension
, Instructional level Right Ans - 90-96% accuracy; somewhat fluent; 75-90%
comprehension
Frustration level Right Ans - < 90% accuracy; may/may not be fluent;
comprehension low
Phonological Awareness Right Ans - Awareness of the words, syllables,
rhymes, and sounds in language. (Words in sentences)
Syllables Right Ans - a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with
or without surrounding consonants. (Ze-bra; 2 syllables- 1 open syllable and 1
closed syllable)
Open syllable Right Ans - ends with a long vowel sound spelled with one
vowel letter; no consonant to close it
To-tal
Ri-val
Bi-ble
Closed syllable Right Ans - short vowel in syllable, vowel is followed
(closed) by a consonant
Com-mon
But-ter
Onset Right Ans - initial phonological unit of any word (c-at)
Rime Right Ans - refers to the string of letters that follow, usually a vowel
and final consonants (c-at)
Rhyme Right Ans - repetition of similar sounds in two or more words.
Alliteration Right Ans - the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in
two or more neighboring words or syllables. (Sally sells seashells at the
seashore)
Onomatopoeia Right Ans - formation of a word from a sound associated
with what it was named (Sizzle)
Hyperbole Right Ans - exaggerated statements (I almost died laughing)
With Full Solutions
Oral language components Right Ans - syntax, phonological skills,
morphological skills, pragmatics, vocabulary
Syntax Right Ans - understanding word order and grammar rules
Phonological skills Right Ans - awareness of sounds (ex- syllables and
rhymes)
Morphological skills Right Ans - understanding the meaning of word forms
and parts
Pragmatics Right Ans - social rule of communication
Vocabulary Right Ans - meaning of words and phrases
Assessment Right Ans - formative, summative, benchmark reading,
progress monitoring, diagnostic reading test
Formative Right Ans - informs instruction (for learning)
Summative Right Ans - what you have learned (of learning)
Benchmark reading Right Ans - usually given in the fall, winter, spring
Progress monitoring Right Ans - weekly/biweekly screenings
Diagnostic Reading test Right Ans - individual students specific areas of
weakness, use the results to inform instruction, used after progress
monitoring, pre-intervention step
Reading levels Right Ans - independent, instructional, frustration
Independent level Right Ans - 97-100% accuracy; fluent reading; 90-100%
comprehension
, Instructional level Right Ans - 90-96% accuracy; somewhat fluent; 75-90%
comprehension
Frustration level Right Ans - < 90% accuracy; may/may not be fluent;
comprehension low
Phonological Awareness Right Ans - Awareness of the words, syllables,
rhymes, and sounds in language. (Words in sentences)
Syllables Right Ans - a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with
or without surrounding consonants. (Ze-bra; 2 syllables- 1 open syllable and 1
closed syllable)
Open syllable Right Ans - ends with a long vowel sound spelled with one
vowel letter; no consonant to close it
To-tal
Ri-val
Bi-ble
Closed syllable Right Ans - short vowel in syllable, vowel is followed
(closed) by a consonant
Com-mon
But-ter
Onset Right Ans - initial phonological unit of any word (c-at)
Rime Right Ans - refers to the string of letters that follow, usually a vowel
and final consonants (c-at)
Rhyme Right Ans - repetition of similar sounds in two or more words.
Alliteration Right Ans - the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in
two or more neighboring words or syllables. (Sally sells seashells at the
seashore)
Onomatopoeia Right Ans - formation of a word from a sound associated
with what it was named (Sizzle)
Hyperbole Right Ans - exaggerated statements (I almost died laughing)
