STR Practice Exam 1 (T240) Questions
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An important building block of literacy skills involves awareness of the sounds
of human language. To build this awareness, prekindergarten teachers will sing
songs, play word games, and read books that contain rhymes and alliteration.
Which of the following terms is used to describe the sounds of human speech?
syntax
phonetics
morphology
pragmatics - ✔✔phonetics
describes the sounds of human speech
A third-grade teacher plans a lesson that begins with each student
independently reading the same text, followed by a writing activity completed
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,in partner sets, and ends with a class discussion about the text and their writing.
The teacher checks in with students throughout all parts of the lesson then
collects their writing to score with a rubric. This lesson would be best described
as an example of:
integration of language skills
small group instruction
differentiation
an informal assessment - ✔✔integration of language skills
this lesson requires students to read, listen, speak, and write, making it an
example of the integration of language skills
A prekindergarten teacher reads a big book aloud to her class. The book
emphasizes alliteration, with many words starting with the letter B. As she
reads, she uses a pointer to follow along in the text. Read the following excerpt
from the book:
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,The big brown bear began each day with a big, hearty breakfast.
After reading the book, the teacher points to the better "b" and asks her class
what letter it is. Next, she asks her class what sound the letter makes. Which of
the following skills is this teacher assessing in this activity?
word awareness and tracking
directionality and tracking
alphabetic principle and word awareness
letter recognition and alphabetic principle - ✔✔letter recognition and
alphabetic principle
When the teacher points to the letter "b" and asks the name, she is assessing
letter recognition, and when the teacher asks what sound that letter makes, she
is assessing alphabetic principle.
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, A prekindergarten teacher gives each student a tray of sand and asks them to
trace the letter "s" into the sand while making the /s/ sound out loud. This
lesson is best designed to support the development of what concept?
alphabetic principle
print concepts
oral language
alphabetic knowledge - ✔✔alphabetic principle
Since they are repeating the letter's sound, they are reinforcing the connection
between the letter and the sound it makes.
A teacher arranges a parent meeting to discuss some observed vocabulary
challenges. The teacher tells the parents that the student does not recognize
common instructional language used by the teacher in the classroom. Based on
the teacher's observations, the student is significantly below the 3,000 to 4,000
words that children her age are generally expected to understand by the end of
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An important building block of literacy skills involves awareness of the sounds
of human language. To build this awareness, prekindergarten teachers will sing
songs, play word games, and read books that contain rhymes and alliteration.
Which of the following terms is used to describe the sounds of human speech?
syntax
phonetics
morphology
pragmatics - ✔✔phonetics
describes the sounds of human speech
A third-grade teacher plans a lesson that begins with each student
independently reading the same text, followed by a writing activity completed
1|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,in partner sets, and ends with a class discussion about the text and their writing.
The teacher checks in with students throughout all parts of the lesson then
collects their writing to score with a rubric. This lesson would be best described
as an example of:
integration of language skills
small group instruction
differentiation
an informal assessment - ✔✔integration of language skills
this lesson requires students to read, listen, speak, and write, making it an
example of the integration of language skills
A prekindergarten teacher reads a big book aloud to her class. The book
emphasizes alliteration, with many words starting with the letter B. As she
reads, she uses a pointer to follow along in the text. Read the following excerpt
from the book:
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,The big brown bear began each day with a big, hearty breakfast.
After reading the book, the teacher points to the better "b" and asks her class
what letter it is. Next, she asks her class what sound the letter makes. Which of
the following skills is this teacher assessing in this activity?
word awareness and tracking
directionality and tracking
alphabetic principle and word awareness
letter recognition and alphabetic principle - ✔✔letter recognition and
alphabetic principle
When the teacher points to the letter "b" and asks the name, she is assessing
letter recognition, and when the teacher asks what sound that letter makes, she
is assessing alphabetic principle.
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, A prekindergarten teacher gives each student a tray of sand and asks them to
trace the letter "s" into the sand while making the /s/ sound out loud. This
lesson is best designed to support the development of what concept?
alphabetic principle
print concepts
oral language
alphabetic knowledge - ✔✔alphabetic principle
Since they are repeating the letter's sound, they are reinforcing the connection
between the letter and the sound it makes.
A teacher arranges a parent meeting to discuss some observed vocabulary
challenges. The teacher tells the parents that the student does not recognize
common instructional language used by the teacher in the classroom. Based on
the teacher's observations, the student is significantly below the 3,000 to 4,000
words that children her age are generally expected to understand by the end of
4|Page
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