MTTC LANGUAGE ARTS (090) TERMS
LATEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025 - 2026
What is a grapheme? - Answer-A letter or letter combinations that spells out a
phoneme; can be one, two, three, or four letters in English (ex- e, ei, igh, eigh)
What are graphic organizers? - Answer-A visual framework or structure for capturing the
main points of what is being read, which may include concepts, ideas, events,
vocabulary, or generalizations
What is graphophonemic? - Answer-the relationship between letters and phonemes
What is guided oral reading? - Answer-instructional support including immediate
corrective feedback as students read orally
What is guided practice? - Answer-students practice newly learned skills with the
teacher providing prompts and feedback
What are High Frequency Irregular Words? - Answer-Words in print containing letters
that stray from the most common sound pronunciation because they do not follow
common phonic patterns (ex- were, was, laugh, been)
What are High Frequency Words? - Answer-A small group of words (300-500) that
account for a large percentage if the words in print and can be regular or irregular words
(ex- Dolch or Fry)
What is a homograph? - Answer-words that are spelled the same but have different
origins and meanings. They may or may not be pronounced the same (ex- can as in a
metal container/can as in able to)
What is a homonym? - Answer-Words that sound the same but are spelled differently
(ex- cents/sense and knight/night)
What is an homophone? - Answer-Words that may or may not be spelled alike but are
pronounced the same. These words are of different origins and have different meanings
(ex- ate and eight; scale as in the covering of a fish; and scale as in a device used to
weigh things)
What is an idiom? - Answer-A phrase or expression that differs from the literal meaning
of the words; a regional or individual expression with a unique meaning (ex- its raining
cats & dogs)
,What is Immediate Corrective Feedback? - Answer-When an error overs, the teacher
immediately attends to it by scaffolding instruction (ex- gradual release of responsibility)
What is Immediate Intensive Intervention? - Answer-instruction that may include more
time, more opportunities for student practice, more teacher feedback, smaller group
size, and different materials. It is implemented as soon as assessment indicates that
students are not making adequate progress in reading
What is implicit instruction? - Answer-Students discover skills and concepts instead of
being explicitly taught. For example, the teacher writes a list of words on the board that
begin with the letter "m" (mud, milk, meal and mattress) and asks the students how the
words are similar. The teacher elicits from the students that the letter "m" stands for the
sound you hear at the beginning of the words
What are important words? - Answer-unknown words that are critical to passage
understanding and which students are likely to encounter in the future
What is Independent Reading Level? - Answer-The level at which a reader can read
text with 95% accuracy (ex- no more than one error per 20 words read)
What is relatively easy text for students ? - Answer-texts at students' independent
reading level
What is Independent-Instructional Reading Level Range? - Answer-The reading range
that spans instructional and independent reading levels or level of text that a student
can read with 9% to 95% or above accuracy
What is indirect Vocabulary Instruction? - Answer-Words learned through independent
reading and conversation
What is inflectional Suffix? - Answer-suffixes added to verbs, nouns, or adjective that do
not change the grammatical role or part of speech of the base words (-s, -es, -ing, -ed)
What is informal assessment? - Answer-Does not follow prescribed rules for
administration and scoring and has not undergone technical scrutiny for reliability and
validity. Examples: Teacher-made tests, end-of-unit tests, and running records
What is informational text? - Answer-non-fiction books (aka expository texts) that
contain fact and information
What is initial instruction? - Answer-first line of defense to precent reading failure for all
students. Instruction is provided in the whole group (class) and small group
(differentiated) setting
What is instructional design? - Answer-refers t the process of translating key learning
objectives and goals into a delivery system to meet those goals
, What is instructional reading level? - Answer-the level at which a reader can read text
with 90% accuracy (no more than 1 error per 10 words read)
What kind of texts are included with instructional reading levels? - Answer-challenging,
but manageable
What steps are included in instructional routines? - Answer-1. Explicit Instruction
2. Modeling
3. Guided Practice
4. Student practice, application and feedback
5. Generalizaiton
What is intensity? - Answer-focused instruction where students are academically
engaged with content and the teacher and receive more opportunities to practice with
immediate teacher feedback
What is intervention instruction? - Answer-only provided to students who are lagging
behind their classmates in the development of critical reading skills
What is an intervention program? - Answer-provides content for instruction that is
intended for flexible use as part of differentiated instruction and/or more intensive
instruction to meet student learning needs in 1 or more of the specific areas of reading
What are intervention programs used for? - Answer-to provide targeted, intensive
interverntion for small groups of struggling readers
What is invented spelling? - Answer-an attempt to spell a word based on a student's
knowledge of the spelling system and how it works
What are irregular words? - Answer-words that contain letters that stray from the most
common sound pronunciation; words that do not follow common phonic patters (ex-
were was laugh, been)
What is K-W-L? - Answer-technique used most frequently with expository text to
promote comprehension. It can be used as a type of graphic organizer in the form of a
chart and consists of a 3-step process
What are the 3 steps of the K-W-L? - Answer-1. What I Know (accessing prior
knowledge)
2. What I Want to Know (setting a purpose for reading)
3. What I Learned (recalling what has been read)
What are learning communities? - Answer-a group in which educators commit to
ongoing learning experiences with a deliberate intent to transform teaching and learning
at their school or within their district
LATEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025 - 2026
What is a grapheme? - Answer-A letter or letter combinations that spells out a
phoneme; can be one, two, three, or four letters in English (ex- e, ei, igh, eigh)
What are graphic organizers? - Answer-A visual framework or structure for capturing the
main points of what is being read, which may include concepts, ideas, events,
vocabulary, or generalizations
What is graphophonemic? - Answer-the relationship between letters and phonemes
What is guided oral reading? - Answer-instructional support including immediate
corrective feedback as students read orally
What is guided practice? - Answer-students practice newly learned skills with the
teacher providing prompts and feedback
What are High Frequency Irregular Words? - Answer-Words in print containing letters
that stray from the most common sound pronunciation because they do not follow
common phonic patterns (ex- were, was, laugh, been)
What are High Frequency Words? - Answer-A small group of words (300-500) that
account for a large percentage if the words in print and can be regular or irregular words
(ex- Dolch or Fry)
What is a homograph? - Answer-words that are spelled the same but have different
origins and meanings. They may or may not be pronounced the same (ex- can as in a
metal container/can as in able to)
What is a homonym? - Answer-Words that sound the same but are spelled differently
(ex- cents/sense and knight/night)
What is an homophone? - Answer-Words that may or may not be spelled alike but are
pronounced the same. These words are of different origins and have different meanings
(ex- ate and eight; scale as in the covering of a fish; and scale as in a device used to
weigh things)
What is an idiom? - Answer-A phrase or expression that differs from the literal meaning
of the words; a regional or individual expression with a unique meaning (ex- its raining
cats & dogs)
,What is Immediate Corrective Feedback? - Answer-When an error overs, the teacher
immediately attends to it by scaffolding instruction (ex- gradual release of responsibility)
What is Immediate Intensive Intervention? - Answer-instruction that may include more
time, more opportunities for student practice, more teacher feedback, smaller group
size, and different materials. It is implemented as soon as assessment indicates that
students are not making adequate progress in reading
What is implicit instruction? - Answer-Students discover skills and concepts instead of
being explicitly taught. For example, the teacher writes a list of words on the board that
begin with the letter "m" (mud, milk, meal and mattress) and asks the students how the
words are similar. The teacher elicits from the students that the letter "m" stands for the
sound you hear at the beginning of the words
What are important words? - Answer-unknown words that are critical to passage
understanding and which students are likely to encounter in the future
What is Independent Reading Level? - Answer-The level at which a reader can read
text with 95% accuracy (ex- no more than one error per 20 words read)
What is relatively easy text for students ? - Answer-texts at students' independent
reading level
What is Independent-Instructional Reading Level Range? - Answer-The reading range
that spans instructional and independent reading levels or level of text that a student
can read with 9% to 95% or above accuracy
What is indirect Vocabulary Instruction? - Answer-Words learned through independent
reading and conversation
What is inflectional Suffix? - Answer-suffixes added to verbs, nouns, or adjective that do
not change the grammatical role or part of speech of the base words (-s, -es, -ing, -ed)
What is informal assessment? - Answer-Does not follow prescribed rules for
administration and scoring and has not undergone technical scrutiny for reliability and
validity. Examples: Teacher-made tests, end-of-unit tests, and running records
What is informational text? - Answer-non-fiction books (aka expository texts) that
contain fact and information
What is initial instruction? - Answer-first line of defense to precent reading failure for all
students. Instruction is provided in the whole group (class) and small group
(differentiated) setting
What is instructional design? - Answer-refers t the process of translating key learning
objectives and goals into a delivery system to meet those goals
, What is instructional reading level? - Answer-the level at which a reader can read text
with 90% accuracy (no more than 1 error per 10 words read)
What kind of texts are included with instructional reading levels? - Answer-challenging,
but manageable
What steps are included in instructional routines? - Answer-1. Explicit Instruction
2. Modeling
3. Guided Practice
4. Student practice, application and feedback
5. Generalizaiton
What is intensity? - Answer-focused instruction where students are academically
engaged with content and the teacher and receive more opportunities to practice with
immediate teacher feedback
What is intervention instruction? - Answer-only provided to students who are lagging
behind their classmates in the development of critical reading skills
What is an intervention program? - Answer-provides content for instruction that is
intended for flexible use as part of differentiated instruction and/or more intensive
instruction to meet student learning needs in 1 or more of the specific areas of reading
What are intervention programs used for? - Answer-to provide targeted, intensive
interverntion for small groups of struggling readers
What is invented spelling? - Answer-an attempt to spell a word based on a student's
knowledge of the spelling system and how it works
What are irregular words? - Answer-words that contain letters that stray from the most
common sound pronunciation; words that do not follow common phonic patters (ex-
were was laugh, been)
What is K-W-L? - Answer-technique used most frequently with expository text to
promote comprehension. It can be used as a type of graphic organizer in the form of a
chart and consists of a 3-step process
What are the 3 steps of the K-W-L? - Answer-1. What I Know (accessing prior
knowledge)
2. What I Want to Know (setting a purpose for reading)
3. What I Learned (recalling what has been read)
What are learning communities? - Answer-a group in which educators commit to
ongoing learning experiences with a deliberate intent to transform teaching and learning
at their school or within their district
