Rica Test prep practice Questions
and Answers
A teacher has completed a whole group lesson on a grammar topic. She has assigned
the students to complete five sample questions while she walks around the room and
provides feedback and corrections to their work. This instructional component is an
example of - ✔✔structured and guided practice
The foundational skills necessary for a student to achieve automatic word recognition
are: - ✔✔phonemic awareness, phonics instruction, and reading words in context
An important skill to teach English Learners during sight word instruction is: -
✔✔meaning of words
A fourth grade teacher designs a lesson that requires students to complete the
following:
Underline the base word for the words listed below, then explain the meaning of the
affix.
tearful _____________
humorous ___________
unlike ______________
return ______________ - ✔✔structural analysis
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, After completing an explicit lesson on word analysis, the teacher assigned her students
to work with a partner in order to identify the consonant blends for the following
words:
black belt past whale
thump spring class glare
According to the list of words above, which word should not be identified as a
consonant blend? - ✔✔Whale
In order to determine the vocabulary for direct instruction prior to reading a text, the
teacher needs to consider: - ✔✔the tier levels of academic vocabulary encountered in
the text
A fourth grade teacher writes the following sentence on the board during a vocabulary
lesson:
The paleontologist, a dinosaur scientist, used a magnifying glass to determine the type
of fossil found during an expedition in the desert.
In order to find the meaning of paleontologist, using a word learning strategy, the
teacher is teaching a directed lesson on: - ✔✔apposition
A fifth grade student is taking a reading comprehension assessment and encounters the
following test question:
Which sentence BEST describes what Marvin the Monkey learned in this selection?
1) You cannot please everyone.
2) Be careful what you ask for.
3) Slow and steady wins the prize.
This question is assessing the student's knowledge of: - ✔✔evaluative comprehension
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and Answers
A teacher has completed a whole group lesson on a grammar topic. She has assigned
the students to complete five sample questions while she walks around the room and
provides feedback and corrections to their work. This instructional component is an
example of - ✔✔structured and guided practice
The foundational skills necessary for a student to achieve automatic word recognition
are: - ✔✔phonemic awareness, phonics instruction, and reading words in context
An important skill to teach English Learners during sight word instruction is: -
✔✔meaning of words
A fourth grade teacher designs a lesson that requires students to complete the
following:
Underline the base word for the words listed below, then explain the meaning of the
affix.
tearful _____________
humorous ___________
unlike ______________
return ______________ - ✔✔structural analysis
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, After completing an explicit lesson on word analysis, the teacher assigned her students
to work with a partner in order to identify the consonant blends for the following
words:
black belt past whale
thump spring class glare
According to the list of words above, which word should not be identified as a
consonant blend? - ✔✔Whale
In order to determine the vocabulary for direct instruction prior to reading a text, the
teacher needs to consider: - ✔✔the tier levels of academic vocabulary encountered in
the text
A fourth grade teacher writes the following sentence on the board during a vocabulary
lesson:
The paleontologist, a dinosaur scientist, used a magnifying glass to determine the type
of fossil found during an expedition in the desert.
In order to find the meaning of paleontologist, using a word learning strategy, the
teacher is teaching a directed lesson on: - ✔✔apposition
A fifth grade student is taking a reading comprehension assessment and encounters the
following test question:
Which sentence BEST describes what Marvin the Monkey learned in this selection?
1) You cannot please everyone.
2) Be careful what you ask for.
3) Slow and steady wins the prize.
This question is assessing the student's knowledge of: - ✔✔evaluative comprehension
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