RICA SUBTEST 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
Word Consciousness ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Awareness of words and their
meanings as well as interest in their usage.
Conversational vocabulary (Tier 1) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Informal
language: most basic, everyday speech that is familiar to students
Academic Vocabulary (Tier 2) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Formal language: high
frequency words that are found in many different subject discipline (Ex.
examine, identify, authority)
Content Specific Vocabulary (Tier 3) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Subject specific
vocabulary: found in science, math, social studies (ex. hypothesis,
photosynthesis)
Systematic Explicit Instruction ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓High structure and
sequenced instruction
Needs to be very interactive
Matthew Effect ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓"Rich get richer and the poor get
poorer"
The gap between strong and weak readers will only widen when no one is
catching any literacy difficulties and students are not receiving proper
instruction
,3 types of vocabulary practice ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓deliberate, spaced, and
retrieval
- goes well with "I do, we do, you do", modeling and instruction
Wide reading ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Reading a wide variety of genres,
styles, and purposes
Will expose students to more reading and will help them learn more vocabulary
Cognates ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Words that look similar and have the same
meaning in two languages. (good to connect with for ELs)
Semantics ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Meanings of words, phrases, and sentences
Morphology ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The structure and form of words (affixes
and roots)
Listening Vocabulary ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓words you understand when
listening to others speak.
Speaking Vocabulary ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓words you use when you talk.
smaller than listening vocabulary
Writing Vocabulary ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓words you use when you write.
, sight vocabulary ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓words that a child can immediately
recognize and pronounce correctly while reading
Meaning Vocabulary ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓words you understand when
reading silently.
background knowledge ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Reader's knowledge about
the topic
- Students will have a harder time comprehending what they have read if they
lack essential background knowledge
The Role of vocabulary in Fluency ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓knowing the
meaning of words will help in achievement of swift and accurate word
recognition
Role of vocabulary and reading comprehension ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Students vocabulary is key indicator and predictor of Students
understanding of what they are reading
(Comprehension = being able to explain words and their meanings)
Role of Academic Language and Comprehension ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓If
there is a lack of proficiency with academic language that can prevent proper
comprehension
ANSWERS.
Word Consciousness ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Awareness of words and their
meanings as well as interest in their usage.
Conversational vocabulary (Tier 1) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Informal
language: most basic, everyday speech that is familiar to students
Academic Vocabulary (Tier 2) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Formal language: high
frequency words that are found in many different subject discipline (Ex.
examine, identify, authority)
Content Specific Vocabulary (Tier 3) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Subject specific
vocabulary: found in science, math, social studies (ex. hypothesis,
photosynthesis)
Systematic Explicit Instruction ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓High structure and
sequenced instruction
Needs to be very interactive
Matthew Effect ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓"Rich get richer and the poor get
poorer"
The gap between strong and weak readers will only widen when no one is
catching any literacy difficulties and students are not receiving proper
instruction
,3 types of vocabulary practice ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓deliberate, spaced, and
retrieval
- goes well with "I do, we do, you do", modeling and instruction
Wide reading ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Reading a wide variety of genres,
styles, and purposes
Will expose students to more reading and will help them learn more vocabulary
Cognates ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Words that look similar and have the same
meaning in two languages. (good to connect with for ELs)
Semantics ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Meanings of words, phrases, and sentences
Morphology ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The structure and form of words (affixes
and roots)
Listening Vocabulary ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓words you understand when
listening to others speak.
Speaking Vocabulary ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓words you use when you talk.
smaller than listening vocabulary
Writing Vocabulary ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓words you use when you write.
, sight vocabulary ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓words that a child can immediately
recognize and pronounce correctly while reading
Meaning Vocabulary ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓words you understand when
reading silently.
background knowledge ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Reader's knowledge about
the topic
- Students will have a harder time comprehending what they have read if they
lack essential background knowledge
The Role of vocabulary in Fluency ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓knowing the
meaning of words will help in achievement of swift and accurate word
recognition
Role of vocabulary and reading comprehension ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Students vocabulary is key indicator and predictor of Students
understanding of what they are reading
(Comprehension = being able to explain words and their meanings)
Role of Academic Language and Comprehension ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓If
there is a lack of proficiency with academic language that can prevent proper
comprehension
