RPFT EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
tilde - (answer)waving line placed over a vower before "r" in a combination to indicate unaccented
syllable ~
syntax - (answer)arrangement and sequence of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases; set of
principles that dictate sequence and function in order to convey meaning ( G.U.M.)
voiced/unvoiced cognates - (answer)phonemes pronounce din the same place of the mouth but vary in
voicing /k/ /g/
phonology - (answer)sound system of a language; science of speech sounds;the study of peach sound
system, rules and patterns of speech; unconscious rules and patterns of spoken language (sad vs sank)
suprasegmental - (answer)aspects of language ( intonations, pitch, juncture, speaking rate) supersize
occipital cortex - (answer)vision; receives information first
Old English - (answer)Began when Angles, Saxons, Jutes arrived in England. Language of Vikings; Old
Norse and Latin also influenced; Teutonic invasion; Christianizing of Britain; 449 AD-1066; decline of Old
English as result of Norman Conquest
phonological awareness - (answer)an umbrella term used to refer to a student's sensitivity to sound
structure in language; understanding of internal linguistic structures of words; awareness of onset-rime
and individual phonemes
naming speed - (answer)a speed naming task; administered to pre-readers
phoneme - (answer)smallest unit of sound in speech /s/ /a/ /d/; individual sound unit in spoken words
prosody - (answer)vocal intonation and meter of spoken language;readers sound as if they are
speaking;significant to communicate and comprehend emotions and attitudes
, RPFT EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Torgensen, Lundber, and Foorman - (answer)phonological awareness is a critical factor in dyslexia
macron - (answer)diacritical line over long vowel sound
breve - (answer)diacritical mark over short vowel sound
cedilla - (answer)diacritical mark under C indicting soft sound
base word - (answer)word before affixes added/can stand alone
Grace Fernald - (answer)Kinesthetic method influenced Orton; he suggested kinesthetic-tactile
reinforcement of visual and auditory associations could reverse transposition of letters
3 layers of language - (answer)Anglo-Saxon; Latin; Greek
Anglo-Saxon Layer - (answer)stresses everyday life; common words; usually 1 syllable
Latin Layer - (answer)used in more formal settings; often found in lit, science in upper elem texts etc;
longer than A-S
Greek Layer - (answer)scientific; roots often combine forms and compounds
bound morpheme - (answer)must be attached to other morphemes ( -ed, pre-)
chameleon prefix - (answer)prefix whose final consonant depends on the initial letter of a root (in-
changes to -ir) Clue: when you see double consonants at beginning of word
tilde - (answer)waving line placed over a vower before "r" in a combination to indicate unaccented
syllable ~
syntax - (answer)arrangement and sequence of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases; set of
principles that dictate sequence and function in order to convey meaning ( G.U.M.)
voiced/unvoiced cognates - (answer)phonemes pronounce din the same place of the mouth but vary in
voicing /k/ /g/
phonology - (answer)sound system of a language; science of speech sounds;the study of peach sound
system, rules and patterns of speech; unconscious rules and patterns of spoken language (sad vs sank)
suprasegmental - (answer)aspects of language ( intonations, pitch, juncture, speaking rate) supersize
occipital cortex - (answer)vision; receives information first
Old English - (answer)Began when Angles, Saxons, Jutes arrived in England. Language of Vikings; Old
Norse and Latin also influenced; Teutonic invasion; Christianizing of Britain; 449 AD-1066; decline of Old
English as result of Norman Conquest
phonological awareness - (answer)an umbrella term used to refer to a student's sensitivity to sound
structure in language; understanding of internal linguistic structures of words; awareness of onset-rime
and individual phonemes
naming speed - (answer)a speed naming task; administered to pre-readers
phoneme - (answer)smallest unit of sound in speech /s/ /a/ /d/; individual sound unit in spoken words
prosody - (answer)vocal intonation and meter of spoken language;readers sound as if they are
speaking;significant to communicate and comprehend emotions and attitudes
, RPFT EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Torgensen, Lundber, and Foorman - (answer)phonological awareness is a critical factor in dyslexia
macron - (answer)diacritical line over long vowel sound
breve - (answer)diacritical mark over short vowel sound
cedilla - (answer)diacritical mark under C indicting soft sound
base word - (answer)word before affixes added/can stand alone
Grace Fernald - (answer)Kinesthetic method influenced Orton; he suggested kinesthetic-tactile
reinforcement of visual and auditory associations could reverse transposition of letters
3 layers of language - (answer)Anglo-Saxon; Latin; Greek
Anglo-Saxon Layer - (answer)stresses everyday life; common words; usually 1 syllable
Latin Layer - (answer)used in more formal settings; often found in lit, science in upper elem texts etc;
longer than A-S
Greek Layer - (answer)scientific; roots often combine forms and compounds
bound morpheme - (answer)must be attached to other morphemes ( -ed, pre-)
chameleon prefix - (answer)prefix whose final consonant depends on the initial letter of a root (in-
changes to -ir) Clue: when you see double consonants at beginning of word
