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Phonics Training Units 1-4 Questions and
Answers
Question 1
What characteristic makes English a "deep" alphabetic orthography?
Correct Answer
Its spelling system represents meaningful parts (morphemes) as well as sounds.
Question 2
Which statement most accurately describes how the human brain has evolved to
process spoken and written language?
Correct Answer
Our brains have evolved to process spoken language much more easily than
alphabetic writing.
Question 3
Which skills are least correlated with reading comprehension in children?
Correct Answer
visual-motor skills and visual-spatial reasoning
Question 4
According to the Simple View of Reading model, which is more important to reading
comprehension—word recognition or language comprehension?
Correct Answer
Both are equally important.
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Question 5
According to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, what percentage
of fourth-grade students have scored "basic" or "below basic" in reading?
Correct Answer
64% nationally, with African-American and Hispanic students making up a
disproportionate amount
Question 6
Which of these is an example of morphology?
Correct Answer
We know the words unique, uniform, united, and universe all contain the root uni,
meaning "one."
Question 7
How does the language system of pragmatics help us to understand why written
language is more structured than spoken language?
Correct Answer
Social context and nonverbal gestures help the listener understand spoken
language, so there is less need for it to be highly structured.
Question 8
Which statement best describes the relative importance of oral reading fluency and
verbal comprehension as factors in reading comprehension?
Correct Answer
As children get older, verbal comprehension becomes more important than oral
reading fluency.
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Question 9
What adds to the challenge of becoming literate? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer
All meaning resides in the written words alone; there is no additional physical
context or gestures, facial expressions, etc., to support meaning.
-AND- Reading and writing require learning new forms of language, such as
changes to sentence structure, discourse, and presentation of vocabulary and
semantics.
Question 10
Which is a characteristic of discourse in spoken language?
Correct Answer
It does not use paragraphs and tends to be disorganized.
Question 11
English vowels are easier for students to pronounce and write than consonants.
Correct Answer
False
Question 12
What makes r-controlled vowel sounds so confusing for students?
Correct Answer
The r takes over the preceding vowel sound.
Question 13
Which of the following sounds is considered a front vowel?
Correct Answer
/ā/
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Phonics Training Units 1-4 Questions and
Answers
Question 1
What characteristic makes English a "deep" alphabetic orthography?
Correct Answer
Its spelling system represents meaningful parts (morphemes) as well as sounds.
Question 2
Which statement most accurately describes how the human brain has evolved to
process spoken and written language?
Correct Answer
Our brains have evolved to process spoken language much more easily than
alphabetic writing.
Question 3
Which skills are least correlated with reading comprehension in children?
Correct Answer
visual-motor skills and visual-spatial reasoning
Question 4
According to the Simple View of Reading model, which is more important to reading
comprehension—word recognition or language comprehension?
Correct Answer
Both are equally important.
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Question 5
According to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, what percentage
of fourth-grade students have scored "basic" or "below basic" in reading?
Correct Answer
64% nationally, with African-American and Hispanic students making up a
disproportionate amount
Question 6
Which of these is an example of morphology?
Correct Answer
We know the words unique, uniform, united, and universe all contain the root uni,
meaning "one."
Question 7
How does the language system of pragmatics help us to understand why written
language is more structured than spoken language?
Correct Answer
Social context and nonverbal gestures help the listener understand spoken
language, so there is less need for it to be highly structured.
Question 8
Which statement best describes the relative importance of oral reading fluency and
verbal comprehension as factors in reading comprehension?
Correct Answer
As children get older, verbal comprehension becomes more important than oral
reading fluency.
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Question 9
What adds to the challenge of becoming literate? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer
All meaning resides in the written words alone; there is no additional physical
context or gestures, facial expressions, etc., to support meaning.
-AND- Reading and writing require learning new forms of language, such as
changes to sentence structure, discourse, and presentation of vocabulary and
semantics.
Question 10
Which is a characteristic of discourse in spoken language?
Correct Answer
It does not use paragraphs and tends to be disorganized.
Question 11
English vowels are easier for students to pronounce and write than consonants.
Correct Answer
False
Question 12
What makes r-controlled vowel sounds so confusing for students?
Correct Answer
The r takes over the preceding vowel sound.
Question 13
Which of the following sounds is considered a front vowel?
Correct Answer
/ā/
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