Unit 5-8 Post Test
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### 1. Which of the following is least likely to narrow the vocabulary
gap for students who know fewer word meanings when beginning
school?
,A) Being read aloud to by adults
B) Interactive conversations with adults
C) Listening to a variety of rich oral language
**D) Watching children's television programs**
**Correct Answer: D**
**Rationale:** While children’s television may expose students to some
new words, it is largely passive and offers little opportunity for interactive
learning or deep engagement with vocabulary. Research shows active
engagement (shared reading, conversation) is much more effective for
vocabulary growth.
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### 2. Which activity would be best to have students complete after
reading a narrative?
A) Draw a picture of their favorite character
B) Complete a Story Framework organizer
C) Rewrite the ending
D) List all the words they don’t know
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Completing a story framework organizer encourages
students to recall and sequence key elements (setting, characters, events),
which reinforces narrative comprehension and text structure awareness.
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### 3. During a teacher-mediated reading of a story such as The Three
Little Pigs, which of these questions is most likely to facilitate
construction of a mental model of the text's meanings?
A) "Do you like the third pig?"
B) "What have we learned so far about the third pig?"
C) "What color is the third pig’s house?"
D) "Would you rather be the wolf or the pig?"
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Question B prompts students to integrate text events and
details, supporting coherent mental model construction and
comprehension.
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### 4. Which of these techniques is not effective when trying to help
students build comprehension monitoring?
A) Asking students to explain difficult sections as they read
B) Waiting until a reading is completed and then asking students to
summarize
C) Modeling think-aloud strategies