RICA Subtest 2 Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
1) The first question showed a worksheet for 5th graders that had the students add
suffixes to words (ly, ed, etc.) - Correct answer-I think the answer was about
morphology.
2) A fifth grade teacher provides her students with an easier science article with
easier vocabulary about the topic of asteroids before reading from the actual
science textbook. What is the teacher trying to achieve?
First question is where the child asks the teacher that he does not know what
exothermic means, what would the teacher suggest or what would the teacher do to
help assist the student. - Correct answer-Possible pre teaching/preloading
information to familiarize students with content and vocabulary
3) Endothermic and exothermic passage. This passage is going to be about
mammals and reptiles and briefly describe the warm blooded aspect of mammals
and we'll also talk about snakes. This is a 3-part question. First question is where
the child asks the teacher that he does not know what exothermic means, what
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,would the teacher suggest or what would the teacher do to help assist the student. -
Correct answer-Context clue Or Word morphology
3) Endothermic and exothermic passage. This passage is going to be about
mammals and reptiles and briefly describe the warm blooded aspect of mammals
and we'll also talk about snakes. This is a 3-part question. Second question is
where it asks if all endotherms are mammals - Correct answer-I chose literal
comprehension information. ALL mammals are endothermic.
3) Endothermic and exothermic passage. This passage is going to be about
mammals and reptiles and briefly describe the warm blooded aspect of mammals
and we'll also talk about snakes. This is a 3-part question. - Correct answer-Third
question: For this question you HAVE to know what non-restrictive clauses are. It
asked about the usage of nonrestrictive clauses and what part of the excerpt it
pertains to. It says All mammals are endothermic, snakes can..., and some other
answers. You are basically looking for the answer that you can remove, while still
retaining meaning, If that makes sense. Think of what is stated as non-essential
detail
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, 5) The teacher provides students a sentence frame and demonstrates how to fill the
sentence frames. What is the teacher trying to demonstrate? - Correct answer-
Figurative Language
6) There is a comprehension passage about a zoo animal where first grade students
read about giraffes and why other animals did not like giraffes. This was a potential
three-part question
Part A- Who was the tee animal that other animals did not welcome and like? -
Correct answer-Literal comprehension students answered giraffe
6) There is a comprehension passage about a zoo animal where first grade students
read about giraffes and why other animals did not like giraffes. This was a potential
three-part question
Part B- The teacher asked the student why didn't the other animals like giraffes? -
Correct answer-The students supported the answer with text evidence
6) There is a comprehension passage about a zoo animal where first grade students
read about giraffes and why other animals did not like giraffes. This was a potential
three-part question
Part C- The teacher asked explicit questions
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and Answers
1) The first question showed a worksheet for 5th graders that had the students add
suffixes to words (ly, ed, etc.) - Correct answer-I think the answer was about
morphology.
2) A fifth grade teacher provides her students with an easier science article with
easier vocabulary about the topic of asteroids before reading from the actual
science textbook. What is the teacher trying to achieve?
First question is where the child asks the teacher that he does not know what
exothermic means, what would the teacher suggest or what would the teacher do to
help assist the student. - Correct answer-Possible pre teaching/preloading
information to familiarize students with content and vocabulary
3) Endothermic and exothermic passage. This passage is going to be about
mammals and reptiles and briefly describe the warm blooded aspect of mammals
and we'll also talk about snakes. This is a 3-part question. First question is where
the child asks the teacher that he does not know what exothermic means, what
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,would the teacher suggest or what would the teacher do to help assist the student. -
Correct answer-Context clue Or Word morphology
3) Endothermic and exothermic passage. This passage is going to be about
mammals and reptiles and briefly describe the warm blooded aspect of mammals
and we'll also talk about snakes. This is a 3-part question. Second question is
where it asks if all endotherms are mammals - Correct answer-I chose literal
comprehension information. ALL mammals are endothermic.
3) Endothermic and exothermic passage. This passage is going to be about
mammals and reptiles and briefly describe the warm blooded aspect of mammals
and we'll also talk about snakes. This is a 3-part question. - Correct answer-Third
question: For this question you HAVE to know what non-restrictive clauses are. It
asked about the usage of nonrestrictive clauses and what part of the excerpt it
pertains to. It says All mammals are endothermic, snakes can..., and some other
answers. You are basically looking for the answer that you can remove, while still
retaining meaning, If that makes sense. Think of what is stated as non-essential
detail
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, 5) The teacher provides students a sentence frame and demonstrates how to fill the
sentence frames. What is the teacher trying to demonstrate? - Correct answer-
Figurative Language
6) There is a comprehension passage about a zoo animal where first grade students
read about giraffes and why other animals did not like giraffes. This was a potential
three-part question
Part A- Who was the tee animal that other animals did not welcome and like? -
Correct answer-Literal comprehension students answered giraffe
6) There is a comprehension passage about a zoo animal where first grade students
read about giraffes and why other animals did not like giraffes. This was a potential
three-part question
Part B- The teacher asked the student why didn't the other animals like giraffes? -
Correct answer-The students supported the answer with text evidence
6) There is a comprehension passage about a zoo animal where first grade students
read about giraffes and why other animals did not like giraffes. This was a potential
three-part question
Part C- The teacher asked explicit questions
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