OSAT SUBTEST 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Affix - ANS an element added to the base, stem, or root of a word to form a fresh word or
stem. (includes prefixes and suffixes)
Analogies - ANS Comparisons of the similar aspects of two different things.
Antonym - ANS Words which have opposite meanings (hot and cold)
Archetype - ANS a descriptive detail, plot pattern, character type, or theme that recurs in
many different cultures.
Autobiography - ANS the biography of a person written by oneself.
Balanced Reading Program - ANS a balanced reading program includes instruction in word
identification skills as well as instruction in reading comprehension strategies. Includes reading
to whole groups of students, guided reading activities with group of students, shared reading,
and independent reading by individual students.
Base word - ANS a word where a prefix or suffix may be added
Biography - ANS story about the achievements of others
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, CVC - ANS consonant/vowel/consonant
choral reading - ANS group reading aloud
cinquain - ANS Poetic form; structure may follow a 2-4-6-8-2 syllable pattern or may follow a
simpler form using words per line in a 1-2-3-4-1 pattern
consonant blend - ANS joining of the sounds represented by two or more letters with
minimal change in those sounds; consists of two or more consonants sounded together in such
a way that EACH is heard
consonant digraph - ANS consists of two consonants that together represent one sound (sh,
ch, th, wh)
consonants - ANS the remaining letters of the alphabet and usually include w and y; single
sound made by a partial or complete obstruction of air.
context clue - ANS the information from the immediate textual setting that helps identify a
word or word group.
contraction - ANS a short way to write two words as one by writing the two words together,
leaving out on or more letters and replacing the missing letters with an apostrophe.
(cannot=can't)
Convention - ANS accepted practice in written language
cooperative learning - ANS activities in which students work together in group to achieve a
common goal
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Affix - ANS an element added to the base, stem, or root of a word to form a fresh word or
stem. (includes prefixes and suffixes)
Analogies - ANS Comparisons of the similar aspects of two different things.
Antonym - ANS Words which have opposite meanings (hot and cold)
Archetype - ANS a descriptive detail, plot pattern, character type, or theme that recurs in
many different cultures.
Autobiography - ANS the biography of a person written by oneself.
Balanced Reading Program - ANS a balanced reading program includes instruction in word
identification skills as well as instruction in reading comprehension strategies. Includes reading
to whole groups of students, guided reading activities with group of students, shared reading,
and independent reading by individual students.
Base word - ANS a word where a prefix or suffix may be added
Biography - ANS story about the achievements of others
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, CVC - ANS consonant/vowel/consonant
choral reading - ANS group reading aloud
cinquain - ANS Poetic form; structure may follow a 2-4-6-8-2 syllable pattern or may follow a
simpler form using words per line in a 1-2-3-4-1 pattern
consonant blend - ANS joining of the sounds represented by two or more letters with
minimal change in those sounds; consists of two or more consonants sounded together in such
a way that EACH is heard
consonant digraph - ANS consists of two consonants that together represent one sound (sh,
ch, th, wh)
consonants - ANS the remaining letters of the alphabet and usually include w and y; single
sound made by a partial or complete obstruction of air.
context clue - ANS the information from the immediate textual setting that helps identify a
word or word group.
contraction - ANS a short way to write two words as one by writing the two words together,
leaving out on or more letters and replacing the missing letters with an apostrophe.
(cannot=can't)
Convention - ANS accepted practice in written language
cooperative learning - ANS activities in which students work together in group to achieve a
common goal
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
