READ 605 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Important since beginning readers learn first from their teacher - ANS 1. Investing in teacher
knowledge and skill development is
a. unimportant since children learn to read first from peers.
b. important since beginning readers learn first from their teacher.
c. not necessary to create master teachers of reading.
d. necessary to receive federal funding.
literacy - ANS 2. What term refers to the ability to read well?
a. phonemic awareness
b. literacy
c. orthographic awareness
d. alliteracy
phonemic awareness - ANS 3. What term describes the ability to hear individual sounds in
spoken words?
a. print concepts
b. alphabetic principle
c. phonemic awareness
d. orthographic awareness
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,become more competitive in the world of work and in university studies. - ANS 4. Recent
social, political, and economic actions in the United States have been aimed at preparing
students to
a. become more competitive in the world of work and in university studies.
b. advance in technology.
c. become more independent learners.
d. work in a collaborative environment.
are reverse-engineered. - ANS 5. The Common Core State Standards for English Language
Arts
a. are adopted by all 50 states.
b. place fewer demands on teachers and students.
c. are reverse-engineered.
d. are most appropriate for the primary grades.
social - ANS 6. Reading involves cognitive and _________________ activities.
a. thinking
b. schemata
c. semantic
d. social
efficiently summarizing large sections of text. - ANS 7. All of the following are important early
reading skills, concepts, and strategies except
a. hearing and manipulating individual sounds in spoken words.
b. decoding words with accuracy, speed, and expression.
c. grasping concepts about how printed language looks and works.
d. efficiently summarizing large sections of text.
complementary - ANS 8. The relationship between reading and writings is
a. nonexistent.
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, b. complementary.
c. opposite.
d. pragmatic.
digital - ANS 9. Traditional literacy has broadened in the past decade to include more of what
type of media?
a. digital
b. magazines
c. books
d. newspapers
These factors are strongly related. - ANS 10. What does research tell us about a teacher's
instructional abilities and students' learning?
a. These factors are unrelated.
b. These factors are marginally related.
c. These factors are strongly related.
d. These factors are occasionally related.
increasing teacher knowledge and skill - ANS 11. What do researchers and policymakers
agree is the best hope for closing the achievement gap?
a. decreasing class size
b. increasing teacher knowledge and skill
c. incorporating more independent reading
d. implementing research-based curriculum
before, during and after reading instruction - ANS 12. When should reading assessments be
conducted to be the most effective?
a. the end of each reading unit
b. the end of each school year
c. periodic intervals throughout the year
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AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Important since beginning readers learn first from their teacher - ANS 1. Investing in teacher
knowledge and skill development is
a. unimportant since children learn to read first from peers.
b. important since beginning readers learn first from their teacher.
c. not necessary to create master teachers of reading.
d. necessary to receive federal funding.
literacy - ANS 2. What term refers to the ability to read well?
a. phonemic awareness
b. literacy
c. orthographic awareness
d. alliteracy
phonemic awareness - ANS 3. What term describes the ability to hear individual sounds in
spoken words?
a. print concepts
b. alphabetic principle
c. phonemic awareness
d. orthographic awareness
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,become more competitive in the world of work and in university studies. - ANS 4. Recent
social, political, and economic actions in the United States have been aimed at preparing
students to
a. become more competitive in the world of work and in university studies.
b. advance in technology.
c. become more independent learners.
d. work in a collaborative environment.
are reverse-engineered. - ANS 5. The Common Core State Standards for English Language
Arts
a. are adopted by all 50 states.
b. place fewer demands on teachers and students.
c. are reverse-engineered.
d. are most appropriate for the primary grades.
social - ANS 6. Reading involves cognitive and _________________ activities.
a. thinking
b. schemata
c. semantic
d. social
efficiently summarizing large sections of text. - ANS 7. All of the following are important early
reading skills, concepts, and strategies except
a. hearing and manipulating individual sounds in spoken words.
b. decoding words with accuracy, speed, and expression.
c. grasping concepts about how printed language looks and works.
d. efficiently summarizing large sections of text.
complementary - ANS 8. The relationship between reading and writings is
a. nonexistent.
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, b. complementary.
c. opposite.
d. pragmatic.
digital - ANS 9. Traditional literacy has broadened in the past decade to include more of what
type of media?
a. digital
b. magazines
c. books
d. newspapers
These factors are strongly related. - ANS 10. What does research tell us about a teacher's
instructional abilities and students' learning?
a. These factors are unrelated.
b. These factors are marginally related.
c. These factors are strongly related.
d. These factors are occasionally related.
increasing teacher knowledge and skill - ANS 11. What do researchers and policymakers
agree is the best hope for closing the achievement gap?
a. decreasing class size
b. increasing teacher knowledge and skill
c. incorporating more independent reading
d. implementing research-based curriculum
before, during and after reading instruction - ANS 12. When should reading assessments be
conducted to be the most effective?
a. the end of each reading unit
b. the end of each school year
c. periodic intervals throughout the year
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