ICLA STANDARD 1 EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
●● Word Wall
Answer: A literacy instructional tool where vocabulary words are
displayed on a bulletin board; students use it as a reference when reading
or writing
●● alphabetic principle
Answer: the assumption underlying alphabetic writing systems that each
speech sound or phoneme of a language should have its own distinctive
graphic representation
●● automaticity
Answer: the quick and effortless reading of words either in context or in
lists
●● closed syllable
Answer: CVC or VC; consonant-vowel-consonant pattern which
produces a short vowel sound
●● concepts of print
, Answer: print awareness; conventions of written language in printed
books: left to right, top to bottom, the difference between a letter and a
word, punctuation, parts of a book
●● consonant
Answer: a speech sound made by partial or complete closure of a part of
the vocal tract, which obstructs air flow and causes friction
●● consonant blend
Answer: in a syllable, a sequence of two or more distinguishable
consonants sounds, before or after a vowel; examples: /bl/, /str/, /ld/
●● consonant digraph
Answer: a combination of two consonant letters representing a single
speed sound as gn for /n/, gh for /f/, /ch/, ph for /f/, etc... can be final or
initial
●● decode
Answer: to analyze spoken or graphic symbols of a language; to
ascertain their intended meaning
●● diphthong
Answer: vowel sound produced when the tongue glides from one vowel
to another, producing one sound (ex.: boy, round, oil)
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
●● Word Wall
Answer: A literacy instructional tool where vocabulary words are
displayed on a bulletin board; students use it as a reference when reading
or writing
●● alphabetic principle
Answer: the assumption underlying alphabetic writing systems that each
speech sound or phoneme of a language should have its own distinctive
graphic representation
●● automaticity
Answer: the quick and effortless reading of words either in context or in
lists
●● closed syllable
Answer: CVC or VC; consonant-vowel-consonant pattern which
produces a short vowel sound
●● concepts of print
, Answer: print awareness; conventions of written language in printed
books: left to right, top to bottom, the difference between a letter and a
word, punctuation, parts of a book
●● consonant
Answer: a speech sound made by partial or complete closure of a part of
the vocal tract, which obstructs air flow and causes friction
●● consonant blend
Answer: in a syllable, a sequence of two or more distinguishable
consonants sounds, before or after a vowel; examples: /bl/, /str/, /ld/
●● consonant digraph
Answer: a combination of two consonant letters representing a single
speed sound as gn for /n/, gh for /f/, /ch/, ph for /f/, etc... can be final or
initial
●● decode
Answer: to analyze spoken or graphic symbols of a language; to
ascertain their intended meaning
●● diphthong
Answer: vowel sound produced when the tongue glides from one vowel
to another, producing one sound (ex.: boy, round, oil)
