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KPEERI UPDATED COMPLETE SURE PRACTICE EXAM Questions
| Answers & Rationales
1. A word part that contains a vowel or, in spoken language, a
vowel sound is a:
A. morpheme
B. syllable
C. grapheme
D. phoneme
Answer: B
Rationale: A syllable is a unit of pronunciation containing one
vowel sound.
2. Two or more consecutive consonants which retain their
individual sounds are called a:
A. consonant digraph
B. consonant blend
C. diphthong
D. schwa
Answer: B
Rationale: In a consonant blend, each consonant keeps its own
sound, as in /st/ in “stop.”
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3. Two consecutive consonants that represent one phoneme
are a:
A. consonant blend
B. consonant digraph
C. vowel team
D. onset
Answer: B
Rationale: A consonant digraph uses two letters for one sound,
such as /sh/, /ch/, /th/.
4. Sources of information outside of words that readers use to
predict unknown word meanings are called:
A. context clues
B. graphic organizers
C. text features
D. story maps
Answer: A
Rationale: Context clues may come from the sentence,
surrounding text, pictures, or definitions within the text.
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5. Sounds that can be held for several seconds without
distortion are:
A. stop sounds
B. continuous sounds
C. nasal sounds
D. fricative sounds
Answer: B
Rationale: Continuous sounds like /m/, /s/, /f/ can be
prolonged; stop sounds cannot.
6. Instruction that builds upon previously learned concepts is:
A. explicit instruction
B. cumulative instruction
C. implicit instruction
D. differentiated instruction
Answer: B
Rationale: Cumulative instruction systematically builds on
mastered skills.
7. Text in which a high proportion of words comprise sound-
symbol relationships already taught is:
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A. narrative text
B. expository text
C. decodable text
D. procedural text
Answer: C
Rationale: Decodable text gives students practice applying
taught phonics skills.
8. A prefix or suffix added to a root or base to form another
word is a:
A. derivational affix
B. inflectional ending only
C. compound word
D. combining form
Answer: A
Rationale: Derivational affixes change meaning or part of
speech.
9. A vowel that feels as if it has two parts, especially spelled
ow, oy, ou, oi, is a:
A. digraph
B. diphthong
KPEERI UPDATED COMPLETE SURE PRACTICE EXAM Questions
| Answers & Rationales
1. A word part that contains a vowel or, in spoken language, a
vowel sound is a:
A. morpheme
B. syllable
C. grapheme
D. phoneme
Answer: B
Rationale: A syllable is a unit of pronunciation containing one
vowel sound.
2. Two or more consecutive consonants which retain their
individual sounds are called a:
A. consonant digraph
B. consonant blend
C. diphthong
D. schwa
Answer: B
Rationale: In a consonant blend, each consonant keeps its own
sound, as in /st/ in “stop.”
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3. Two consecutive consonants that represent one phoneme
are a:
A. consonant blend
B. consonant digraph
C. vowel team
D. onset
Answer: B
Rationale: A consonant digraph uses two letters for one sound,
such as /sh/, /ch/, /th/.
4. Sources of information outside of words that readers use to
predict unknown word meanings are called:
A. context clues
B. graphic organizers
C. text features
D. story maps
Answer: A
Rationale: Context clues may come from the sentence,
surrounding text, pictures, or definitions within the text.
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5. Sounds that can be held for several seconds without
distortion are:
A. stop sounds
B. continuous sounds
C. nasal sounds
D. fricative sounds
Answer: B
Rationale: Continuous sounds like /m/, /s/, /f/ can be
prolonged; stop sounds cannot.
6. Instruction that builds upon previously learned concepts is:
A. explicit instruction
B. cumulative instruction
C. implicit instruction
D. differentiated instruction
Answer: B
Rationale: Cumulative instruction systematically builds on
mastered skills.
7. Text in which a high proportion of words comprise sound-
symbol relationships already taught is:
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A. narrative text
B. expository text
C. decodable text
D. procedural text
Answer: C
Rationale: Decodable text gives students practice applying
taught phonics skills.
8. A prefix or suffix added to a root or base to form another
word is a:
A. derivational affix
B. inflectional ending only
C. compound word
D. combining form
Answer: A
Rationale: Derivational affixes change meaning or part of
speech.
9. A vowel that feels as if it has two parts, especially spelled
ow, oy, ou, oi, is a:
A. digraph
B. diphthong
