LETRS Units 5 - 8 Pre & Post Test Questions with
CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
Once students decode well, which statement describes the relationship between vocabulary
and reading comprehension?
Answer:
Vocabulary is the best single predictor of reading comprehension.
Question 2:
In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into the parts in - vis - ible and talked about
the meanings of the parts. Which aspect of language was emphasized?
Answer:
morphology
Question 3:
The Hart and Risley study (1995) identified a "30-million-word" gap. This gap refers to:
Answer:
the difference in the number of words heard by preschool children raised in highand
low-language family environments.
Question 4:
Which of the following is least likely to narrow the vocabulary gap between language-rich and
language-poor students?
Answer:
watching children's television programs
, Question 5:
To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and systematically before reading, which of
these strategies would be the least effective?
Answer:
asking students to write the word 10 times until they can spell it
Question 6:
Students must learn the meanings of several thousand new words every year if they are going
to meet grade-level expectations for vocabulary growth. About how many of those word
meanings should teachers aim to teach explicitly and thoroughly per week?
Answer:
10-12
Question 7:
When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which of the following practices is most
effective?
Answer:
Focus instruction on foundational reading skills that address multiple aspects of language.
Question 8:
In what way should the vocabulary instruction of English Learners (ELs) be distinguished from
the vocabulary instruction of native English speakers?
Answer:
They may need to learn the meanings of the Tier 1 words in a passage.
Question 9:
To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text, the teacher should
prioritize which types of words?
Answer:
words that are central to understanding key meanings in the passage
CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
Once students decode well, which statement describes the relationship between vocabulary
and reading comprehension?
Answer:
Vocabulary is the best single predictor of reading comprehension.
Question 2:
In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into the parts in - vis - ible and talked about
the meanings of the parts. Which aspect of language was emphasized?
Answer:
morphology
Question 3:
The Hart and Risley study (1995) identified a "30-million-word" gap. This gap refers to:
Answer:
the difference in the number of words heard by preschool children raised in highand
low-language family environments.
Question 4:
Which of the following is least likely to narrow the vocabulary gap between language-rich and
language-poor students?
Answer:
watching children's television programs
, Question 5:
To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and systematically before reading, which of
these strategies would be the least effective?
Answer:
asking students to write the word 10 times until they can spell it
Question 6:
Students must learn the meanings of several thousand new words every year if they are going
to meet grade-level expectations for vocabulary growth. About how many of those word
meanings should teachers aim to teach explicitly and thoroughly per week?
Answer:
10-12
Question 7:
When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which of the following practices is most
effective?
Answer:
Focus instruction on foundational reading skills that address multiple aspects of language.
Question 8:
In what way should the vocabulary instruction of English Learners (ELs) be distinguished from
the vocabulary instruction of native English speakers?
Answer:
They may need to learn the meanings of the Tier 1 words in a passage.
Question 9:
To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text, the teacher should
prioritize which types of words?
Answer:
words that are central to understanding key meanings in the passage
