TExES Science of Teaching Reading
(STR) – Quiz
A 2nd grade teacher expects students to consistently read at home and also asks that
they spend time reading aloud to an adult or older sibling. Which of the following is a
skill the teacher hopes the students will further develop due directly to reading out loud?
A) Ready fluency
B) Confidence to read aloud in class
C) Increase vocabulary
D) Reading comprehension - Answers -A) Ready fluency
A 2nd grade teacher responds to a parent who has reached out for reading guidance for
their child. She has noticed that the child frequently rereads books that he has read
before and she asks the teacher for help finding new books that he would find
interesting. The teacher agrees to help the child find new books, but suggests the
parent allow him to spend some of his time rereading old favorites. This suggestion best
demonstrates the teacher's awareness of which concept related to reading
development?
A) Students will only improve fluency if they are intrinsically motivated.
B) Rereading familiar texts supports fluency development.
C) The importance of not interfering with student choice during independent reading
time.
D) More time spent reading improves reading fluency. - Answers -B) Rereading familiar
texts supports fluency development.
A 2nd grade teacher is reassessing her classroom routines and practices to ensure that
she is dedicating enough time to activities that will help build reading fluency in her
students. Which of the following activities is not supporting her goal of improving student
reading fluency?
A) Helping students choose books that are on their independent reading level.
B) Scheduling independent silent reading and periodically increasing the length of time.
C) Asking students to summarize the stories they read in class either verbally or in
writing.
D) Read-aloud books that the student has previously read. - Answers -C) Asking
students to summarize the stories they read in class either verbally or in writing.
A 3rd grade teacher assesses her students' fluency by listening to them read aloud.
While they read aloud, she counts the number of errors they make, uses a timer to
,determine how long it takes for them to read a set number of words, and evaluates the
flow and expression in their reading. The third consideration, evaluating the flow of the
reading, is more subjective than the other two factors. What is the term used to describe
a student's flow and expression while reading aloud?
A) Prosody
B) Oral fluency
C) Accuracy
D) Automaticity - Answers -A) Prosody
A 3rd grade teacher is planning an activity where students are given 60 seconds to read
a text, marking how far they were able to read in that time. The teacher then asks them
to repeat their reading, attempting to make it further in the text. Which of the following
readers would most benefit from this fluency activity?
A) A fluent reader working on speed
B) A non-automatic reader working on word identification
C) A fluent reader working on prosody
D) A non-automatic reader working on sight word skills - Answers -A) A fluent reader
working on speed
Students who read below grade level and are working to improve their fluency should:
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A) read books above their current reading level.
B) read books at their current independent reading level.
C) practice reading aloud.
D) reread books that they have already enjoyed. - Answers -B) read books at their
current independent reading level.
C) practice reading aloud.
D) reread books that they have already enjoyed.
A 2nd grade teacher is starting a new science unit on living organisms and their
environments. She seats students in pairs and assigns them an article and multiple-
choice questions on the topic. That afternoon, she checks their work and notices most
students missed a majority of the comprehension questions. Which of the following
statements best describes why students were unsuccessful on the assignment?
A) The students had not achieved mastery in the following areas: reading rate, prosody,
or word accuracy.
B) The students were not able to decode words featuring a CVC pattern and require
additional phonics instruction in this area.
C) The students are largely uninterested in the topic and would rather reader an article
about something else.
, D) The students were likely unfamiliar with the tier-three vocabulary words and concepts
discussed in the article. - Answers -D) The students were likely unfamiliar with the tier-
three vocabulary words and concepts discussed in the article.
Which of the following would NOT be considered when determining whether a student is
a fluent reader?
A) The student's ability to read the words accurately when reading aloud
B) The student's ability to infer unfamiliar word meanings
C) How quickly the students reads
D) The student's ability to read with expression - Answers -B) The student's ability to
infer unfamiliar word meanings
Which of the following is an important component of choral reading?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A) Participating in a whole-class discussion after reading
B) Reading aloud
C) Hearing the teacher model oral reading
D) Making confusing words while listening to the text - Answers -B) Reading aloud
C) Hearing the teacher model oral reading
Which of the following statements describes the purpose of having a student repeatedly
read aloud?
A) To remove any regional accents
B) To increase the student's fluency and reading rate
C) To model proper public speaking
D) To assist with memorization of vocabulary words - Answers -B) To increase the
student's fluency and reading rate
A 3rd grade teacher notices that two students are both automatic readers and share the
same reading rate and comprehension level. She would like to assign them an activity
that will help improve their individual reading rates without compromising
comprehension. Which of the described activities would be best suited for this purpose?
A) A shared reading activity in which both students silently read the same text
independently, pausing along the text.
B) An echo reading activity in which one student reads a section of text out loud and the
other student repeats back what was read, alternating until the end of the text.
C) A choral reading activity in which the students read the same text at the same time
out loud to attempt to match each other's rate, prosody, and fluency exactly.
D) A timed reading activity in which the students alternate between reading the same
text silently and timing each other as they read, aimi - Answers -A) A shared reading
activity in which both students silently read the same text independently, pausing along
the text.
(STR) – Quiz
A 2nd grade teacher expects students to consistently read at home and also asks that
they spend time reading aloud to an adult or older sibling. Which of the following is a
skill the teacher hopes the students will further develop due directly to reading out loud?
A) Ready fluency
B) Confidence to read aloud in class
C) Increase vocabulary
D) Reading comprehension - Answers -A) Ready fluency
A 2nd grade teacher responds to a parent who has reached out for reading guidance for
their child. She has noticed that the child frequently rereads books that he has read
before and she asks the teacher for help finding new books that he would find
interesting. The teacher agrees to help the child find new books, but suggests the
parent allow him to spend some of his time rereading old favorites. This suggestion best
demonstrates the teacher's awareness of which concept related to reading
development?
A) Students will only improve fluency if they are intrinsically motivated.
B) Rereading familiar texts supports fluency development.
C) The importance of not interfering with student choice during independent reading
time.
D) More time spent reading improves reading fluency. - Answers -B) Rereading familiar
texts supports fluency development.
A 2nd grade teacher is reassessing her classroom routines and practices to ensure that
she is dedicating enough time to activities that will help build reading fluency in her
students. Which of the following activities is not supporting her goal of improving student
reading fluency?
A) Helping students choose books that are on their independent reading level.
B) Scheduling independent silent reading and periodically increasing the length of time.
C) Asking students to summarize the stories they read in class either verbally or in
writing.
D) Read-aloud books that the student has previously read. - Answers -C) Asking
students to summarize the stories they read in class either verbally or in writing.
A 3rd grade teacher assesses her students' fluency by listening to them read aloud.
While they read aloud, she counts the number of errors they make, uses a timer to
,determine how long it takes for them to read a set number of words, and evaluates the
flow and expression in their reading. The third consideration, evaluating the flow of the
reading, is more subjective than the other two factors. What is the term used to describe
a student's flow and expression while reading aloud?
A) Prosody
B) Oral fluency
C) Accuracy
D) Automaticity - Answers -A) Prosody
A 3rd grade teacher is planning an activity where students are given 60 seconds to read
a text, marking how far they were able to read in that time. The teacher then asks them
to repeat their reading, attempting to make it further in the text. Which of the following
readers would most benefit from this fluency activity?
A) A fluent reader working on speed
B) A non-automatic reader working on word identification
C) A fluent reader working on prosody
D) A non-automatic reader working on sight word skills - Answers -A) A fluent reader
working on speed
Students who read below grade level and are working to improve their fluency should:
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A) read books above their current reading level.
B) read books at their current independent reading level.
C) practice reading aloud.
D) reread books that they have already enjoyed. - Answers -B) read books at their
current independent reading level.
C) practice reading aloud.
D) reread books that they have already enjoyed.
A 2nd grade teacher is starting a new science unit on living organisms and their
environments. She seats students in pairs and assigns them an article and multiple-
choice questions on the topic. That afternoon, she checks their work and notices most
students missed a majority of the comprehension questions. Which of the following
statements best describes why students were unsuccessful on the assignment?
A) The students had not achieved mastery in the following areas: reading rate, prosody,
or word accuracy.
B) The students were not able to decode words featuring a CVC pattern and require
additional phonics instruction in this area.
C) The students are largely uninterested in the topic and would rather reader an article
about something else.
, D) The students were likely unfamiliar with the tier-three vocabulary words and concepts
discussed in the article. - Answers -D) The students were likely unfamiliar with the tier-
three vocabulary words and concepts discussed in the article.
Which of the following would NOT be considered when determining whether a student is
a fluent reader?
A) The student's ability to read the words accurately when reading aloud
B) The student's ability to infer unfamiliar word meanings
C) How quickly the students reads
D) The student's ability to read with expression - Answers -B) The student's ability to
infer unfamiliar word meanings
Which of the following is an important component of choral reading?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A) Participating in a whole-class discussion after reading
B) Reading aloud
C) Hearing the teacher model oral reading
D) Making confusing words while listening to the text - Answers -B) Reading aloud
C) Hearing the teacher model oral reading
Which of the following statements describes the purpose of having a student repeatedly
read aloud?
A) To remove any regional accents
B) To increase the student's fluency and reading rate
C) To model proper public speaking
D) To assist with memorization of vocabulary words - Answers -B) To increase the
student's fluency and reading rate
A 3rd grade teacher notices that two students are both automatic readers and share the
same reading rate and comprehension level. She would like to assign them an activity
that will help improve their individual reading rates without compromising
comprehension. Which of the described activities would be best suited for this purpose?
A) A shared reading activity in which both students silently read the same text
independently, pausing along the text.
B) An echo reading activity in which one student reads a section of text out loud and the
other student repeats back what was read, alternating until the end of the text.
C) A choral reading activity in which the students read the same text at the same time
out loud to attempt to match each other's rate, prosody, and fluency exactly.
D) A timed reading activity in which the students alternate between reading the same
text silently and timing each other as they read, aimi - Answers -A) A shared reading
activity in which both students silently read the same text independently, pausing along
the text.
