OSAT 205 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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A prekindergarten student recognizes that there are seven words in the spoken
sentence. "The bird flies high in the sky." This student is demonstrating.
A. print awareness
B. letter-sound correspondence
C phonological awareness
D. oral language fluency. - Answer-C phonological awareness
Results from a pseudoword assessment (i.e. reading nonsense words from a graded
list, such as kib, rin, bliff) provide information most directly related to:
A. vocabulary acquisition
B phonetic processing
C sight word automaticity
D morphological analysis - Answer-B phonetic processing
Which of the following skills is a direct prerequisite for decoding Consonant-Vowel-
Consonant (CVC) words by sequentially blending letter sounds?
A understanding letter-sound correspondence
B recognizing common sight words
C using phonetic spellings when writing words
D having a large oral vocabulary - Answer-A understanding letter-sound
correspondence
A first-grade teacher writes the following words on the board: said, are, they, come, and
was. In reviewing the spelling of these words with students, the teacher should
emphasize the concept that these words
A. do not follow phonics rules, so the students need to learn to recognize and spell them
as whole words
B can be easily rhymed with other common words that can serve as models for how to
spell these words
C are difficult to learn and should be looked up in a dictionary to confirm the correct
spelling.
D. contain unusual letter-sound correspondences that must be understood in order to
spell them. - Answer-A. do not follow phonics rules, so the students need to learn to
recognize and spell them as whole words
Which of the following assessment strategies would provide the best measure of a
student's mastery of the alphabetic principle?
, A. asking the student to identify by name a series of visually presented uppercase and
lowercase letters
B. having the student read aloud a list of high-frequency irregular sight words
C. asking the student to segment a series of orally presented words into their
component sounds
D. having the student read aloud a list of phonetically regular nonsense words -
Answer-D. having the student read aloud a list of phonetically regular nonsense words
Beginning readers are likely to have the most difficulty decoding which of the following
word types?
A. CVCe words, such as ride
B. VCC words, such as ask
C. CVCC words, such as fast
D. CVC words, such as map - Answer-A. CVCe words, such as ride
A three-year-old child arrives at school and says, "I'm sad. I forgetted my toy."
Which of the following statements illustrates the significance of the child's grammatical
error?
A The child should be screened for a language disorder by a speech-language therapist
as soon as possible.
B The child is likely repeating ungrammatical forms heard from other children, and
correct forms should be emphasized when speaking to the child
C This is a common developmental pattern for children acquiring English, and the
correct form will likely develop without intervention.
D The child would benefit from direct daily intervention to learn how to use irregular verb
forms - Answer-C This is a common developmental pattern for children acquiring
English, and the correct form will likely develop without intervention.
To enhance reading comprehension, an early elementary teacher wants students to
develop the habit of asking questions about what they are reading. The teacher begins
by explaining that questioning can be an effective tool for increasing comprehension.
The best step for the teacher to take next would be to
A. model the use of the strategy by pausing to ask questions about a text while reading
it to the class.
B. ask students to read a photocopied text into which the teacher has inserted questions
at key points
C give the class a list of generic questions to ask as they do their assigned reading for
that evening
D. have students work in small groups to generate questions about a content-area
reading selection. - Answer-A. model the use of the strategy by pausing to ask
questions about a text while reading it to the class.
At the beginning of the school year, a third-grade teacher tells students that they will be
keeping literature logs in which they will write about the books they read.
Which of the following directions by the teacher would best help ensure that the logs
foster students' thoughtful response to literature?
, A "Include a brief summary of the plot to convey a sense of the tone and genre of the
work."
B "After you have made an entry about a book, ask a classmate to read what you have
written.
C "Try to vary the form or style of your writing so that your log entries don't all start
sounding alike.
D "Focus on what you think or feel about a book and give reasons for your reactions." -
Answer-D "Focus on what you think or feel about a book and give reasons for your
reactions."
A second-grade child has strong decoding skills but difficulty with oral reading fluency.
The child's teacher decides to integrate oral reading fluency instruction during the child's
regular guided reading group. Which statement best describes the primary rationale of
this decision?
A Oral reading techniques will slow the reading pace of the child and promote self-
correction.
B Improvement in oral reading fluency will help the child focus more on text meaning
instead of word recognition.
C The child will be motivated to articulate words accurately when reading aloud with
peers.
D Oral reading practice will help the child learn and apply correct phonetic
correspondences. - Answer-B Improvement in oral reading fluency will help the child
focus more on text meaning instead of word recognition.
A second-grade teacher creates a collaborative word wall. When a new word is posted,
students can add notes with related words or pictures to illustrate the target word.
Which of the following benefits does this have for students?
A. teaching students to use context clues to define unknown terms
B. integrating art skills into literacy activities to address arts standards
C. providing a reference for spelling new words and using them in writing
D. reinforcing new vocabulary through visual scaffolds and semantic relationships -
Answer-D. reinforcing new vocabulary through visual scaffolds and semantic
relationships
Which of the following types of exit tickets would best assess third-grade students'
comprehension of a content-area text?
A. having students describe what they liked about the text
B. asking students to summarize two questions they have about the text
C having students complete blanks in a text frame that omits key ideas
D. asking students to list one topic they want to review the next day - Answer-C having
students complete blanks in a text frame that omits key ideas
A preschooler shows the teacher a recently completed drawing. The child says, "This is
a house." Then, pointing to a series of jagged lines around the picture, the child adds,
"This says, 'My house. A big, white house." This child is most clearly demonstrating
awareness that
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A prekindergarten student recognizes that there are seven words in the spoken
sentence. "The bird flies high in the sky." This student is demonstrating.
A. print awareness
B. letter-sound correspondence
C phonological awareness
D. oral language fluency. - Answer-C phonological awareness
Results from a pseudoword assessment (i.e. reading nonsense words from a graded
list, such as kib, rin, bliff) provide information most directly related to:
A. vocabulary acquisition
B phonetic processing
C sight word automaticity
D morphological analysis - Answer-B phonetic processing
Which of the following skills is a direct prerequisite for decoding Consonant-Vowel-
Consonant (CVC) words by sequentially blending letter sounds?
A understanding letter-sound correspondence
B recognizing common sight words
C using phonetic spellings when writing words
D having a large oral vocabulary - Answer-A understanding letter-sound
correspondence
A first-grade teacher writes the following words on the board: said, are, they, come, and
was. In reviewing the spelling of these words with students, the teacher should
emphasize the concept that these words
A. do not follow phonics rules, so the students need to learn to recognize and spell them
as whole words
B can be easily rhymed with other common words that can serve as models for how to
spell these words
C are difficult to learn and should be looked up in a dictionary to confirm the correct
spelling.
D. contain unusual letter-sound correspondences that must be understood in order to
spell them. - Answer-A. do not follow phonics rules, so the students need to learn to
recognize and spell them as whole words
Which of the following assessment strategies would provide the best measure of a
student's mastery of the alphabetic principle?
, A. asking the student to identify by name a series of visually presented uppercase and
lowercase letters
B. having the student read aloud a list of high-frequency irregular sight words
C. asking the student to segment a series of orally presented words into their
component sounds
D. having the student read aloud a list of phonetically regular nonsense words -
Answer-D. having the student read aloud a list of phonetically regular nonsense words
Beginning readers are likely to have the most difficulty decoding which of the following
word types?
A. CVCe words, such as ride
B. VCC words, such as ask
C. CVCC words, such as fast
D. CVC words, such as map - Answer-A. CVCe words, such as ride
A three-year-old child arrives at school and says, "I'm sad. I forgetted my toy."
Which of the following statements illustrates the significance of the child's grammatical
error?
A The child should be screened for a language disorder by a speech-language therapist
as soon as possible.
B The child is likely repeating ungrammatical forms heard from other children, and
correct forms should be emphasized when speaking to the child
C This is a common developmental pattern for children acquiring English, and the
correct form will likely develop without intervention.
D The child would benefit from direct daily intervention to learn how to use irregular verb
forms - Answer-C This is a common developmental pattern for children acquiring
English, and the correct form will likely develop without intervention.
To enhance reading comprehension, an early elementary teacher wants students to
develop the habit of asking questions about what they are reading. The teacher begins
by explaining that questioning can be an effective tool for increasing comprehension.
The best step for the teacher to take next would be to
A. model the use of the strategy by pausing to ask questions about a text while reading
it to the class.
B. ask students to read a photocopied text into which the teacher has inserted questions
at key points
C give the class a list of generic questions to ask as they do their assigned reading for
that evening
D. have students work in small groups to generate questions about a content-area
reading selection. - Answer-A. model the use of the strategy by pausing to ask
questions about a text while reading it to the class.
At the beginning of the school year, a third-grade teacher tells students that they will be
keeping literature logs in which they will write about the books they read.
Which of the following directions by the teacher would best help ensure that the logs
foster students' thoughtful response to literature?
, A "Include a brief summary of the plot to convey a sense of the tone and genre of the
work."
B "After you have made an entry about a book, ask a classmate to read what you have
written.
C "Try to vary the form or style of your writing so that your log entries don't all start
sounding alike.
D "Focus on what you think or feel about a book and give reasons for your reactions." -
Answer-D "Focus on what you think or feel about a book and give reasons for your
reactions."
A second-grade child has strong decoding skills but difficulty with oral reading fluency.
The child's teacher decides to integrate oral reading fluency instruction during the child's
regular guided reading group. Which statement best describes the primary rationale of
this decision?
A Oral reading techniques will slow the reading pace of the child and promote self-
correction.
B Improvement in oral reading fluency will help the child focus more on text meaning
instead of word recognition.
C The child will be motivated to articulate words accurately when reading aloud with
peers.
D Oral reading practice will help the child learn and apply correct phonetic
correspondences. - Answer-B Improvement in oral reading fluency will help the child
focus more on text meaning instead of word recognition.
A second-grade teacher creates a collaborative word wall. When a new word is posted,
students can add notes with related words or pictures to illustrate the target word.
Which of the following benefits does this have for students?
A. teaching students to use context clues to define unknown terms
B. integrating art skills into literacy activities to address arts standards
C. providing a reference for spelling new words and using them in writing
D. reinforcing new vocabulary through visual scaffolds and semantic relationships -
Answer-D. reinforcing new vocabulary through visual scaffolds and semantic
relationships
Which of the following types of exit tickets would best assess third-grade students'
comprehension of a content-area text?
A. having students describe what they liked about the text
B. asking students to summarize two questions they have about the text
C having students complete blanks in a text frame that omits key ideas
D. asking students to list one topic they want to review the next day - Answer-C having
students complete blanks in a text frame that omits key ideas
A preschooler shows the teacher a recently completed drawing. The child says, "This is
a house." Then, pointing to a series of jagged lines around the picture, the child adds,
"This says, 'My house. A big, white house." This child is most clearly demonstrating
awareness that
