NES ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SUBTEST 1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
TheMtoolsMofMcommunicationMchildrenMuseMtoMformMtheirMunderstandingMofMtheMwordM-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-reading,Mwriting,Mlistening,MandMspeaking
CompetencyM1M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
demonstrateManMunderstandingMofMtheMfoundationsMofMlanguageMdevelopment,MoralMlanguageMskills,Mlist
eningMcomprehensionMskills,MandMphonologicalMandMphonemicMawareness.
InformalMconversationsM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
TimeMtoMtalkMaboutMthingsMthatMinterestMandMexciteMchildren.
LanguageMplayM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ExploringMrhythms,Msounds,MandMtonesMthatMyoungMchildrenMdelightMinMasMtheyMworkMandMplay.
RhymesMandMsongM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ExperiencesMrichMinMrhythmMandMrhymeMencourageMchildrenMtoMplayMwithMwords.
StoriesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ChildrenMdiscoverMnewMwordsMandMmeaningsMasMtheyMlistenMtoMgoodMstoriesM—
MeitherMtoldMorMreadMaloud.
GroupMtalkM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
TimesMduringMtheMdayMwhenMconventionsMofMsharedMconversationsMareMlearnedMandMpracticed.
BecauseMthisMentireMperiodMbetweenMbirthMandMtheMearlyMelementaryMschoolMyearsMhelpsMprepareMchild
renMwithMtheMskillsMimportantMforMconventionalMliteracy,MweMreferMtoMthisMcriticalMstageMofMlanguageMde
velopmentMasM_____M_____.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-EmergentMLiteracy
TheMkeyMisMtoMmakeMreadingMandMwritingM_____MtoMtheMeverydayMlifeMofMtheMclassroomMandMtoMmakeMli
teracyMactivitiesM_____MtoMeachMchild.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-fundamental,Mrelevant
,_____MandM_____MtoMwhatMtheMchildrenMhaveMtoMsayMandMtheyMwillMlearnMtoMdoMtheMsame.M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-listen,Mrespond
LEAM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-LanguageMExperienceMApproach
DictatedMStoriesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-LEA
alliterationM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
useMofMtheMsameMconsonantMatMtheMbeginningMofMeachMstressedMsyllableMinMaMlineMofMverse
languageMdelayM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ThereMareMmanyMfactorsMthatMcauseMlanguageMdelay,MbothMenvironmentalMandMphysical.MCommonMcondi
tionsMincludeMinadequateMlanguageMstimulationM(neitherMtalkingMtoMnorMplayingMwithMtheMchild);Mdelaye
dMgeneralMdevelopment;Mparents/guardiansMorMsiblingsMwhoMoftenMtalkMforMtheMchild;MmedicalMandMphy
sicalMproblems;MfamilyMhistoryMofMlanguageMdelay;MlearningMdisabilities;MandMautismMspectrumMdisorders
M(ASD).
ASDM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-AutismMSpectrumMDisorders
ListeningMcanMbeMdescribedMasMpartMofManMactiveMcommunicationMprocessMthatMinvolvesM_____,M_____,M
andM_____MtoMverbalMinput.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-receiving,Minterpreting,Mresponding
TheMthreeMstepsMinMtheMlisteningMprocessMareM_____,M_____,MandM_____Mmeaning.M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-receiving,Mattending,MassigningMmeaning
StudentsMcanMbeMgivenMopportunitiesMtoMdevelopMandMpracticeMlisteningMskillsMduringMthreeMphasesMofMt
heMlisteningMprocess:M_____,M_____MandM_____M.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-pre-
listening,MduringMlistening,MafterMlistening
discriminativeMlisteningM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-distinguishingMbeginningMconsonantMsounds,MforMexample
aestheticMlisteningM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-forMenjoyment
, criticalMlisteningM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-toMevaluateMaMmessage
efferentMlisteningM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-toMunderstandMaMmessage
phonologicalM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
theMstudyMofMtheMsoundMsystemMofMaMgivenMlanguageMandMtheManalysisMandMclassificationMofMitsMphone
mes
phonemeM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
(linguistics)MoneMofMaMsmallMsetMofMspeechMsoundsMthatMareMdistinguishedMbyMtheMspeakersMofMaMparticu
larMlanguage
PhonologicalMawarenessM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
anMunderstandingMthatMwordsMareMcomposedMofMsoundMunitsMandMthatMsoundMunitsMcanMbeMcombinedM
toMformMwords.
graphemesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-aMwrittenMsymbolMthatMisMusedMtoMrepresentMspeech
orthographyM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
aMmethodMofMrepresentingMtheMsoundsMofMaMlanguageMbyMwrittenMorMprintedMsymbols
PhonologicalMawarenessM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
theMawarenessMthatMlanguageMisMcomposedMofMsoundsMandMtheMunderstandingMofMtheMrelationshipMofMt
heseMsounds,MsuchMasMrhymingMandMidentifyingMsoundMunitsMsuchMasMwordsMinMsentences,Msyllables,Mon
sets,MandMrimes.
AM______MisMaMbasicMunitMofMspeechMsoundsMthatMcanMbeMdividedMintoMtwoMparts—onsetsMandMrimes.M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-syllable
onsetM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-theMconsonantMsoundMthatMprecedesMtheMvowelMofMtheMsyllable
rimeM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-theMvowelMandManyMconsonantMsoundMthatMfollowsMtheMonset.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
TheMtoolsMofMcommunicationMchildrenMuseMtoMformMtheirMunderstandingMofMtheMwordM-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-reading,Mwriting,Mlistening,MandMspeaking
CompetencyM1M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
demonstrateManMunderstandingMofMtheMfoundationsMofMlanguageMdevelopment,MoralMlanguageMskills,Mlist
eningMcomprehensionMskills,MandMphonologicalMandMphonemicMawareness.
InformalMconversationsM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
TimeMtoMtalkMaboutMthingsMthatMinterestMandMexciteMchildren.
LanguageMplayM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ExploringMrhythms,Msounds,MandMtonesMthatMyoungMchildrenMdelightMinMasMtheyMworkMandMplay.
RhymesMandMsongM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ExperiencesMrichMinMrhythmMandMrhymeMencourageMchildrenMtoMplayMwithMwords.
StoriesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ChildrenMdiscoverMnewMwordsMandMmeaningsMasMtheyMlistenMtoMgoodMstoriesM—
MeitherMtoldMorMreadMaloud.
GroupMtalkM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
TimesMduringMtheMdayMwhenMconventionsMofMsharedMconversationsMareMlearnedMandMpracticed.
BecauseMthisMentireMperiodMbetweenMbirthMandMtheMearlyMelementaryMschoolMyearsMhelpsMprepareMchild
renMwithMtheMskillsMimportantMforMconventionalMliteracy,MweMreferMtoMthisMcriticalMstageMofMlanguageMde
velopmentMasM_____M_____.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-EmergentMLiteracy
TheMkeyMisMtoMmakeMreadingMandMwritingM_____MtoMtheMeverydayMlifeMofMtheMclassroomMandMtoMmakeMli
teracyMactivitiesM_____MtoMeachMchild.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-fundamental,Mrelevant
,_____MandM_____MtoMwhatMtheMchildrenMhaveMtoMsayMandMtheyMwillMlearnMtoMdoMtheMsame.M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-listen,Mrespond
LEAM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-LanguageMExperienceMApproach
DictatedMStoriesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-LEA
alliterationM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
useMofMtheMsameMconsonantMatMtheMbeginningMofMeachMstressedMsyllableMinMaMlineMofMverse
languageMdelayM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ThereMareMmanyMfactorsMthatMcauseMlanguageMdelay,MbothMenvironmentalMandMphysical.MCommonMcondi
tionsMincludeMinadequateMlanguageMstimulationM(neitherMtalkingMtoMnorMplayingMwithMtheMchild);Mdelaye
dMgeneralMdevelopment;Mparents/guardiansMorMsiblingsMwhoMoftenMtalkMforMtheMchild;MmedicalMandMphy
sicalMproblems;MfamilyMhistoryMofMlanguageMdelay;MlearningMdisabilities;MandMautismMspectrumMdisorders
M(ASD).
ASDM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-AutismMSpectrumMDisorders
ListeningMcanMbeMdescribedMasMpartMofManMactiveMcommunicationMprocessMthatMinvolvesM_____,M_____,M
andM_____MtoMverbalMinput.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-receiving,Minterpreting,Mresponding
TheMthreeMstepsMinMtheMlisteningMprocessMareM_____,M_____,MandM_____Mmeaning.M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-receiving,Mattending,MassigningMmeaning
StudentsMcanMbeMgivenMopportunitiesMtoMdevelopMandMpracticeMlisteningMskillsMduringMthreeMphasesMofMt
heMlisteningMprocess:M_____,M_____MandM_____M.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-pre-
listening,MduringMlistening,MafterMlistening
discriminativeMlisteningM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-distinguishingMbeginningMconsonantMsounds,MforMexample
aestheticMlisteningM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-forMenjoyment
, criticalMlisteningM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-toMevaluateMaMmessage
efferentMlisteningM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-toMunderstandMaMmessage
phonologicalM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
theMstudyMofMtheMsoundMsystemMofMaMgivenMlanguageMandMtheManalysisMandMclassificationMofMitsMphone
mes
phonemeM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
(linguistics)MoneMofMaMsmallMsetMofMspeechMsoundsMthatMareMdistinguishedMbyMtheMspeakersMofMaMparticu
larMlanguage
PhonologicalMawarenessM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
anMunderstandingMthatMwordsMareMcomposedMofMsoundMunitsMandMthatMsoundMunitsMcanMbeMcombinedM
toMformMwords.
graphemesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-aMwrittenMsymbolMthatMisMusedMtoMrepresentMspeech
orthographyM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
aMmethodMofMrepresentingMtheMsoundsMofMaMlanguageMbyMwrittenMorMprintedMsymbols
PhonologicalMawarenessM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
theMawarenessMthatMlanguageMisMcomposedMofMsoundsMandMtheMunderstandingMofMtheMrelationshipMofMt
heseMsounds,MsuchMasMrhymingMandMidentifyingMsoundMunitsMsuchMasMwordsMinMsentences,Msyllables,Mon
sets,MandMrimes.
AM______MisMaMbasicMunitMofMspeechMsoundsMthatMcanMbeMdividedMintoMtwoMparts—onsetsMandMrimes.M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-syllable
onsetM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-theMconsonantMsoundMthatMprecedesMtheMvowelMofMtheMsyllable
rimeM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-theMvowelMandManyMconsonantMsoundMthatMfollowsMtheMonset.