FTCE Reading K-12 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER - the ability to perform a skill, such as reading words,
correctly
affix - CORRECT ANSWER - an element attached to the beginning or ending of a word
Alphabetic principle - CORRECT ANSWER - the principle that letters in written words
represent sounds in spoken words
analogy - CORRECT ANSWER - a connection drawn between letter-sound patterns in
previously learned words and those in novel words to help read the latter.
Analytic phonics - CORRECT ANSWER - Learn to understand letters-sound relationships in
previously learned words. They do not pronounce words in isolation.
At-risk - CORRECT ANSWER - a term used to describe students who demonstrate low
performance in one or more areas related to reading development, such as vocabulary or
phonological awareness
Automaticity - CORRECT ANSWER - the ability to recognize words quickly, effortlessly,
and accurately
Basal reader - CORRECT ANSWER - a collection of stories that matches the instructional
level of children, usually seen as the reading textbook in schools
Base word - CORRECT ANSWER - a unit of meaning that can stand alone as a whole word
(e.g., friend, pig etc.) Also called a free morpheme
,blending - CORRECT ANSWER - combining individual phonemes to form words or
combining onsets and rimes to make syllables, then combining syllables to make words.
ccvc word - CORRECT ANSWER - a word consisting of the consonant-consonant-vowel-
consonant
choral reading - CORRECT ANSWER - TAKES PLACE WHEN A GROUP OF STUDENTS
OR THE WHOLE CLASS READS OUT LOUD.
comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER - understanding
the ability to understand something
consonant blend - CORRECT ANSWER - constists of two or more consonants sonded
together in such a way that each is heard- like the blend of b and l in the word blend.
consonant digraph - CORRECT ANSWER - Two consonants that represent one speech sound.
(Examples: ch, sh, th)
Consonant letters - CORRECT ANSWER - all alphabet letters other than vowels
content words - CORRECT ANSWER - nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
context - CORRECT ANSWER - the words and sentences occurring before and after an
unknown word that provide hints about its meaning
conventional spelling - CORRECT ANSWER - The fifth and final stage of developmental
spelling in which spellers develop over years of word study and writing. Correct spelling can be
categorized by instruction levels. For example, correct spelling for a corpus. . . words that can be
spelled by the average fourth grader would be fourth grade level correct spelling. Place the word
in this category if it is listed correctly.
, cooperative learning - CORRECT ANSWER - Approach to instruction in which students work
with a small group of peers to achieve a common goal and help one another learn.
Cross-age tutoring - CORRECT ANSWER - Peer tutoring in which older students work with
younger students.
CVC word - CORRECT ANSWER - a word consisting of consonant-vowel-consonant
CVCC word - CORRECT ANSWER - a word consisting of the consonant-vowel-consonant-
consonant pattern
CVCE word - CORRECT ANSWER - a word consisting of a consonant-vowel-consonant-
silent e pattern
decodable text - CORRECT ANSWER - text in which most of the words are made up of
sound-letter relationships that have been taught, but that contain enough high-frequency
irregular, and story words to make them sound natural.
decoding - CORRECT ANSWER - interpretation of the language and symbols sent by the
source through a channel
dialect - CORRECT ANSWER - Geographically distinct versions of a single language that
vary somewhat from the parent form.
dyslexia - CORRECT ANSWER - a learning disability that results in difficulty reading and
writing
explicit instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - An instructional strategy that emphasizes group
instruction . The instruction offered should include a great deal of teacher-student interactivity.
explicit question - CORRECT ANSWER - a type of question where the answer is in the text
Questions and CORRECT Answers
accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER - the ability to perform a skill, such as reading words,
correctly
affix - CORRECT ANSWER - an element attached to the beginning or ending of a word
Alphabetic principle - CORRECT ANSWER - the principle that letters in written words
represent sounds in spoken words
analogy - CORRECT ANSWER - a connection drawn between letter-sound patterns in
previously learned words and those in novel words to help read the latter.
Analytic phonics - CORRECT ANSWER - Learn to understand letters-sound relationships in
previously learned words. They do not pronounce words in isolation.
At-risk - CORRECT ANSWER - a term used to describe students who demonstrate low
performance in one or more areas related to reading development, such as vocabulary or
phonological awareness
Automaticity - CORRECT ANSWER - the ability to recognize words quickly, effortlessly,
and accurately
Basal reader - CORRECT ANSWER - a collection of stories that matches the instructional
level of children, usually seen as the reading textbook in schools
Base word - CORRECT ANSWER - a unit of meaning that can stand alone as a whole word
(e.g., friend, pig etc.) Also called a free morpheme
,blending - CORRECT ANSWER - combining individual phonemes to form words or
combining onsets and rimes to make syllables, then combining syllables to make words.
ccvc word - CORRECT ANSWER - a word consisting of the consonant-consonant-vowel-
consonant
choral reading - CORRECT ANSWER - TAKES PLACE WHEN A GROUP OF STUDENTS
OR THE WHOLE CLASS READS OUT LOUD.
comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER - understanding
the ability to understand something
consonant blend - CORRECT ANSWER - constists of two or more consonants sonded
together in such a way that each is heard- like the blend of b and l in the word blend.
consonant digraph - CORRECT ANSWER - Two consonants that represent one speech sound.
(Examples: ch, sh, th)
Consonant letters - CORRECT ANSWER - all alphabet letters other than vowels
content words - CORRECT ANSWER - nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
context - CORRECT ANSWER - the words and sentences occurring before and after an
unknown word that provide hints about its meaning
conventional spelling - CORRECT ANSWER - The fifth and final stage of developmental
spelling in which spellers develop over years of word study and writing. Correct spelling can be
categorized by instruction levels. For example, correct spelling for a corpus. . . words that can be
spelled by the average fourth grader would be fourth grade level correct spelling. Place the word
in this category if it is listed correctly.
, cooperative learning - CORRECT ANSWER - Approach to instruction in which students work
with a small group of peers to achieve a common goal and help one another learn.
Cross-age tutoring - CORRECT ANSWER - Peer tutoring in which older students work with
younger students.
CVC word - CORRECT ANSWER - a word consisting of consonant-vowel-consonant
CVCC word - CORRECT ANSWER - a word consisting of the consonant-vowel-consonant-
consonant pattern
CVCE word - CORRECT ANSWER - a word consisting of a consonant-vowel-consonant-
silent e pattern
decodable text - CORRECT ANSWER - text in which most of the words are made up of
sound-letter relationships that have been taught, but that contain enough high-frequency
irregular, and story words to make them sound natural.
decoding - CORRECT ANSWER - interpretation of the language and symbols sent by the
source through a channel
dialect - CORRECT ANSWER - Geographically distinct versions of a single language that
vary somewhat from the parent form.
dyslexia - CORRECT ANSWER - a learning disability that results in difficulty reading and
writing
explicit instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - An instructional strategy that emphasizes group
instruction . The instruction offered should include a great deal of teacher-student interactivity.
explicit question - CORRECT ANSWER - a type of question where the answer is in the text
