PRACTICE SUBTEST 1
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, Oral rhyming activities are most likely to promote phonemic awareness by helping a child learn to: -
Answer: Attend to the sounds shared by words in the same word family
According to research, reading difficulties that are not a result of limited intelligence or lack of
educational opportunity are most often caused by: - Answer: A deficit in phonological processing
An extensive oral vocabulary is most likely to contribute to a reader's decoding skills by helping the
reader: - Answer: Recognize a word after sounding it out
Which of the following would be most important to include in the introduction to a persuasive essay? -
Answer: An explanation of why the issue addressed by the essay is important.
Hinduism most strongly influenced which of the following features of ancient Indian Civilization? -
Answer: Relations among social groups
Which of the following best illustrates the influence of ancient Rome on the later development of
European civilization? - Answer: The legal code of France
The Catholic church most influenced which of the following developments in medieval Europe? -
Answer: The emergence of universities
Which of the following best describes a shared aim of the voyages of exploration commanded by John
Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson? - Answer: To discover a Westward route to Asia
What was a major motive for the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? - Answer: To create a
Bible commonwealth
Which of the following best describes the significance of a major military development of the American
Revolution? - Answer: The patriot victory at the Battle of Saratoga (1777) prompted France to sign a
treaty with American leaders
Which are both a major advantage possessed by the union and the confederacy at the beginning of the
Civil War? - Answer: Union: stronger manufacturing base