TExES Science of Teaching Reading (STR) –
Quiz UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A student who struggles with reading motivation would most benefit from:
A) student choice.
B) variation in difficulty of assigned reading.
C) flexible grouping.
D) variation in difficulty of independent practice. - CORRECT ANSWER - A) student
choice.
Which of the following are appropriate ways for a teacher to encourage home involvement in
promoting literacy development?
SELECT ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY
A) Weekly communication through email with information about the week's literacy focus in
class.
B) Assigning students to write about their families.
C) Hosting a parent night at which the teacher shares ways to improve phonological awareness.
D) Asking students how often their parents read to them. - CORRECT ANSWER - A)
Weekly communication through email with information about the week's literacy focus in class.
C) Hosting a parent night at which the teacher shares ways to improve phonological awareness.
A 3rd grade teacher wants to provide some enrichment activities for a small group of students
who have already mastered identifying the plot, main idea, and main characters in short stories.
Which skill below would be the best to study next while still staying in line with TEKS
identified appropriate skills for 3rd grade students?
A) Compare and contrast the characteristics of two stories.
,B) Analyze nonfiction texts for the use chronological text structure.
C) Identify plot points as part of the rising or falling action.
D) Identify and interpret literary devices such as metaphors or personification. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A) Compare and contrast the characteristics of two stories.
A 1st grade teacher is setting up her classroom library to support student engagement and choice
in students' reading habits. She has established the following rules and expectations:
*Students will only check out one book at a time, returning it before being allowed to check out
a new book.
*Students will not be limited to books at their independent reading level.
*There will be opportunities to read these individually chosen books in class and to take them
home overnight.
*Students will have flexible and frequent opportunities throughout the week to explore the books
in the classroom library.
With a focus on fostering a love of reading and promoting the value of literacy, which of these
guidelines should the teacher reconsider?
A) Students will only check one book at a time, returning it before being allowed to check out a
new book.
B) Students will not be limited to books at their independent reading level.
C) T - CORRECT ANSWER - A) Students will only check one book at a time, returning it
before being allowed to check out a new book.
Which of the following are appropriate ways for a teacher to help students develop literacy?
SELECT ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY
A) Provide flexible classroom seating to facilitate an easy transition between independent work
and the opportunity to discuss their reading and writing with peers.
B) Require each student to read unfamiliar texts aloud to the class on a regular basis.
C) Prevent overlap instruction in writing and speaking until students achieve mastery in reading.
,D) Expect students to provide text evidence for their answers. - CORRECT ANSWER -
A) Provide flexible classroom seating to facilitate an easy transition between independent work
and the opportunity to discuss their reading and writing with peers.
D) Expect students to provide text evidence for their answers.
Paula is an ELL student from Mexico. Her mother, Natalia, is a fluent English speaker and is
concerned with Paula's reading fluency. She asks Mrs. Dilbert, her ESL teacher, about the
different ways that she can help Paula to practice at home. Mrs. Dilbert recommends all of the
following except:
A) modeling fluent reading to provide Paula with a strong example of what reading should sound
like.
B) having Paula read "frustration level" texts or texts that she can read at less than 90% accuracy
at home to challenge her.
C) practicing repeated reading with Paula, asking her to read and then re-read the same text after
receiving some corrections.
D) practicing "choral reading" or reading aloud together with Paula. - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) having Paula read "frustration level" texts or texts that she can read at less
than 90% accuracy at home to challenge her.
Which of the following strategies would not meet the needs of diverse learners?
A) Group students by learning styles
B) Provide opportunities for alternative assessment
C) Consider students' interests when selecting reading materials
D) Use one modality of instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Use one modality of
instruction
Ms. Lennox is previewing the vocabulary terms students will need to understand before the day's
reading. She has asked students to write the words in their vocabulary notebooks as well as the
definitions. While the students are copying the words, Ms. Lennox notices that her new student,
Ryan, has gotten up to sharpen his pencil more times than she can count.
, She watches Ryan sit down and begin writing. He snaps his lead after only one letter. Ms. Lenox
offers to let Ryan write using her pen. While looking over his paper, Ms. Lennox notices that
Ryan has little sense of where the letters belong relative to the lines and many of the words are
not copied correctly. Ms. Lennox begins to wonder if Ryan has dysgraphia. Until she can
confirm, what is the best step Ms. Lennox can take now to ensure Ryan understands the lesson
today?
A) Provide Ryan with a printed copy of the vocabulary terms.
B) Allow Ryan to use a voice re - CORRECT ANSWER - A) Provide Ryan with a printed
copy of the vocabulary terms.
A kindergarten teacher is creating a unit on the alphabet. She assigns each student a letter and
asks them to bring an item from home that begins with the letter they are assigned. The students
then recreate the alphabet using the items from the students' homes. This activity promotes the
development of alphabetic principle through:
A) anchor activities.
B) students working in groups to cooperate in learning.
C) students creating a word wall.
D) collaboration with families. - CORRECT ANSWER - D) collaboration with families.
Systematic and explicit reading instruction is necessary because:
A) it helps ensure that a student moving from one school to another will receive uninterrupted
reading instruction.
B) reading skills are scaffolded, build in complexity, and rely on mastery of earlier skills.
C) it prevents teachers from inadvertently reteaching reading skills from the previous year.
D) it helps ensure that all skills are mastered within the assigned time frame. - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) reading skills are scaffolded, build in complexity, and rely on mastery of
earlier skills.
Quiz UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A student who struggles with reading motivation would most benefit from:
A) student choice.
B) variation in difficulty of assigned reading.
C) flexible grouping.
D) variation in difficulty of independent practice. - CORRECT ANSWER - A) student
choice.
Which of the following are appropriate ways for a teacher to encourage home involvement in
promoting literacy development?
SELECT ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY
A) Weekly communication through email with information about the week's literacy focus in
class.
B) Assigning students to write about their families.
C) Hosting a parent night at which the teacher shares ways to improve phonological awareness.
D) Asking students how often their parents read to them. - CORRECT ANSWER - A)
Weekly communication through email with information about the week's literacy focus in class.
C) Hosting a parent night at which the teacher shares ways to improve phonological awareness.
A 3rd grade teacher wants to provide some enrichment activities for a small group of students
who have already mastered identifying the plot, main idea, and main characters in short stories.
Which skill below would be the best to study next while still staying in line with TEKS
identified appropriate skills for 3rd grade students?
A) Compare and contrast the characteristics of two stories.
,B) Analyze nonfiction texts for the use chronological text structure.
C) Identify plot points as part of the rising or falling action.
D) Identify and interpret literary devices such as metaphors or personification. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A) Compare and contrast the characteristics of two stories.
A 1st grade teacher is setting up her classroom library to support student engagement and choice
in students' reading habits. She has established the following rules and expectations:
*Students will only check out one book at a time, returning it before being allowed to check out
a new book.
*Students will not be limited to books at their independent reading level.
*There will be opportunities to read these individually chosen books in class and to take them
home overnight.
*Students will have flexible and frequent opportunities throughout the week to explore the books
in the classroom library.
With a focus on fostering a love of reading and promoting the value of literacy, which of these
guidelines should the teacher reconsider?
A) Students will only check one book at a time, returning it before being allowed to check out a
new book.
B) Students will not be limited to books at their independent reading level.
C) T - CORRECT ANSWER - A) Students will only check one book at a time, returning it
before being allowed to check out a new book.
Which of the following are appropriate ways for a teacher to help students develop literacy?
SELECT ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY
A) Provide flexible classroom seating to facilitate an easy transition between independent work
and the opportunity to discuss their reading and writing with peers.
B) Require each student to read unfamiliar texts aloud to the class on a regular basis.
C) Prevent overlap instruction in writing and speaking until students achieve mastery in reading.
,D) Expect students to provide text evidence for their answers. - CORRECT ANSWER -
A) Provide flexible classroom seating to facilitate an easy transition between independent work
and the opportunity to discuss their reading and writing with peers.
D) Expect students to provide text evidence for their answers.
Paula is an ELL student from Mexico. Her mother, Natalia, is a fluent English speaker and is
concerned with Paula's reading fluency. She asks Mrs. Dilbert, her ESL teacher, about the
different ways that she can help Paula to practice at home. Mrs. Dilbert recommends all of the
following except:
A) modeling fluent reading to provide Paula with a strong example of what reading should sound
like.
B) having Paula read "frustration level" texts or texts that she can read at less than 90% accuracy
at home to challenge her.
C) practicing repeated reading with Paula, asking her to read and then re-read the same text after
receiving some corrections.
D) practicing "choral reading" or reading aloud together with Paula. - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) having Paula read "frustration level" texts or texts that she can read at less
than 90% accuracy at home to challenge her.
Which of the following strategies would not meet the needs of diverse learners?
A) Group students by learning styles
B) Provide opportunities for alternative assessment
C) Consider students' interests when selecting reading materials
D) Use one modality of instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Use one modality of
instruction
Ms. Lennox is previewing the vocabulary terms students will need to understand before the day's
reading. She has asked students to write the words in their vocabulary notebooks as well as the
definitions. While the students are copying the words, Ms. Lennox notices that her new student,
Ryan, has gotten up to sharpen his pencil more times than she can count.
, She watches Ryan sit down and begin writing. He snaps his lead after only one letter. Ms. Lenox
offers to let Ryan write using her pen. While looking over his paper, Ms. Lennox notices that
Ryan has little sense of where the letters belong relative to the lines and many of the words are
not copied correctly. Ms. Lennox begins to wonder if Ryan has dysgraphia. Until she can
confirm, what is the best step Ms. Lennox can take now to ensure Ryan understands the lesson
today?
A) Provide Ryan with a printed copy of the vocabulary terms.
B) Allow Ryan to use a voice re - CORRECT ANSWER - A) Provide Ryan with a printed
copy of the vocabulary terms.
A kindergarten teacher is creating a unit on the alphabet. She assigns each student a letter and
asks them to bring an item from home that begins with the letter they are assigned. The students
then recreate the alphabet using the items from the students' homes. This activity promotes the
development of alphabetic principle through:
A) anchor activities.
B) students working in groups to cooperate in learning.
C) students creating a word wall.
D) collaboration with families. - CORRECT ANSWER - D) collaboration with families.
Systematic and explicit reading instruction is necessary because:
A) it helps ensure that a student moving from one school to another will receive uninterrupted
reading instruction.
B) reading skills are scaffolded, build in complexity, and rely on mastery of earlier skills.
C) it prevents teachers from inadvertently reteaching reading skills from the previous year.
D) it helps ensure that all skills are mastered within the assigned time frame. - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) reading skills are scaffolded, build in complexity, and rely on mastery of
earlier skills.
