RICA EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. The purpose of implementing informal assessments after teaching a new concept
during whole-group instruction is to: - ANS-A. maintain accurate records for planning
flexible groups that meet identified needs for students.
2. A second grade student assessed below grade level for fluency, but is able to decode
words in isolation and scores above grade level for reading comprehension. The
student needs direct instruction in the area of: - ANS-C. pacing during fluency
instruction
3. A teacher has completed a whole group lesson on a grammar topic. She has
assigned the students to complete five sample questions while she walks around the
room and provides feedback and corrections to their work. This instructional component
is an example of: - ANS-C. structured and guided practice
4. A third grade teacher uses the results of a Cloze Assessment in order to provide
support to her students with independent reading. This assessment plays an effective
role because: - ANS-D. It determines the appropriate independent reading level for the
students
5. A kindergarten teacher assesses her student with a mid-year assessment and he is
still unable to recognize all upper and lowercase letters, isolate sounds in CVC words,
or produce rhyming words for targeted words. She has provided small group instruction,
individual instruction, and has held a conference with the parents to provide additional
support in the home. What is the next step the teacher should take to ensure the
student can obtain progress in these areas? - ANS-B. Meet with a school-based team,
consisting of administrators, support personnel, select teachers, and reading coach to
determine various strategies that can be used to support the student with mastering
grade appropriate skills
6. The purpose of an entry-level assessment is to determine: - ANS-A. long term
planning for the organization of small groups, determine the selection of appropriate
instructional tools, create a comprehensive learning environment, and aligning student
needs to CA State Standards
7. Prior to administering a standardized test to a student with a learning disability, it is
imperative that the teacher thoroughly reads the student's IEP to determine - ANS-D.
the accommdations and/or modifications that must be implemented during the testing
period.
, 8. In the beginning of the year, a fourth grade teacher received the standardized test
result for his class. The data displayed that 72% of his students scored below basic in
the area of reading comprehension. The most effective step the teacher should take
before implementing instruction is: - ANS-C. provide students with an entry-level
assessment in order to determine the strengths and weaknesses each student has in
the area of reading.
The assessments that is used in order to determine accurate reading levels for
expository texts are: - ANS-A. CLOZE tests
10. The most effective method of communicating a student's performance on an
assessment is to: - ANS-C. conference with individual students and explain how they
are showing improvement, as well as identify the areas that need improvement.
11. The primary formats for phonemic awareness are - ANS-A. oral blending and
segmentation
12. A kindergarten teacher implements the following lesson:
Teacher: What are the sounds in the word sit?Student: /s/ /i/ /t/Teacher: Good. The new
word is pit. What sound changed sit to pit?Student: /p/
The phonemic awareness lesson above is an example of: - ANS-B. substituting an initial
consonant sound
13. As an additional support to her five students struggling with the phonemic
awareness lesson during whole group instruction, a kindergarten teacher uses Elkonin
boxes with colored tiles. As the teacher says a word, the student moves a tile in a box
for each sound they hear in the target word. The teacher calls on each student to tell
her the sounds they hear in the word while touching the colored tiles. This strategy
should enhance understanding of identifying sounds because: - ANS-D. it uses a
kinesthetic technique that allows the student to use a hands-on approach for identifying
sounds in a word.
14. An example of a phonemic awareness assessment is: - ANS-A. medial phoneme
substitution
15. During the first week of school, a kindergarten teacher assesses each student by
asking a series of questions after handing them a book:
Where is the front cover of the book?
Use your finger to show me where I will begin reading on this page?
Use your finger to show me the direction I need to read.
Point to the title of the book.
Show me how to turn the page.
Where is the beginning of the story?
Where is the end of the story?
The teacher implemented this assessment to determine the students' skills in the area
of: - ANS-B. concepts about print
AND ANSWERS
1. The purpose of implementing informal assessments after teaching a new concept
during whole-group instruction is to: - ANS-A. maintain accurate records for planning
flexible groups that meet identified needs for students.
2. A second grade student assessed below grade level for fluency, but is able to decode
words in isolation and scores above grade level for reading comprehension. The
student needs direct instruction in the area of: - ANS-C. pacing during fluency
instruction
3. A teacher has completed a whole group lesson on a grammar topic. She has
assigned the students to complete five sample questions while she walks around the
room and provides feedback and corrections to their work. This instructional component
is an example of: - ANS-C. structured and guided practice
4. A third grade teacher uses the results of a Cloze Assessment in order to provide
support to her students with independent reading. This assessment plays an effective
role because: - ANS-D. It determines the appropriate independent reading level for the
students
5. A kindergarten teacher assesses her student with a mid-year assessment and he is
still unable to recognize all upper and lowercase letters, isolate sounds in CVC words,
or produce rhyming words for targeted words. She has provided small group instruction,
individual instruction, and has held a conference with the parents to provide additional
support in the home. What is the next step the teacher should take to ensure the
student can obtain progress in these areas? - ANS-B. Meet with a school-based team,
consisting of administrators, support personnel, select teachers, and reading coach to
determine various strategies that can be used to support the student with mastering
grade appropriate skills
6. The purpose of an entry-level assessment is to determine: - ANS-A. long term
planning for the organization of small groups, determine the selection of appropriate
instructional tools, create a comprehensive learning environment, and aligning student
needs to CA State Standards
7. Prior to administering a standardized test to a student with a learning disability, it is
imperative that the teacher thoroughly reads the student's IEP to determine - ANS-D.
the accommdations and/or modifications that must be implemented during the testing
period.
, 8. In the beginning of the year, a fourth grade teacher received the standardized test
result for his class. The data displayed that 72% of his students scored below basic in
the area of reading comprehension. The most effective step the teacher should take
before implementing instruction is: - ANS-C. provide students with an entry-level
assessment in order to determine the strengths and weaknesses each student has in
the area of reading.
The assessments that is used in order to determine accurate reading levels for
expository texts are: - ANS-A. CLOZE tests
10. The most effective method of communicating a student's performance on an
assessment is to: - ANS-C. conference with individual students and explain how they
are showing improvement, as well as identify the areas that need improvement.
11. The primary formats for phonemic awareness are - ANS-A. oral blending and
segmentation
12. A kindergarten teacher implements the following lesson:
Teacher: What are the sounds in the word sit?Student: /s/ /i/ /t/Teacher: Good. The new
word is pit. What sound changed sit to pit?Student: /p/
The phonemic awareness lesson above is an example of: - ANS-B. substituting an initial
consonant sound
13. As an additional support to her five students struggling with the phonemic
awareness lesson during whole group instruction, a kindergarten teacher uses Elkonin
boxes with colored tiles. As the teacher says a word, the student moves a tile in a box
for each sound they hear in the target word. The teacher calls on each student to tell
her the sounds they hear in the word while touching the colored tiles. This strategy
should enhance understanding of identifying sounds because: - ANS-D. it uses a
kinesthetic technique that allows the student to use a hands-on approach for identifying
sounds in a word.
14. An example of a phonemic awareness assessment is: - ANS-A. medial phoneme
substitution
15. During the first week of school, a kindergarten teacher assesses each student by
asking a series of questions after handing them a book:
Where is the front cover of the book?
Use your finger to show me where I will begin reading on this page?
Use your finger to show me the direction I need to read.
Point to the title of the book.
Show me how to turn the page.
Where is the beginning of the story?
Where is the end of the story?
The teacher implemented this assessment to determine the students' skills in the area
of: - ANS-B. concepts about print
