CALP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
tilde - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅waving line placed over a vower before "r" in a combination to indicate
unaccented syllable ~
syntax - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅arrangement and sequence of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases;
set of principles that dictate sequence and function in order to convey meaning ( G.U.M.)
voiced/unvoiced cognates - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅phonemes pronounce din the same place of the
mouth but vary in voicing /k/ /g/
phonology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sound system of a language; science of speech sounds;the study of
peach sound system, rules and patterns of speech; unconscious rules and patterns of spoken language
(sad vs sank)
suprasegmental - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅aspects of language ( intonations, pitch, juncture, speaking
rate) supersize
occipital cortex - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅vision; receives information first
Old English - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Began when Angles, Saxons, Jutes arrived in England. Language of
Vikings; Old Norse and Latin also influenced; Teutonic invasion; Christianizing of Britain; 449 AD-1066;
decline of Old English as result of Norman Conquest
phonological awareness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an umbrella term used to refer to a student's
sensitivity to sound structure in language; understanding of internal linguistic structures of words;
awareness of onset-rime and individual phonemes
naming speed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a speed naming task; administered to pre-readers
phoneme - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅smallest unit of sound in speech /s/ /a/ /d/; individual sound unit in
spoken words
, prosody - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅vocal intonation and meter of spoken language;readers sound as if
they are speaking;significant to communicate and comprehend emotions and attitudes
Torgensen, Lundber, and Foorman - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅phonological awareness is a critical factor in
dyslexia
macron - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅diacritical line over long vowel sound
breve - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅diacritical mark over short vowel sound
cedilla - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅diacritical mark under C indicting soft sound
base word - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅word before affixes added/can stand alone
Grace Fernald - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Kinesthetic method influenced Orton; he suggested kinesthetic-
tactile reinforcement of visual and auditory associations could reverse transposition of letters
3 layers of language - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Anglo-Saxon; Latin; Greek
Anglo-Saxon Layer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stresses everyday life; common words; usually 1 syllable
Latin Layer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅used in more formal settings; often found in lit, science in upper
elem texts etc; longer than A-S
Greek Layer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅scientific; roots often combine forms and compounds
bound morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅must be attached to other morphemes ( -ed, pre-)
chameleon prefix - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅prefix whose final consonant depends on the initial letter of a
root (in- changes to -ir) Clue: when you see double consonants at beginning of word
tilde - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅waving line placed over a vower before "r" in a combination to indicate
unaccented syllable ~
syntax - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅arrangement and sequence of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases;
set of principles that dictate sequence and function in order to convey meaning ( G.U.M.)
voiced/unvoiced cognates - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅phonemes pronounce din the same place of the
mouth but vary in voicing /k/ /g/
phonology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sound system of a language; science of speech sounds;the study of
peach sound system, rules and patterns of speech; unconscious rules and patterns of spoken language
(sad vs sank)
suprasegmental - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅aspects of language ( intonations, pitch, juncture, speaking
rate) supersize
occipital cortex - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅vision; receives information first
Old English - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Began when Angles, Saxons, Jutes arrived in England. Language of
Vikings; Old Norse and Latin also influenced; Teutonic invasion; Christianizing of Britain; 449 AD-1066;
decline of Old English as result of Norman Conquest
phonological awareness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an umbrella term used to refer to a student's
sensitivity to sound structure in language; understanding of internal linguistic structures of words;
awareness of onset-rime and individual phonemes
naming speed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a speed naming task; administered to pre-readers
phoneme - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅smallest unit of sound in speech /s/ /a/ /d/; individual sound unit in
spoken words
, prosody - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅vocal intonation and meter of spoken language;readers sound as if
they are speaking;significant to communicate and comprehend emotions and attitudes
Torgensen, Lundber, and Foorman - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅phonological awareness is a critical factor in
dyslexia
macron - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅diacritical line over long vowel sound
breve - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅diacritical mark over short vowel sound
cedilla - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅diacritical mark under C indicting soft sound
base word - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅word before affixes added/can stand alone
Grace Fernald - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Kinesthetic method influenced Orton; he suggested kinesthetic-
tactile reinforcement of visual and auditory associations could reverse transposition of letters
3 layers of language - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Anglo-Saxon; Latin; Greek
Anglo-Saxon Layer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stresses everyday life; common words; usually 1 syllable
Latin Layer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅used in more formal settings; often found in lit, science in upper
elem texts etc; longer than A-S
Greek Layer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅scientific; roots often combine forms and compounds
bound morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅must be attached to other morphemes ( -ed, pre-)
chameleon prefix - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅prefix whose final consonant depends on the initial letter of a
root (in- changes to -ir) Clue: when you see double consonants at beginning of word
