Sea, and see, fair and fare, are called:
a) Homophones
b) Antonyms
c) Homographs
d) Twin words Correct Answer: A
Another name for a persuasive essay is:
a. Dynamic essay
b. Convincing essay
c. Argumentative essay
d. Position paper Correct Answer: C
A teacher is working with a group of third graders at the same reading level. Her
goal is to improve reading fluency. She asks each child in turn to read a page from
a book about mammal young. She asks the children to read with expression. She
also reminds them they don't need to stop between each word; they should read
as quickly as they comfortably can. She cautions them, however, not to read so
quickly that they leave out or misread a word. The teacher knows the
components of reading fluency are:
,a. speed, drama, and comprehension
b. cohesion, rate, and prosody
c. understanding, rate, and prosody
d. rate, accuracy, and prosody Correct Answer: D
"Language load" refers to:
a. The basic vocabulary words a first grader has committed to memory
b. The number of unrecognizable words an English Language Learner encounters
when reading a passage or listening to a teacher
c. The damage that carrying a pile of heavy books could cause to a child's
physique
d. The number of different languages a person has mastered Correct Answer: B
A syllable must contain:
a) A vowel
b) A consonant
c) Both a vowel and a consonant
d) A meaning Correct Answer: A
A third-grade teacher has several students reading above grade level. Most of the
remaining students are reading at grade level. There are also a few students
reading below grade level. She decides to experiment. Her hypothesis is that by
giving the entire class a chapter book above grade level, high-level readers will be
satisfied, grade-level readers will be challenged in a positive way, and students
reading below grade level will be inspired to improve. Her method is most likely
to:
,a. Succeed, producing students reading at an instructional reading level. High-
level readers will be happy to be given material appropriate to their reading level.
Grade-level readers will challenge themselves to improve reading strategies in
order to master the text. Because only a few of the students are reading below
grade level, the other students, who feel happy and energized, will inspire the
slower readers by modeling success. Correct Answer: C
Of the three tiers of words, the most important words for direct instruction are:
a. Tier-one words
b. Common words
c. Tier-two words
d. Words with Latin roots Correct Answer: C
At the beginning of each month, Mr. Yi has Jade read a page or two from a book
she hasn't seen before. He notes the total number of words in the section, and
also notes the number of times she leaves out or misreads a word. If Jade reads
the passage with less than 3% error, Mr. Yi is satisfied that Jade is:
a. Reading with full comprehension
b. Probably bored and should try a more difficult book
c. Reading at her independent reading level
d. Comfortable with the syntactical meaning Correct Answer: C
The purpose of corrective feedback is:
a. To provide students with methods for explaining to the teacher or classmates
what a passage was about
b. To correct an error in reading a students has made, specifically clarifying where
and how the error was made so that the student can avoid similar errors in the
future
, c. To provide a mental framework that will help the student correctly organize
new information
d. To remind students that error is essential in order to truly understand and that
it is not something to be ashamed of Correct Answer: B
Dr. Jenks is working with a group of high school students. They are about to read
a science book about fossils. Before they begin, she writes the words
stromatolities, fossiliferous, and Eocene on the board. She explains the meaning
of each word. These words are examples of:
a. Academic words
b. Alliteration
c. Content-specific words
d. Ionization Correct Answer: C
Which of the following best explains the importance prior knowledge brings to
the act of reading?
a. Prior knowledge is information the students gets through researching a topic
prior to reading the text. A student who is well-prepared through such research is
better able to decode a text and retain its meaning
b. Prior knowledge is knowledge the student brings from previous life or learning
experiences to the act of reading. It is not possible for a student to fully
comprehend new knowledge without first integrating it with prior knowledge
c. Prior knowledge is predictive. It motivates the student to look for contextual
clues in the reading and predict what is likely to happen next
d. Prior knowledge is not important to any degree to the act of reading, because
every text is self-contained and therefore seamless. Prior knowledge is irrelevant
in this application Correct Answer: B
A cloze test evaluates a student's
a) Homophones
b) Antonyms
c) Homographs
d) Twin words Correct Answer: A
Another name for a persuasive essay is:
a. Dynamic essay
b. Convincing essay
c. Argumentative essay
d. Position paper Correct Answer: C
A teacher is working with a group of third graders at the same reading level. Her
goal is to improve reading fluency. She asks each child in turn to read a page from
a book about mammal young. She asks the children to read with expression. She
also reminds them they don't need to stop between each word; they should read
as quickly as they comfortably can. She cautions them, however, not to read so
quickly that they leave out or misread a word. The teacher knows the
components of reading fluency are:
,a. speed, drama, and comprehension
b. cohesion, rate, and prosody
c. understanding, rate, and prosody
d. rate, accuracy, and prosody Correct Answer: D
"Language load" refers to:
a. The basic vocabulary words a first grader has committed to memory
b. The number of unrecognizable words an English Language Learner encounters
when reading a passage or listening to a teacher
c. The damage that carrying a pile of heavy books could cause to a child's
physique
d. The number of different languages a person has mastered Correct Answer: B
A syllable must contain:
a) A vowel
b) A consonant
c) Both a vowel and a consonant
d) A meaning Correct Answer: A
A third-grade teacher has several students reading above grade level. Most of the
remaining students are reading at grade level. There are also a few students
reading below grade level. She decides to experiment. Her hypothesis is that by
giving the entire class a chapter book above grade level, high-level readers will be
satisfied, grade-level readers will be challenged in a positive way, and students
reading below grade level will be inspired to improve. Her method is most likely
to:
,a. Succeed, producing students reading at an instructional reading level. High-
level readers will be happy to be given material appropriate to their reading level.
Grade-level readers will challenge themselves to improve reading strategies in
order to master the text. Because only a few of the students are reading below
grade level, the other students, who feel happy and energized, will inspire the
slower readers by modeling success. Correct Answer: C
Of the three tiers of words, the most important words for direct instruction are:
a. Tier-one words
b. Common words
c. Tier-two words
d. Words with Latin roots Correct Answer: C
At the beginning of each month, Mr. Yi has Jade read a page or two from a book
she hasn't seen before. He notes the total number of words in the section, and
also notes the number of times she leaves out or misreads a word. If Jade reads
the passage with less than 3% error, Mr. Yi is satisfied that Jade is:
a. Reading with full comprehension
b. Probably bored and should try a more difficult book
c. Reading at her independent reading level
d. Comfortable with the syntactical meaning Correct Answer: C
The purpose of corrective feedback is:
a. To provide students with methods for explaining to the teacher or classmates
what a passage was about
b. To correct an error in reading a students has made, specifically clarifying where
and how the error was made so that the student can avoid similar errors in the
future
, c. To provide a mental framework that will help the student correctly organize
new information
d. To remind students that error is essential in order to truly understand and that
it is not something to be ashamed of Correct Answer: B
Dr. Jenks is working with a group of high school students. They are about to read
a science book about fossils. Before they begin, she writes the words
stromatolities, fossiliferous, and Eocene on the board. She explains the meaning
of each word. These words are examples of:
a. Academic words
b. Alliteration
c. Content-specific words
d. Ionization Correct Answer: C
Which of the following best explains the importance prior knowledge brings to
the act of reading?
a. Prior knowledge is information the students gets through researching a topic
prior to reading the text. A student who is well-prepared through such research is
better able to decode a text and retain its meaning
b. Prior knowledge is knowledge the student brings from previous life or learning
experiences to the act of reading. It is not possible for a student to fully
comprehend new knowledge without first integrating it with prior knowledge
c. Prior knowledge is predictive. It motivates the student to look for contextual
clues in the reading and predict what is likely to happen next
d. Prior knowledge is not important to any degree to the act of reading, because
every text is self-contained and therefore seamless. Prior knowledge is irrelevant
in this application Correct Answer: B
A cloze test evaluates a student's
