ICLA STANDARD 1 ACTUAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ analytic phonics. Answer: A whole-to-part approach to word study in
which the student is first taught a number of sight words and then
relevant phonic generalization, which are subsequently applied to other
words;deductive phonics.
◉ closed syllable. Answer: a syllable ending with one or more
consonants, as in had, but, it, get, got, operate; the vowel sound is
usually short, CVC or VC
◉ consonant blend. Answer: in a syllable, a sequence of two or more
distinguishable consonants sounds, before or after a vowel, refers only to
sounds, blends can be initial or final
◉ consonant digraph. Answer: a combination of two consonant letters
representing a single speed sound as gn for /n/, gh for /f/, /ch/, ph for /f/,
etc... can be final or initial
◉ consonant. Answer: speech sound made by partial or complete closure
of a part of the vocal tract, obstructs air flow and causes friction, a letter
or sound
, ◉ CVC, CV, CVVC, CVCe. Answer: four types of consonant and vowel
combinations
◉ decode. Answer: to analyze spoken or graphic symbols of a language
to ascertain their intended meaning
◉ diphthong. Answer: vowel sound produced when the tongue glides
from one vowel to another, produces one sound; boy, round, oil
◉ embedded phonics. Answer: -sound/spelling correspondences are
inferred from reading whole words and analyzing their phonic elements,
whole to part
-no direct instruction and practice in blending sounds in sequence;
primarily use "teachable moments" possible some instruction and
practice in blending onset and rime
◉ encoding. Answer: to put a message into symbols, spoken into written
(writing)
◉ etymology. Answer: the study of the origin and subsequent history of
words
◉ grapheme. Answer: a written representation of a phoneme, may be a
single letter or group of letters
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ analytic phonics. Answer: A whole-to-part approach to word study in
which the student is first taught a number of sight words and then
relevant phonic generalization, which are subsequently applied to other
words;deductive phonics.
◉ closed syllable. Answer: a syllable ending with one or more
consonants, as in had, but, it, get, got, operate; the vowel sound is
usually short, CVC or VC
◉ consonant blend. Answer: in a syllable, a sequence of two or more
distinguishable consonants sounds, before or after a vowel, refers only to
sounds, blends can be initial or final
◉ consonant digraph. Answer: a combination of two consonant letters
representing a single speed sound as gn for /n/, gh for /f/, /ch/, ph for /f/,
etc... can be final or initial
◉ consonant. Answer: speech sound made by partial or complete closure
of a part of the vocal tract, obstructs air flow and causes friction, a letter
or sound
, ◉ CVC, CV, CVVC, CVCe. Answer: four types of consonant and vowel
combinations
◉ decode. Answer: to analyze spoken or graphic symbols of a language
to ascertain their intended meaning
◉ diphthong. Answer: vowel sound produced when the tongue glides
from one vowel to another, produces one sound; boy, round, oil
◉ embedded phonics. Answer: -sound/spelling correspondences are
inferred from reading whole words and analyzing their phonic elements,
whole to part
-no direct instruction and practice in blending sounds in sequence;
primarily use "teachable moments" possible some instruction and
practice in blending onset and rime
◉ encoding. Answer: to put a message into symbols, spoken into written
(writing)
◉ etymology. Answer: the study of the origin and subsequent history of
words
◉ grapheme. Answer: a written representation of a phoneme, may be a
single letter or group of letters
