ICLA STANDARD 2 EXAM QUESTONS AND ANSWERS

ICLA STANDARD 2 EXAM
QUESTONS AND ANSWERS
comprehensionn9-n9ANSWERS--
ann9abilityn9ton9understandn9then9meaningn9orn9importancen9ofn9somethingn9(orn9then9
knowledgen9acquiredn9asn9an9result)

comprehensionn9strategiesn9-n9ANSWERS--
specificn9techniquesn9thatn9promoten9readingn9comprehensionn9suchn9asn9predictingn
9andn9gainingn9wordn9meaningsn9fromn9context


contextn9-n9ANSWERS--
discoursen9thatn9surroundsn9an9languagen9unitn9andn9helpsn9ton9determinen9itsn9inter
pretation;n9then9socialn9orn9culturaln9situationn9situationn9inn9whichn9an9spokenn9orn9w
rittenn9messagen9occurs

scheman9-n9ANSWERS--
ann9internaln9representationn9ofn9then9world;n9hown9then9mindn9categorizesn9incoming
n9stimuli


schematan9-n9ANSWERS--
pluraln9ofn9schema;n9moren9thann9onen9cognitiven9structuren9storedn9inn9memory

metacognitionn9-n9ANSWERS--
awarenessn9andn9knowledgen9ofn9one'sn9mentaln9processesn9suchn9thatn9onen9cann9
monitor,n9regulate,n9andn9directn9themn9ton9an9desiredn9end;n9thinkingn9aboutn9one'sn
9thinking


brainstormingn9-n9ANSWERS--
comingn9upn9withn9asn9manyn9solutionsn9ton9an9problemn9asn9possiblen9inn9an9shortn9
periodn9ofn9timen9withn9non9censoringn9ofn9ideas

readabilityn9-n9ANSWERS--
then9easen9withn9whichn9words,n9phrasesn9orn9blocksn9ofn9textn9cann9ben9read

connotativen9meaningn9-n9ANSWERS--
then9meaningn9suggestedn9byn9then9associationsn9orn9emotionsn9triggeredn9byn9an9w
ordn9orn9phrase;n9affectiven9meaning;emotiven9meaning

denotativen9meaningn9-n9ANSWERS--
then9literaln9orn9dictionaryn9meaningn9ofn9an9wordn9orn9phrase;n9referentialn9meaning;
n9cognitiven9meaning


figurativen9languagen9-n9ANSWERS--
Writingn9orn9speechn9thatn9isn9usedn9ton9createn9vividn9impressionsn9byn9settingn9upn9
comparisonsn9betweenn9dissimilarn9things,n9[examplesn9aren9metaphor,n9simile,n9and
n9personification.

, expositoryn9textn9-n9ANSWERS--
textn9writtenn9ton9explainn9andn9conveyn9information,n9informationaln9writing

nonfictionn9-n9ANSWERS--an9typen9ofn9literaturen9thatn9tellsn9aboutn9real-
lifen9people,n9places,n9events,n9things,n9etc.

discussionn9webn9-n9ANSWERS--usesn9an9think-pair-
sharen9discussionn9cyclen9inn9paired,n9small-group,n9andn9large-
groupn9situations;n9alln9studentsn9aren9encouragen9ton9examinen9multiplen9pointsn9ofn
9view.n9Providesn9studentsn9withn9an9graphicn9aidn9ton9helpn9themn9clarifyn9theirn9thin
kingn9byn9eliminatingn9inconsistenciesn9andn9contradictionsn9inn9theirn9thoughtn9proce
ssesn9(Elliott,n92000).

semanticn9featuren9analysisn9-n9ANSWERS--
techniquen9thatn9cann9helpn9childrenn9understandn9then9uniquenessn9ofn9an9wordn9as
n9welln9asn9itsn9relationshipn9ton9othern9words


previewingn9textn9-n9ANSWERS--
Usingn9strategiesn9ton9setn9an9purposen9forn9readingn9throughn9questions,n9picturen9w
alks,n9andn9anticipatingn9whatn9youn9willn9read.

narrativen9textn9structuren9-n9ANSWERS--
usuallyn9statedn9asn9sequentialn9stringn9ofn9detailsn9aboutn9characters,n9theirn9proble
ms,n9solutionsn9thatn9requiren9an9centraln9theme.

fictionn9narrativen9-n9ANSWERS--
imaginaryn9storiesn9withn9maden9upn9people,n9placesn9andn9events

storyn9grammarn9-n9ANSWERS--
then9componentsn9inn9an9storyn9andn9hown9theyn9function;n9then9structuren9orn9keyn9e
lementsn9ofn9an9story,n9including:n9then9characters,n9then9problem,n9then9attemptsn9to
n9solven9then9problem,n9then9resultsn9ofn9then9attempts,n9andn9then9conclusion


mainn9idean9-n9ANSWERS--
then9gistn9ofn9an9passage,n9centraln9thought,n9orn9chiefn9topicn9ofn9an9passagen9expre
ssedn9orn9impliedn9inn9an9wordn9orn9phrase

summarizen9-n9ANSWERS--
Ton9capturen9alln9then9mostn9importantn9partsn9ofn9then9originaln9story,n9butn9expressn
9themn9inn9an9muchn9shortern9space,n9andn9inn9then9readersn9ownn9words.


storyn9retelln9-n9ANSWERS--
Recountingn9inn9yourn9ownn9wordsn9an9storyn9orn9articlen9thatn9hasn9justn9beenn9read.

anticipationn9guiden9-n9ANSWERS--An9pre-
readingn9strategyn9designedn9ton9activaten9students'n9knowledgen9aboutn9an9topicn9a
ndn9providedn9purposen9forn9reading.n9Studentsn9reactn9ton9teacher-
preparedn9statementsn9designedn9ton9focusn9theirn9attentionn9onn9then9topicn9ton9ben9
learned.