ICLA STANDARD 1 PRACTICE TEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
phonemen9-n9ANSWERS--
isn9then9basicn9unitn9ofn9spokenn9language.n9Itn9isn9an9speechn9soundn9asn9itn9existsn9
inn9then9mindn9ofn9then9speaker
An9voicedn9speechn9soundn9maden9withoutn9stoppagen9orn9frictionn9ofn9then9airn9flown
9asn9itn9passesn9throughn9then9vocaln9tract.n9-n9ANSWERS--Vowel
An9meaningfuln9linguisticn9unitn9thatn9cannotn9ben9dividedn9inton9smallern9meaningfuln
9elements,n9asn9then9wordn9book,n9orn9thatn9isn9an9componentn9ofn9an9word,n9asn9sn9i
nn9books.n9-n9ANSWERS--Morpheme
An9developmentn9ofn9associationn9ofn9printn9withn9meaningn9thatn9beginsn9earlyn9inn9
an9child'sn9lifen9andn9continuesn9untiln9then9childn9reachesn9then9stagen9ofn9conventio
naln9readingn9andn9writing.n9Examinesn9changesn9overn9timen9inn9hown9then9childn9thi
nksn9aboutn9literacyn9andn9inn9then9strategiesn9then9childn9uses.n9-n9ANSWERS--
Emergentn9literacy
An9conventionaln9writingn9systemn9inn9an9givenn9languagen9-n9ANSWERS--
Orthography
Inn9an9syllable,n9an9sequencen9ofn9twon9orn9moren9distinguishablen9consonantn9sound
sn9beforen9orn9aftern9an9voweln9sound,n9asn9/skr/n9andn9/mz/n9inn9screams.n9Then9ter
mn9refersn9onlyn9ton9sounds,n9notn9ton9lettersn9representingn9sounds.n9-n9ANSWERS-
-Consonantn9blend
Then9studyn9ofn9meaningn9inn9language,n9asn9then9analysisn9ofn9then9meaningsn9ofn9
words,n9phrases,n9sentences,n9discourse,n9andn9wholen9texts.n9-n9ANSWERS--
Semantics
Instructionn9thatn9guidesn9then9studentn9ton9formulaten9generalizationsn9withoutn9dire
ctn9instruction.n9-n9ANSWERS--Implicitn9instruction
Then9identificationn9ofn9word-
meaningn9elements,n9asn9ren9andn9readn9inn9reread,n9ton9helpn9understandn9then9me
aningn9ofn9an9wordn9asn9an9whole.n9Commonlyn9involvesn9then9identificationn9ofn9root
s,n9affixes,n9compounds,n9hyphenatedn9forms,n9inflectedn9andn9derivedn9endings,n9co
ntractions,n9and,n9inn9somen9casesn9syllabication.n9Isn9sometimesn9usedn9asn9ann9aid
n9inn9pronunciationn9orn9inn9combinationn9withn9phonicn9analysis.n9-n9ANSWERS--
Structuraln9analysis
Then9abilityn9ton9hearn9andn9manipulaten9then9constituentn9soundsn9ofn9words.n9-
n9ANSWERS--Phonemicn9awareness
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9fiven9(5)n9phonemes?
, frostn9
telephonen9
bankn9
breadn9
songn9
standn9-n9ANSWERS--Frostn9&n9Stand
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9fourn9(4)n9phonemes?
digitn9
clothn9
listenn9
stockn9
toenailn9
sheepn9-n9ANSWERS--Stockn9&n9Cloth
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9sevenn9(7)n9phonemes?
candidn9
arboretumn9
magpien9
throughn9
eightn9
stoppedn9-n9ANSWERS--arboretum
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9threen9(3)n9phonemes?
bombn9
industryn9
bonnetn9
climbn9
coinn9
cabbagen9-n9ANSWERS--bombn9&n9coin
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9fourn9(4)n9phonemes?
listenn9
bombedn9
bonnetn9
candyn9
clothn9
crossedn9-n9ANSWERS--bombedn9&n9cloth
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9threen9(3)n9graphemes?
rigidn9
floppyn9
lemonn9
hostn9
whalen9
straightn9-n9ANSWERS--whalen9whatn9youn9cann9see
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9fourn9(4)n9graphemes?
oasisn9
bombn9
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
phonemen9-n9ANSWERS--
isn9then9basicn9unitn9ofn9spokenn9language.n9Itn9isn9an9speechn9soundn9asn9itn9existsn9
inn9then9mindn9ofn9then9speaker
An9voicedn9speechn9soundn9maden9withoutn9stoppagen9orn9frictionn9ofn9then9airn9flown
9asn9itn9passesn9throughn9then9vocaln9tract.n9-n9ANSWERS--Vowel
An9meaningfuln9linguisticn9unitn9thatn9cannotn9ben9dividedn9inton9smallern9meaningfuln
9elements,n9asn9then9wordn9book,n9orn9thatn9isn9an9componentn9ofn9an9word,n9asn9sn9i
nn9books.n9-n9ANSWERS--Morpheme
An9developmentn9ofn9associationn9ofn9printn9withn9meaningn9thatn9beginsn9earlyn9inn9
an9child'sn9lifen9andn9continuesn9untiln9then9childn9reachesn9then9stagen9ofn9conventio
naln9readingn9andn9writing.n9Examinesn9changesn9overn9timen9inn9hown9then9childn9thi
nksn9aboutn9literacyn9andn9inn9then9strategiesn9then9childn9uses.n9-n9ANSWERS--
Emergentn9literacy
An9conventionaln9writingn9systemn9inn9an9givenn9languagen9-n9ANSWERS--
Orthography
Inn9an9syllable,n9an9sequencen9ofn9twon9orn9moren9distinguishablen9consonantn9sound
sn9beforen9orn9aftern9an9voweln9sound,n9asn9/skr/n9andn9/mz/n9inn9screams.n9Then9ter
mn9refersn9onlyn9ton9sounds,n9notn9ton9lettersn9representingn9sounds.n9-n9ANSWERS-
-Consonantn9blend
Then9studyn9ofn9meaningn9inn9language,n9asn9then9analysisn9ofn9then9meaningsn9ofn9
words,n9phrases,n9sentences,n9discourse,n9andn9wholen9texts.n9-n9ANSWERS--
Semantics
Instructionn9thatn9guidesn9then9studentn9ton9formulaten9generalizationsn9withoutn9dire
ctn9instruction.n9-n9ANSWERS--Implicitn9instruction
Then9identificationn9ofn9word-
meaningn9elements,n9asn9ren9andn9readn9inn9reread,n9ton9helpn9understandn9then9me
aningn9ofn9an9wordn9asn9an9whole.n9Commonlyn9involvesn9then9identificationn9ofn9root
s,n9affixes,n9compounds,n9hyphenatedn9forms,n9inflectedn9andn9derivedn9endings,n9co
ntractions,n9and,n9inn9somen9casesn9syllabication.n9Isn9sometimesn9usedn9asn9ann9aid
n9inn9pronunciationn9orn9inn9combinationn9withn9phonicn9analysis.n9-n9ANSWERS--
Structuraln9analysis
Then9abilityn9ton9hearn9andn9manipulaten9then9constituentn9soundsn9ofn9words.n9-
n9ANSWERS--Phonemicn9awareness
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9fiven9(5)n9phonemes?
, frostn9
telephonen9
bankn9
breadn9
songn9
standn9-n9ANSWERS--Frostn9&n9Stand
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9fourn9(4)n9phonemes?
digitn9
clothn9
listenn9
stockn9
toenailn9
sheepn9-n9ANSWERS--Stockn9&n9Cloth
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9sevenn9(7)n9phonemes?
candidn9
arboretumn9
magpien9
throughn9
eightn9
stoppedn9-n9ANSWERS--arboretum
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9threen9(3)n9phonemes?
bombn9
industryn9
bonnetn9
climbn9
coinn9
cabbagen9-n9ANSWERS--bombn9&n9coin
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9fourn9(4)n9phonemes?
listenn9
bombedn9
bonnetn9
candyn9
clothn9
crossedn9-n9ANSWERS--bombedn9&n9cloth
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9threen9(3)n9graphemes?
rigidn9
floppyn9
lemonn9
hostn9
whalen9
straightn9-n9ANSWERS--whalen9whatn9youn9cann9see
Whichn9ofn9then9word(s)n9haven9exactlyn9fourn9(4)n9graphemes?
oasisn9
bombn9