GACE 003 Practice Test with Accurate
Solutions
During the early letter-name alphabetic stage in spelling development, a student might
write U for "you," BD for "bed," Y for "when," DF for "drive," and SHP for "ship."
Which of the following is characteristic of what students do correctly during the stage?
Select all that apply.
A. Use consistent directionality
B. Demonstrate letter-sound correspondences
C. Spell consonant blends partially
D. Use vowels in unstressed syllables - correct Answer-A. Use consistent directionality
B. Demonstrate letter-sound correspondences
C. Spell consonant blends partially
For vacation this year our family plans to go to Florida. We want to see walt disney
world we want to see Epcot we want to see the theme parks. I can't hardly wait to go.
Question: A teacher shows students the paragraph above in order to assess their
editing skills. Which of the following errors can the students find in the paragraph?
Select all that apply.
A. A misspelled word
B. A capitalization error
C. A run-on sentence
D. A double negative - correct Answer-B. A capitalization error
C. A run-on sentence
D. A double negative
"It took the child a long time to lick the mile-high ice cream cone."
Question: As used in the sentence, "mile-high" is an example of which of the following?
A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Hyperbole
D. Oxymoron - correct Answer-C. Hyperbole
When a syllable ends in a vowel, the vowel is long, as in_________
When a syllable ends in a consonant, the vowel is short, as in_______
Divide a word between two like consonants, as in______________
When a consonant lies between two vowels, divide the word after the first vowel, as
in____________
,A. Tennis
B. Tackle
C. Music
D. Idle - correct Answer-When a syllable ends in a vowel, the vowel is long, as in
D. idle
When a syllable ends in a consonant, the vowel is short, as in
B. tackle
Divide a word between two like consonants, as in
A. Tennis
When a consonant lies between two vowels, divide the word after the first vowel, as in
C. music
- Small — and whole — group discussions
- An informal small-scale debate in which students discuss the positive and negative
sides of an issue
- Short oral presentations, after researching the topic, to small groups or to the whole
class
- An oral interpretation of a text
The activities above best develop which of the following skills?
A. Media literacy
B. Viewing
C. Speaking
D. Listening - correct Answer-C. Speaking
A first-grade teacher is concerned about several students whose sight vocabulary is
very limited. Which of the following would be the most effective strategy for the teacher
to use to help the students increase their sight vocabulary?
A. Providing explicit instruction using think-alouds, to improve oral reading fluency
B. Providing explicit instruction in writing words, to improve memorization
C. Providing explicit instruction in letter-sound correlation, to improve phonemic
awareness
D. Providing explicit instruction in study of high-frequency words, to improve oral
reading fluency - correct Answer-D. Providing explicit instruction in study of high-
frequency words, to improve oral reading fluency
Which of the following teacher activities is designed to assess the listening skills of a
primary student?
A. Reading a short sentence aloud and asking the student to restate what was read
B. Showing the student three pictures and asking the student to circle the two that start
with the same letter sound
C. Asking the student to provide a pair of rhyming words
, D. Asking the student to say and write the word "red," and then having the student draw
and color something red - correct Answer-A. Reading a short sentence aloud and
asking the student to restate what was read
Words that cannot be sounded out according to regular pronunciation rules are called
irregular words. Which of the following lists contains irregular words?
A. Man, came, well, in
B. We, him, get, so
C. Do, said, was, of
D. How, had, make, not - correct Answer-C. Do, said, was, of
Which of the following words contains the soft sound of "g"?
A. Wiggle
B. Thought
C. Urgent
D. Guilt - correct Answer-C. Urgent
Which of the following activities involves structural analysis?
A. Students identifying the beginning, middle, and ending sounds of words
B. Students using individual sounds to blend the letters that make up a word
C. Students determining the number of syllables that make up different words
D. Students determining the meaning of a word by considering the word's parts - correct
Answer-D. Students determining the meaning of a word by considering the word's parts
Mr. James, a kindergarten teacher, reads a story aloud to his students. As he reads, he
asks the students to identify which sound is the same in the words "pig," "pumpkin," and
"pail," three words mentioned throughout the story. Which phonemic-awareness skill is
he practicing with the students?
A. Phoneme segmentation
B. Phoneme blending
C. Phoneme identification
D. Phoneme categorization - correct Answer-C. Phoneme identification
Which of the following reading tasks is most likely to be enhanced by scanning an
expository text?
A. Evaluating the scope and validity of the information
B. Getting a general overview of the structure of the piece
C. Analyzing the author's perspective on the topic
D. Locating a specific piece of information quickly - correct Answer-D. Locating a
specific piece of information quickly
Solutions
During the early letter-name alphabetic stage in spelling development, a student might
write U for "you," BD for "bed," Y for "when," DF for "drive," and SHP for "ship."
Which of the following is characteristic of what students do correctly during the stage?
Select all that apply.
A. Use consistent directionality
B. Demonstrate letter-sound correspondences
C. Spell consonant blends partially
D. Use vowels in unstressed syllables - correct Answer-A. Use consistent directionality
B. Demonstrate letter-sound correspondences
C. Spell consonant blends partially
For vacation this year our family plans to go to Florida. We want to see walt disney
world we want to see Epcot we want to see the theme parks. I can't hardly wait to go.
Question: A teacher shows students the paragraph above in order to assess their
editing skills. Which of the following errors can the students find in the paragraph?
Select all that apply.
A. A misspelled word
B. A capitalization error
C. A run-on sentence
D. A double negative - correct Answer-B. A capitalization error
C. A run-on sentence
D. A double negative
"It took the child a long time to lick the mile-high ice cream cone."
Question: As used in the sentence, "mile-high" is an example of which of the following?
A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Hyperbole
D. Oxymoron - correct Answer-C. Hyperbole
When a syllable ends in a vowel, the vowel is long, as in_________
When a syllable ends in a consonant, the vowel is short, as in_______
Divide a word between two like consonants, as in______________
When a consonant lies between two vowels, divide the word after the first vowel, as
in____________
,A. Tennis
B. Tackle
C. Music
D. Idle - correct Answer-When a syllable ends in a vowel, the vowel is long, as in
D. idle
When a syllable ends in a consonant, the vowel is short, as in
B. tackle
Divide a word between two like consonants, as in
A. Tennis
When a consonant lies between two vowels, divide the word after the first vowel, as in
C. music
- Small — and whole — group discussions
- An informal small-scale debate in which students discuss the positive and negative
sides of an issue
- Short oral presentations, after researching the topic, to small groups or to the whole
class
- An oral interpretation of a text
The activities above best develop which of the following skills?
A. Media literacy
B. Viewing
C. Speaking
D. Listening - correct Answer-C. Speaking
A first-grade teacher is concerned about several students whose sight vocabulary is
very limited. Which of the following would be the most effective strategy for the teacher
to use to help the students increase their sight vocabulary?
A. Providing explicit instruction using think-alouds, to improve oral reading fluency
B. Providing explicit instruction in writing words, to improve memorization
C. Providing explicit instruction in letter-sound correlation, to improve phonemic
awareness
D. Providing explicit instruction in study of high-frequency words, to improve oral
reading fluency - correct Answer-D. Providing explicit instruction in study of high-
frequency words, to improve oral reading fluency
Which of the following teacher activities is designed to assess the listening skills of a
primary student?
A. Reading a short sentence aloud and asking the student to restate what was read
B. Showing the student three pictures and asking the student to circle the two that start
with the same letter sound
C. Asking the student to provide a pair of rhyming words
, D. Asking the student to say and write the word "red," and then having the student draw
and color something red - correct Answer-A. Reading a short sentence aloud and
asking the student to restate what was read
Words that cannot be sounded out according to regular pronunciation rules are called
irregular words. Which of the following lists contains irregular words?
A. Man, came, well, in
B. We, him, get, so
C. Do, said, was, of
D. How, had, make, not - correct Answer-C. Do, said, was, of
Which of the following words contains the soft sound of "g"?
A. Wiggle
B. Thought
C. Urgent
D. Guilt - correct Answer-C. Urgent
Which of the following activities involves structural analysis?
A. Students identifying the beginning, middle, and ending sounds of words
B. Students using individual sounds to blend the letters that make up a word
C. Students determining the number of syllables that make up different words
D. Students determining the meaning of a word by considering the word's parts - correct
Answer-D. Students determining the meaning of a word by considering the word's parts
Mr. James, a kindergarten teacher, reads a story aloud to his students. As he reads, he
asks the students to identify which sound is the same in the words "pig," "pumpkin," and
"pail," three words mentioned throughout the story. Which phonemic-awareness skill is
he practicing with the students?
A. Phoneme segmentation
B. Phoneme blending
C. Phoneme identification
D. Phoneme categorization - correct Answer-C. Phoneme identification
Which of the following reading tasks is most likely to be enhanced by scanning an
expository text?
A. Evaluating the scope and validity of the information
B. Getting a general overview of the structure of the piece
C. Analyzing the author's perspective on the topic
D. Locating a specific piece of information quickly - correct Answer-D. Locating a
specific piece of information quickly
