RICA PRACTICE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ BCLAD. Answer: Bilingual cross-cultural language and academic
development
◉ CELDT. Answer: California English Language Development Test;
tests the fluency annually (in the fall) in the 4 domains of language-L, S,
R, W. Can only be given by those who are trained
◉ CLAD. Answer: Cross-cultural language and academic development
◉ DELAC. Answer: District English learner advisory committee
◉ EIA-LEP. Answer: Economic impact aid-limited-English proficient
◉ EL. Answer: English Learner
◉ ELD. Answer: English language development
,◉ ELAC. Answer: English learner advisory committee; 21 or more ELs
must have one; has legal responsibility to make sure school provides
ELL
◉ FEP. Answer: Fluent-English proficient
◉ I-FEP. Answer: Initial fluent-English proficient; these students score
proficient on the first CELDT and are no longer required to take the
CELDT
◉ LEP. Answer: Limited-English proficient
◉ L1. Answer: Primary language
◉ R-FEP. Answer: Redesignated fluent-English proficient; these
students are mainstreamed but then two years of support
◉ R-30. Answer: Annual Language Census Report (form R30-LC)
◉ SDAIE. Answer: Specially-designed academic instruction in English;
making content comprehensible through progression through ELD
standard
◉ SEI. Answer: Structured English Immersion
, ◉ STS. Answer: Standards-Based Test in Spanish
◉ open syllable. Answer: a syllable that ends in a vowel phoneme (play,
blue)
◉ syllable. Answer: the unit of pronunciation; the English syllable has
only one vowel phoneme; there are as many syllables in a word as there
are vowel phonemes; there is only one vowel phoneme in a syllable
◉ closed syllable. Answer: a syllable that ends in a consonant phoneme
(/trip/)
◉ diacritical mark. Answer: a special mark or symbol added to a letter to
indicate pronunciation; the breve, a u-shaped symbol placed over a
vowel to indicate a short pronunciation, and the macron, a line places
over a vowel to indicate a long pronunciation, are two of the most
common diacritical marks
◉ consonant blend. Answer: A combination of two or more adjacent
consonant phonemes that are blended together when pronounced, as the
/bl/ in /blue/. It is common practice in many teachers' manual and
curriculum guides to refer to the consonant letters that represent these
phonemes as consonant blends, as the bl in the word blue. Consonant
cluster and consonant blend are used interchangeably in this text
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ BCLAD. Answer: Bilingual cross-cultural language and academic
development
◉ CELDT. Answer: California English Language Development Test;
tests the fluency annually (in the fall) in the 4 domains of language-L, S,
R, W. Can only be given by those who are trained
◉ CLAD. Answer: Cross-cultural language and academic development
◉ DELAC. Answer: District English learner advisory committee
◉ EIA-LEP. Answer: Economic impact aid-limited-English proficient
◉ EL. Answer: English Learner
◉ ELD. Answer: English language development
,◉ ELAC. Answer: English learner advisory committee; 21 or more ELs
must have one; has legal responsibility to make sure school provides
ELL
◉ FEP. Answer: Fluent-English proficient
◉ I-FEP. Answer: Initial fluent-English proficient; these students score
proficient on the first CELDT and are no longer required to take the
CELDT
◉ LEP. Answer: Limited-English proficient
◉ L1. Answer: Primary language
◉ R-FEP. Answer: Redesignated fluent-English proficient; these
students are mainstreamed but then two years of support
◉ R-30. Answer: Annual Language Census Report (form R30-LC)
◉ SDAIE. Answer: Specially-designed academic instruction in English;
making content comprehensible through progression through ELD
standard
◉ SEI. Answer: Structured English Immersion
, ◉ STS. Answer: Standards-Based Test in Spanish
◉ open syllable. Answer: a syllable that ends in a vowel phoneme (play,
blue)
◉ syllable. Answer: the unit of pronunciation; the English syllable has
only one vowel phoneme; there are as many syllables in a word as there
are vowel phonemes; there is only one vowel phoneme in a syllable
◉ closed syllable. Answer: a syllable that ends in a consonant phoneme
(/trip/)
◉ diacritical mark. Answer: a special mark or symbol added to a letter to
indicate pronunciation; the breve, a u-shaped symbol placed over a
vowel to indicate a short pronunciation, and the macron, a line places
over a vowel to indicate a long pronunciation, are two of the most
common diacritical marks
◉ consonant blend. Answer: A combination of two or more adjacent
consonant phonemes that are blended together when pronounced, as the
/bl/ in /blue/. It is common practice in many teachers' manual and
curriculum guides to refer to the consonant letters that represent these
phonemes as consonant blends, as the bl in the word blue. Consonant
cluster and consonant blend are used interchangeably in this text
