RICA SUBTEST 3 EXAM COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ After conducting classroom visits, the principal has requested that the
learning objectives are identified by teachers in daily lesson plans. It is
important for teachers to identify learning objectives because: Answer: it
helps the planning of instruction to be aligned with state standards.
◉ Which area of instruction is not required to provide students with a
balanced comprehensive reading program, according to the California
(RLA) Framework? Answer: Foreign language
◉ A second-grade student assessed below grade level for fluency but is
able to decode words in isolation and scores above grade level for
reading comprehension. The student needs direct instruction in the area
of: Answer: pacing during fluency instruction
◉ An indicator that the teacher needs to decrease the pacing of
instruction for her students in reading comprehension is: Answer: data
from a monitoring assessment.
◉ In order to organize flexible, differentiated reading interventions after
analysis of assessment data, according to the California (RLA)
Framework a teacher will group students into intervention tiers, labeled
as: Answer: benchmark, strategic, intensive.
, ◉ A teacher has completed a whole group lesson on a grammar topic.
She has assigned the students five sample questions to complete while
she walks around the room and provides feedback and corrections to
their work. This instructional component is an example of: Answer:
structured and guided practice.
◉ An important factor a teacher needs to incorporate into the
presentation phase of their instructional delivery is: Answer: explicit
modeling of the strategies necessary to master the concepts.
◉ After conducting an interest survey for reading, a fourth-grade teacher
has assessed that many of her students are not reading independently at
home. In order to motivate her students to participate in independent
reading, she should: Answer: evaluate the survey to find out the types of
books her students are interested in and conduct a daily read aloud.
◉ A third-grade teacher uses the results of a CLOZE reading passage in
order to provide support to her students with independent reading. This
assessment plays an effective role because: Answer: it determines the
appropriate independent reading level for the students.
◉ A school runs a daily independent reading program to help promote
enjoyment of literature. A student who is a struggling reader has brought
in a popular new novel which is at his frustration level. The best way for
the teacher to respond would be to: Answer: give the student a book of a
similar genre or style which is at his independent reading level.
GUIDE WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ After conducting classroom visits, the principal has requested that the
learning objectives are identified by teachers in daily lesson plans. It is
important for teachers to identify learning objectives because: Answer: it
helps the planning of instruction to be aligned with state standards.
◉ Which area of instruction is not required to provide students with a
balanced comprehensive reading program, according to the California
(RLA) Framework? Answer: Foreign language
◉ A second-grade student assessed below grade level for fluency but is
able to decode words in isolation and scores above grade level for
reading comprehension. The student needs direct instruction in the area
of: Answer: pacing during fluency instruction
◉ An indicator that the teacher needs to decrease the pacing of
instruction for her students in reading comprehension is: Answer: data
from a monitoring assessment.
◉ In order to organize flexible, differentiated reading interventions after
analysis of assessment data, according to the California (RLA)
Framework a teacher will group students into intervention tiers, labeled
as: Answer: benchmark, strategic, intensive.
, ◉ A teacher has completed a whole group lesson on a grammar topic.
She has assigned the students five sample questions to complete while
she walks around the room and provides feedback and corrections to
their work. This instructional component is an example of: Answer:
structured and guided practice.
◉ An important factor a teacher needs to incorporate into the
presentation phase of their instructional delivery is: Answer: explicit
modeling of the strategies necessary to master the concepts.
◉ After conducting an interest survey for reading, a fourth-grade teacher
has assessed that many of her students are not reading independently at
home. In order to motivate her students to participate in independent
reading, she should: Answer: evaluate the survey to find out the types of
books her students are interested in and conduct a daily read aloud.
◉ A third-grade teacher uses the results of a CLOZE reading passage in
order to provide support to her students with independent reading. This
assessment plays an effective role because: Answer: it determines the
appropriate independent reading level for the students.
◉ A school runs a daily independent reading program to help promote
enjoyment of literature. A student who is a struggling reader has brought
in a popular new novel which is at his frustration level. The best way for
the teacher to respond would be to: Answer: give the student a book of a
similar genre or style which is at his independent reading level.
