LETRS Volume 2 Unit 5-8 Pretest Answers
A pretest is given at the start of volume 2 with 40 questions. The pretests are not timed, and you can reference notes or
a manual while taking them. You cannot retake the pretests, but you will be able to track your knowledge growth at the end of each
volume.
Once students decode well, which statement describes
Vocabulary is the best single predictor of
the relationship between vocabulary and reading
reading comprehension.
comprehension?
In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into
morphology
the parts in – vis – ible and talked about
the meanings of the parts. Which aspect of language
was emphasized?
According to research on differences in word growth,
The gap in word knowledge automatically
which of the following is NOT true?
decreases by the end of grade 2.
Which of the following is least likely to narrow the
watching children’s television programs
vocabulary gap for students who know fewer
word meanings when beginning school?
, To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and
asking students to write the word 10 times until
systematically before reading, which of these
they can spell it
strategies would be the least effective?
Students must learn the meanings of several thousand
10-12
new words every year if they are going to meet grade-
level expectations for vocabulary growth. About how
many of those word meanings should teachers aim to
teach explicitly and thoroughly per week?
When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which
Focus instruction on foundational reading skills
of the following practices is most effective?
that address multiple aspects of language.
In what way should the vocabulary instruction of
They may need to learn the meanings of the
English Learners (ELs) be distinguished from the
Tier 1 words in a passage
vocabulary instruction of native English speakers?
To select the best vocabulary words to teach before
words that are central to understanding
reading a text, the teacher should prioritize which
key meanings in the passage
types of words?
A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement
word relationships, including antonyms,
research-based vocabulary instruction should try to
A pretest is given at the start of volume 2 with 40 questions. The pretests are not timed, and you can reference notes or
a manual while taking them. You cannot retake the pretests, but you will be able to track your knowledge growth at the end of each
volume.
Once students decode well, which statement describes
Vocabulary is the best single predictor of
the relationship between vocabulary and reading
reading comprehension.
comprehension?
In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into
morphology
the parts in – vis – ible and talked about
the meanings of the parts. Which aspect of language
was emphasized?
According to research on differences in word growth,
The gap in word knowledge automatically
which of the following is NOT true?
decreases by the end of grade 2.
Which of the following is least likely to narrow the
watching children’s television programs
vocabulary gap for students who know fewer
word meanings when beginning school?
, To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and
asking students to write the word 10 times until
systematically before reading, which of these
they can spell it
strategies would be the least effective?
Students must learn the meanings of several thousand
10-12
new words every year if they are going to meet grade-
level expectations for vocabulary growth. About how
many of those word meanings should teachers aim to
teach explicitly and thoroughly per week?
When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which
Focus instruction on foundational reading skills
of the following practices is most effective?
that address multiple aspects of language.
In what way should the vocabulary instruction of
They may need to learn the meanings of the
English Learners (ELs) be distinguished from the
Tier 1 words in a passage
vocabulary instruction of native English speakers?
To select the best vocabulary words to teach before
words that are central to understanding
reading a text, the teacher should prioritize which
key meanings in the passage
types of words?
A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement
word relationships, including antonyms,
research-based vocabulary instruction should try to
