ALTA CALT Exam Updated Questions and
Answers (2026/2027) | Practice Review |
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• Analytic Teaching . CORRECT ANSWER: presents the whole and teaches how
this came be broken down into it component parts(ex-syllable division)
• synthetic teaching . CORRECT ANSWER: presents the parts of a language and
then teaches how the parts work together(ex-spelling)
• Anaphora . CORRECT ANSWER: using a pronoun or definite article to
reference to something already mentioned. The TURTLE moved slowly. IT creepy
along.
• derivational morpheme . CORRECT ANSWER: are in the form of prefixes,
suffixes, and inflectional endings., represent relatively consistent meanings, they
change the syntactic classification of a word. examples pre, anti and sub. Change
drive to driver goes from verb to noun.
• norm referenced test . CORRECT ANSWER: tests designed to compare
individual students with national averages or norms of expectancy
• norm referenced test . CORRECT ANSWER: woodcock johnson test
gray oral reading test
comprehensive test of basic skills
itbs
test of academic proficiency
, • norm referenced test . CORRECT ANSWER: scores are usually reported as
percentile ranks
scores range from 1st percentile to 99th percentile
average student score is at the 50th percentile
• Quartile . CORRECT ANSWER: a way of describing position of a score on a
normal referenced test. the score falls in one of five groups
• criterion referenced test . CORRECT ANSWER: A test that describes the
specific types of skills, tasks, or knowledge of an individual relative to a well-
defined mastery criterion. The content of criterion-referenced tests is limited to
certain specified objectives. The student's performance on this type of test helps the
teacher to determine the specific criteria or skills on which the student needs help.
• criterion reference test . CORRECT ANSWER: quick phonics screener
words their way spelling inventory
test created by teachers
STAAR
• Summative Assessment . CORRECT ANSWER: Assessing student learning at
the end of an educational experience to evaluate the effectiveness of the
experience.
• Formative Assessment . CORRECT ANSWER: used to see if students have
learned material right after it has been presented
• morphonology . CORRECT ANSWER: study of the different allomorphs of the
morpheme and the rules governing their use
Answers (2026/2027) | Practice Review |
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• Analytic Teaching . CORRECT ANSWER: presents the whole and teaches how
this came be broken down into it component parts(ex-syllable division)
• synthetic teaching . CORRECT ANSWER: presents the parts of a language and
then teaches how the parts work together(ex-spelling)
• Anaphora . CORRECT ANSWER: using a pronoun or definite article to
reference to something already mentioned. The TURTLE moved slowly. IT creepy
along.
• derivational morpheme . CORRECT ANSWER: are in the form of prefixes,
suffixes, and inflectional endings., represent relatively consistent meanings, they
change the syntactic classification of a word. examples pre, anti and sub. Change
drive to driver goes from verb to noun.
• norm referenced test . CORRECT ANSWER: tests designed to compare
individual students with national averages or norms of expectancy
• norm referenced test . CORRECT ANSWER: woodcock johnson test
gray oral reading test
comprehensive test of basic skills
itbs
test of academic proficiency
, • norm referenced test . CORRECT ANSWER: scores are usually reported as
percentile ranks
scores range from 1st percentile to 99th percentile
average student score is at the 50th percentile
• Quartile . CORRECT ANSWER: a way of describing position of a score on a
normal referenced test. the score falls in one of five groups
• criterion referenced test . CORRECT ANSWER: A test that describes the
specific types of skills, tasks, or knowledge of an individual relative to a well-
defined mastery criterion. The content of criterion-referenced tests is limited to
certain specified objectives. The student's performance on this type of test helps the
teacher to determine the specific criteria or skills on which the student needs help.
• criterion reference test . CORRECT ANSWER: quick phonics screener
words their way spelling inventory
test created by teachers
STAAR
• Summative Assessment . CORRECT ANSWER: Assessing student learning at
the end of an educational experience to evaluate the effectiveness of the
experience.
• Formative Assessment . CORRECT ANSWER: used to see if students have
learned material right after it has been presented
• morphonology . CORRECT ANSWER: study of the different allomorphs of the
morpheme and the rules governing their use
