ICLA STANDARD 1 PRACTICE TEST 2026
FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED COMPLETE PREPARATION
RESOURCE WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
⩥ alphabetic principle. Answer: the idea that each sound or phoneme of
a language should have its own graphic representation
⩥ automaticity. Answer: fluent processing of information when reading,
requires little or no effort, sight-word recognition
⩥ closed syllable. Answer: a syllable ending with one or more
consonants, as in had, but, it, get, got, operate; the vowel sound is
usually short, CVC or VC
⩥ concepts of print. Answer: the recognition of the conventions of
written language; left to right, top to bottom, the difference between a
letter and a word, punctuation, parts of a book
⩥ consonant. Answer: speech sound made by partial or complete closure
of a part of the vocal tract, obstructs air flow and causes friction, a letter
or sound
, ⩥ consonant blend. Answer: in a syllable, a sequence of two or more
distinguishable consonants sounds, before or after a vowel, refers only to
sounds, blends can be initial or final
⩥ consonant digraph. Answer: a combination of two consonant letters
representing a single speed sound as gn for /n/, gh for /f/, /ch/, ph for /f/,
etc... can be final or initial
⩥ decode. Answer: to analyze spoken or graphic symbols of a language
to ascertain their intended meaning
⩥ diphthong. Answer: vowel sound produced when the tongue glides
from one vowel to another, produces one sound; boy, round, oil
⩥ emergent literacy. Answer: the association of print with meaning that
begins early in a child's life and continues until the child reaches the
stage of conventional reading and writing
⩥ encoding. Answer: to put a message into symbols, spoken into written
(writing)
⩥ explicit instruction. Answer: instruction that is fully and clearly
expressed, nothing implied, teacher directed and often scripted
FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED COMPLETE PREPARATION
RESOURCE WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
⩥ alphabetic principle. Answer: the idea that each sound or phoneme of
a language should have its own graphic representation
⩥ automaticity. Answer: fluent processing of information when reading,
requires little or no effort, sight-word recognition
⩥ closed syllable. Answer: a syllable ending with one or more
consonants, as in had, but, it, get, got, operate; the vowel sound is
usually short, CVC or VC
⩥ concepts of print. Answer: the recognition of the conventions of
written language; left to right, top to bottom, the difference between a
letter and a word, punctuation, parts of a book
⩥ consonant. Answer: speech sound made by partial or complete closure
of a part of the vocal tract, obstructs air flow and causes friction, a letter
or sound
, ⩥ consonant blend. Answer: in a syllable, a sequence of two or more
distinguishable consonants sounds, before or after a vowel, refers only to
sounds, blends can be initial or final
⩥ consonant digraph. Answer: a combination of two consonant letters
representing a single speed sound as gn for /n/, gh for /f/, /ch/, ph for /f/,
etc... can be final or initial
⩥ decode. Answer: to analyze spoken or graphic symbols of a language
to ascertain their intended meaning
⩥ diphthong. Answer: vowel sound produced when the tongue glides
from one vowel to another, produces one sound; boy, round, oil
⩥ emergent literacy. Answer: the association of print with meaning that
begins early in a child's life and continues until the child reaches the
stage of conventional reading and writing
⩥ encoding. Answer: to put a message into symbols, spoken into written
(writing)
⩥ explicit instruction. Answer: instruction that is fully and clearly
expressed, nothing implied, teacher directed and often scripted
