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Foundations of Reading Practice Test Questions and Answers
with Solutions UPDATED!!!
1. Which of the following students is demonstrating the specific
type of phonological awareness known as phonemic
awareness?
a. a student who after being shown a letter of the alphabet can
orally identify its corresponding sound(s)
b. a student who listens to the words: sting, ring, fling, and hang
and can identify that hang is different
c. a student who, after hearing the word hat, can orally identify
that it ends with the sound /t/
d. a student who listens to the word magazine and can
determine that it contains three syllables - ANSWER a student
who, after hearing the word hat, can orally identify that it ends
with the sound /t/
2. A kindergarten teacher could best
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determine if a child has begun to develop
phonemic awareness by asking the
child to:
A. count the number of words the child hears in a sentence as
the teacher says the sentence.
B. say the word cat, then say the first
sound the child hears in the word.
C. point to the correct letter on an
alphabet chart as the teacher names
specific letters.
D. listen to the teacher say boat and
coat, then identify whether the two
words rhyme. - ANSWER B. say the word cat, then say the first
sound the child hears in the word.
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3. As students begin to read, the ability to blend phonemes
orally contributes to their reading development primarily
because it helps students:
A. recognize and understand sight words in a text.
B. use knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to decode
words.
C. guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from their context.
D. divide written words into onsets and rimes. - ANSWER use
knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to decode words.
5. Phonemic awareness contributes most to the development
of phonics skills in beginning readers by helping them:
A. recognize different ways in which one sound can be
represented in print.
B. count the number of syllables in a written word.
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C. identify in spoken language separate sounds that can be
mapped to letters.
D. understand the concept of a silent letter. - ANSWER identify
in spoken language separate sounds that can be mapped to
letters.
6. Which of the following first-grade students has attained the
highest level
of phonemic awareness?
A. a student who, after hearing the word hot and the sound /ĭ/,
can substitute /ĭ/ for /ŏ/ to make the word hit
B. a student who can orally segment the word wonderful into
won-der-ful
C. a student who, after hearing the words fish and fun, can
identify that they both begin with the same phoneme, /f/
Foundations of Reading Practice Test Questions and Answers
with Solutions UPDATED!!!
1. Which of the following students is demonstrating the specific
type of phonological awareness known as phonemic
awareness?
a. a student who after being shown a letter of the alphabet can
orally identify its corresponding sound(s)
b. a student who listens to the words: sting, ring, fling, and hang
and can identify that hang is different
c. a student who, after hearing the word hat, can orally identify
that it ends with the sound /t/
d. a student who listens to the word magazine and can
determine that it contains three syllables - ANSWER a student
who, after hearing the word hat, can orally identify that it ends
with the sound /t/
2. A kindergarten teacher could best
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determine if a child has begun to develop
phonemic awareness by asking the
child to:
A. count the number of words the child hears in a sentence as
the teacher says the sentence.
B. say the word cat, then say the first
sound the child hears in the word.
C. point to the correct letter on an
alphabet chart as the teacher names
specific letters.
D. listen to the teacher say boat and
coat, then identify whether the two
words rhyme. - ANSWER B. say the word cat, then say the first
sound the child hears in the word.
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3. As students begin to read, the ability to blend phonemes
orally contributes to their reading development primarily
because it helps students:
A. recognize and understand sight words in a text.
B. use knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to decode
words.
C. guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from their context.
D. divide written words into onsets and rimes. - ANSWER use
knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to decode words.
5. Phonemic awareness contributes most to the development
of phonics skills in beginning readers by helping them:
A. recognize different ways in which one sound can be
represented in print.
B. count the number of syllables in a written word.
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C. identify in spoken language separate sounds that can be
mapped to letters.
D. understand the concept of a silent letter. - ANSWER identify
in spoken language separate sounds that can be mapped to
letters.
6. Which of the following first-grade students has attained the
highest level
of phonemic awareness?
A. a student who, after hearing the word hot and the sound /ĭ/,
can substitute /ĭ/ for /ŏ/ to make the word hit
B. a student who can orally segment the word wonderful into
won-der-ful
C. a student who, after hearing the words fish and fun, can
identify that they both begin with the same phoneme, /f/
