ALTA National Registration Exam
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
example of Greek words of origin - CORRECT ANSWER- rhythm, chorus, thermometer,
psychology, rhododendron, sympathy
orthography - CORRECT ANSWER- letter pattern in written words; spelling system
NICHD - CORRECT ANSWER- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
encoding - CORRECT ANSWER- spelling/writing
decoding - CORRECT ANSWER- reading
Semantics - CORRECT ANSWER- content of language
Analytic - CORRECT ANSWER- whole to part; reading
Synthetic - CORRECT ANSWER- part to whole; spelling
homophones - CORRECT ANSWER- words that sound the same but are spelled differently
synonyms - CORRECT ANSWER- words that have the same meaning
antonyms - CORRECT ANSWER- words with opposite meaning
Homophones, Synonyms and Antonyms are all examples of ? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Semantics
,What prefixes mean the same thing? - CORRECT ANSWER- contra-, anti-
Syllable division is an example of what type of learning? - CORRECT ANSWER- BOTH
Analytic and Synthetic
A Teacher is using the overhead to teach, make diagrams and have students come up and fill
in some of the answers. This is an example of? - CORRECT ANSWER- Discovery Learning
A child can read words easily in a list, but reads word by word in text. What form of
remediation is needed? - CORRECT ANSWER- Phrasing
When was Chall's research done? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1983
permit/permit - CORRECT ANSWER- the Accent changes the part of speech and meaning
To diagnose dyslexia you would need to perform ? - CORRECT ANSWER- a series of
formal and informal tests
A student having difficulty with semantics would struggle with? - CORRECT ANSWER-
metaphors, similies and idioms
"lexia" comes from? - CORRECT ANSWER- Greek
What determines the amount to charge for tutoring? - CORRECT ANSWER- socioeconomics
Morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER- smallest unit of meaning
Phoneme - CORRECT ANSWER- smallest unit of sound in a syllable
What word is NOT r-controlled? - CORRECT ANSWER- berry
What word doesn't have a use for the silent e? - CORRECT ANSWER- awe
, Science and Mathematic words come from? - CORRECT ANSWER- Greek
504 is an extension of? - CORRECT ANSWER- The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
What does ASAP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER- Accent, number of Syllables, Adjacent
letters, Position in the word
dyslexia is a disorder that is________-based - CORRECT ANSWER- language
Developmental Dyslexia is? - CORRECT ANSWER- a glitch in the brain during fetal
development that one is born with
IDEA and 504 both mandate a ________ & _________ _________ Education - CORRECT
ANSWER- F.A.P.E. (Free and Appropriate Public Education)
Pragmatics is ? - CORRECT ANSWER- the practical application of language; conversation
Soft C rule - CORRECT ANSWER- c sounds like s before e, i and y
Most recent pioneer in Phonemic Awareness? Wrote "Spelling: Development, Disability, and
Instruction" - CORRECT ANSWER- Louisa C. Moats
The accent usually falls on what syllable in the English language? - CORRECT ANSWER-
first
What type of memory does Rapid Naming require? - CORRECT ANSWER- long-term
memory
What type of memory does Phonological Memory require? - CORRECT ANSWER- short-
term memory
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
example of Greek words of origin - CORRECT ANSWER- rhythm, chorus, thermometer,
psychology, rhododendron, sympathy
orthography - CORRECT ANSWER- letter pattern in written words; spelling system
NICHD - CORRECT ANSWER- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
encoding - CORRECT ANSWER- spelling/writing
decoding - CORRECT ANSWER- reading
Semantics - CORRECT ANSWER- content of language
Analytic - CORRECT ANSWER- whole to part; reading
Synthetic - CORRECT ANSWER- part to whole; spelling
homophones - CORRECT ANSWER- words that sound the same but are spelled differently
synonyms - CORRECT ANSWER- words that have the same meaning
antonyms - CORRECT ANSWER- words with opposite meaning
Homophones, Synonyms and Antonyms are all examples of ? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Semantics
,What prefixes mean the same thing? - CORRECT ANSWER- contra-, anti-
Syllable division is an example of what type of learning? - CORRECT ANSWER- BOTH
Analytic and Synthetic
A Teacher is using the overhead to teach, make diagrams and have students come up and fill
in some of the answers. This is an example of? - CORRECT ANSWER- Discovery Learning
A child can read words easily in a list, but reads word by word in text. What form of
remediation is needed? - CORRECT ANSWER- Phrasing
When was Chall's research done? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1983
permit/permit - CORRECT ANSWER- the Accent changes the part of speech and meaning
To diagnose dyslexia you would need to perform ? - CORRECT ANSWER- a series of
formal and informal tests
A student having difficulty with semantics would struggle with? - CORRECT ANSWER-
metaphors, similies and idioms
"lexia" comes from? - CORRECT ANSWER- Greek
What determines the amount to charge for tutoring? - CORRECT ANSWER- socioeconomics
Morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER- smallest unit of meaning
Phoneme - CORRECT ANSWER- smallest unit of sound in a syllable
What word is NOT r-controlled? - CORRECT ANSWER- berry
What word doesn't have a use for the silent e? - CORRECT ANSWER- awe
, Science and Mathematic words come from? - CORRECT ANSWER- Greek
504 is an extension of? - CORRECT ANSWER- The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
What does ASAP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER- Accent, number of Syllables, Adjacent
letters, Position in the word
dyslexia is a disorder that is________-based - CORRECT ANSWER- language
Developmental Dyslexia is? - CORRECT ANSWER- a glitch in the brain during fetal
development that one is born with
IDEA and 504 both mandate a ________ & _________ _________ Education - CORRECT
ANSWER- F.A.P.E. (Free and Appropriate Public Education)
Pragmatics is ? - CORRECT ANSWER- the practical application of language; conversation
Soft C rule - CORRECT ANSWER- c sounds like s before e, i and y
Most recent pioneer in Phonemic Awareness? Wrote "Spelling: Development, Disability, and
Instruction" - CORRECT ANSWER- Louisa C. Moats
The accent usually falls on what syllable in the English language? - CORRECT ANSWER-
first
What type of memory does Rapid Naming require? - CORRECT ANSWER- long-term
memory
What type of memory does Phonological Memory require? - CORRECT ANSWER- short-
term memory
