ALTA Exam Questions and Answers
Three iiLayers iiof iithe iiEnglish iiLanguage ii- iiAnswers ii-Anglo-Saxon, iiLatin, iiand iiGreek
Percentage iiof iiEnglish iiLanguage iithat iiis iiAnglo-Saxon ii- iiAnswers ii-20-25%
Percentage iiof iithe iiEnglish iiLanguage iithat iiis iiLatin ii- iiAnswers ii-60%
Percentage iiof iithe iiEnglish iiLanguage iithat iiis iiGreek ii- iiAnswers ii-10-12%
Characteristics iiof iiAnglo-Saxon iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-Short, iicommon, iievery iiday, iidown
iito iiearth; iimany iihave iinon-phonetic iispellings
Examples iiof iiAnglo-Saxon iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-Number iinames, iinames iiof iifarm
iianimals
Anglo-saxon ii- iiAnswers ii-words iithat iibegin iiwith iiwr, iikn, iiand iiwr
Latin iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-technical iiand iisophisticated iiwords
Latin iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-Schwa iisounds iiare iioften iifound iiin iithese iiwords
Latin iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-Examples: iiaudience, iicontradict, iidisruptive, iiretract, iisurvival
Greek iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-specialized iiwords iifor iiscience
Greek iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-combining iiforms
Greek iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-examples: iiatmosphere, iichromosome, iithermometer
Number iiof iisyllable iitypes ii- iiAnswers ii-six
4 iicharacteristics iiof iia iiletter ii- iiAnswers ii-name, iishape, iisound, iifeel
This iiis iithe iionly iistable iicharacteristic iiof iia iiletter ii- iiAnswers ii-name
Identifiers iito iidetermining iireading/spelling iisituations ii- iiAnswers ii-ASAP: iiAccent,
iisyllable, iiadjacent iiletters, iiposition
Letters iiin iiEnglish ii- iiAnswers ii-26
Sounds iiin iiEnglish ii- iiAnswers ii-44
, Three iicomponents iiof iilanguage ii- iiAnswers ii-form, iicontent, iiand iiuse
Form ii(language) ii- iiAnswers ii-Includes iithe iiobservable iifeatures iiof iilanguage:
iiphonology, iimorphology, iisyntax
Syntax ii- iiAnswers ii-System iiof iirules iithat iidirects iicomprehension iiand iiproduction iiof
iisentences
Content ii(language) ii- iiAnswers ii-Semantics
Semantics ii- iiAnswers ii-Meaning iiof iiwords iiand iithe iirelationship iibetween iiand iiamong
iiwords iias iithey iiare iiused iito iirepresent iiour iiknowledge iiof iithe iiworld
Use ii(language) ii- iiAnswers ii-Pragmantics
Pragmatics ii- iiAnswers ii-Set iiof iirules iithat iidictate iicommunication
Two iibiggest iipredictors iiof iireading iisuccess ii- iiAnswers ii-phonemic iiawareness iiand
iirapid iiletter iinaming
Four iicomponents iiof iiphonological iiprocess ii- iiAnswers ii-Verbal iishort iiterm iimemory,
iirapid iiserial iinaming, iiarticulation iispeed, iiand iiphonological iiawareness
Phonological iiAwareness ii- iiAnswers ii-word iiawareness, iisyllable iiawareness, iiand
iiphonemic iiawareness
Phonemic iiAwareness iiincludes... ii- iiAnswers ii-sensitivity iito iirhyme, iimatching
iialliteration iiand iirhyme, iipartial iiphoneme iisegmentation, iiand iiphoneme iimanipulation
accent ii- iiAnswers ii-stress iior iiemphasis iion iione iisyllable iiin iia iiword iior iion iione iior
iimore iiwords iiin iia iiphrase iior iisentence
affix ii- iiAnswers ii-a iiletter iior iigroup iiof iiletters iiadded iito iithe iibeginning iior iiend iiof iia
iiword iito iichange iiits iiform iior iiusage
analytic iiphonics ii- iiAnswers ii-separates iithe iiwhole iiword iiinto iiits iiconstituent iiparts iiso
iistudents iican iideduce iithe iiphonic iirelationships iiof iithe iiseparate iiorthographic
iipatterns
autamoticity ii- iiAnswers ii-the iiability iito iirespond iior iireact iiwithout iiattention iior
iiconscious iieffort.
base iiword ii- iiAnswers ii-the iisimplest iiform iiof iian iiEnglish iiword
Three iiLayers iiof iithe iiEnglish iiLanguage ii- iiAnswers ii-Anglo-Saxon, iiLatin, iiand iiGreek
Percentage iiof iiEnglish iiLanguage iithat iiis iiAnglo-Saxon ii- iiAnswers ii-20-25%
Percentage iiof iithe iiEnglish iiLanguage iithat iiis iiLatin ii- iiAnswers ii-60%
Percentage iiof iithe iiEnglish iiLanguage iithat iiis iiGreek ii- iiAnswers ii-10-12%
Characteristics iiof iiAnglo-Saxon iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-Short, iicommon, iievery iiday, iidown
iito iiearth; iimany iihave iinon-phonetic iispellings
Examples iiof iiAnglo-Saxon iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-Number iinames, iinames iiof iifarm
iianimals
Anglo-saxon ii- iiAnswers ii-words iithat iibegin iiwith iiwr, iikn, iiand iiwr
Latin iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-technical iiand iisophisticated iiwords
Latin iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-Schwa iisounds iiare iioften iifound iiin iithese iiwords
Latin iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-Examples: iiaudience, iicontradict, iidisruptive, iiretract, iisurvival
Greek iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-specialized iiwords iifor iiscience
Greek iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-combining iiforms
Greek iiwords ii- iiAnswers ii-examples: iiatmosphere, iichromosome, iithermometer
Number iiof iisyllable iitypes ii- iiAnswers ii-six
4 iicharacteristics iiof iia iiletter ii- iiAnswers ii-name, iishape, iisound, iifeel
This iiis iithe iionly iistable iicharacteristic iiof iia iiletter ii- iiAnswers ii-name
Identifiers iito iidetermining iireading/spelling iisituations ii- iiAnswers ii-ASAP: iiAccent,
iisyllable, iiadjacent iiletters, iiposition
Letters iiin iiEnglish ii- iiAnswers ii-26
Sounds iiin iiEnglish ii- iiAnswers ii-44
, Three iicomponents iiof iilanguage ii- iiAnswers ii-form, iicontent, iiand iiuse
Form ii(language) ii- iiAnswers ii-Includes iithe iiobservable iifeatures iiof iilanguage:
iiphonology, iimorphology, iisyntax
Syntax ii- iiAnswers ii-System iiof iirules iithat iidirects iicomprehension iiand iiproduction iiof
iisentences
Content ii(language) ii- iiAnswers ii-Semantics
Semantics ii- iiAnswers ii-Meaning iiof iiwords iiand iithe iirelationship iibetween iiand iiamong
iiwords iias iithey iiare iiused iito iirepresent iiour iiknowledge iiof iithe iiworld
Use ii(language) ii- iiAnswers ii-Pragmantics
Pragmatics ii- iiAnswers ii-Set iiof iirules iithat iidictate iicommunication
Two iibiggest iipredictors iiof iireading iisuccess ii- iiAnswers ii-phonemic iiawareness iiand
iirapid iiletter iinaming
Four iicomponents iiof iiphonological iiprocess ii- iiAnswers ii-Verbal iishort iiterm iimemory,
iirapid iiserial iinaming, iiarticulation iispeed, iiand iiphonological iiawareness
Phonological iiAwareness ii- iiAnswers ii-word iiawareness, iisyllable iiawareness, iiand
iiphonemic iiawareness
Phonemic iiAwareness iiincludes... ii- iiAnswers ii-sensitivity iito iirhyme, iimatching
iialliteration iiand iirhyme, iipartial iiphoneme iisegmentation, iiand iiphoneme iimanipulation
accent ii- iiAnswers ii-stress iior iiemphasis iion iione iisyllable iiin iia iiword iior iion iione iior
iimore iiwords iiin iia iiphrase iior iisentence
affix ii- iiAnswers ii-a iiletter iior iigroup iiof iiletters iiadded iito iithe iibeginning iior iiend iiof iia
iiword iito iichange iiits iiform iior iiusage
analytic iiphonics ii- iiAnswers ii-separates iithe iiwhole iiword iiinto iiits iiconstituent iiparts iiso
iistudents iican iideduce iithe iiphonic iirelationships iiof iithe iiseparate iiorthographic
iipatterns
autamoticity ii- iiAnswers ii-the iiability iito iirespond iior iireact iiwithout iiattention iior
iiconscious iieffort.
base iiword ii- iiAnswers ii-the iisimplest iiform iiof iian iiEnglish iiword
