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LETRS Units 1-4 Post-Test Questions with
Answers
Question 1
Which statement best describes the relationship between reading comprehension and
word decoding in a beginning reader's development?
Developing decoding skills is secondary to the development of text comprehension
skills.
Reading comprehension strategies directly facilitate the development of decoding
skills.
Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and
text comprehension.
These skills develop independently of one another.
Correct Answer
Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and
text comprehension.
Question 2
Near the close of the day, a kindergarten teacher guides the students in conversation
about the day's activities. She writes down what is said on large chart paper, then
reads it to the class. This activity would aid their literacy development primarily by
promoting which skill?
oral language comprehension
basic understanding of orthographic patterns
phonological awareness
syntactic processing
Correct Answer
oral language comprehension
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Question 3
What is the most important implication of the Four-Part Processing Model for Word
Recognition?
Context is a primary driver of word recognition during reading.
Reading is primarily a visually driven process, dependent on the "brain's letterbox."
Students can compensate for weak phonology if they know the meaning of many
words.
Reading depends on constructing pathways between the phonological, orthographic,
and meaning processors.
Correct Answer
Reading depends on constructing pathways between the phonological,
orthographic, and meaning processors.
Question 4
After results of a winter screening, six second-graders scored in the "somewhat at
risk" range. What is the next step the teacher team should take?
Coordinate what lesson students are receiving in the core instruction program.
Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment data.
Interview each student to determine his or her interests.
Place the students in groups based on the leveled text they can read.
Correct Answer
Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment data.
Question 5
How is the word sn - ow divided?
syllable
onset-rime
phoneme-grapheme
phoneme
Correct Answer
onset-rime
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Question 6
How many spoken syllables are there in frightening?
1
2
3
4
Correct Answer
3
Question 7
How many spoken syllables are there in cleaned?
1
2
3
4
Correct Answer
Question 8
What is the main reason that the ability to identify, segment, blend, and manipulate
individual phonemes in spoken words is important for reading an alphabetic writing
system?
This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
Each letter in a word represents an individual phoneme.
Semantic (meaning-making) processes are our primary concern.
Wordplay and love of language are important characteristics of independent readers.
Correct Answer
This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
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LETRS Units 1-4 Post-Test Questions with
Answers
Question 1
Which statement best describes the relationship between reading comprehension and
word decoding in a beginning reader's development?
Developing decoding skills is secondary to the development of text comprehension
skills.
Reading comprehension strategies directly facilitate the development of decoding
skills.
Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and
text comprehension.
These skills develop independently of one another.
Correct Answer
Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and
text comprehension.
Question 2
Near the close of the day, a kindergarten teacher guides the students in conversation
about the day's activities. She writes down what is said on large chart paper, then
reads it to the class. This activity would aid their literacy development primarily by
promoting which skill?
oral language comprehension
basic understanding of orthographic patterns
phonological awareness
syntactic processing
Correct Answer
oral language comprehension
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Question 3
What is the most important implication of the Four-Part Processing Model for Word
Recognition?
Context is a primary driver of word recognition during reading.
Reading is primarily a visually driven process, dependent on the "brain's letterbox."
Students can compensate for weak phonology if they know the meaning of many
words.
Reading depends on constructing pathways between the phonological, orthographic,
and meaning processors.
Correct Answer
Reading depends on constructing pathways between the phonological,
orthographic, and meaning processors.
Question 4
After results of a winter screening, six second-graders scored in the "somewhat at
risk" range. What is the next step the teacher team should take?
Coordinate what lesson students are receiving in the core instruction program.
Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment data.
Interview each student to determine his or her interests.
Place the students in groups based on the leveled text they can read.
Correct Answer
Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment data.
Question 5
How is the word sn - ow divided?
syllable
onset-rime
phoneme-grapheme
phoneme
Correct Answer
onset-rime
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Question 6
How many spoken syllables are there in frightening?
1
2
3
4
Correct Answer
3
Question 7
How many spoken syllables are there in cleaned?
1
2
3
4
Correct Answer
Question 8
What is the main reason that the ability to identify, segment, blend, and manipulate
individual phonemes in spoken words is important for reading an alphabetic writing
system?
This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
Each letter in a word represents an individual phoneme.
Semantic (meaning-making) processes are our primary concern.
Wordplay and love of language are important characteristics of independent readers.
Correct Answer
This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
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