TExES Science of Teaching Reading
(STR) - Quiz | Reading Development:
Foundational Skills (Newest 2025/2026
Update) Real Exam Questions and
Answers | Certified Solutions | 100 %
Correct | A Grade.
Quiz_________________?
A 2nd grade teacher expects students to consistently read at home and also asks that they spend time
reading aloud to an adult or older sibling. Which of the following is a skill the teacher hopes the
students will further develop due directly to reading out loud?
A) Ready fluency
B) Confidence to read aloud in class
C) Increase vocabulary
D) Reading comprehension -
Answer☑
A) Ready fluency
Quiz_________________?
A 2nd grade teacher responds to a parent who has reached out for reading guidance for their child. She
has noticed that the child frequently rereads books that he has read before and she asks the teacher for
help finding new books that he would find interesting. The teacher agrees to help the child find new
books, but suggests the parent allow him to spend some of his time rereading old favorites. This
suggestion best demonstrates the teacher's awareness of which concept related to reading development?
A) Students will only improve fluency if they are intrinsically motivated.
B) Rereading familiar texts supports fluency development.
,C) The importance of not interfering with student choice during independent reading time.
D) More time spent reading improves reading fluency. -
Answer☑
B) Rereading familiar texts supports fluency development.
Quiz_________________?
A 2nd grade teacher is reassessing her classroom routines and practices to ensure that she is dedicating
enough time to activities that will help build reading fluency in her students. Which of the following
activities is not supporting her goal of improving student reading fluency?
A) Helping students choose books that are on their independent reading level.
B) Scheduling independent silent reading and periodically increasing the length of time.
C) Asking students to summarize the stories they read in class either verbally or in writing.
D) Read-aloud books that the student has previously read. -
Answer☑
C) Asking students to summarize the stories they read in class either verbally or in writing.
Quiz_________________?
A 3rd grade teacher assesses her students' fluency by listening to them read aloud. While they read
aloud, she counts the number of errors they make, uses a timer to determine how long it takes for
them to read a set number of words, and evaluates the flow and expression in their reading. The third
consideration, evaluating the flow of the reading, is more subjective than the other two factors. What is
the term used to describe a student's flow and expression while reading aloud?
A) Prosody
B) Oral fluency
C) Accuracy
D) Automaticity -
Answer☑
A) Prosody
Quiz_________________?
,A 3rd grade teacher is planning an activity where students are given 60 seconds to read a text, marking
how far they were able to read in that time. The teacher then asks them to repeat their reading,
attempting to make it further in the text. Which of the following readers would most benefit from this
fluency activity?
A) A fluent reader working on speed
B) A non-automatic reader working on word identification
C) A fluent reader working on prosody
D) A non-automatic reader working on sight word skills -
Answer☑
A) A fluent reader working on speed
Quiz_________________?
Students who read below grade level and are working to improve their fluency should:
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A) read books above their current reading level.
B) read books at their current independent reading level.
C) practice reading aloud.
D) reread books that they have already enjoyed. -
Answer☑
B) read books at their current independent reading level.
C) practice reading aloud.
D) reread books that they have already enjoyed.
Quiz_________________?
A 2nd grade teacher is starting a new science unit on living organisms and their environments. She seats
students in pairs and assigns them an article and multiple-choice questions on the topic. That afternoon,
she checks their work and notices most students missed a majority of the comprehension questions.
Which of the following statements best describes why students were unsuccessful on the assignment?
, A) The students had not achieved mastery in the following areas: reading rate, prosody, or word
accuracy.
B) The students were not able to decode words featuring a CVC pattern and require additional phonics
instruction in this area.
C) The students are largely uninterested in the topic and would rather reader an article about
something else.
D) The students were likely unfamiliar with the tier-three vocabulary words and concepts discussed in
the article. -
Answer☑
D) The students were likely unfamiliar with the tier-three vocabulary words and concepts discussed in
the article.
Quiz_________________?
Which of the following would NOT be considered when determining whether a student is a fluent
reader?
A) The student's ability to read the words accurately when reading aloud
B) The student's ability to infer unfamiliar word meanings
C) How quickly the students reads
D) The student's ability to read with expression -
Answer☑
B) The student's ability to infer unfamiliar word meanings
Quiz_________________?
Which of the following is an important component of choral reading?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A) Participating in a whole-class discussion after reading
B) Reading aloud
C) Hearing the teacher model oral reading
D) Making confusing words while listening to the text -
Answer☑
(STR) - Quiz | Reading Development:
Foundational Skills (Newest 2025/2026
Update) Real Exam Questions and
Answers | Certified Solutions | 100 %
Correct | A Grade.
Quiz_________________?
A 2nd grade teacher expects students to consistently read at home and also asks that they spend time
reading aloud to an adult or older sibling. Which of the following is a skill the teacher hopes the
students will further develop due directly to reading out loud?
A) Ready fluency
B) Confidence to read aloud in class
C) Increase vocabulary
D) Reading comprehension -
Answer☑
A) Ready fluency
Quiz_________________?
A 2nd grade teacher responds to a parent who has reached out for reading guidance for their child. She
has noticed that the child frequently rereads books that he has read before and she asks the teacher for
help finding new books that he would find interesting. The teacher agrees to help the child find new
books, but suggests the parent allow him to spend some of his time rereading old favorites. This
suggestion best demonstrates the teacher's awareness of which concept related to reading development?
A) Students will only improve fluency if they are intrinsically motivated.
B) Rereading familiar texts supports fluency development.
,C) The importance of not interfering with student choice during independent reading time.
D) More time spent reading improves reading fluency. -
Answer☑
B) Rereading familiar texts supports fluency development.
Quiz_________________?
A 2nd grade teacher is reassessing her classroom routines and practices to ensure that she is dedicating
enough time to activities that will help build reading fluency in her students. Which of the following
activities is not supporting her goal of improving student reading fluency?
A) Helping students choose books that are on their independent reading level.
B) Scheduling independent silent reading and periodically increasing the length of time.
C) Asking students to summarize the stories they read in class either verbally or in writing.
D) Read-aloud books that the student has previously read. -
Answer☑
C) Asking students to summarize the stories they read in class either verbally or in writing.
Quiz_________________?
A 3rd grade teacher assesses her students' fluency by listening to them read aloud. While they read
aloud, she counts the number of errors they make, uses a timer to determine how long it takes for
them to read a set number of words, and evaluates the flow and expression in their reading. The third
consideration, evaluating the flow of the reading, is more subjective than the other two factors. What is
the term used to describe a student's flow and expression while reading aloud?
A) Prosody
B) Oral fluency
C) Accuracy
D) Automaticity -
Answer☑
A) Prosody
Quiz_________________?
,A 3rd grade teacher is planning an activity where students are given 60 seconds to read a text, marking
how far they were able to read in that time. The teacher then asks them to repeat their reading,
attempting to make it further in the text. Which of the following readers would most benefit from this
fluency activity?
A) A fluent reader working on speed
B) A non-automatic reader working on word identification
C) A fluent reader working on prosody
D) A non-automatic reader working on sight word skills -
Answer☑
A) A fluent reader working on speed
Quiz_________________?
Students who read below grade level and are working to improve their fluency should:
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A) read books above their current reading level.
B) read books at their current independent reading level.
C) practice reading aloud.
D) reread books that they have already enjoyed. -
Answer☑
B) read books at their current independent reading level.
C) practice reading aloud.
D) reread books that they have already enjoyed.
Quiz_________________?
A 2nd grade teacher is starting a new science unit on living organisms and their environments. She seats
students in pairs and assigns them an article and multiple-choice questions on the topic. That afternoon,
she checks their work and notices most students missed a majority of the comprehension questions.
Which of the following statements best describes why students were unsuccessful on the assignment?
, A) The students had not achieved mastery in the following areas: reading rate, prosody, or word
accuracy.
B) The students were not able to decode words featuring a CVC pattern and require additional phonics
instruction in this area.
C) The students are largely uninterested in the topic and would rather reader an article about
something else.
D) The students were likely unfamiliar with the tier-three vocabulary words and concepts discussed in
the article. -
Answer☑
D) The students were likely unfamiliar with the tier-three vocabulary words and concepts discussed in
the article.
Quiz_________________?
Which of the following would NOT be considered when determining whether a student is a fluent
reader?
A) The student's ability to read the words accurately when reading aloud
B) The student's ability to infer unfamiliar word meanings
C) How quickly the students reads
D) The student's ability to read with expression -
Answer☑
B) The student's ability to infer unfamiliar word meanings
Quiz_________________?
Which of the following is an important component of choral reading?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A) Participating in a whole-class discussion after reading
B) Reading aloud
C) Hearing the teacher model oral reading
D) Making confusing words while listening to the text -
Answer☑
