Tompkins Chapter 5 (142-166) quiz

The smallest units of speech are known as:

• morphemes
• graphemes
• phonemes
• phonics

A first grade teacher conducted a lesson on word families and asked the children to write words on the chalkboard. This could best be described as a lesson in:

• phonics
• phonemic analysis
• miscue analysis
• literacy strategies

Research suggests that of the following, the most powerful predictor of later reading achievement appears to be a child’s:

• social maturity
• visual discrimination
• fine-motor skills
• phonemic awareness

Of the following, the activity which would most likely give students opportunities to apply phonics concepts is:

• interactive writing
• handwriting practice
• grand conversation
• viewing

Six-year-old Rachel proudly said she could read the word fish because it looked like the word dish. This child was:

• decoding by analogy
• participating in interactive writing
• sounding out a word
• applying a phonics generalization

Phonics instruction should be viewed as:

• a complete reading program
• part of a balanced approach that includes authentic reading and writing
• essential for students in kindergarten to grade six
• the best way to help students understand morphemes

In the word star, the vowel sound is best described as:

• short
• schwa
• r-controlled
• diphthong

Of the following, the best way to help children learn to segment words would be to use:

• Elkonin Boxes
• reading response journals
• repetends
• consonant digraphs

A teacher wrote the words say, play, may, and tray on a whiteboard. In these words, the ay can be referred to as:

• an onset
• a rime
• a morpheme
• an inflection

In the word chime, the ch is an example of a:

• consonant blend
• consonant digraph
• morpheme
• diphthong