ECE4213 QUIZ 1

A preschooler knows that the capital letter "M" is for McDonald's. This is the start of _____.

• Alphabet knowledge

• Phonological awareness

• Print awareness

• Reading fluency

Which activity most effectively builds phonological awareness?

• singing rhyming songs

• drawing pictures

• playing alphabets letter

• watching youtube video

What is fluency in reading?

• ability to understand word meaning

• ability to read text quickly, accurately with proper expression

• ability to write without wrong spelling

• ability to recognize letters and their sounds

Choose the best description of fluent reader.

• A child who reads words quickly but no expression

• A child who read at a slow pace but understands everything

• A child who reads smoothly, accurately and with proper intonation

• A child who memorizes every word in the text

What is a common sign of poor reading comprehension?

• Reading at slow pace

• Struggling to pronounce words

• Difficulty explaining the main ideas of a text

• Understand text verry well

Which activity is best for developing comprehension skills in young children?

• Practice read aloud everyday

• Read book silently

• Asking and answering questions about a story

• Copying text

Which of the following is an example of phonics skills?

• Identifying rhyming words in a poem

• Decoding the word "cat" by sounding out /c/ /a/ /t/

• understanding the main idea of a story

• Reading a text with proper expression.

Phonic is _________.

• The study of sentence structure

• The relationship between sounds and letters that represent them

• The process of reading silently

• The ability to memorize entire text

Which of the following are vocabulary words ?

• chair

• moon

• hand

• cat

The 4 pillars of literacy are
______________.

• Reading, writing, listening and speaking

• Listening, writing, reading and communicate

• read, write, speak and sing

• speaking, listening, reading and writing