LIT 371 - Show What You Know So Far

Which hemisphere of the brain controls verbal control (oral language) and analytical thinking (comprehension)?

• Left Hemisphere

• Right Hemisphere

• Both hemispheres equally

• None of the above

When a student understands that letters and sounds are connected and that letters represent sounds in written words, they have acquired...

• phonological awareness

• phonemic awareness

• the alphabetic principle

• fluency

TRUE OR FALSE: A single phoneme is represented by a single grapheme.

• TRUE

• FALSE

FILL IN THE BLANK: _________ is the ability to focus on and manipulate sounds in spoken words.

• phonological awareness

• phonemic awareness
• phonics

• fluency

FILL IN THE BLANK: ________ is the knowledge that letters of the alphabet represent sounds and that these sounds can be blended together to form written words.

• phonological awareness

• phonemic awareness

• phonics
• fluency

What part of the brain processes sound?

• phonological processor

• orthographic processor

• letter box

• the word form area

How many vowel phonemes are there in standard English?

• 19

• 5

• 26

• 25

How many consonant phonemes are there in standard English?

• 19

• 5

• 26

• 25

Consonant phonemes are organized based on...

• where and how they are articulated

• what sound they make

• open configuration of the vocal tract

Two consonants that appear together in a word, are each articulated, and retain their own sound are...

• consonant digraphs

• diphthongs

• consonant blends

• variant digraphs