Module 5 Vocabulary Quiz

What is syntax?

• The set of rules for word sounds

• The rules for combining words into phrases and sentences that make sense

• The study of meaning of words

• The process of oral communication

What are Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills (BICS)?

• The academic vocabulary used in textbooks

• The ability to understand nonverbal communication only

• The rules for word structure

• The everyday language used for social interactions and routines

What does comprehensible input provide for students?

• Visuals or objects to illustrate complex ideas

• Practice in phoneme blending

• Lists of high-frequency words

• A study of sentence structure

What is the focus of contextual analysis?

• Using morphemes to learn word meaning

• Using surrounding text clues to understand a word

• Using oral conversation to expand vocabulary

• Using real objects to represent meaning

What is morphology?

• The study of the internal structure of words

• The study of the basic sound units of language

• The study of meaning between words

• The social use of language

Which of the following describes decoding?

• Turning spoken words into written words

• Turning written words into spoken words

• Recognizing and manipulating sounds

• Connecting words between two languages

According to the Simple View of Reading (SVR), reading comprehension is a result of:

• Vocabulary + Motivation

• Phonic + Spelling

• Decoding × Language Comprehension

• Orthographic Mapping × Fluency