WorksheetsPrint Awareness
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
An example of print awareness can be seen in which of the following?
a child lies in her father's arms, listening to a bedtime story
a child asks her mother if she can watch "Between the Lions" on PBS
a child points to a McDonald's billboard and yells, "Mommy! I want a Happy Meal!"
a child carefully cuts out a red paper heart
Which of the following is NOT an example of print awareness?
a child indicates that print proceeds from top to bottom on a page
a child indicates that print proceeds from left to right on a page
a child indicates that he can sing the alphabet song
a child indicates that you should start reading a book from the front cover
Print awareness strategies:
can be taught by the classroom teacher
can help students develop print awareness
are related to children's later success in reading
all of the above
Print awareness typically, but not always, begins to develop:
before children begin school
(infancy)
during the child's first year of schooling
at the end of first grade
none of the above
Which child has an understanding of print awareness?
Mary, a pre-school student who, after scribbling on a piece of paper, proudly proclaims that what she has written says, "I love my dog!"
Timmy, a kindergarten student who points to the written representation of his name and states, "That's my name!", but is unable to actually read that it says "Timmy."
Lauren, a first grade student, is able to count the number of words on a page.
All of the above
A child who writes from top to bottom and from left to right possesses:
legible handwriting
print awareness
number awareness
none of the above
Print awareness is an understanding that print:
is different from pictures on a page
carries meaning
has practical uses
all of the above
What is the relationship between spoken and written language?
Print is used to represent the words we speak
Speech is superior to writing
Writing has been around longer than speech
Spoken and written language have no relationship
Which of the following is an example of print awareness?
Books are square
Print is read from left to right
The alphabet originated in China
none of the above
Print awareness is:
the best predictor of later reading success
the part of phonemic awareness that focuses on print
understanding the function of print and how it is organized on a page
none of the above
