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practice rs1

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

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1.

1.A student is adding E at the end of all

words that he has spelled (lot-lote,

put-pute, ball-balle).

a)

Overgeneralization of ‘e’ students needs

instruction in phonics rules.

b)

attend to the sounds shared by words in the same word family.

c)

correspond to specific sounds

d)

recognize how the structure of a word relates to its meaning.

2.

Math lesson on triangles, polygons,

pentagons. What strategy should the

teacher use to teach these words? She

was also reading books about these words

through other lessons.

a)

She was teaching latin roots

b)

homophones

c)

She was pre-teaching vocabulary.

d)

Geometry

3.

The teacher wants her first graders to

write correct spellings. What should the

teacher do?

a)

Students should be encouraged to

write even though they make

mistakes as this is part of learning.

b)

Students need to practice phonemic awareness.

c)

The teacher should target the student's penmanship.

d)

Provide students with print in

classroom, wall

4.

The teacher said the word basketball, then

asked the student to delete the word basket and

say the word. The student replied “ball”, what is

the teacher trying to check with the students?

a)

Word consciousness

b)

Object permanence

c)

The role of volume in communicating information.

d)

Identifying the initial sound in a word

5.

A first grader who demonstrates pre phonetic

writing (just know what pre phonetic writing sample

looks like you will have to choose one of the

options given).

a)

na

b)

TBD

6.

Identify the consonant blend

a)

Chin

b)

Ship

c)

Brave

d)

This

7.

What are potential benefits for a struggling 5th

grader if he is assigned to write a text for younger

students who are in kindergarten?

a)

Using context clues

b)

Language barrier

c)

Student written text is a highly motivating

technique because it provides a real life purpose

for writing.

d)

Social conventions relating to language use are likely to be similar in English and in the individual's first language.

8.

Before teaching consonant blends, the

student should Master what skill?

a)

before blending, a child must

know Kung Fu

b)

before blending, a child must

know rhyme

c)

before blending, a child must

know the individual sound

VC = it, at, on...

CVC = MAT

CVCC = LOCK

CCVC = THAT

CVVC = SOAP

CVCE = MATE

d)

before blending, a child must

know the alphabet

9.

While listening to students read, a second

grade teacher notices that students are struggling

when approaching multisyllabic words. Which of

the following is the teacher’s most effective

response to help students transfer the knowledge

of reading single-syllable words to reading words

with multiple syllables?

a)

the basic principles of phrase structure (e.g., the subject-predicate structure of sentences)

b)

Provide direct instruction on syllabication,

look for affixes as in words and use contact to

confirm the pronunciation of multisyllabic words.

c)

The most frequently occurring speech sounds in English and in the individual's first language are likely to be the same.

d)

recognizing sight words

10.

A first grade

teacher notices one of her students is struggling

with reading. He is in the lowest achieving group.

The teacher has tried some strategies to improve

his reading but seems to make no progress. The

next step the teacher should take in working with

the student is to?

a)

Identifying a word that does not belong in a group of three spoken words.

b)

Applying phonics knowledge

c)

Assess his reading and target instruction to

meet identified skills needs.

11.

What is a consonant blend?

(This answer is not on the test, it's just an

example of what it is.-know this for test it’s helpful)

a)

cv

b)

cvc

c)

A consonant blend is when two or more

consonants are blended together, but each sound

may be heard individually in the blend. The most

common beginning consonant blends include, bl,

br. cl , cr. dr, fr. tr. fl, gl, gr. pl, pr, sl, sm, sp and

“last”.

12.

Prosodic reading for the development of what?

a)

Fluency

b)

Reading Comprehension

c)

It

reflects the reader’s understanding of the structure

of sentences, punctuation, and to a large extent,

the author’s purpose

d)

Information

13.

Midway through the year, a second-grade

teacher notices that a student is below grade level

in their reading levels. What should she do?

a)

Make a referral for the student to be placed

in Special Ed.

b)

Consult with a more experienced teacher

on different strategies she can use.

c)

Hold a meeting with the parents and

describe all the student’s weaknesses.

d)

Assess the

student and plan instructions based on his

need.

14.

There is a question similar to this one...a

kindergarten teacher plays the following game with

her students where she says a word (like a child’s

name or simple CVC word) and the students try to

guess the name or

sounds. What is she trying to teach?

a)

Penmanship

b)

Letter Recognition

c)

How to recognize that words are made up

of sounds.

d)

Sentence Structure

15.

There was a question about teaching a kinder

class student about difficult sounds.

a)

The answer had b and d in it.

Similar letters should be taught at different times,

never together. Use multisensory practice. e.g.

Form letters from left to right, top to bottom.

Thumbs up is a good b/d reminder. Playdoh. Having

a visual cue is very important in teaching reverse

letters.

b)

Learn the concept

16.

When reading texts aloud, a second-grade

English learner often makes errors in pronunciation

that are unrelated to their ability to accurately

decode the word. The teacher’s best response

would be to?

a)

Analyze the student’s pronunciation

patterns and plan an intervention to address

difficulties that may affect her reading

comprehension.

b)

Identifying a word that does not belong in a group of three spoken words.

17.

When reading texts aloud, a second-grade

English learner often makes errors in pronunciation

that are unrelated to their ability to accurately

decode the word. The teacher’s best response

would be to?

a)

I'm not sure it's possible to imply much of anything from this data.

b)

After looking in the attic, I gave up my search for the records.

c)

Analyze the student’s pronunciation

patterns and plan an intervention to address

difficulties that may affect her reading

comprehension.

18.

Which of the following instructional activities

would best help upper elementary English

Learners develop intonations and rhythms of the

English language to support fluent reading?

a)

Giving an expressive oral reading of a short

text, then having the students echo read the text

as the teacher reads aloud again.

b)

They ran down the street, but they couldn't catch the ice cream truck.

c)

learn how to spell their own names.

19.

The teacher says the following words, pig, pt,

doll and asks the student to choose the one that

sounds odd. The student says “doll”. The teacher

says, cat, can, ball, and asks the student to again

choose the word that sounds odd. The student

says, “ball” What does this activity demonstrate?

a)

Phonemic awareness based on beginning

sounds

b)

having the student listen to the teacher read aloud a set of words with the same beginning sound (e.g., train, trap, trouble) and then repeat the words

c)

having the student listen to a tape-recorded story while looking at the book and then answer several simple questions about the story

20.

Teacher asks students to provide information

(about a topic, something like this) and writes the

words students provided on the board creating a

web graphic organizer, what is the next step?

a)

recognizing how many phonemes are contained in a word

relating phonemes to letters

b)

Phonemic awareness based on beginning

sounds

21.

Teacher asks students to provide information

(about a topic, something like this) and writes the

words students provided on the board creating a

web graphic organizer, what is the next step?

a)

Organize the words into categories

b)

identifying onsets and rimes

c)

counting and blending the phonemes in a word

22.

At the beginning of 2nd grade, a teacher

notices that her students have letter sound

recognition knowledge but copies words from texts

to write. (What can the teacher do to promote word

building or more writing.... something like this

a)

Master CVC words

b)

phonics skills practice

c)

sight-word vocabulary

23.

At the beginning of 2nd grade, a teacher

notices that her students have letter sound

recognition knowledge but copies words from texts

to write. (What can the teacher do to promote word

building or more writing.... something like this

a)

Display words on walls etc. this is the only

option that seemed right to me from the list

b)

provide reading opportunities for students to practice sounds in context after studying the sounds in isolation.

c)

make certain that students have mastered vowel sounds before focusing on consonants.

24.

(addition to what is on the doc) This

assessment best demonstrates which phonological

awareness skill?

a)

Concept of word blending

b)

helping them learn to use etymology to improve spelling and decoding of multisyllabic words.

c)

motivating them to improve their spelling and decoding through the use of systematic study skills.

25.

What are the rules for the sound of the

consonant and consonant diagraph?

a)

reassuring her that it is okay for now to express herself in writing by spelling words as they sound.

b)

Each consonant has it’s own sound. This is

what I put

b. Depends on th e vowel following the

consonant

c. One sound

26.

I had a question about why students with

automaticity still need phonics instruction.

a)

Academic language and vocabulary continue to be

a struggle with students)

All need continued guidance in phonics instruction

(I chose this one)

b)

giving her a spelling list of high-frequency sight words to copy and learn each day.

c)

reassuring her that it is okay for now to express herself in writing by spelling words as they sound.

27.

A third grade teacher is working with a

small group of phonics issues. They were

working on a previous lesson. The teacher is

also working on a new one for the whole class.

What is the purpose of this? The answer is D

as they are using writing strategies on top of

the new phonics lesson

a)

A pre teaching lesson with -ight words like tonight,

bright, height, etc... the better choice is to chunk

the lesson for students to understand..

b)

helping her make a list of words that she already knows how to spell correctly.

28.

Another MC question had a student who knew

their letter sounds but could not decode a word.

The question asked you what strategy you would

use to help the student decode.

a)

Two of the options were blending or segmenting. I

put that the student needs to practice blending, so

make sure you are familiar with sound

segmentation and sound blending

b)

make certain that students have mastered vowel sounds before focusing on consonants.

c)

provide reading opportunities for students to practice sounds in context after studying the sounds in isolation.

29.

In a kindergarten class each day there is a new

SOUND of the day. The teacher prompts all

students to replace the FIRST LETTER of their

classmates name for the day. Ex. Today's sound of

the day is /m/. Jacks name would be Mack. What

activity is this preparing students for?

a)

In this question, sound deletion activity,

*sound deletion or substitution wasnt an option.i

put prepare them for the concept of rime and

onset.

b)

The student recognizes the base word but is unaware of phonological shifts that apply to the derived form.

c)

The student applies syllabication and phonics rules correctly but does not recognize the word.

30.

2.Kindergarten student and his drawing. It had

letters written under the drawing MSTVRWV. He

said that it was a tiger. I believe it asked what

stage the student is in? (This is the TIGGER

question)

a)

having the student look for the letters within the text of a favorite picture book

b)

encouraging the student to observe closely as the teacher writes the letters

c)

repeating the name of each letter several times as the student points to the letter

d)

each word contains a vowel

Answer choices (there is p a difference

between drawings and letters, there is

12/20/22, 12/20/22

12/2212/2312/231/19

directionality in print,

31.

What is the purpose of prosodic reading?

a)

increasing their vocabulary knowledge.

b)

improving their letter recognition skills.

c)

enhancing their understanding of story elements.

d)

Reading for enjoyment

32.

Long sound

a)

cvce

b)

sight and site

c)

ccvcc

d)

cvec

33.

A math/science question about a triangle.

a)

Greek and latin roots..Morphology

b)

providing the student with supplemental practice writing lists of words that are spelled with the target letters

c)

providing the student with a supplemental handwriting workbook that describes the formation of the target letters in a series of steps

34.

The question

said: A kindergarten student wrote down

“ILVMYBBSISR”. He told the teacher it says “I love

my baby sister.” This shows that the student does

not understand which concept?

a)

Writing consists of discrete

words

b)

academic-language development

c)

phonics skills practice

35.

Spelling assessments for higher grades

something like A 5th grade teacher is studying the

history of the United States during the colonial

period the teacher wants students to calculate

correctly when they engage in writing activities

associated with b unit. Which strategy something is

likely to be students spelling of unit related

vocabulary

a)

about learning the origin of the

word. I think i picked this one as

well Etymology

b)

ensure that students master the spelling of practice words using the target sound before teaching a new sound.

c)

provide reading opportunities for students to practice sounds in context after studying the sounds in isolation.

36.

An oral language assessment in January

where the teacher records a student’s performance

on separate copy of a text noting the student’s

writing time and they’re calculating a student’s oral

reading fluency score. The teacher annotates the

passage appears below based on the student’s

results of reading performance during the

assessment instruction for the student should

focus primarily on

a)

encouraging the student to

use context strategies to improve

decoding progress

b)

providing modeling and guided student practice sounding out simple, regular words subvocally and then reading them aloud normally

c)

using teacher read-alouds followed by echo reading and then choral rereading of the students' favorite texts that include some simple words

37.

Something about patterns and errors regarding

fluency... and in it had an assessment that the

student does not recognize all scores automatically

and needs to apply (look at #27 ctc).

a)

promoting the student's automatic word recognition.

b)

Relies heavily on context clues

c)

enhancing the student's contextual analysis skills.

38.

There was one about a third class was working

on how take off the “y” and add inflectionally.

Ending and ask how will this improve students.

a)

Developing vocabulary

knowledge

b)

improving the student's academic-language skills.

39.

There was one about new vocabulary for a

science and what strategy would help students

understand where they come from.

a)

teacher and students discuss

the MORPHOLOGY of each word

b)

The student is unfamiliar with syllabication rules governing medial consonants.

c)

The student applies syllabication and phonics rules correctly but does not recognize the word.

40.

Sat question...

a)

the teacher says the sounds /s/

/a/ /t/ And the children do it to teach

them blending words

b)

having the student work on inflectional suffixes

c)

introducing the student to higher-level derivational suffixes

41.

I also got a question on a characteristic of

consonant blends/What is a characteristic of

consonant blends. What is a characteristic of

consonant blends: and

a)

they retain their own sound

b)

sight and site

c)

teaching the student the content planned for the following lesson

42.

The teacher is teaching a lesson with endings

with igh, such as sight, light, right, and what is the

teacher using this lesson to support?(answer has

the word “chunk” in it but it is a long answer

a)

to chunk it

b)

answer and reply

c)

table and stable

43.

What is a consonant blend?

a)

Two consonants blended to

retain its original sound

b)

giving her a spelling list of high-frequency sight words to copy and learn each day.

c)

fostering their phonological awareness.

44.

5th grade teacher helping a student in affix and

syllable stages of spelling

a)

was, what is an inflectional

ending? -ed

b)

introducing the student to higher-level derivational suffixes

45.

Based on the student’s reading performance

on this assessment instruction to increase the

fluency should focus primarily on:

a)

Promoting the student’s automatic word

recognition

b)

having the student work on inflectional suffixes

c)

introducing the student to higher-level derivational suffixes

46.

Early in the school year, a first-grade teacher

wants to conduct an assessment of students’

ability to read grade-appropriate words, including

phonetically regular words and high-frequency

irregular sight words. Which of the following

informal assessments would be most appropriate

and effective for this purpose?

a)

The teacher prepares a list of

grade-appropriate words asks each

student to try reading the words aloud,

and records the results.

b)

learn how to spell their own names.

c)

Help him increase his reading rate to improve his understanding of the continuity between words and sentences in the paragraph.

47.

Which of the following approaches would be

most effective in helping first -grade students who

have the prerequisite decoding skills learn to

decode words that end in the inflectional

morpheme -ing

a)

Explicitly teaching the students to read

the unit -ing in isolation before teaching

them to decode familiar words that end

in the inflection

b)

creating a writing center in the classroom, stocked with paper and writing implements

c)

stopping frequently during read-alouds to carefully pronounce and define important words

48.

A kindergarten teacher plays the following

game with students. The teacher says, “Guess

whose name I’m going to say now?” The teacher

then says that initial sound of a student’s name

9e.g., /m/ for mariko), and the children try to guess

the name. This activity is likely to promote the

reading development of students primarily by

helping them:

a)

recognize that a spoken word is made up of sounds.

b)

blend separate sounds in words.

c)

learn how to spell their own names.

49.

Which of the following informal assessments

would be most appropriate to use to assess an

individual student’s phonemic awareness?

a)

Asking the student to identify the sound

at the beginning, middle, or end of a

spoken word (e.g., “what sound do you

hear at the end of step?)

b)

having the student listen to a tape-recorded story while looking at the book and then answer several simple questions about the story

c)

asking the student to identify the letters in the alphabet that correspond to the initial consonant sounds of several familiar spoken words

d)

having the student listen to the teacher read aloud a set of words with the same beginning sound (e.g., train, trap, trouble) and then repeat the words