WorksheetsReading & Language Arts (5002)
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 3hrs 12mins
The smallest single unit of sound in a language is a
grapheme
syllable
phoneme
morpheme
A teacher has compiled a list of grade-appropriate, high-frequency sight words. To best promote recognition of the words on the list, the teacher should
provide repeated readings of books containing the words
model how to segment the words into individual phonemes
have students categorize the words based on long and short vowel patterns
use a picture sort to help students identify the beginning and ending sounds of the words
During circle time, a teacher goes around the circle and has the class clap to each child’s name (for example, /Em/ /ma/ etc.). Which of the following best categorizes the phonological awareness skill the teacher is practicing with the students?
Identifying syllables
Hearing phonemes
Creating rhymes
Identifying onsets
A student studying root words and affixes places the word “script” at the base of a word-tree sorting board. Which THREE of the following words are most appropriate to be added to the branches of the student’s word tree?
Transcript
Writing
Description
Cursive
Manuscript
Which of the following terms best identifies the part of a syllable that consists of a vowel and any consonant sounds that follow the vowel?
Phoneme
Morpheme
Onset
Rime
The suffix “-ment” in the word “contentment” most closely means which of the following?
The result of
Relating to
Without
In what manner
Which of the following student reading behaviors best exemplifies proficiency in prosody?
Recognizing words quickly without conscious thought
Using punctuation to guide inflection, tone, and phrasing
Reading at an appropriate and natural speed consistently
Decoding words correctly and monitoring occasional miscues
Which of the following words contains two open syllables?
Rotate
Shiny
Chosen
Lying
Which THREE of the following teacher strategies are most effective for promoting reading fluency?
Demonstrating how to determine meanings of unknown words in a text
Modeling decoding strategies during teacher read-alouds of a text
Encouraging repeated readings of a text
Providing less challenging texts to prevent student frustration
Providing time for both oral and silent reading of a text
A teacher reads a list of words aloud and asks a student to identify the initial consonant sound of each word as it is read. Which of the following concepts is the teacher assessing?
Syllables
Onsets
Rimes
Morphemes
Which of the following words contains four phonemes?
Dig
Flip
Chew
Sheep
A student in the semiphonetic stage of writing is able to do which of the following?
Draw a recognizable picture to match an invented narrative
Correctly spell most high-frequency words in sentences
Write one or more letters to represent every word
Compose two or more sentences with correct punctuation
Which THREE of the following literacy skills are most directly influenced by phonological awareness?
Spelling
Comprehension
Reading rate
Syllabification
Decoding
Which of the following is most accurate regarding the role of phonics instruction in literacy development?
Instruction that is explicit in highlighting letter-sound correspondence leads to better results than indirect methods do.
Instruction is most effective if single-letter sounds are taught before letter names in order to avoid confusing the two.
Instruction should focus primarily on teaching students to differentiate sounds when listening to words.
Instruction of letter-sound correspondence must be complete before focusing on comprehension.
Which of the following words are accurately grouped by their phonics pattern?
Chop, tap, last
Silk, past, mart
Fang, trap, boy
Bent, rant, stun
Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the impact of fluency on reading comprehension?
For most students, fluency has the greatest effect on reading comprehension between third grade and eighth grade.
The role of fluency diminishes in the secondary grades, where instruction should focus primarily on discrete comprehension skills.
The ability to remember details about what is read is enhanced with fluency, though fluency does not improve word recognition skills.
In reading, fluency reduces the cognitive load required to decode words and thus enhances the ability to remember what was read.
When a teacher is working with English learners who primarily speak Spanish as a first language, which of the following approaches is most effective in establishing sight word connections between languages?
Preteaching vocabulary using drawings to represent new words
Asking students to repeat each new word three times when reading it
Focusing on cognates and relationships in meaning between languages
Teaching students to use a dictionary to look up definitions of common words
Students in an elementary class are reading an illustrated story. Which of the following multimedia activities will most support comprehension?
Accessing the author’s Web site and downloading the coloring pages found there
Finding online reviews of the story so that they can read and discuss other children’s opinions
Visiting a literacy center to watch a video read-aloud of the story on a tablet
Viewing pictures of the illustrations on a projector screen after the story has been read
Which of the following strategies will most help improve a student’s ability to summarize an informational text?
Answering guided comprehension questions based on the text
Completing a choral reading of a selection from the text
Highlighting unfamiliar words and phrases in the text
Sharing opinions about the text with a partner
Which of the following key word lists best exemplifies a compare and contrast text structure?
Because, so, therefore, consequently
For example, such as, to illustrate, for instance
Both, as well as, similarly, as opposed to
First, second, prior to, subsequently
A properly composed haiku must include which of the following elements?
Five lines with a distinct rhyme scheme
A defined number of syllables per line
A theme involving unrequited love
A sequence of events
Which TWO of the following are considered quantitative measures of text complexity?
Sentence length
Student interest
Frequency of unfamiliar words
Prevalence of figurative language
Sophistication of text structure
Which of the following text features are unique to digital texts?
Headings
Sidebars
Hyperlinks
Captions
Which of the following text features will best support a student with defining a word in a domain-specific textbook?
Index
Table of Contents
Glossary
Headings
Which of the following teacher questions will best help students to make a text-to-self connection when reading a text?
Are there things in the story that are similar to things going on in the world?
Does this story remind you of another story or book you have read?
Have you ever been in a situation similar to that of any of the characters in the story?
Do any of the characters in the story remind you of a character in a movie you have seen?
After reading two different informational texts on sharks, students are asked to complete a Venn diagram that includes facts from both texts. Which of the following best identifies the lesson’s objective?
Assessing comprehensive understanding of nonfiction
Identifying text features of similar texts
Enhancing understanding through comparison
Identifying the cause-and-effect structure of texts
Which THREE of the following activities most effectively utilize a graphic novel during instruction?
A teacher reads a graphic novel aloud to the class for the purpose of entertaining the students.
Students read a graphic novel that correlates with the theme of a traditional text in order to support comprehension.
Students use graphic novels to learn how to identify plot structure, symbolism, and characterization by seeing them.
Students use a graphic novel as the only text source so they do not get frustrated with the challenging language that articles and literature may present.
Students use graphic novels as models to guide them in re‑creating prose into visual dialogue for creative writing projects.
Which of the following text features are usually located below photographs and provide readers with specific information that helps explain the photographs?
Captions
Sketches
Italics
Headings
Which of the following is a primary source of information for a research paper about the First World War?
A letter from a First World War soldier to his wife back home
An entry from an online encyclopedia about the First World War
A nonfiction book about the First World War
A magazine article about how the First World War changed America
A student has just finished revising a piece of narrative writing. The next step for the student will most likely be to
brainstorm ideas for the setting of the story
ensure that the ideas in the story are well organized
publish the story using digital resources
proofread the story for spelling and mechanics errors
Choosing a topic, conducting research, developing ideas, assessing evidence, and taking a stance on the topic are all components of which of the following types of writing?
Argumentative
Narrative
Expository
Descriptive
The following is an exchange between an early elementary student and a teacher.
A student writes the following: “I hav a pet dog. I lik to pla bal wif him.” The student then reads it back to the teacher as, “I have a pet dog. I like to play ball with him.”
The student’s writing is best categorized as which of the following developmental writing stages?
Preliterate
Emergent
Transitional
Fluent
Students are working in groups to prepare an oral presentation for the class. Which of the following digital tools best helps students to collaborate as individual groups during the planning stage of the presentation?
An online slideshow application
A Web-based discussion board
A podcast-creation program
An interactive whiteboard
During which of the following steps of the writing process are students most likely to utilize a writer’s checklist to assess their work?
Brainstorming
Drafting
Revising
Planning
Which THREE of the following are characteristics of the preliterate stage of writing?
Copying letters from environmental print
Scribbling in a left-to-right direction
Labeling pictures with matching beginning sounds
Drawing symbols with an intended message
Creating letter-like formations
Which TWO of the following best characterize the fantasy genre in literature?
Describes situations that take place during a real event or moment in time
Imagines future events based on existing science and technology
Presents a tricky puzzle, crime, or whodunit that a sleuth must unravel
Contains mystical and magical elements that do not exist in the real world
Features imaginary worlds with well-developed settings and complex characters
Which of the following bibliographic entries is the best example of correct MLA citation?
Roald Dahl, The Witches. Farrar Straus Giroux: New York, 1983.
Dahl, Roald. Farrar Straus Giroux. The Witches. New York: 1983.
The Witches, Dahl, Roald. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1983.
Dahl, Roald. The Witches. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1983.
After choosing a topic for a research paper, a student should do which of the following as a next step?
Take notes from multiple scholarly sources.
Write a detailed first draft of the paper to work from.
Create an in-depth outline of the paper’s structure.
Determine subtopics through preliminary research.
Which TWO of the following factors should a student look for to best determine if a particular Web site is credible and reliable for research?
Web site address that ends in .com
Links to other sites for additional information
Citation of the author’s sources
Strong and passionate opinions
Accurate spelling and grammar
When gathering information for a research paper, which of the following sources should be excluded due to its biased nature?
A peer-reviewed article in an online journal
A printed flyer providing statistics from a government Web site
An editorial article in a well-known newspaper
An edited excerpt from a research book
For an upcoming unit, a teacher has fifth-grade students use a digital notebook to write, store, and share their writing assignments. Which THREE of the following are advantages of using this digital method in the classroom?
Students can receive timely feedback from the teacher.
Students can conduct multiple peer reviews.
Students can greatly improve the style of their writing.
Students can reflect on the writing process.
Students can more easily access information from Web sites.
Which of the following is most appropriate to include in an expository essay?
Verifiable facts
Lively descriptions
Emotional appeals
Personal experiences
Which of the following best describes the function of adjectives?
Adjectives join words, phrases, or clauses.
Adjectives are used to take the place of a noun.
Adjectives express some form of action or being.
Adjectives describe or modify a noun or a pronoun.
Which of the following best describes the type of figurative language used in the book title My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks by Hanoch Piven?
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Allusion
Which of the following sentences is a compound-complex sentence?
Pam did not want to hurt Michael’s feelings, so she said nothing about his mistake.
The man was tired and went home to take a nap.
I was able to pay off all my bills because I worked so hard, and I was so relieved.
If you want to bake a cake, I know a good recipe.
Which of the following words is best classified as a Tier 2 vocabulary word?
Same
Predict
Tectonic
Diameter
Julie knew she would need to put in countless hours of practice and hard work if she was going to vie for the only open spot on the team.
In the sentence, the word “vie” means which of the following?
Request
Yearn
Compete
Settle
A teacher writes the following sample sentence on the board.
We ate dinner late because we were waiting for my brother to come home from soccer practice.
The word from the sample sentence that is best identified as a conjunction is
because
we
from
late
Which of the following language registers is used during speeches?
static
formal
casual
intimate
A student reads the following sentence in a text.
Our family had a wonderful time helping Aunt Sue celebrate becoming a centenarian.
Which of the following student strategies is most appropriate to determine the meaning of the word “centenarian” in the preceding sentence?
Looking in a thesaurus for a synonym
Analyzing the word placement in the sentence
Using knowledge of the root word “cent”
Thinking about examples of celebration
The following sentence is from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
A writhing horror twisted itself across his features, like a snake gliding swiftly over them, and making one little pause, with all its wreathed intervolutions in open sight.
Which of the following best interprets the figurative language used in the sentence?
The character’s face briefly displayed strong emotion.
The character felt ill, like he was spinning around too fast.
The character’s vision was diminished for a short time.
The character sidled away, trying to avoid being in full view.
A teacher writes the following sentences on the board.
The dog slept on the porch. The dog ate on the porch. The dog pretty much lived on the porch.
Then the teacher wrote the following sentence.
The dog ate on the porch, slept on the porch, and pretty much lived on the porch.
Which of the following language features do the sentences best demonstrate?
Voice
Word Choice
Conventions
Sentence fluency
Which of the following words are examples of prepositions?
By, with, about
He, she, it
And, but, because
You, we, they
A teacher writes the following sentence from Watership Down by Richard Adams on the board.
Here and there one [a rabbit] sat upright on an ant heap and looked about, with ears erect and nose in the wind.
In the sentence, which word functions as an adverb?
“upright”
“heap”
“with”
“erect”
Which THREE of the following behaviors best exemplify active listening?
Focusing on the specific words and feelings of the speaker
Concentrating on formulating a response to give to the speaker
Making appropriate eye contact with the speaker
Helping the speaker finish a sentence
Asking the speaker questions to clarify certain points
The following paragraph is a student’s introduction to an oral presentation on the atmosphere.
Did you know that Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air called the atmosphere? The atmosphere allows humans to exist because, without it, Earth would be burned by the intense heat of the Sun during the day or frozen by the very low temperatures at night. It is because of the atmosphere that life as we know it exists on Earth.
Which TWO of the following elements of effective introductions did the student include in the oral presentation?
A thesis for the speech
Some background information
The type of presentation being given
The procedure for the presentation
His qualifications on the topic
Which of the following instructional activities best helps to foster and improve articulation skills?
Saying a letter sound and having students point to an object in the classroom that begins with that letter
Giving students cards containing words and instructing them to use the words to build a sentence
Selecting passages that contain dialogue and having students read them independently
Having students recite rhymes and riddles, first through choral reading and then individually
A teacher allocates time during instruction to pair-up students to respond to one another’s questions and clarify their understanding of material under discussion. Which of the following is the primary way students benefit from the strategy?
Acknowledging widely differing perspectives
Building productive collaborative relationships
Developing active listening and speaking skills
Forgoing formal written assessments
During a class discussion about a novel, a teacher gives each student three tickets to use in exchange for a turn to talk. Which of the following best describes a primary benefit of this strategy?
It gives students an incentive to participate in the discussion.
It helps dominant students learn to allow others to speak.
It gives students a model of how to frame a response.
It helps students to keep the discussion on the topic.
Before a whole-class discussion, a teacher writes the following list of sentence starters for student responses on the board.
“I agree with Tom because…”
“I see it differently because…”
“And to add to what Lucy said…”
“So to put that another way…”
Which THREE of the following are primary benefits of the strategy?
Students are provided with scaffolding for expressing their ideas.
Students are more inclined to balance speaking and listening.
Students are required to actively listen to their classmates.
Students are encouraged to analyze multiple perspectives.
Students are encouraged to argue with one another.
Which of the following strategies is best characterized as an effective way to engage the audience at the beginning of a speech?
Providing an interesting or humorous anecdote to build rapport with the audience
Handing out hard copies of the presentation so the audience can follow along
Choosing a specific audience member to make eye contact with for the whole presentation
Presenting a single slide listing each topic to be covered and reading the list aloud
Which THREE of the following are elements of an effective oral presentation?
Using voice modulation to signal important points
Making eye contact to connect with the audience
Using strong posture to communicate confidence
Speaking rapidly to keep the audience’s attention
Reading from note cards to stay focused on the topic
Which of the following is considered a best practice for using visual aids during a presentation?
Using visual aids abundantly to support each point and keep the audience engaged
Providing complex and detailed visual aids that repeat or restate the information presented
Selecting clear and targeted visual aids that reinforce or exemplify specific points discussed
Presenting visual aids briefly and unexpectedly to excite the audience and build anticipation
Which TWO of the following are characteristics of flexible grouping?
Groups are assigned or altered based on assessment results as well as learning objectives.
Groups are temporary and may be reconfigured by the teacher as indicated by students’ individual needs.
Students choose their own groups and work together to design a list of agreed-upon rules.
Students are grouped by the teacher but are given the freedom to change groups as they feel necessary.
Students are given a choice of activity, and groups are formed based on their preferences.
