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WorksheetsTExES Grade 4-8 (217) Certification Prep
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 46mins
What is syllable awareness?
recognizing that words can be broken down into small parts, and manipulating these parts to create new words
recognizing syllables
recognizing that words can be broken down into each individual sound
clapping out syllables in a word
When a child can think about, combine, or segment individual sounds in speech he demonstrates
phonemic awareness
word awareness
syllable awareness
rhyme manipulation
The sound system of language is called
blending
phoneme
phonics
Which of the following students is demonstrating the specific type of phonological awareness known as phonemic awareness?
a student who, after being shown a letter of alphabet, can orally identify its corresponding sound(s).
a student who listens to the words sing, ring, fling, and hang and can identify that hang is different.
a student who, after hearing the word hat, can orally identify that it ends with the sound /t/.
a student who listens to the word magazine and can determine that it contains three syllables.
A kindergarten teacher could best determine if a child has begun to develop phonemic awareness by asking the child to
count the number of words that the child hears in a sentence as the teacher says the sentence.
say the word cat, then say the first sound the child hears in the word.
point to the correct letter on an alphabet chart as the teacher names specific letters.
listen to the teacher say boat and coat, then identify whether the two words rhyme.
A teacher holds up a series of familiar objects, asking students to name each object and isolate the final sound they hear. This type of activity would be most appropriate for a student who:
needs help developing phonemic segmentation skills.
is performing below grade-level benchmarks in reading fluency.
lacks automaticity in word recognition.
has difficulty sounding out phonetically regular one-syllable words.
Which of the following first-grade student has attained the highest level of phonemic awareness?
a student who, after hearing the word hot and the short "i" sound, can substitute short "i" for short "o" to make the word hit.
a student who can orally segment the word wonderful into won-der-ful.
a student who, after hearing the words fish and fun, can identify that they both begin with the same phoneme /f/
a student who can orally segment the word train into its onset and rime.
A kindergarten teacher asks a small group of students to repeat after her. First, she says the word grape and then pronounces it as gr and ape. Next, she says the word take and then pronounces it as t and ake. This activity is likely to promote the students' phonemic awareness primarily by:
helping them recognize distinct syllables in oral language.
encouraging them to divide words into onsets and rimes.
teaching them how to distinguish between consonants and vowels.
promoting their awareness of letter-sound correspondence.
Which of the following is an example of phonics?
a. a child telling his teacher that the first sound in run is /r/
b. a child sounding out an unknown word ("/b/ /e/ /s/ /t/ ... best")
c. a child telling his teacher there are four sounds in truck, /t/ /r/ /u/ /ck/
d. a child telling his teacher that the last sound in cup is /p/
Consonant Blend
bird
sky
toy
A teacher is working on providing students opportunities for informal language experiences. Which of the following would best support informal language experiences in the classroom? Check all that apply
Be stationary. Take time to talk with and listen to children.
Define vocabulary words to the class.
Encourage children to share stories.
Use pretend play in the classroom.
During a model lesson, a first-grade teacher wants to promote students’ vocabulary development during a read-aloud. To best address the goal, the teacher should ask students to
record any new words they hear in the story in their journals.
use the dictionary to look up unfamiliar words that are in the story.
divide new words from the story into syllables and count the phonemes.
make connections between words and their background knowledge.
What method would you use to figure out: What are the sounds in hat?
Isolation/Identification
Blending
Segmentation
Deletion/Addition/Manipulation
What method would you use to figure out what word doesn't belong: cat, cot, tip?
Isolation/Identification
Blending
Segmentation
Deletion/Addition
What method would you use to figure out: How many sounds are in sheet?
isolation/identification
blending
segmentation
deletion/addition
What is word awareness?
the first phonological skill developed; the ability to track words in a sentence (i.e. sight words)
the last phonological skill developed; the ability to track words in a sentence (i.e. sight words)
sounding out letters in given words
ability to effectively read all of the words in a sentence
words that begin with the same sound (i.e. ants, ally, apple, alphabet)
rhyme
alliteration
metaphors
consonants
What is consonant blend?
(i.e. the "/bl/ in table)
blending sounds to create a word
two vowels placed together to create sound
two letters placed together to create sound
two consonants placed together to create sound
How many phonemes are in the word SHARP?
(a)
What is morphology?
the study of word parts
the study of word meanings
the study of the structure of words and form
the study of the spelling of words
How many morphemes are there in the word 'intolerable'?
1
2
3
4
How many morphemes are there in the word 'immaturity'?
1
2
3
4
Basing on the function, morpheme can be classified as _____.
bases & affixes
derivational & inflectional
free & bound morphemes
root & stem
An infix is a _____.
morpheme annexed before a stem
morpheme occurring in the middle of a word
morpheme occurring in the middle of a stem
morpheme occurring in the middle of a base
The smallest meaningful part of a word; sometimes it's a word (e.g., cup, hope), and sometimes it's not a whole word (e.g., -ly, bi-)
Morpheme
Grapheme
Bopheme
Phoneme
Alphabetic principle is when children learn certain letters and sounds go together (when they really learn to read). They learn rules and patterns. Which answer is an example of alphabetic principle?
Ch, sh, th
he
rhyming
Which morpheme can either be prefixes or suffixes in English? (p. 125)
free
functional
derivational
inflectional
The words “take” and “table” are called _____ because they can occur unattached.
free words
bound morphemes
free morphemes
inflectional morphemes
Morphemes that represent tense, number, gender and case are called ____________ morphemes.
inflectional
free
bound
derivational
Morphology studies ___.
sentence formation
word formation
the meaning of words
word pronunciation
A word's connotation
The dictionary meaning of a word
The emotional response of a word (its secondary meaning)
A word's denotation
The dictionary meaning
The emotional response of a word, its secondary meaning
Typically refers to saying one thing and meaning the opposite, often to shock audiences and emphasize the importance of the truth
Irony
Satire
Apology
Stream of Consciousness
A literary device in which a character is created based on a set of qualities or traits that are specific and identifiable for readers
Hero
Antagonist
Archetype
Protagonist
Repetition of the same sound is
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
The height of conflict and intrigue in a narrative
Climax
Rising Action
Exposition
Resolution
A figure of speech that refers to one thing by another in order to identify similarities between the two (and therefore define each in relation to one another)
hyperbole
oxymoron
simile
A figurative language that signifies an exaggerative or excessive meaning toward what it should be is called ....
personification
hyperbole
irony
paradox
simile
A form of figurative language in which TWO contrastive words are side by side to form a meaningful phrase refers to ...
oxymoron
paradox
irony
synecdoche
personification
irony
oxymoron
paradox
simile
simile
metaphor
personification
irony
The controlling idea of a story
theme
setting
point of view
plot
The flames of the fire licked the sky. *Choose the correct figure of speech
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Allusion
She was as bright as a star in the midnight sky. *Choose the correct figure of speech.
Simile
Allusion
Metaphor
Hyperbole
My mom is going to explode when I show her my grades. *Choose the correct figure of speech
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Alliteration
Allusion
Hercules is a symbol of strength. *Choose the correct figure of speech
Idiom
Pun
Simile
Allusion
You ain't nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time. *Choose the correct figure of speech
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
The barbarians broke though the barricade. *Choose the correct figure of speech.
Personification
Allusion
Alliteration
Pun
I'm so hungry I could eat a house. *Choose the correct figure of speech.
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Pun
Alliteration
The clouds cried drops of rain. *Choose the correct figure of speech.
Allusion
Personification
Pun
Simile
Graven in the book of Jove’s high firmament,
Did mount him up to scale Olympus’ top,
Where, sitting in a chariot burning bright,
Drawn by the strength of yokèd dragons’ necks,
He views the clouds, the planets, and the stars.”
The handle toward my hand?
Come, let me clutch thee!
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”
A contrast between expectation and reality.
simile
irony
motif
Hyperbole
Non human is given human characteristics.
idiom
hyperbole
alliteration
Personification
a contrast between what actually happens.
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
irony
when the readers know something that the characters themselves do not.
dramatic irony
irony
situational irony
verbal irony
Which of the following is always a characteristic of motifs?
They are recurring
They are serious
They dig deeper
None of the above
What is the definition of motif?
A type of theme
An item that represents something else
A repeated pattern or image found within a text
A recurring pattern found in the world
the intense and purging negative emotions the audience feels during a tragedy is referred to as
heartbreak
sorrow
catharsis
demise
Participating in student-led discussions by eliciting and considering suggestions from other group members, taking notes, and identifying points of agreement and disagreement is introduced in what grade level?
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Using print or digital resources to determine the meaning, syllabication, pronunciation, word origin, and part of speech is introduced in what grade level?
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Adjusting fluency when reading grade- level text based on the reading purpose.
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Defending or challenging the authors' claims using relevant text evidence is introduced in what grade level?
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Analyzing how themes are developed through the interaction of characters and events is introduced in what grade level?
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Analyzing the effect of rhyme scheme, meter, and graphical elements such as punctuation and capitalization in poems across a variety of poetic forms is introduced in what grade level?
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Identifying the claim and analyzing the argument is introduced in what grade level?
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 5
Explaining how the author uses various types of evidence to support the argument is introduced in what grade level?
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
