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Fluency Snapshot

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prosody plays an important role in fluency development because…

a)

It communicates the meaning of the written word

b)

It helps other speakers understand a CLD student’s accent

c)

It provides clues about the definition of the word

d)

It helps with orthography

2.

The ability to read with proper expression, at the correct speed, and without error

a)

fluency

b)

automaticity

c)

prosody

d)

rate

3.

Washback is the same as 'teaching to the test'.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Written corrective feedback is manageable only when students are not cognitively overloaded.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Correctly reading the words in a text

a)

accuracy

b)

automaticity

c)

rate

d)

prosody

6.

Instantly recognizing a large word bank and being able to decode unfamiliar words quickly

a)

automaticity

b)

rate

c)

prosody

d)

accuracy

7.

Reading with appropriate intonation, expression, rhythm, while using the correct words and punctuation

a)

prosody

b)

rate

c)

automaticity

d)

accuracy

8.

Reading speed

a)

rate

b)

fluency

c)

prosody

d)

automaticity

9.

Decoding words in a text by breaking them down

a)

chunking

b)

questioning

c)

summarizing

d)

predicting

10.

The sum of words a reader can understand

a)

vocabulary

b)

prosody

c)

comprehension

d)

metacognition

11.
Working on fluency means working on these things - 
a)
Learning new words.
b)
Read slowly on the first read, and then fluently on the second read.
c)
Reading out loud.
d)
All of the above.
12.
Which of the following describes a fluent reader?
a)
Amanda likes to read, but she gets frustrated when she has to read a hard word. She just skips the word when she doesn't want to read it.
b)
Jackson doesn't like to read because it takes too long to get to the end of a story. By the time he gets to the questions, everyone else is already done answering them.
c)
Hannah always wants to read with a buddy because she likes to practice reading out loud. Her mom told her that she is getting better at reading with expression, so she wants her friends to hear her read.
d)
Mrs. Dietert reads in front of her class all the time. She does it so often that she has started to read so fast that her students lose track of what she is saying and have a hard time understanding her.
13.
If I read with accuracy, that means I -
a)
recognize the words quickly and don't have to sound them out.
b)
read most of the words correctly.
c)
read like a robot
d)
read very slowly to make sure I read all the words correctly
14.
If I read with automaticity, that means I - 
a)
recognize words I already know and don't spend time sounding them out.
b)
automatically skip words when I don't know them so I don't have to slow down.
15.

TRUE or FALSE? Prosody is the aspects of oral reading that allows you to sound expressive which includes intonation, stress, tempo and the rhythmic patterns of language.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Select the items that are components of the construction of fluency development.

a)

accuracy and automaticity

b)

prosody and vocabulary

c)

readers' theatre and repeated readings

d)

comprehension