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WorksheetsSection 3: Vocabulary and Fluency
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
A kindergarten teacher is preparing to teach a unit about trees. Which of the following strategies will help students to gain background knowledge before beginning the unit about trees?
Ask students to describe their Christmas trees during a warm-up activity.
Make desk name tags for each student using leaf shapes and use a tree banner on the class bulletin board.
Prepare a sensory table with leaves, bark, branches, and pinecones to teach new words and parts of trees.
Show students a video about deforestation and the impact on local wildlife.
Which of the following strategies should be incorporated into the classroom to help students determine the meaning of unknown words while reading? Select all answers that apply.
using context clues
identifying individual phonemes in a word
using root words and morphology
vocabulary word walls
An English teacher is teaching a group of beginner English Language Learners (ELLs) common school vocabulary (pencil, book, chair) and useful phrases ("May I use the restroom?"). She has been pointing to vocabulary words, saying them, and then having the students repeat them back orally and write them in their notebooks. The students seem to be getting words confused when they try to use them in the classroom environment. Which of the following support strategies would be most appropriate to help students internalize and use the vocabulary they are learning?
pair each student with a native-born English speaker to take part in pronunciation exercises
have students take pictures of each school object and paste them in their notebooks
have students film themselves saying the vocabulary words and then have them write them
provide pictures of each vocabulary word and sentence stems for writing and speaking
A sixth-grade teacher reads a book to her students with the vocabulary word "amino acid." Which tier does this vocabulary word fit into?
tier one
tier two
tier three
tier four
Why is it important to expose students to new vocabulary words in multiple contexts?
Using varied contexts with instruction will best support student memory of new words.
Using multiple contexts ensures students are not being exposed to too many new words at once.
Using multiple contexts will automatically scaffold student learning.
Dictionaries may not contain all definitions and usages of the word.
After observing that a student is not a fluent reader, the teacher should first:
increase the amount of reading homework that the student is assigned each night
formally assess the student's reading fluency to identify possible causes
make arrangements for small-group intervention
request formal testing from the school diagnostician
Which is an accurate statement about effective reading instruction?
A. Reading comprehension is increased when reading fluency is increased.
B. Students who do not ask for individualized reading instruction should not be provided individualized reading instruction.
C. Reading should be taught to students by addressing each concept separately.
D. It is best to assess students' reading comprehension through formal assessments.
A teacher wants to develop his students' fluency while reading. Which activity would best help them achieve this goal?
reviewing phonics and frequent morpheme pronunciations
create a word wall to introduce students to new terms they may encounter in their reading
read short excerpts of poetry, demonstrating how to pause and add proper inflection
have students read unfamiliar excerpts in front of the class
Ms. Jennings incorporates time into her class's weekly schedule to provide opportunities for students to choose a book that they have already read and read it aloud to either her or a classmate. Which of the following is most likely Ms. Jenning's goal for this activity?
assess student reading skills
build student fluency
build student confidence
foster relationships in the classroom
A fourth-grade student with an IEP has goals in the area of reading. Why might the teacher complete a running record for this student?
The teacher is administering a standardized assessment.
The teacher is comparing the student's to his/her peers.
The teacher is preparing to dismiss the student from special education services.
The teacher is tracking errors to determine the student's skill deficits.
A fourth grade teacher is planning a lesson that involves a text that will be challenging for most of the class. How can the teacher best use vocabulary instruction to support reading comprehension?
By allowing students to choose from the text vocabulary words that they will study over the coming week.
By selecting challenging and key terms to pre-teach
By reviewing relevant prefixes and suffixes
By providing a dictionary for student to look up confusing words.
