WorksheetsNational Boards Component 1 — EMC Literacy (Worksheet Questions)
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 43mins
Kindergarten Foundational Skills: Based on the listed expectations, which ability is explicitly included for this level?
Understanding paragraph structure
Recognizing basic print features
Analyzing theme development
Using figurative language terms
1st grade foundational skills: Which feature is part of early print and phonics work at this level?
Identifying digraphs
Evaluating author’s bias
Tracing argumentative claims
Quoting accurately from texts
2nd grade foundational skills: What focus appears in this stage of decoding?
Vowel teams
Comparing multimedia portrayals
Analyzing camera angles
Determining theme across texts
3rd foundational skills: Which task is emphasized for vocabulary development at this stage?
Decode words with Latin suffixes
Summarize across multiple sources
Cite several pieces of text evidence
Evaluate irrelevant evidence
4th and 5th foundational skills: What method is identified for decoding at these levels?
Memorizing isolated words
Using morphology (roots and affixes)
Relying on illustrations only
Comparing characters’ motivations
K Literature: Which activity is described as happening with prompting and support?
Recognizing common types of texts
Analyzing structure of a filmed drama
Tracing theme development across books
Quoting accurately without assistance
1st grade Literature: Which task is expected without prompting or support at this level?
Identify the central message or lesson
Evaluate camera focus and angles
Trace an argument’s claims
Compare structures of two texts
2nd grade Literature: What kind of moral-related understanding is expected?
Identify the moral of fables and folktales from diverse cultures
Evaluate the advantages of different digital formats
Analyze rhetorical devices in political speeches
Determine accuracy of statistical claims
3rd grade Literature: Which language distinction is highlighted for students at this level?
Literal versus nonliteral language
First versus second language acquisition
Syntax versus morphology
Dialect versus register
4th grade Literature: Which point-of-view comparison is emphasized?
First and third person perspectives
Omniscient versus objective film narration
Reader versus narrator identity
First person versus second person address
5th grade Literature: Which skills are explicitly included at this level? Select all that apply.
Quote accurately from texts
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to meaning, tone, or beauty
Summarize with no opinions
Identify vowel teams
6th grade Literature: Which expectation about summarizing is stated for this level?
Summaries should include personal opinions
Summaries should exclude opinions
Summaries should only quote directly
Summaries should focus on author biography
7th grade Literature: Which analyses are called for? Select all that apply.
Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure contributes to its meaning
Compare a written story to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing medium-specific techniques
Identify Latin suffixes in new words
Distinguish theme across genres using statistics
8th grade Literature: What effect may differences in point of view create, according to the expectations?
Suspense
Metaphor
Alliteration
Rhyme scheme
Kindergarten Informational: With prompting and support, which connection is a focus when discussing texts?
Describe connections such as main topic and key details
Compare conflicting scientific studies independently
Evaluate directors’ choices in a film adaptation
Trace a formal argument’s structure
1st grade Informational: Which distinction between sources of information is emphasized?
Distinguish information provided in pictures versus words
Distinguish formal versus informal registers
Distinguish primary versus secondary sources only
Distinguish fictional versus nonfictional characters
2nd grade Informational: What level of main-topic identification is expected?
Identify only the title topic
Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text and the focus of specific paragraphs
Identify the author’s biography
Identify the genre without reading
3rd grade Informational: Which perspective-related skill is highlighted?
Distinguish one’s own point of view from that of a text
Adopt the narrator’s point of view exclusively
Analyze directors’ choices in a film
Identify Latin suffixes
4th grade Informational: Which tasks are expected? Select all that apply.
Summarize an informational text
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively
Explain how the author uses reasons and evidence
Analyze camera angles in a film adaptation
5th grade Informational: Which analytical focus is included?
Determine two or more main ideas and compare/contrast text structure
Evaluate film lighting choices
Identify rhyme schemes in poetry
Diagram sentence syntax only
6th grade Informational: Which argumentative skill is part of the expectations?
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text
Write a persuasive speech using metaphors
Memorize definitions without evidence
Analyze camera focus and angles
7th grade Informational: Which analyses are emphasized? Select all that apply.
Analyze interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text
Analyze the impact of word choice
Compare a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version, analyzing each medium’s portrayal
Identify digraphs in phonics
8th grade Informational: Which task involves judging the quality of evidence?
Recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced
Identify stanza breaks in poetry
Memorize a paragraph’s first sentence
Compare historical timelines only
Kindergarten Writing: Which mode combination is named for composing at this level?
Drawing, dictating, and writing
Filming, editing, and scoring
Charting, coding, and modeling
Outlining, footnoting, and typesetting
1st grade Writing: Which narrative expectation is stated?
Include at least two sequenced events
Use complex satire
Analyze multiple accounts of a topic
Compose in stanza form
2nd grade Writing: What language use is highlighted for this level?
Use of temporal words
Exclusive use of dialogue
Mandatory rhyme
Latin suffix memorization
3rd grade Writing: Which project type is included?
Short research projects
Argument tracing and evaluation only
Film scene analysis
Epic poetry composition
4th grade Writing: Which consideration is added to writing expectations?
Consider audience
Focus only on camera angles
Avoid supporting reasons
Exclude narrative writing
According to 5th writing, how much should a student be able to type in a single sitting?
one page
two pages
three pages
half a page
In 6th writing, which genres are listed? Select all that apply.
argumentative (thesis statement with claim)
informational
narrative
descriptive
Which actions are specifically added for 7th writing beyond 6th writing? Select all that apply.
gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources
use search terms effectively
assess the credibility and accuracy of each source
quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation
According to 8th writing, technology is used to do which of the following? Select all that apply.
produce and publish writing
present relationships between information and ideas efficiently
interact and collaborate with others
memorize spelling lists
Which are ways a second grader could present information (speaking and listening)? Select all that apply.
audio recordings of stories or poems
adding drawings or visual displays to recount experiences
formal essays
silent reading
Which statement best describes visual literacy as defined in the worksheet?
the ability to memorize textbook content
a group of vision-competencies a human being can develop by seeing and at the same time having and integrating other sensory experiences
learning only through hearing and speaking
the skill of drawing realistic images
Which of the following is listed as a before viewing strategy?
pause the video to monitor understanding
set a viewing purpose
evaluate primary and secondary motivations
rewatch with a new purpose
Which actions are listed as during viewing strategies? Select all that apply.
pause video to monitor understanding
rewatch with new purpose
form relevant questions
begin KWL chart
Which actions are listed as after viewing strategies? Select all that apply.
retell/paraphrase
recall own thinking during video (metacognition)
analyze modalities and idea organization
separate implicit and explicit bias
According to the worksheet, what is viewing and visual literacy?
memorizing camera settings
the idea that learners today must demonstrate the ability to interpret, recognize, appreciate, and understand information presented through visible actions, objects, and symbols, natural or man-made
only the ability to draw and paint
watching videos without analysis
Which item is listed under Visual Teaching Strategies?
phoneme isolation
five card flicker
onset-rime blending
fluency timing
Which question is part of the think aloud strategy as shown?
What do you notice?
How many syllables are in this word?
Which chapter is next?
What time is it?
Which prompts are included in the 4 w's (visual literacy strategy)? Select all that apply.
What do I see?
What does it remind me of?
What is the artist's purpose?
So what?
Which steps are part of the 5 card flicker (visual literacy strategy)? Select all that apply.
Jot down one word associated with each image
Identify a song that comes to mind for one or more images
Describe what all the images have in common
Compare answers with classmates
Which ideas for teaching visual literacy in the classroom are listed? Select all that apply.
caption a photograph
storytelling through videogames
multimodal comparisons
phonics drills
What is letter/sound recognition as defined in this worksheet?
ability to recognize letters and sounds
ability to write paragraphs
ability to segment syllables
ability to blend phonemes
Which questions would you ask a student to assess concepts of print? Select all that apply.
a letter?
a word?
the front of the book?
how many words are in this sentence?
what is the chemical formula of water?
Which statements describe phonological awareness in the worksheet? Select all that apply.
Recognizing a word in a sentence shows the ability to segment a sentence
Recognizing a rhyme shows the ability to identify words that have the same ending sounds
Recognizing a syllable shows the ability to separate or blend words the way that they are pronounced
Understanding onset-rime shows the ability to blend the first sound (onset) and the rest of the word (rime)
Which abilities are listed under phonemic awareness? Select all that apply.
phoneme matching (identify words that begin with the same sound)
phoneme isolation (isolate a single sound within a word)
phoneme blending (blend individual sounds into a word)
phoneme segmentation (break a word into individual sounds)
phoneme manipulation (modify, change, or move the individual sounds in a word)
Which components are included in the qualitative reading inventory according to the worksheet? Select all that apply.
grade level reading
fluency
comprehension
vocabulary
oral reading accuracy
In running records notation, how is an omission marked?
circle the word
write SC above the word
long dash over the word omitted
caret at the insertion point
In running records notation, how is an insertion marked?
long dash over the word
circled word
atpointofinsertionwiththeinsertedwordwrittenaboveit
capital R above the word
In running records notation, how is repetition (no error) marked?
capital R above the word
SC above the word
circle the word
write T in the margin
In running records notation, how is repetition of a phrase marked?
capital SC above the word
capital R with a line and an arrow stretching across phrase repeated
write T for Teacher prompt
long dash over the word
In running records notation, how is self correction (no error) marked?
write T for Teacher prompt
circle the word
capital SC above the word to indicate the child has self-corrected
capital R above the word
In running records notation, how is unable to read word marked?
SC above the word
T for Teacher prompt
circle the word
long dash over the word
For “Decodes a word in an obvious manner (no error),” what should you mark if the word is eventually read incorrectly?
a check mark
a circle
SC above the word
capital R above the word
In running records notation, how is “Read incorrectly (one error)” marked?
circle word
capital SC above word
long dash over word
caret at insertion point
Which embedded tech supports to differentiate instruction are listed? Select all that apply.
online reference materials
multimedia supports (diagrams, animated illustrations, etc)
digital text and text to speech
digital annotations and voice recognition software
embedded graphic organizers
According to Erikson's Stages of Development for 3–5 years, which behavior is highlighted?
formal logical reasoning
asking “WHY?” while exploring the world
developing calculus skills
retirement planning
In Erikson's Stages of Development for 6–12 years, what relationship is described as most significant?
with the family only
with the school and neighborhood
with the workplace
with romantic partners
In Erikson's Stages of Development for 12–18 years, what is the primary developmental task described?
trust vs. mistrust
discover and find one's own identity while negotiating social interactions and developing a sense of morality and right from wrong
learning to read
industry vs. inferiority
What does social learning theory state according to the worksheet?
we learn only through innate maturation
we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished
we learn solely through genetic programming
we learn through random chance
Which stages are listed under Piaget's Cognitive Theory in the excerpt shown? Select all that apply.
sensorimotor
preoperational
formal operational
classical conditioning
Which learning theory is described as making new ideas based on our own prior knowledge and experiences?
Constructivism
Cognitivism
Behaviorism
Which perspective focuses on students processing information they receive rather than just responding to a stimulus (as with behaviourism)?
Cognitivism
Constructivism
Behaviorism
Which view is based on the idea that knowledge is independent and on the exterior of the learner?
Behaviorism
Constructivism
Cognitivism
Which strategy enables students to gather information about a topic from several sources by using an I-chart designed around several questions, recording answers within the chart, and generating a summary in the final row?
Inquiry chart during reading strategy
Reciprocal Teaching
Think-aloud strategy
Dictation
Which cooperative learning strategy enables each student of a home group to specialize in one aspect of a topic, meet with members assigned the same aspect, then return to teach their home group so the group works together as a whole?
during reading/with small groups
Reciprocal Teaching
Think-aloud strategy
Framed paragraph
Which strategy has teachers verbalize aloud while reading a selection orally?
Think-aloud strategy
Dictation
Inquiry chart during reading strategy
Visual persuasion
Which activity builds phonological awareness skills by segmenting words into individual sounds or phonemes, with a child listening to a word and moving a token into a box for each sound or phoneme?
Elkonin Boxes
Vowel patterns
Reader's theatre
Alphabetic principle
Which writing strategy allows a teacher to write what a student has said to encourage the child to express thoughts or ideas and lets the adult model strategies such as matching sounds to spelled words?
Dictation
Framed paragraph
Think-aloud strategy
Reciprocal Teaching
Which pre-writing tool helps students write well-developed paragraphs by using skeleton formats containing information about main ideas and transition words that guide organization and supportive details?
Framed paragraph
Paragraph graphic organizer (hamburger)
Dictation
Inquiry chart during reading strategy
Which instructional activity has students become the teacher in small group reading sessions, after teachers model and help students guide discussions using summarizing, question generating, clarifying, and predicting?
Reciprocal Teaching
during reading/with small groups
Think-aloud strategy
Inquiry chart during reading strategy
Which choices align with fostering parent-teacher relationships for students' achievement? Select all that apply.
In person (community—not during work hours)
Choose encouraging rather than require
Connect something learned in class with parents trying strategy with child
Use images to influence attitudes
What term describes the use of images to influence people's attitudes and/or behaviour?
Visual persuasion
Visual imagery
Behaviorism
Cognitivism
Which concept states that readers construct mental images as they read a text by using prior knowledge and background experiences to connect the author's writing with a personal picture?
Visual imagery
Visual persuasion
Think-aloud strategy
Reciprocal Teaching
Which are strategies to address fluency? Select all that apply.
Shared reading (teacher modeling specific skill)
Choral reading
Reader's theatre
Elkonin Boxes
Which items are examples of miscue patterns that need monitoring? Select all that apply.
One-to-one correspondence (omissions)
Checking endings
Syntax/structural errors
Visual errors
Which choices relate to vowel patterns and sound boxes? Select all that apply.
Vowel patterns (making words)
Sound boxes
Summarizing and predicting
Choral reading
Which are strategies to address miscue patterns? Select all that apply.
Analogy charts
Make or break a big word
Visualizing (for meaning)
Dictation
Which additional strategies address miscue patterns? Select all that apply.
Back up and re-read
Reading nonsense words (start of practicing syllables) because syllables are often nonsense words
Phoneme isolating
Framed paragraph
Which writing strategies or teaching points are emphasized to help structure and improve writing? Select all that apply.
Paragraph graphic organizer (hamburger) helps to structure writing
Read aloud to listen for pauses in punctuation
Identify who is speaking
Add transition words
Which additional teaching points for writing are recommended? Select all that apply.
Add or alter ending: brainstorm three endings to a story and choose the best
For writing that isn’t concise or loses focus: use a graphic organizer story arc before writing
Use images to influence behaviour
Practice choral reading
Which characteristics indicate writing strengths? Select all that apply.
Many sight words spelled correctly
Writer has a clear purpose
Writer stays on topic throughout sample
Has an awareness of audience
Which additional characteristics indicate writing strengths? Select all that apply.
Uses descriptive language
Story flows sequentially
Back up and re-read
Reading nonsense words
Which principle states that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken language?
Alphabetic principle
Visual imagery
Behaviorism
Constructivism
