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Question 1 of 45

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While standing in line at the grocery store, three-year-old Megan says to her mother in a regular tone of voice, "Mom, why is that woman so fat?" What does this indicate a lack of understanding of?

Select one of the following:

  • Syntax

  • Semantics

  • Morphology

  • Pragmatics

Explanation

Question 2 of 45

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Oral language development can be enhanced by which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • Meaningful conversation

  • Storytelling

  • Alphabet songs

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 3 of 45

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Ms. Chomski is presenting a new story to her class of first graders. In the story, a family visits their grandparents, where they all gather around a record player and listen to music. Many students do not understand what a record player is, especially some children for whom English is not their first language. Which of the following would be best for Ms. Chomski to do?

Select one of the following:

  • Discuss what a record player is with her students

  • Compare a record player with a CD player and an mp3 player

  • Have students look up record player in a dictionary

  • Show the students a picture of a record player

Explanation

Question 4 of 45

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Reading aloud correlates with all of the following EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

  • Reader self-confidence

  • Better reading comprehension

  • Literacy development

  • Overall school success

Explanation

Question 5 of 45

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Mr. Johns is using an activity that involves having students analyze the public speaking of others. All of the following would be included in the guidelines for this activity EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

  • The speeches to be evaluated are not given by other students

  • The rubric for evaluating the speeches includes pace, pronunciation, body language, word choice and visual aids

  • The speeches to be evaluated are be presented live to give students a more engaging learning experience

  • One of Mr. Johns's goals with this activity is to help students improve their own public speaking skills

Explanation

Question 6 of 45

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All of the following are true about phonological awareness EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

  • It may involve print

  • It is a prerequisite for spelling and phonics

  • Children can do the activities with their eyes closed

  • It starts before letter recognition is taught

Explanation

Question 7 of 45

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Which of the following explains a significant difference between phonics and phonemic awareness?

Select one of the following:

  • Phonics involves print, while phonemic awareness involves language

  • Phonics is harder than phonemic awareness

  • Phonics involves sounds, while phonemic awareness involves letters

  • Phonics is the application of sounds to print, while phonemic awareness is oral

Explanation

Question 8 of 45

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Theorist Marilyn Jager Adams, who researches early reading, has outlined five basic types of phonemic awareness tasks. Which of the following is NOT one of the tasks noted by Jager Adams?

Select one of the following:

  • Ability to do oddity tasks

  • Ability to orally blend words and split syllables

  • Ability to sound out words when reading aloud

  • Ability to do phonics manipulation tasks

Explanation

Question 9 of 45

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Activities that parents can practice at home to improve phonological and phonemic awareness include which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • Play games with words that sound alike as you experience them in everyday home activities

  • Demonstrate how sounds blend together in familiar words

  • Play a game in which the goal is to find objects with names that begin with a certain initial sound

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 10 of 45

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Which of the following statements best describes the alphabetic principle?

Select one of the following:

  • Most reading skills need to be acquired through a regular teaching of the alphabet

  • Written words are composed of patterns of letters that represent the sounds of spoken words

  • Written words are composed of patterns that must be memorized to read well

  • Spoken words (regular and irregular) lead to phonological reading

Explanation

Question 11 of 45

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Which of the following is NOT true about multisensory approaches to teaching the alphabetic principle?

Select one of the following:

  • Some children can only learn through multisensory techniques

  • Multisensory techniques give multiple cues to enhance memory and learning

  • Quilt book, rhyme time, letter path, and shape game are multisensory strategies

  • Multisensory techniques require direct teaching and ongoing engagement

Explanation

Question 12 of 45

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Activities that facilitate learning the alphabetic principle include:

Select one of the following:

  • Read alouds, alphabet art, concept books, and name sorts

  • Read alouds, shared reading, concept books, and picture books

  • Picture books, concept books, and alphabet books

  • Alphabet art, name sorts, shared reading, and phonics

Explanation

Question 13 of 45

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Which of the following is a convention of print that children learn during reading activities?

Select one of the following:

  • The meaning of words

  • The left-to-right motion

  • The purpose of print

  • The identification of letters

Explanation

Question 14 of 45

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Alphabet books are classified as...

Select one of the following:

  • Concept books

  • Easy-to-read books

  • Board books

  • Picture books

Explanation

Question 15 of 45

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To determine an author's purpose, a reader must:

Select one of the following:

  • Use his or her own judgement

  • Verify all the facts

  • Link the cause to the effects

  • Rely on common sense

Explanation

Question 16 of 45

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To decode is to:

Select one of the following:

  • Construct meaning

  • Sound out a printed sequence of letters

  • Use a special code to decipher a message

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 17 of 45

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Contexual redefinition is a strategy that encourages children to use the context more effectively by presenting them with sufficient vocabulary _________ the reading of a text.

Select one of the following:

  • after

  • before

  • during

  • none of the above

Explanation

Question 18 of 45

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What is the best place for students to find appropriate synonyms, antonyms, and other related words to enhance their writing?

Select one of the following:

  • Dictionary

  • Spell Check

  • Encyclopedia

  • Thesaurus

Explanation

Question 19 of 45

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Which of the following indicates that a student is a fluent reader?

Select one of the following:

  • Reads text with expression or prosody

  • Reads word to word and haltingly

  • Must intentionally decode the majority of the words

  • Sentences in a writing assignment are poorly organized structurally

Explanation

Question 20 of 45

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Automaticity refers to all of the following EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

  • Automatic whole-word identification

  • Automatic recognition of syllable types

  • Automatic reactions to the content of a paragraph

  • Automatic identification of graphemes as they relate to four basic word types

Explanation

Question 21 of 45

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Which of the following activities are likely to improve fluency?

Select one of the following:

  • Partner reading and a reader's theater

  • Phrased reading

  • Both A and B

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 22 of 45

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A child who has had limited exposure to text is:

Select one of the following:

  • More likely to refuse to participate in reading

  • Likely to be at the same developmental level as his or her peers with reading readiness

  • Likely to need extra support in the reading classroom

  • Unlikely to catch up to his or her peers in reading readiness

Explanation

Question 23 of 45

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Students are about to read a text that contains words that students will need to understand to understand the text. When should the vocabulary be introduced to the students?

Select one of the following:

  • Before reading

  • During reading

  • After reading

  • It should not be introduced

Explanation

Question 24 of 45

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A sixth-grade science teacher has given her class a paper to read on the relationship between food and weight gain. The writing contains signal words and phrases such as "because", "consequently", "this is how", and "due to". This paper has which text structure?

Select one of the following:

  • Cause and effect

  • Compare and contrast

  • Description

  • Sequencing

Explanation

Question 25 of 45

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Which of the following is NOT a strategy of teaching reading comprehension?

Select one of the following:

  • Asking questions

  • Utilizing graphic organizers

  • Focusing on mental images

  • Manipulating sounds

Explanation

Question 26 of 45

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The children's literature genre came into its own in the:

Select one of the following:

  • Seventeenth century

  • Eighteenth century

  • Nineteenth century

  • Twentieth century

Explanation

Question 27 of 45

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When evaluating reference sources, students should do all of the following EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

  • Look for self-published books by the author as evidence of expert status

  • Examine the level of detail provided by the source

  • Review the references at the end of the book or article

  • See if the author presents both sides of an argument or viewpoint

Explanation

Question 28 of 45

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Graphic organizers:

Select one of the following:

  • Primarily are used in grades K-3

  • Work better with poetry than other forms of writing

  • Help readers think critically by pulling out the main idea and supporting ideas

  • Generally aren't helpful to ELL students

Explanation

Question 29 of 45

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Which of the following helps students in a way that is similar to using a glossary?

Select one of the following:

  • Information in the text such as charts, graphs, maps, diagrams, captions, and photos

  • Prewriting

  • Classroom discussion of the main idea

  • Paired reading

Explanation

Question 30 of 45

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Which of these describes the best way to teach spelling?

Select one of the following:

  • At the same time that grammar and sentence structure are taught

  • Within the context of meaningful language experiences

  • Independently so that students can concentrate on spelling

  • In short lessons because students pick up spelling almost immediately

Explanation

Question 31 of 45

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Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

Select one of the following:

  • Elizabeth took Gracie to the dog park but forgot to bring the leash.

  • We throughly enjoyed our trip during Spring Break and will plan to return next year.

  • We were given two choices: today or tomorrow.

  • By the end of the evening, we were thoroughly exhausted; we decided to forego the moonlight walk.

Explanation

Question 32 of 45

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Which of the following sentences contains an error in agreement?

Select one of the following:

  • Jennifer is one of the women who writes for the magazine.

  • Each one of their sons plays a different sport.

  • This band has performed at the Odeum many times.

  • The data are available online at the listed website.

Explanation

Question 33 of 45

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Which of the following is NOT a technique of prewriting?

Select one of the following:

  • Clustering

  • Listing

  • Brainstorming

  • Proofreading

Explanation

Question 34 of 45

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A student has written a paper with the following characteristics: written in first person; characters, setting, and plot; some dialogue; events organized in chronological sequence with some flashbacks. In what genre has the student written?

Select one of the following:

  • Expository writing

  • Narrative writing

  • Persuasive writing

  • Technical writing

Explanation

Question 35 of 45

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and three dependent clauses is best described as a:

Select one of the following:

  • Simple sentence

  • Compound sentence

  • Complex sentence

  • Compound-complex sentence

Explanation

Question 36 of 45

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Which of the following messages provides the most accessibility to the most learners?

Select one of the following:

  • Print message

  • Audiovisual message

  • Graphic message

Explanation

Question 37 of 45

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Which of the following advertising techniques is based on appealing to our desire to think for ourselves?

Select one of the following:

  • Celebrity endoresement

  • Intelligence

  • Independence

  • Lifestyle

Explanation

Question 38 of 45

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Which of the following is NOT useful in creating visual media for the classroom?

Select one of the following:

  • Limit your graph to just one idea or concept and keep the content simple

  • Balance substance and visual appeal

  • Match the information to the format that will fit it best

  • Make sure to cite all references to copyrighted material

Explanation

Question 39 of 45

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All of the following are examples of ongoing informal assessment techniques used to observe student progress EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

  • Analysis of student work products

  • Collection of data from assessment tests

  • Effective questioning

  • Observations of students

Explanation

Question 40 of 45

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Which of the following is a formal reading-level assessment?

Select one of the following:

  • A standardized reading test

  • A teacher-made reading test

  • An interview

  • A reading diary

Explanation

Question 41 of 45

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Which of the following is NOT considered a reading level?

Select one of the following:

  • Independent

  • Instructional

  • Intentional

  • Frustrational

Explanation

Question 42 of 45

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Which of the following should NOT be included in the opening paragraph of an informative essay?

Select one of the following:

  • Thesis sentence

  • Details and examples supporting the main idea

  • A broad, general introduction to the topic

  • A style and tone that grabs the reader's attention

Explanation

Question 43 of 45

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Being competent in ______, a reader is able to understand what the writer is trying to convey to the audience.

Select one of the following:

  • Semantics

  • Pragmatics

  • Morphemes

  • Phonemes

Explanation

Question 44 of 45

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A second-grade teacher explains the steps of the writing process to her learners. For the first step, she demonstrates the use of a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two characters from a story that class recently read. These visual representations of content are known as:

Select one of the following:

  • Graphic organizers

  • Running records

  • Blogs

  • Phonemes

Explanation

Question 45 of 45

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By examining an author's word choice, a reader can determine the:

Select one of the following:

  • Author's purpose

  • Author's tone

  • Main idea

  • Inference

Explanation

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