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LETRS UNITS 5 - 8 PRE & POST
TEST, ANSWERED
Question : Once students decode well, which statement
describes the relationship between vocabulary and reading comprehension?
Correct answer: Vocabulary is the best single predictor of
reading comprehension.
Question : In teaching the word invisible, the teacher
broke it into the parts in - vis - ible and talked about the meanings of the parts. Which aspect of language was emphasized?
Correct answer: morphology
Question : The Hart and Risley study (1995) identified a
"30-million-word" gap. This gap refers to:
Correct answer: the difference in the number of words
heard by preschool children raised in high- and low- language family environments.
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Question : According to research on differences in word
growth, which of the following is NOT true?
Correct answer: The gap in word knowledge
automatically decreases by the end of grade 2.
Question : Which of the following is least likely to
narrow the vocabulary gap between language-rich and language-poor students?
Correct answer: watching children's television programs
Question : To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word
explicitly and systematically before reading, which of these strategies would be the least effective?
Correct answer: asking students to write the word 10
times until they can spell it
Question : Students must learn the meanings of several
thousand new words every year if they are going to meet grade-level expectations for vocabulary growth. About how many of those word meanings should teachers aim to teach explicitly and thoroughly per week?
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Correct answer: 10-12
Question : When a student is an accurate but slow reader,
which of the following practices is most effective?
Correct answer: Focus instruction on foundational reading
skills that address multiple aspects of language.
Question : In what way should the vocabulary instruction
of English Learners (ELs) be distinguished from the vocabulary instruction of native English speakers?
Correct answer: They may need to learn the meanings of
the Tier 1 words in a passage.
Question : To select the best vocabulary words to teach
before reading a text, the teacher should prioritize which types of words?
Correct answer: words that are central to understanding
key meanings in the passage
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Question : A primary-grade teacher who wants to
implement research-based vocabulary instruction should
try to emphasize:
Correct answer: word relationships, including antonyms,
synonyms, categories, and semantic families.
Question : Good readers will stop and reread a portion of
the text for clarification if they don't understand it. This
behavior demonstrates:
Correct answer: cognitive flexibility and metacognition.
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Question : When students read about a topic for which
they already have well-developed background knowledge,
they are more likely than uninformed students to:
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