Chapter 6 Quiz
- Question 1 1 out of 1 points
Fluency is Answer Selected Answer: the ability to read quickly and with expression. Correct Answer: the ability to read quickly and with expression. - Question 2 1 out of 1 points
When students break multisyllabic words into syllables and then use phonics and analogies to decode an unknown word, they are using which word-identification strategy? Answer Selected Answer: syllable analysis Correct Answer: syllable analysis - Question 3 1 out of 1 points
By third grade, only a few students will not read fluently. All but which of the following is a characteristic of a nonfluent student? Answer Selected Answer: They read with expression Correct Answer: They read with expression - Question 4 0 out of 1 points
Which of the following is NOT a component of reading fluency? Answer Selected Answer: prosody Correct Answer: retelling - Question 5 1 out of 1 points
Chunking is a strategy designed to help children Answer Selected Answer: read with expression. Correct Answer: read with expression. - Question 6 1 out of 1 points
All but which of the following will support fifth-grade readers who do not read fluently? Answer Selected Answer: Let them listen to texts on audio tapes. Correct Answer: Let them listen to texts on audio tapes. - Question 7 1 out of 1 points
Students write rapidly and without stopping as they explore an idea. This is called Answer Selected Answer: quickwriting. Correct Answer: quickwriting. - Question 8 1 out of 1 points
Ms. Williams used which center as a place for students to use magnetic letters to spell high-frequency words? Answer Selected Answer: word work Correct Answer: word work - Question 9 1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is not one of the 24 words that kindergartners need to recognize? Answer Selected Answer: where Correct Answer: where - Question 10 1 out of 1 points
The syllabication rule that states "when there are more than two consonants together in a word, divide syllables keeping the blends together" helps children decode which word? Answer Selected Answer: monster Correct Answer: monster - Question 11 1 out of 1 points
Which word identification strategy is best for most fifth-grade students? Answer Selected Answer: syllabic analysis Correct Answer: syllabic analysis - Question 12 1 out of 1 points
Most children are usually fluent readers by which grade? Answer Selected Answer: 3rd Correct Answer: 3rd - Question 13 1 out of 1 points
When Ms. Jones asks her sixth-grade students to read independently for longer periods of time each day, she is helping them develop Answer Selected Answer: reading stamina Correct Answer: reading stamina - Question 14 1 out of 1 points
The biggest benefit for asking students to reread is so they will Answer Selected Answer: increase their reading speeds. Correct Answer: increase their reading speeds. - Question 15 1 out of 1 points
Miss Barton asks her second-grade students to learn five high frequency words each week. She does this because she knows that Answer Selected Answer: high frequency words are not phonetically regular and cannot be sounded out. Correct Answer: high frequency words are not phonetically regular and cannot be sounded out. - Question 16 1 out of 1 points
All but which of the following is a Greek prefix? Answer Selected Answer: quad- Correct Answer: quad- - Question 17 1 out of 1 points
All but which of the following words can be decoded by using the same syllabication rule? Answer Selected Answer: quiet Correct Answer: quiet - Question 18 1 out of 1 points
1. The primary reason fluent readers are usually more successful than less fluent readers is that fluent readers:
Answer Selected Answer: have more cognitive resources available for comprehensiond)
Correct Answer: have more cognitive resources available for comprehensiond)
- Question 19 1 out of 1 points
1. Researchers have found that the best way to improve students’ reading speed is to use:
Answer Selected Answer: a) repeated readings
b)
Correct Answer: a) repeated readings
b)
- Question 20 1 out of 1 points
1. In the word rewrite, re is an example of a:
Answer Selected Answer: bound morphemec)
Correct Answer: bound morphemec)
- Question 21 1 out of 1 points
1. The ability to quickly recognize words and know how to spell basic words is referred to as:
Answer Selected Answer: a) Automaticity
b)
Correct Answer: a) Automaticity
b)
- Question 22 1 out of 1 points
1. Six-year-old Gloria was able to read the new word den because she compared it to the word pen that she already knew. Gloria used the word identification strategy of:
Answer Selected Answer: analogy Correct Answer: analogy - Question 23 1 out of 1 points
1. It is helpful for students to understand syllabication and syllable boundaries because:
Answer Selected Answer: syllable boundaries affect the pronunciation of vowel soundsc)
Correct Answer: syllable boundaries affect the pronunciation of vowel soundsc)
- Question 24 1 out of 1 points
1. Bound morphemes that are added to words and root words are:
Answer Selected Answer: affixesc)
Correct Answer: affixesc)
- Question 25 1 out of 1 points
1. The ability to read quickly and with expression is:
Answer Selected Answer: a) fluency
b)
Correct Answer: a) fluency
b)
- Question 26 1 out of 1 points
1. When students break words into root words and affixes, they are participating in:
Answer Selected Answer: a) morphemic analysis
b)
Correct Answer: a) morphemic analysis
b)
- Question 27 1 out of 1 points
1. Students must develop a large stock of words that they recognize instantly. These words are called:
Answer Selected Answers: sight words
Correct Answers: sight words
- Question 28 0 out of 1 points
1. A term that refers to a root word is:
Answer Selected Answer: graphemec)
Correct Answer: morphemed)
- Question 29 1 out of 1 points
1. The strength to read silently for increasingly longer periods of time is referred to as:
Answer Selected Answer: a) reading stamina
b)
Correct Answer: a) reading stamina
b)
- Question 30 1 out of 1 points
1. After watching a film abut horses, ten-year-old Ryan quickly began writing. He explored ideas without stopping. Ryan was doing a:
Answer Selected Answer: quickwrited)
Correct Answer: quickwrited)
- Question 31 1 out of 1 points
1. When asked to read orally, eight-year-old Nicole reads with expression in a manner that approximates talking. This behavior indicates that Nicole has achieved:
Answer Selected Answer: prosody Correct Answer: prosody - Question 32 1 out of 1 points
1. A group of fourth grade students has been asked to read a chapter in a science textbook. When reading a content-area textbook, students should focus primarily on:
Answer Selected Answer: remembering main ideas Correct Answer: remembering main ideas - Question 33 1 out of 1 points
A first grade teacher displays high-frequency words on a bulletin board in his classroom. Each week he adds new words. This teacher has created:
Answer Selected Answer: a word wall
Correct Answer: a word wall
- Question 34 1 out of 1 points
A group of words such as fish, dish, wish, constitutes:
Answer Selected Answer: a word family
Correct Answer: a word family
- Question 35 1 out of 1 points
The two types of suffixes are:
Answer Selected Answer: inflectional and derivational
Correct Answer: inflectional and derivational
- Question 36 1 out of 1 points
An effective way to help students become fluent writers is to encourage the students to:
Answer Selected Answer: write sentences to express their ideas
Correct Answer: write sentences to express their ideas
- Question 37 1 out of 1 points
When implementing fluency-building activities, teachers should help children select books that are written:
Answer Selected Answer: just below their instructional level
Correct Answer: just below their instructional level
- Question 38 1 out of 1 points
A child’s reading rate is significant primarily because:
Answer Selected Answer: children must read quickly enough to understand what they are reading
Correct Answer: children must read quickly enough to understand what they are reading
- Question 39 1 out of 1 points
A reading instructional technique that is a form of assisted practice is:
Answer Selected Answer: readers theatre
Correct Answer: readers theatre
- Question 40 1 out of 1 points
To become a fluent reader, a student must: Answer Selected Answer: automatically recognize high-frequency words Correct Answer: automatically recognize high-frequency words