Chapter 7 Quiz
- Question 1 1 out of 1 points
Children best learn vocabulary by Answer Selected Answer: being immersed in words. Correct Answer: being immersed in words. - Question 2 1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is not a level of word knowledge? Answer Selected Answer: new word Correct Answer: new word - Question 3 1 out of 1 points
When students have a concept related to a word but are not familiar with the word, either in oral or written form, they are in which situation for unfamiliar words? Answer Selected Answer: new word Correct Answer: new word - Question 4 1 out of 1 points
Incidental word learning happens through independent reading and which instructional models? Answer Selected Answer: reading workshop and literature circles Correct Answer: reading workshop and literature circles - Question 5 1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is NOT a word-learning strategy? Answer Selected Answer: Make up a plausible meaning. Correct Answer: Make up a plausible meaning. - Question 6 1 out of 1 points
All but which of the following is a characteristic of effective vocabulary instruction? Answer Selected Answer: testing Correct Answer: testing - Question 7 1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is a component of word study? Answer Selected Answer: synonyms Correct Answer: synonyms - Question 8 1 out of 1 points
The phrase "in hot water," when it refers to someone who is in trouble, is an example of a(n) Answer Selected Answer: idiom. Correct Answer: idiom. - Question 9 1 out of 1 points
Students choose a word from the word wall and then identify three or four words to sequence before or after the word. This is called a Answer Selected Answer: word chain. Correct Answer: word chain. - Question 10 1 out of 1 points
When a reader thinks about the rest of the sentence to understand an unknown word, they are using what kind of context clues? Answer Selected Answer: logic Correct Answer: logic - Question 11 1 out of 1 points
According to research, effective vocabulary instruction integrates new information with the familiar. Students are most likely to achieve that integration by Answer Selected Answer: developing a semantic map Correct Answer: developing a semantic map - Question 12 1 out of 1 points
Syntactic clues can be a useful strategy to identify an unfamiliar word in context because these cues Answer Selected Answer: use the structure of language to provide meaning Correct Answer: use the structure of language to provide meaning - Question 13 1 out of 1 points
All but which of the following is an example of a word study strategy?
Answer Selected Answer: repetition Correct Answer: repetition - Question 14 1 out of 1 points
A student knows that omni means "all" and that vorous means "to swallow up." She therefore can determine that omnivorous means animals that eat both meat and plants. She is applying what word study strategy? Answer Selected Answer: morphemic analysis Correct Answer: morphemic analysis - Question 15 1 out of 1 points
In the sentence, "People who are terrified of spiders have arachnophobia," students can determine the meaning of arachnophobia by using which type of context clue? Answer Selected Answer: root word and affixes Correct Answer: root word and affixes - Question 16 1 out of 1 points
Fifth-grade students can demonstrate their understanding of homophones by Answer Selected Answer: All of the above are true. Correct Answer: All of the above are true. - Question 17 1 out of 1 points
For vocabulary instruction to be effective, students must:
Answer Selected Answer: relate new words to their background knowledge
Correct Answer: relate new words to their background knowledge
- Question 18 1 out of 1 points
After third grade, the single largest source of vocabulary growth for students is:
Answer Selected Answer: reading
Correct Answer: reading
- Question 19 1 out of 1 points
The best way to teach students to use context clues is by:
Answer Selected Answer: modeling
Correct Answer: modeling
- Question 20 1 out of 1 points
Similar words in two languages that have descended from the same language are known as:
Answer Selected Answer: cognates
Correct Answer: cognates
- Question 21 1 out of 1 points
Expressions such as “raining cats and dogs” and “in hot water” are examples of:
Answer Selected Answer: idioms
Correct Answer: idioms
- Question 22 1 out of 1 points
When eleven-year-old Madison comes to an unfamiliar word, she uses the surrounding words to figure out the unknown word’s meaning. This is an example of using:
Answer Selected Answer: context clues
Correct Answer: context clues
- Question 23 1 out of 1 points
Of the following, the most effective way for students to learn a new group of words is to:
Answer Selected Answer: relate the words to a concept
Correct Answer: relate the words to a concept
- Question 24 1 out of 1 points
When students learn the origin of a new word, the students are learning that word’s:
Answer Selected Answer: etymology
Correct Answer: etymology
- Question 25 1 out of 1 points
The words dear and deer are examples of:
Answer Selected Answer: homonyms
Correct Answer: homonyms
- Question 26 1 out of 1 points
A teacher selected words used in a thematic unit and he made a grid to classify the words according to their distinguishing characteristics. He then asked his students to analyze each word, characteristic by characteristic, and indicate their results on the grid. His class participated in an activity called:
Answer Selected Answer: semantic feature analysis
Correct Answer: semantic feature analysis
- Question 27 1 out of 1 points
Words that have nearly the same meaning as other words are:
Answer Selected Answer: synonyms
Correct Answer: synonyms
- Question 28 1 out of 1 points
When teaching students to find the meaning of a word in a dictionary, instructors should:
Answer Selected Answer: compare the word to related words and opposites
Correct Answer: compare the word to related words and opposites
- Question 29 1 out of 1 points
While giving a class presentation, a sixth grade student explained the meaning of the word telephone by saying that, “Tele means distance and phon means sound. A telephone enables someone to hear sound across a distance.” This student was using a technique known as:
Answer Selected Answer: morphemic analysis
Correct Answer: morphemic analysis
- Question 30 1 out of 1 points
Explicit dictionary meanings are known as:
Answer Selected Answer: literal meanings
Correct Answer: literal meanings
- Question 31 1 out of 1 points
A student selected the word snowstorm from the word wall and then wrote related words including snow, snowman, and blizzard. This student made a(n):
Answer Selected Answer: word chain Correct Answer: word chain - Question 32 1 out of 1 points
When implementing vocabulary instruction, a teacher should focus on helping his students:
Answer Selected Answer: learn strategies
Correct Answer: learn strategies
- Question 33 1 out of 1 points
Words have entered the English language from many sources. The three main sources have been:
Answer Selected Answer: English, Latin, and Greek
Correct Answer: English, Latin, and Greek
- Question 34 1 out of 1 points
To read and comprehend a book, research suggests that students must:
Answer Selected Answer: know 85% of the words in the book
Correct Answer: know 85% of the words in the book
- Question 35 1 out of 1 points
After presenting a lesson on Alaska, a teacher added the words tundra, Arctic, oil, and resources to the word wall. Those words are examples of:
Answer Selected Answer: content-related words
Correct Answer: content-related words
- Question 36 1 out of 1 points
Research suggests that the best predictor of vocabulary growth in students between second grade and fifth grade is:
Answer Selected Answer: the amount of time children spend reading independently
Correct Answer: the amount of time children spend reading independently
- Question 37 1 out of 1 points
Words that express opposite meanings are:
Answer Selected Answer: antonyms
Correct Answer: antonyms
- Question 38 1 out of 1 points
Two types of figurative language are:
Answer Selected Answer: idioms and metaphors
Correct Answer: idioms and metaphors
- Question 39 1 out of 1 points
The sentence, “Michelle was as graceful as a bird as she skated across the ice,” contains an example of a(n):
Answer Selected Answer: simile
Correct Answer: simile
- Question 40 1 out of 1 points
Words should be added to a word wall:
Answer Selected Answer: by the classroom teacher and students
Correct Answer: by the classroom teacher and students
- Question 41 1 out of 1 points
Two of the best ways to provide opportunities for independent reading are:
Answer Selected Answer: literature circles and reading workshop
Correct Answer: literature circles and reading workshop