GACE SCIENCE OF READING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
Conceptual Vocab. - ANS terms related in meaning that have complex definitions (ex.
community)
Word webs - ANS Best way to build conceptual vocabulary
Phoneme deletion - ANS removing phonemes from words to make new words
Phonological Awareness - ANS the ability to reflect on and manipulate the sound structure of
spoken language
Consonant blend - ANS Two or more consecutive consonants which retain their individual
sounds (e.g., /bl/ in block; /str/ in string).
Alphabetic Principle - ANS an understanding that letters and letter patterns represent the
sounds of spoken words.
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, Content-Specific words - ANS vocabulary words that are important to a particular subject
area
a 4th grader struggles to decode several words in a textbook. which strategy would help them
decode these words? - ANS looking for known word parts like prefixes/suffixes
Define phonological awareness vs phonemic awareness. - ANS Phonological awareness:
awareness of larger sound units (words, syllables, onset-rime). Phonemic awareness:
awareness/manipulation of individual phonemes.
phonemes - ANS in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit
phonological awareness - ANS the ability to reflect on and manipulate the sound structure of
spoken language (larger units)
phonemic awareness - ANS The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the individual sounds,
phonemes, in oral language.
Open syllables - ANS syllables that end with a vowel phoneme (sound) long vowel sound
(Ma) in Maple
Magic-e - ANS The final silent 'e' usually makes the preceding vowel long (e.g., 'cape').
Digraphs - ANS Two letters spell one sound (sh, ch, th, ph).
Blends - ANS Two/three consonants that are pronounced together but retain their individual
sounds.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
Conceptual Vocab. - ANS terms related in meaning that have complex definitions (ex.
community)
Word webs - ANS Best way to build conceptual vocabulary
Phoneme deletion - ANS removing phonemes from words to make new words
Phonological Awareness - ANS the ability to reflect on and manipulate the sound structure of
spoken language
Consonant blend - ANS Two or more consecutive consonants which retain their individual
sounds (e.g., /bl/ in block; /str/ in string).
Alphabetic Principle - ANS an understanding that letters and letter patterns represent the
sounds of spoken words.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Content-Specific words - ANS vocabulary words that are important to a particular subject
area
a 4th grader struggles to decode several words in a textbook. which strategy would help them
decode these words? - ANS looking for known word parts like prefixes/suffixes
Define phonological awareness vs phonemic awareness. - ANS Phonological awareness:
awareness of larger sound units (words, syllables, onset-rime). Phonemic awareness:
awareness/manipulation of individual phonemes.
phonemes - ANS in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit
phonological awareness - ANS the ability to reflect on and manipulate the sound structure of
spoken language (larger units)
phonemic awareness - ANS The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the individual sounds,
phonemes, in oral language.
Open syllables - ANS syllables that end with a vowel phoneme (sound) long vowel sound
(Ma) in Maple
Magic-e - ANS The final silent 'e' usually makes the preceding vowel long (e.g., 'cape').
Digraphs - ANS Two letters spell one sound (sh, ch, th, ph).
Blends - ANS Two/three consonants that are pronounced together but retain their individual
sounds.
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