LETRS UNIT 1 REVIEW STUDY GUIDE 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS
◉ To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text,
the teacher should prioritize which types of words? Answer: words
that are central to understanding key meanings in the passage
◉ A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement research-based
vocabulary instruction should try to emphasize: Answer: word
relationships, including antonyms, synonyms, categories, and
semantic families.
◉ Good readers will stop and reread a portion of the text for
clarification if they don't understand it. This behavior demonstrates:
Answer: cognitive flexibility and metacognition.
◉ When students read about a topic for which they already have
well-developed background knowledge, they are more likely than
uninformed students to: Answer: acquire new knowledge faster
from the text.
◉ A valuable first step before reading a text with a group of students
is: Answer: clearly stating the purpose for reading the text.
, ◉ Which of the following is the best description of the
comprehension process as it relates to reading? Answer: linking the
surface code with ideas in the text base
◉ Which teaching strategy is most likely to help students construct a
mental model of a texts meanings? Answer: anticipating the
takeaways and building background knowledge
◉ Standardized tests of reading comprehension have been shown by
research to: Answer: give varied results depending on the content
and format
◉ Which technique would be least relevant for teaching an
informational passage about the difference between frogs and
toads? Answer: outlining the elements of story grammar
◉ Which of the following would be a good example to use while
teaching students to identify compound sentences? Answer: The
rain came but the team played on.
◉ Which of the following activities would help students identify
cohesive ties in a text? Answer: having students draw arrows
between pronouns and their referents
TESTED QUESTIONS
◉ To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text,
the teacher should prioritize which types of words? Answer: words
that are central to understanding key meanings in the passage
◉ A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement research-based
vocabulary instruction should try to emphasize: Answer: word
relationships, including antonyms, synonyms, categories, and
semantic families.
◉ Good readers will stop and reread a portion of the text for
clarification if they don't understand it. This behavior demonstrates:
Answer: cognitive flexibility and metacognition.
◉ When students read about a topic for which they already have
well-developed background knowledge, they are more likely than
uninformed students to: Answer: acquire new knowledge faster
from the text.
◉ A valuable first step before reading a text with a group of students
is: Answer: clearly stating the purpose for reading the text.
, ◉ Which of the following is the best description of the
comprehension process as it relates to reading? Answer: linking the
surface code with ideas in the text base
◉ Which teaching strategy is most likely to help students construct a
mental model of a texts meanings? Answer: anticipating the
takeaways and building background knowledge
◉ Standardized tests of reading comprehension have been shown by
research to: Answer: give varied results depending on the content
and format
◉ Which technique would be least relevant for teaching an
informational passage about the difference between frogs and
toads? Answer: outlining the elements of story grammar
◉ Which of the following would be a good example to use while
teaching students to identify compound sentences? Answer: The
rain came but the team played on.
◉ Which of the following activities would help students identify
cohesive ties in a text? Answer: having students draw arrows
between pronouns and their referents
