OKLAHOMA READING TEST (ORT)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Phoneme - ANS -the individual sounds of letters
-smallest unit of sound in speech
Ex: the word "hat" has 3 phonemes
(h) (a) (t)
Onset - ANS -the initial consonant, consonant blend, or consonant digraph of a syllable
Ex: "pan" is "p"
"plan" is "pl"
"than" is "th"
Rime - ANS -the part of syllable from its vowel through its end
Ex: "pan" is -an
"pen" is -en
"pie" is -ie
Elkonin Boxes - ANS -an array with framed spaces for each sound segment of a word
-segmenting phonemes
Ex:
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Graphic organizers - ANS -a visual and graphic display that depicts the relationships between
facts, terms, and/or ideas within a learning topic
Ex:
Orthography - ANS -a system for associated word parts with individual letters or
combinations of letters; it is always systematic and often abstract.
-SYNONYM FOR SPELLING
Alphabetic principle - ANS -the understanding that words are made up of letters and letters
represent sounds.
-Ex: decoding the word fan
/fffff/, /aaaa/, and /nnnn/
Automaticity - ANS -reading without thinking about it
Speed - ANS
Accuracy - ANS -the ability to read and write words correctly
Ex: reading a percentage of words correctly
Prosody - ANS -the use of pace, pitch, and stress in speech
Ex: the expression used to read
Metacognition - ANS -knowing how you learn
-awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes
Ex: "I think about my thinking"
Ex: children being conscious of how well they understand text
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Phoneme - ANS -the individual sounds of letters
-smallest unit of sound in speech
Ex: the word "hat" has 3 phonemes
(h) (a) (t)
Onset - ANS -the initial consonant, consonant blend, or consonant digraph of a syllable
Ex: "pan" is "p"
"plan" is "pl"
"than" is "th"
Rime - ANS -the part of syllable from its vowel through its end
Ex: "pan" is -an
"pen" is -en
"pie" is -ie
Elkonin Boxes - ANS -an array with framed spaces for each sound segment of a word
-segmenting phonemes
Ex:
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Graphic organizers - ANS -a visual and graphic display that depicts the relationships between
facts, terms, and/or ideas within a learning topic
Ex:
Orthography - ANS -a system for associated word parts with individual letters or
combinations of letters; it is always systematic and often abstract.
-SYNONYM FOR SPELLING
Alphabetic principle - ANS -the understanding that words are made up of letters and letters
represent sounds.
-Ex: decoding the word fan
/fffff/, /aaaa/, and /nnnn/
Automaticity - ANS -reading without thinking about it
Speed - ANS
Accuracy - ANS -the ability to read and write words correctly
Ex: reading a percentage of words correctly
Prosody - ANS -the use of pace, pitch, and stress in speech
Ex: the expression used to read
Metacognition - ANS -knowing how you learn
-awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes
Ex: "I think about my thinking"
Ex: children being conscious of how well they understand text
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
