Literacy CST NYS Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Ability Grouping -
correct answer ✅grouping children with similar needs for
instruction
groups change as children needs change
Alphabetic principle -
correct answer ✅written spelling represents spoken word
Anchor book -
correct answer ✅book read repeatedly and used for reading and
writing
Assonance -
correct answer ✅when words begin with the same vowel sound
balanced literacy approach -
correct answer ✅groups recommended, created based on ability
for short periods of time, then changed as students needs change
bottom up -
correct answer ✅learn from part to whole, starts with a phonics
approach
, Literacy CST NYS Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
comprehension -
correct answer ✅constructing meaning for what is read, depends
on activating prior knowledge, cultural and social background of
reader, readers ability to use comprehension- monitoring strategies
consonant diagraphs -
correct answer ✅two consecutive consonants that represent one
new speech sound
cues -
correct answer ✅used by children while self monitoring, intergrate
various sources of info to help construct meaning from text and
illustration
decoding -
correct answer ✅readers sound out a printed sequence of letters
based on knowledge of letter sound correspondences
diphthongs -
correct answer ✅two vowels in one syllable where the two sounds
are heard
Answers (Grade A+)
Ability Grouping -
correct answer ✅grouping children with similar needs for
instruction
groups change as children needs change
Alphabetic principle -
correct answer ✅written spelling represents spoken word
Anchor book -
correct answer ✅book read repeatedly and used for reading and
writing
Assonance -
correct answer ✅when words begin with the same vowel sound
balanced literacy approach -
correct answer ✅groups recommended, created based on ability
for short periods of time, then changed as students needs change
bottom up -
correct answer ✅learn from part to whole, starts with a phonics
approach
, Literacy CST NYS Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
comprehension -
correct answer ✅constructing meaning for what is read, depends
on activating prior knowledge, cultural and social background of
reader, readers ability to use comprehension- monitoring strategies
consonant diagraphs -
correct answer ✅two consecutive consonants that represent one
new speech sound
cues -
correct answer ✅used by children while self monitoring, intergrate
various sources of info to help construct meaning from text and
illustration
decoding -
correct answer ✅readers sound out a printed sequence of letters
based on knowledge of letter sound correspondences
diphthongs -
correct answer ✅two vowels in one syllable where the two sounds
are heard
