ALTA CALT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A 2026
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1. What is the primary goal of structured literacy instruction?
A. Encourage free reading only
B. Teach reading through memorization
C. Develop explicit skills in phonology, orthography, and syntax
D. Focus only on comprehension strategies
Rationale: Structured literacy is systematic and explicit,
targeting language structure.
Correct Answer: C
2. Which component is most directly related to phonemic
awareness?
A. Sentence writing
B. Word meaning
C. Sound manipulation in spoken words
D. Paragraph organization
Rationale: Phonemic awareness involves manipulating
individual sounds in spoken language.
Correct Answer: C
,3. Which is an example of a digraph?
A. b
B. sh
C. s
D. t
Rationale: A digraph is two letters representing one sound.
Correct Answer: B
4. What does morphology study?
A. Sentence structure
B. Word formation and structure
C. Speech sounds only
D. Reading fluency
Rationale: Morphology focuses on meaningful word parts.
Correct Answer: B
5. Which is a closed syllable?
A. go
B. me
C. cat
D. tie
Rationale: A closed syllable ends in a consonant and has a short
vowel.
Correct Answer: C
,6. What is decoding?
A. Guessing words from pictures
B. Translating written words into spoken language
C. Memorizing spelling lists
D. Writing essays
Rationale: Decoding involves sounding out written words.
Correct Answer: B
7. Which best defines orthography?
A. Study of sentence patterns
B. Study of spelling and writing systems
C. Study of speech production
D. Study of vocabulary meaning
Rationale: Orthography refers to written language conventions.
Correct Answer: B
8. Which syllable type is found in “table”?
A. Closed
B. Open
C. Vowel-consonant-e
D. R-controlled
, Rationale: “ta-ble” has an open first syllable ending in a vowel.
Correct Answer: B
9. What is the purpose of blending sounds?
A. To divide words into syllables
B. To combine sounds into words
C. To define vocabulary
D. To improve handwriting
Rationale: Blending helps form words from individual sounds.
Correct Answer: B
10. Which is an example of a vowel team?
A. ck
B. ai
C. sh
D. tr
Rationale: Vowel teams represent a single vowel sound using
two letters.
Correct Answer: B
11. What is the role of assessment in structured literacy?
A. Punishment tool
B. Measure student guessing ability
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A 2026
|INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. What is the primary goal of structured literacy instruction?
A. Encourage free reading only
B. Teach reading through memorization
C. Develop explicit skills in phonology, orthography, and syntax
D. Focus only on comprehension strategies
Rationale: Structured literacy is systematic and explicit,
targeting language structure.
Correct Answer: C
2. Which component is most directly related to phonemic
awareness?
A. Sentence writing
B. Word meaning
C. Sound manipulation in spoken words
D. Paragraph organization
Rationale: Phonemic awareness involves manipulating
individual sounds in spoken language.
Correct Answer: C
,3. Which is an example of a digraph?
A. b
B. sh
C. s
D. t
Rationale: A digraph is two letters representing one sound.
Correct Answer: B
4. What does morphology study?
A. Sentence structure
B. Word formation and structure
C. Speech sounds only
D. Reading fluency
Rationale: Morphology focuses on meaningful word parts.
Correct Answer: B
5. Which is a closed syllable?
A. go
B. me
C. cat
D. tie
Rationale: A closed syllable ends in a consonant and has a short
vowel.
Correct Answer: C
,6. What is decoding?
A. Guessing words from pictures
B. Translating written words into spoken language
C. Memorizing spelling lists
D. Writing essays
Rationale: Decoding involves sounding out written words.
Correct Answer: B
7. Which best defines orthography?
A. Study of sentence patterns
B. Study of spelling and writing systems
C. Study of speech production
D. Study of vocabulary meaning
Rationale: Orthography refers to written language conventions.
Correct Answer: B
8. Which syllable type is found in “table”?
A. Closed
B. Open
C. Vowel-consonant-e
D. R-controlled
, Rationale: “ta-ble” has an open first syllable ending in a vowel.
Correct Answer: B
9. What is the purpose of blending sounds?
A. To divide words into syllables
B. To combine sounds into words
C. To define vocabulary
D. To improve handwriting
Rationale: Blending helps form words from individual sounds.
Correct Answer: B
10. Which is an example of a vowel team?
A. ck
B. ai
C. sh
D. tr
Rationale: Vowel teams represent a single vowel sound using
two letters.
Correct Answer: B
11. What is the role of assessment in structured literacy?
A. Punishment tool
B. Measure student guessing ability
