KPEERI Exam Questions and Verified
Answers
Question 1
Which is not a comprehension strategy:
Correct Answer
Morphology
Question 2
Phoneme deletion tasks assess a child's ability to:
Correct Answer
Remove a sound from in a word.
Question 3
Pragmatics
Correct Answer
-Social use of language
-How language is used to achieve goals.
Question 4
Listening to an adult model fluent reading ___________________:
Correct Answer
Gives students a chance to hear how the written text should sound, demonstrates
fluency to students, and serves as a strategy for building fluency.
Question 5
A writing lesson may include instruction on :
Correct Answer
Capitalization, punctuation, and organization.
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,Question 6
Which is an example of an informal reading assessment?
Correct Answer
Informal reading inventory, letter/sound recognition, and concepts of print.
Question 7
Which of the following is an example of vocabulary instruction?
Correct Answer
Explaining the words: sphere, cylinder, and cube.
Question 8
Which example is of a digraph?
Correct Answer
The letters sh in the word shrink.
Question 9
Who should be given informal assessments?
Correct Answer
Students who are struggling readers, students who are good readers, and students
who are average readers.
Question 10
Phonics instruction is most effective when it is taught:
Correct Answer
In primary grades.
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,Question 11
Early spelling skills are best taught when teachers build a bridge between what two
skills?
Correct Answer
Phonological/phonemic awareness and letter patterns.
Question 12
Automaticity and fluency:
Correct Answer
Are different, but related processes.
Question 13
Struggling readers may have slower fluency rates because they
________________________:
Correct Answer
Have no background knowledge on the subject, decoding unfamiliar words, and are
reading text that is beyond their reading level.
Question 14
Writing should be a part of the instructional day in which of the following grades?
Correct Answer
Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade
Question 15
Chall's Stage 2: Confirmation and Fluency
Correct Answer
-Grades 2 & 3
-Students consolidate knowledge of letters and sounds.
-Students read with fluency (speed and expression).
-Students read for pleasure.
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, Question 16
Phonological awareness is:
Correct Answer
A person's ability to hear sound structures of speech, a person's ability to
manipulate sound structures of speech, and a print-free skill set.
Question 17
Students who are likely to need fluency support:
Correct Answer
Have a limited vocabulary and limited background knowledge, have processing
speed or attention challenges, and are receiving reading intervention in other skill
areas.
Question 18
Letter
Correct Answer
Symbol that represents a sound.
# of letters # of graphemes
cat /k/ /a/ /t/ 3 3 c-a-t
chat /ch/ /a/ /t/ 4 3 ch-a-t
Question 19
Which of the following is not an example of a phoneme awareness task?
Correct Answer
Phoneme concentration
Question 20
How many speech sounds are there in the English language?
Correct Answer
Between 42-44
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Answers
Question 1
Which is not a comprehension strategy:
Correct Answer
Morphology
Question 2
Phoneme deletion tasks assess a child's ability to:
Correct Answer
Remove a sound from in a word.
Question 3
Pragmatics
Correct Answer
-Social use of language
-How language is used to achieve goals.
Question 4
Listening to an adult model fluent reading ___________________:
Correct Answer
Gives students a chance to hear how the written text should sound, demonstrates
fluency to students, and serves as a strategy for building fluency.
Question 5
A writing lesson may include instruction on :
Correct Answer
Capitalization, punctuation, and organization.
Page 1 of 215
,Question 6
Which is an example of an informal reading assessment?
Correct Answer
Informal reading inventory, letter/sound recognition, and concepts of print.
Question 7
Which of the following is an example of vocabulary instruction?
Correct Answer
Explaining the words: sphere, cylinder, and cube.
Question 8
Which example is of a digraph?
Correct Answer
The letters sh in the word shrink.
Question 9
Who should be given informal assessments?
Correct Answer
Students who are struggling readers, students who are good readers, and students
who are average readers.
Question 10
Phonics instruction is most effective when it is taught:
Correct Answer
In primary grades.
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,Question 11
Early spelling skills are best taught when teachers build a bridge between what two
skills?
Correct Answer
Phonological/phonemic awareness and letter patterns.
Question 12
Automaticity and fluency:
Correct Answer
Are different, but related processes.
Question 13
Struggling readers may have slower fluency rates because they
________________________:
Correct Answer
Have no background knowledge on the subject, decoding unfamiliar words, and are
reading text that is beyond their reading level.
Question 14
Writing should be a part of the instructional day in which of the following grades?
Correct Answer
Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade
Question 15
Chall's Stage 2: Confirmation and Fluency
Correct Answer
-Grades 2 & 3
-Students consolidate knowledge of letters and sounds.
-Students read with fluency (speed and expression).
-Students read for pleasure.
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, Question 16
Phonological awareness is:
Correct Answer
A person's ability to hear sound structures of speech, a person's ability to
manipulate sound structures of speech, and a print-free skill set.
Question 17
Students who are likely to need fluency support:
Correct Answer
Have a limited vocabulary and limited background knowledge, have processing
speed or attention challenges, and are receiving reading intervention in other skill
areas.
Question 18
Letter
Correct Answer
Symbol that represents a sound.
# of letters # of graphemes
cat /k/ /a/ /t/ 3 3 c-a-t
chat /ch/ /a/ /t/ 4 3 ch-a-t
Question 19
Which of the following is not an example of a phoneme awareness task?
Correct Answer
Phoneme concentration
Question 20
How many speech sounds are there in the English language?
Correct Answer
Between 42-44
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