ICLA ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Accuracy.
Answer: The ability to recognize or decode words correctly.
◍ Affix.
Answer: Most commonly a suffix or prefix attached to a base word, stem, or
root.
◍ Which of the following is an example of a tissue?.
Answer: heart muscle
◍ Aliteracy.
Answer: Students who can read fairly well but choose not to.
◍ Which of the following is a major category of animal tissue?.
Answer: epithelium
◍ Stratified squamous epithelium is well suited for.
Answer: lining body surfaces subject to abrasion
◍ Alliteration.
Answer: The occurrence in a phase or line of speech of two or more words
having the same beginning sound. Example: Big burly bears bashed berry
baskets.
◍ Alphabetic Principle.
Answer: 1. The principle that letters are used to represent individual
phonemes in the spoken word.2. Representing the sounds of speech with a
set of distinct symbols (letters), each denoting a single sound.
◍ Analogy Phonics.
, Answer: In this approach, students learn how to use a phonogram, or rime,
in a familiar word to identify an unfamiliar word having the same rime.
◍ Analytic Phonics.
Answer: Word study that divides words into their elemental parts through
phonemic, orthographic, and morphological analysis.
◍ Automaticity.
Answer: Refers to the speed and accuracy of the word recognition and
spelling. Automaticity is the goal of word study instruction and frees
cognitive resources for comprehension.
◍ Epithelial tissues.
Answer: cover both external and internal body surfaces
◍ Balanced (integrated) literacy approach to teaching and reading.
Answer: An approach that incorporates: 1. Teach Read-Aloud2. Shared
Reading3. Guided Reading4. Independent Reading5. Word Study
◍ Which of the following is a type of connective tissue?.
Answer: cartilage
◍ Base Word.
Answer: A word to which prefixes and/or suffixes are added. For example,
the base word of "unwholesome" is "whole" *See also root word*See also
free morphemes
◍ Which of the following is formed from a matrix of collagen fibers
embedded in a hard mineral substance?.
Answer: bone
◍ What kind of connective tissue has an extracellular liquid matrix called
plasma?.
Answer: blood
◍ Connective tissue is different from other major tissue types in that it.
Answer: has cells that are sparsely scattered through a nonliving matrix
◍ Blends.
, Answer: A phonics term for an orthographic unit of two or three letters at
the beginning or end of words that are blended together. There are l-blends
such as bl, cl, and fl; r-blends such as gr, tr, pr; s-blends such as pc, scr, and
squ; and final blends such as ft, rd, and st. every sound represented in a
blend is pronounced, if only briefly.
◍ Smooth muscle is responsible for.
Answer: involuntary body activities
◍ Bound morpheme.
Answer: Meaning units of the language (morphemes) that cannot stand
alone as a word. "Respected" has three bound morphemes: re+spect-ed.
◍ Choral reading.
Answer: Oral reading done in unison with another person or persons.
◍ Closed sort.
Answer: Word or picture sort based on predetermined categories.
◍ Closed Syllable.
Answer: 1. A syllable that ends with or is "closed" by a consonant sound.2.
A syllable ending in one or more consonants and having a short-vowel
sound spelled with one vowel letter.
◍ Cognates.
Answer: Words in different languages derived from the same root.
◍ Compound word.
Answer: Words made up of two or more smaller words. A compound word
may or may not be hyphenated, depending on its part of speech.
◍ Concepts About Print (CAP).
Answer: Understandings about how books are organized (front-to-back page
turning, titles, illustrations), how print is oriented on the page (top to
bottom, left to right), and features of print such as punctuation and
capitalizations.
◍ Consonant.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Accuracy.
Answer: The ability to recognize or decode words correctly.
◍ Affix.
Answer: Most commonly a suffix or prefix attached to a base word, stem, or
root.
◍ Which of the following is an example of a tissue?.
Answer: heart muscle
◍ Aliteracy.
Answer: Students who can read fairly well but choose not to.
◍ Which of the following is a major category of animal tissue?.
Answer: epithelium
◍ Stratified squamous epithelium is well suited for.
Answer: lining body surfaces subject to abrasion
◍ Alliteration.
Answer: The occurrence in a phase or line of speech of two or more words
having the same beginning sound. Example: Big burly bears bashed berry
baskets.
◍ Alphabetic Principle.
Answer: 1. The principle that letters are used to represent individual
phonemes in the spoken word.2. Representing the sounds of speech with a
set of distinct symbols (letters), each denoting a single sound.
◍ Analogy Phonics.
, Answer: In this approach, students learn how to use a phonogram, or rime,
in a familiar word to identify an unfamiliar word having the same rime.
◍ Analytic Phonics.
Answer: Word study that divides words into their elemental parts through
phonemic, orthographic, and morphological analysis.
◍ Automaticity.
Answer: Refers to the speed and accuracy of the word recognition and
spelling. Automaticity is the goal of word study instruction and frees
cognitive resources for comprehension.
◍ Epithelial tissues.
Answer: cover both external and internal body surfaces
◍ Balanced (integrated) literacy approach to teaching and reading.
Answer: An approach that incorporates: 1. Teach Read-Aloud2. Shared
Reading3. Guided Reading4. Independent Reading5. Word Study
◍ Which of the following is a type of connective tissue?.
Answer: cartilage
◍ Base Word.
Answer: A word to which prefixes and/or suffixes are added. For example,
the base word of "unwholesome" is "whole" *See also root word*See also
free morphemes
◍ Which of the following is formed from a matrix of collagen fibers
embedded in a hard mineral substance?.
Answer: bone
◍ What kind of connective tissue has an extracellular liquid matrix called
plasma?.
Answer: blood
◍ Connective tissue is different from other major tissue types in that it.
Answer: has cells that are sparsely scattered through a nonliving matrix
◍ Blends.
, Answer: A phonics term for an orthographic unit of two or three letters at
the beginning or end of words that are blended together. There are l-blends
such as bl, cl, and fl; r-blends such as gr, tr, pr; s-blends such as pc, scr, and
squ; and final blends such as ft, rd, and st. every sound represented in a
blend is pronounced, if only briefly.
◍ Smooth muscle is responsible for.
Answer: involuntary body activities
◍ Bound morpheme.
Answer: Meaning units of the language (morphemes) that cannot stand
alone as a word. "Respected" has three bound morphemes: re+spect-ed.
◍ Choral reading.
Answer: Oral reading done in unison with another person or persons.
◍ Closed sort.
Answer: Word or picture sort based on predetermined categories.
◍ Closed Syllable.
Answer: 1. A syllable that ends with or is "closed" by a consonant sound.2.
A syllable ending in one or more consonants and having a short-vowel
sound spelled with one vowel letter.
◍ Cognates.
Answer: Words in different languages derived from the same root.
◍ Compound word.
Answer: Words made up of two or more smaller words. A compound word
may or may not be hyphenated, depending on its part of speech.
◍ Concepts About Print (CAP).
Answer: Understandings about how books are organized (front-to-back page
turning, titles, illustrations), how print is oriented on the page (top to
bottom, left to right), and features of print such as punctuation and
capitalizations.
◍ Consonant.
