FORT PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Phonological awareness is the ability to identify:
syntax.
phonics.
individual words, sounds, and syllables.
individual sounds. - Answers - Individual words, sounds, and syllables
A kindergarten teacher is creating a unit on tigers to focus on the letter "T". Which of the
following activities best contributes to the students' understanding of this alphabetic
principle?
Brainstorming words that begin with the first letter of the students' names
Creating a rhyme or song that explains how to spell the word "tiger"
Giving students a collection of pictures and having them label the objects that begin with
the letter "T"
Cutting out pictures of objects that begin with the letter "T", from an assortment of
pictures that only begin with the letter "T", and pasting them into a collage - Answers -
Giving students a collection of pictures and having them label the objects that begin with
the letter "T"
Most students in Mr. Powers' kindergarten class can identify two or more words that
rhyme. Which of the following phonemic skills is most appropriate for the teacher to
address next?
Pronouncing all the sounds in words that contain two or three phonemes
Blending the final consonant sounds in words
Naming the beginning sounds in words
Blending the initial consonant sounds in words - Answers - Naming the beginning
sounds in words
A first-grade teacher notices several students are having difficulty understanding and
mastering phonological and phonemic awareness skills. Which of the following
assignments would best provide opportunities for students to work on these skills at
home?
Writing the alphabet on notebook paper
Playing word games and sound games with family members
Pointing out vowels and consonants when reading words aloud
Listening to stories on tape or at a home computer - Answers - Playing word games
and sound games with family members
, A teacher notices that students are having difficulty decoding words like "moon",
"groan", and "boat". Which of the following areas of instruction should the teacher plan
to support students' decoding skills?
Phoneme blending
Vowel digraphs
Word syllabication
Open syllables - Answers - Vowel Diagraphs
A teacher wants to develop reading fluency in his first-grade class. Which of the
following would be the most effective activity to enhance the students' reading fluency?
Rereading stories that were used during a guided reading activity
Engaging in a literacy discussion group in the library
Reading a book or essay on a level above the students' independent reading levels
Creating a graphic organizer after reading a student-chosen book - Answers -
Rereading stories that were used during a guided reading activity
A kindergarten teacher begins each class by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The
teacher has a poster with the words to the Pledge of Allegiance and taps each word as
the class recites the Pledge. By tapping the word on the poster in correlation with
reciting the word, the teacher is best demonstrating which of the following?
Concept of print
Decoding
Phonological awareness
Alphabetic principle - Answers - Concept of print
Which of the following activities would best help a teacher assess a student's
understanding of the alphabetic principle?
Have the student participate in a readers' theater
Have the student use letter tiles to create words
Have the student use context clues to decode unknown vocabulary words
Have the student blend the phonemes of a word - Answers - Have the student use
letter tiles to create words
How many phonemes are in the word "hat"?
1
2
3
4 - Answers - 3
Which of the following statements is best supported by research?
Phonological awareness is the ability to identify:
syntax.
phonics.
individual words, sounds, and syllables.
individual sounds. - Answers - Individual words, sounds, and syllables
A kindergarten teacher is creating a unit on tigers to focus on the letter "T". Which of the
following activities best contributes to the students' understanding of this alphabetic
principle?
Brainstorming words that begin with the first letter of the students' names
Creating a rhyme or song that explains how to spell the word "tiger"
Giving students a collection of pictures and having them label the objects that begin with
the letter "T"
Cutting out pictures of objects that begin with the letter "T", from an assortment of
pictures that only begin with the letter "T", and pasting them into a collage - Answers -
Giving students a collection of pictures and having them label the objects that begin with
the letter "T"
Most students in Mr. Powers' kindergarten class can identify two or more words that
rhyme. Which of the following phonemic skills is most appropriate for the teacher to
address next?
Pronouncing all the sounds in words that contain two or three phonemes
Blending the final consonant sounds in words
Naming the beginning sounds in words
Blending the initial consonant sounds in words - Answers - Naming the beginning
sounds in words
A first-grade teacher notices several students are having difficulty understanding and
mastering phonological and phonemic awareness skills. Which of the following
assignments would best provide opportunities for students to work on these skills at
home?
Writing the alphabet on notebook paper
Playing word games and sound games with family members
Pointing out vowels and consonants when reading words aloud
Listening to stories on tape or at a home computer - Answers - Playing word games
and sound games with family members
, A teacher notices that students are having difficulty decoding words like "moon",
"groan", and "boat". Which of the following areas of instruction should the teacher plan
to support students' decoding skills?
Phoneme blending
Vowel digraphs
Word syllabication
Open syllables - Answers - Vowel Diagraphs
A teacher wants to develop reading fluency in his first-grade class. Which of the
following would be the most effective activity to enhance the students' reading fluency?
Rereading stories that were used during a guided reading activity
Engaging in a literacy discussion group in the library
Reading a book or essay on a level above the students' independent reading levels
Creating a graphic organizer after reading a student-chosen book - Answers -
Rereading stories that were used during a guided reading activity
A kindergarten teacher begins each class by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The
teacher has a poster with the words to the Pledge of Allegiance and taps each word as
the class recites the Pledge. By tapping the word on the poster in correlation with
reciting the word, the teacher is best demonstrating which of the following?
Concept of print
Decoding
Phonological awareness
Alphabetic principle - Answers - Concept of print
Which of the following activities would best help a teacher assess a student's
understanding of the alphabetic principle?
Have the student participate in a readers' theater
Have the student use letter tiles to create words
Have the student use context clues to decode unknown vocabulary words
Have the student blend the phonemes of a word - Answers - Have the student use
letter tiles to create words
How many phonemes are in the word "hat"?
1
2
3
4 - Answers - 3
Which of the following statements is best supported by research?
