LETRS UNIT 6 ASSESSMENT & LETRS UNIT 6 SESSION 1-6
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following statements best describes an effective way to prepare students to
listen to or read a text? -
Answer-Establish the purpose for reading the text and impart background knowledge.
Which of the following describes a product of comprehension, rather than a process? -
Answer-verbalizing a summary or retelling of the text after reading
Which of these statements is not true of students with specific comprehension difficulties? -
Answer-They rely less on context to guess on the identity of the words.
Students with greater background knowledge of a text's topic are more likely to: -
Answer-remember more of what the text actually says
Which teaching strategy is most likely to help English Learners construct a mental model
of a texts meanings? -
Answer-Provide visual context for meaning-pictures, graphic organizers, objects, and/or
actions.
Which statement explains the most important reason why formal (standardized) tests of
reading comprehension may be of limited value to teachers? -
Answer-They typically do not indicate where instruction should focus.
Which statement is not true about how student understanding of syntax can affect
comprehension? -
Answer-The ability to process sentence structure has little effect on comprehension.
What technique would be most relevant for teaching students to comprehend the
structure of a fictional narrative? -
Answer-using a story grammar outline to make notes
Which sentence is most likely to challenge younger students' language comprehension
abilities? -
Answer-Unless everyone can agree, we will not play there again.
What activity would best create awareness of substitution as a cohesive device? -
Answer-having students underline words and phrases that mean almost the same thing
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following statements best describes an effective way to prepare students to
listen to or read a text? -
Answer-Establish the purpose for reading the text and impart background knowledge.
Which of the following describes a product of comprehension, rather than a process? -
Answer-verbalizing a summary or retelling of the text after reading
Which of these statements is not true of students with specific comprehension difficulties? -
Answer-They rely less on context to guess on the identity of the words.
Students with greater background knowledge of a text's topic are more likely to: -
Answer-remember more of what the text actually says
Which teaching strategy is most likely to help English Learners construct a mental model
of a texts meanings? -
Answer-Provide visual context for meaning-pictures, graphic organizers, objects, and/or
actions.
Which statement explains the most important reason why formal (standardized) tests of
reading comprehension may be of limited value to teachers? -
Answer-They typically do not indicate where instruction should focus.
Which statement is not true about how student understanding of syntax can affect
comprehension? -
Answer-The ability to process sentence structure has little effect on comprehension.
What technique would be most relevant for teaching students to comprehend the
structure of a fictional narrative? -
Answer-using a story grammar outline to make notes
Which sentence is most likely to challenge younger students' language comprehension
abilities? -
Answer-Unless everyone can agree, we will not play there again.
What activity would best create awareness of substitution as a cohesive device? -
Answer-having students underline words and phrases that mean almost the same thing
