D668 WGU QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A first-grade teacher is representing a reading lesson that will help students identify the
main topic and retell key details of a text.
Which of the following activities would best align with the standard for key ideas and
details in reading at this grade level? - Answer -Instructing students to create a timeline
of events highlighting the main topic and key details from the text
A teacher is organizing a lesson aimed at helping sixth-grade students evaluate how
well an author uses vivid language to set the atmosphere and express feelings in a
story or poem.
Which learning standard does this lesson address? - Answer -Assess the impact of the
author's choice of sensory details and imagery in establishing the emotional landscape
and narrative voice
A first-grade teacher is planning a lesson to help students understand the concept of
cause and effect in stories. The teacher will read a short narrative and wants students to
identify the causes and effects of events.
Which instructional activity would best align with the standard for recognizing cause and
effect relationships at this grade-level? - Answer -Instructing students to identify why
certain events happened in the story and what happened as a result
In order to evaluate the third graders' understanding of character traits and their
influences on the story's events, which inquiry should the teacher make during the
literacy circle? - Answer -"What qualities of the main character can you outline, and
how do these qualities determine the unfolding of the plot?"
The standard for a fourth-grade English language arts class is for students to be able to
identify the main idea and supporting details in a text.
Which activity is both multisensory and aligns with the standard? - Answer -Students
listen to a story, read aloud, and discuss the main idea and details in small groups,
using graphic organizers to illustrate their points
To apply a multisensory approach to a lesson on distinguishing first-person and third-
person narration for fourth graders, which activity would be most effective? - Answer -
Designate two sections of the classroom as "First Person" and "Third Person" and direct
students to the section that represents the point of view of read-aloud excerpts
To support multisensory learning in a first-grade reading lesson, which additional activity
could the teacher introduce after reading a story aloud and displaying the illustrations? -
Answer -Encourage students to act out scenes from the story using props and
costumes
When teaching fourth-graders to identify the main idea and summarize the text of an
informational article, which multisensory activity would support this standard? - Answer
, -Creating a poster or concept map to identify and summarize key information in the
article
A third-grade teacher is planning a lesson that includes the standard, "Describe
characters in a story (e.g. their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their
actions contribute to the sequence of events."
Which of the following multisensory activities aligns best with RICH(relevancy,
inclusiveness, creativity, hands-on) principles and the standards? - Answer -Students
participate in a role-play activity where they each embody a character from the story,
discussing their traits, motivations, and feelings, and acting out key moments that
influence the plot
What role does structured literacy play in supporting struggling readers? - Answer -
Structured literacy helps struggling readers by breaking down the reading process into
manageable components and providing targeted interventions to address specific areas
of difficulty
What is phonological awareness? - Answer -Recognizing and manipulating the sounds
in spoken language
A student encounters the word "photosynthesis" in a biology textbook.
What would this student do if the student was high lexical quality? - Answer -
Understand both the pronunciation and the concept it represents
Which reading comprehension strategy involves connecting what you already know to
what you are reading to better understand the text? - Answer -Activating prior
knowledge
A student is learning to identify the individual sounds in words to improve their reading
skills.
Which of the five pillars of literacy instruction is this student focusing on? - Answer -
Phonics
A teacher explains to students that "c" is followed by "i,""e," or "y" to make the /s/ sound,
as in the word "city."
Which aspect of literacy instruction is this teacher addressing? - Answer -Orthography
A teacher is pointing out the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters in a
sentence.
What is the teacher doing? - Answer -Developing student's print awareness
Which activity demonstrates phoneme blending? - Answer -Combining the sounds /s/,
/t/, /o/, /p/ to say the word "stop"
What is an example of phonemic substitution? - Answer -Changing the middle sound in
the word "sop" to /a/
A first-grade teacher is representing a reading lesson that will help students identify the
main topic and retell key details of a text.
Which of the following activities would best align with the standard for key ideas and
details in reading at this grade level? - Answer -Instructing students to create a timeline
of events highlighting the main topic and key details from the text
A teacher is organizing a lesson aimed at helping sixth-grade students evaluate how
well an author uses vivid language to set the atmosphere and express feelings in a
story or poem.
Which learning standard does this lesson address? - Answer -Assess the impact of the
author's choice of sensory details and imagery in establishing the emotional landscape
and narrative voice
A first-grade teacher is planning a lesson to help students understand the concept of
cause and effect in stories. The teacher will read a short narrative and wants students to
identify the causes and effects of events.
Which instructional activity would best align with the standard for recognizing cause and
effect relationships at this grade-level? - Answer -Instructing students to identify why
certain events happened in the story and what happened as a result
In order to evaluate the third graders' understanding of character traits and their
influences on the story's events, which inquiry should the teacher make during the
literacy circle? - Answer -"What qualities of the main character can you outline, and
how do these qualities determine the unfolding of the plot?"
The standard for a fourth-grade English language arts class is for students to be able to
identify the main idea and supporting details in a text.
Which activity is both multisensory and aligns with the standard? - Answer -Students
listen to a story, read aloud, and discuss the main idea and details in small groups,
using graphic organizers to illustrate their points
To apply a multisensory approach to a lesson on distinguishing first-person and third-
person narration for fourth graders, which activity would be most effective? - Answer -
Designate two sections of the classroom as "First Person" and "Third Person" and direct
students to the section that represents the point of view of read-aloud excerpts
To support multisensory learning in a first-grade reading lesson, which additional activity
could the teacher introduce after reading a story aloud and displaying the illustrations? -
Answer -Encourage students to act out scenes from the story using props and
costumes
When teaching fourth-graders to identify the main idea and summarize the text of an
informational article, which multisensory activity would support this standard? - Answer
, -Creating a poster or concept map to identify and summarize key information in the
article
A third-grade teacher is planning a lesson that includes the standard, "Describe
characters in a story (e.g. their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their
actions contribute to the sequence of events."
Which of the following multisensory activities aligns best with RICH(relevancy,
inclusiveness, creativity, hands-on) principles and the standards? - Answer -Students
participate in a role-play activity where they each embody a character from the story,
discussing their traits, motivations, and feelings, and acting out key moments that
influence the plot
What role does structured literacy play in supporting struggling readers? - Answer -
Structured literacy helps struggling readers by breaking down the reading process into
manageable components and providing targeted interventions to address specific areas
of difficulty
What is phonological awareness? - Answer -Recognizing and manipulating the sounds
in spoken language
A student encounters the word "photosynthesis" in a biology textbook.
What would this student do if the student was high lexical quality? - Answer -
Understand both the pronunciation and the concept it represents
Which reading comprehension strategy involves connecting what you already know to
what you are reading to better understand the text? - Answer -Activating prior
knowledge
A student is learning to identify the individual sounds in words to improve their reading
skills.
Which of the five pillars of literacy instruction is this student focusing on? - Answer -
Phonics
A teacher explains to students that "c" is followed by "i,""e," or "y" to make the /s/ sound,
as in the word "city."
Which aspect of literacy instruction is this teacher addressing? - Answer -Orthography
A teacher is pointing out the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters in a
sentence.
What is the teacher doing? - Answer -Developing student's print awareness
Which activity demonstrates phoneme blending? - Answer -Combining the sounds /s/,
/t/, /o/, /p/ to say the word "stop"
What is an example of phonemic substitution? - Answer -Changing the middle sound in
the word "sop" to /a/
