KPEERI Exam Prep #1
Print Awareness is: - answer Understanding the function of print and how it is organized
on a page.
An example of print awareness is: - answer A child points to a McDonald's billboard and
yells, "Mommy! I want a Happy Meal!"
Which is not an example of print awareness? - answer A child indicates that he can sing
the alphabet song.
Print awareness tasks: - answer Can be given by the classroom teacher, can help
students to develop print awareness, and are related to children's later success in
reading.
Print awareness typically, but not always, begins to develop: - answerBefore children
begin school.
A child who writes from top to bottom and from left to right possess: - answerPrint
awareness
Print awareness is an understanding that print: - answeris different from pictures on a
page, carries meaning, and has practical uses.
What is the relationship between spoken and written language? - answerPrint is used to
represent the words we speak.
Which is an example of print awareness? - answerPrint is read from left to right.
Phonemic awareness is: - answerA strong predictor of future reading success, a sub
skill of phonological awareness, and a foundational reading skill.
There are __________________ sounds in the English language: - answerMore than
40.
Phoneme blending is: - answerHarder than onset and rime.
The onset sound(s) is the: - answerSounds before the vowel in a syllable.
The definition of phoneme is, "The smallest part of _____________ language." -
answerSpoken
The word eight has how many phonemes? - answer2
,Phonological awareness is: - answerA 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.
How are phonemes represented in writing to differentiate them from actual words? -
answerBy placing the letters between slashes /b/.
How many syllables do you hear in the word submerges? - answer3
Which is an example of phoneme segmentation? - answerA child telling his teacher
there are four sounds in truck, /t/ /r/ /u/ /ck/
The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the onset and rimes in words is called
______________: - answerPhonological awareness
The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate discrete, individual sounds in words is
called: - answerPhonemic awareness
How many speech sounds are there in the English language? - answerBetween 42-44
An example of phonemic awareness is: - answerA child categorizing pictures that begin
with the same sound.
Phonemic awareness activities include: - answerBlending sounds together to make a
word, identifying words that begin with the same letter, and breaking a word into
individual sounds.
Phonological awareness activities include ________________: - answerSyllable
blending
Digraphs such as "sh" make ________________ sound(s). - answer1
When teaching phonological awareness, teachers should: - answerUse multisensory
activities, teach each skill to mastery, and start with the simplest skills and build to
harder skills.
Phonemic awareness is one part of _________________, which also includes activities
on phonemes, rhymes, syllables, and more: - answerPhonological awareness
Phonics instruction: - answerShould be taught because it teaches a system for
remembering how to read words.
The alphabetic principle is understanding: - answerThe relationship between letters and
spoken words.
, The written letter A is a: - answerGrapheme
Phonics programs are effective when they: - answerInclude a carefully selected set of
letter-sound relationships organized into a logical sequence, include a set of precise
directions for teaching these relationships, and include lots of opportunities for children
to apply learning to reading and writing.
Phonics instruction is most effective when it is taught: - answerIn primary grades.
Which is an example of systematic phonic instruction? - answerTeaching a set of letter-
sound relationships in a clearly defined sequence.
Effective phonics programs provide students with opportunities to practice applying their
knowledge about phonics as they: - answerRead, write, and blend sounds to form
words.
A teacher who is explaining how to place a set of words into categories based on their
spelling patterns is engaged in: - answerPhonics instruction
Phonics instruction is important because it helps students to: - answerUnderstand the
relationship between letters and sounds, recognize unfamiliar words, and improve
reading comprehension.
Fluent readers read text: - answerAccurately, quickly, and with expression.
Readers who are "fluent": - answerRead smoothly with appropriate phrasing.
Fluent readers are able to ________________ as they read: - answerConnect ideas,
focus on meaning, and recognize words.
Fluency rate when reading fiction and non-fiction _____________: - answerIs
sometimes different.
Which instructional approach, is most effective for increasing fluency? - answerStudents
re-reading a passage aloud while receiving guidance.
Repeated oral readings: - answerImprove word recognition, improve speed, and
improve reading comprehension.
"Round robin" reading does not increase fluency because: - answerPassages assigned
to students to read are only read once, students only read small amounts of text, and
teachers do not give feedback.
Students who are likely to need fluency support: - answerHave a limited vocabulary and
limited background knowledge, have processing speed or attention challenges, and are
receiving reading intervention in other skill areas.
Print Awareness is: - answer Understanding the function of print and how it is organized
on a page.
An example of print awareness is: - answer A child points to a McDonald's billboard and
yells, "Mommy! I want a Happy Meal!"
Which is not an example of print awareness? - answer A child indicates that he can sing
the alphabet song.
Print awareness tasks: - answer Can be given by the classroom teacher, can help
students to develop print awareness, and are related to children's later success in
reading.
Print awareness typically, but not always, begins to develop: - answerBefore children
begin school.
A child who writes from top to bottom and from left to right possess: - answerPrint
awareness
Print awareness is an understanding that print: - answeris different from pictures on a
page, carries meaning, and has practical uses.
What is the relationship between spoken and written language? - answerPrint is used to
represent the words we speak.
Which is an example of print awareness? - answerPrint is read from left to right.
Phonemic awareness is: - answerA strong predictor of future reading success, a sub
skill of phonological awareness, and a foundational reading skill.
There are __________________ sounds in the English language: - answerMore than
40.
Phoneme blending is: - answerHarder than onset and rime.
The onset sound(s) is the: - answerSounds before the vowel in a syllable.
The definition of phoneme is, "The smallest part of _____________ language." -
answerSpoken
The word eight has how many phonemes? - answer2
,Phonological awareness is: - answerA 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.
How are phonemes represented in writing to differentiate them from actual words? -
answerBy placing the letters between slashes /b/.
How many syllables do you hear in the word submerges? - answer3
Which is an example of phoneme segmentation? - answerA child telling his teacher
there are four sounds in truck, /t/ /r/ /u/ /ck/
The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the onset and rimes in words is called
______________: - answerPhonological awareness
The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate discrete, individual sounds in words is
called: - answerPhonemic awareness
How many speech sounds are there in the English language? - answerBetween 42-44
An example of phonemic awareness is: - answerA child categorizing pictures that begin
with the same sound.
Phonemic awareness activities include: - answerBlending sounds together to make a
word, identifying words that begin with the same letter, and breaking a word into
individual sounds.
Phonological awareness activities include ________________: - answerSyllable
blending
Digraphs such as "sh" make ________________ sound(s). - answer1
When teaching phonological awareness, teachers should: - answerUse multisensory
activities, teach each skill to mastery, and start with the simplest skills and build to
harder skills.
Phonemic awareness is one part of _________________, which also includes activities
on phonemes, rhymes, syllables, and more: - answerPhonological awareness
Phonics instruction: - answerShould be taught because it teaches a system for
remembering how to read words.
The alphabetic principle is understanding: - answerThe relationship between letters and
spoken words.
, The written letter A is a: - answerGrapheme
Phonics programs are effective when they: - answerInclude a carefully selected set of
letter-sound relationships organized into a logical sequence, include a set of precise
directions for teaching these relationships, and include lots of opportunities for children
to apply learning to reading and writing.
Phonics instruction is most effective when it is taught: - answerIn primary grades.
Which is an example of systematic phonic instruction? - answerTeaching a set of letter-
sound relationships in a clearly defined sequence.
Effective phonics programs provide students with opportunities to practice applying their
knowledge about phonics as they: - answerRead, write, and blend sounds to form
words.
A teacher who is explaining how to place a set of words into categories based on their
spelling patterns is engaged in: - answerPhonics instruction
Phonics instruction is important because it helps students to: - answerUnderstand the
relationship between letters and sounds, recognize unfamiliar words, and improve
reading comprehension.
Fluent readers read text: - answerAccurately, quickly, and with expression.
Readers who are "fluent": - answerRead smoothly with appropriate phrasing.
Fluent readers are able to ________________ as they read: - answerConnect ideas,
focus on meaning, and recognize words.
Fluency rate when reading fiction and non-fiction _____________: - answerIs
sometimes different.
Which instructional approach, is most effective for increasing fluency? - answerStudents
re-reading a passage aloud while receiving guidance.
Repeated oral readings: - answerImprove word recognition, improve speed, and
improve reading comprehension.
"Round robin" reading does not increase fluency because: - answerPassages assigned
to students to read are only read once, students only read small amounts of text, and
teachers do not give feedback.
Students who are likely to need fluency support: - answerHave a limited vocabulary and
limited background knowledge, have processing speed or attention challenges, and are
receiving reading intervention in other skill areas.
