ALTA CALP Competency Exam Test 2025/2026
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1. During oral reading, the single best real-time indicator that a student
truly comprehends the text is:
a) Speed
b) 100% accuracy
c) Reading with appropriate prosody (expression, phrasing,
intonation)
d) Never stopping to decode
2. The five pillars of MSLE instruction are: explicit, systematic,
cumulative, diagnostic, and:
a) Discovery-based
b) Multisensory
c) Whole-language
d) Balanced literacy
,3. “Strephosymbolia” was a term coined by:
a) Rudolf Berlin
b) Samuel Orton
Orton (1925) used “strephosymbolia” (twisted symbols) to describe the
reversal tendencies he observed.
c) Marianne Frostig
d) Grace Fernald
4. Which federal law guarantees a free appropriate public education
(FAPE) for students with disabilities?
a) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
b) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• c) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) IDEA
(originally PL 94-142) guarantees FAPE and is the law that governs
IEPs and special education services.
• d) Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
5. Multisensory Structured Language Education (MSLE) must be all of
the following EXCEPT:
a) Systematic
b) Explicit
c) Discovery-based MSLE is explicit, systematic, cumulative,
diagnostic, and multisensory — never discovery-based or implicit.
, d) Cumulative
6. The simultaneous use of visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile
(VAKT) pathways is intended to:
a) Strengthen neural connections through multiple brain pathways
VAKT activates more areas of the brain simultaneously, creating
stronger memory traces (Birsh, Grace Fernald, Orton-Gillingham
principles).
b) Replace phonics instruction
c) Improve handwriting speed
d) Reduce the need for repetition
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the “Big Five” components
identified by the National Reading Panel?
a) Phonemic awareness
b) Fluency
c) Morphology
The National Reading Panel’s “Big Five” are: phonemic awareness,
phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Morphology is
critical but not one of the original five.
d) Vocabulary
8. The smallest unit of sound in a language is a:
, a) Grapheme
b) Morpheme
c) Phoneme Smallest unit of sound (e.g., /k/ in “cat”).
d) Syllable
9. A bound morpheme that changes a word’s grammatical function
(e.g., -ed, -s, -ing) is called:
a) Derivational
b) Inflectional
Inflectional morphemes change tense, number, or possession (-ed, -s, -
ing, -’s, etc.). Derivational morphemes change meaning or part of
speech.
c) Prefix
d) Root
10. The Anglo-Saxon layer of English typically contains words that are:
a) Long, multisyllabic, and abstract
b) Short, high-frequency, and concrete Anglo-Saxon words =
everyday words (house, run, dog, the, is); Latin/French = longer,
abstract; Greek = science/medical.
c) Related to law and government
d) Related to science and medicine
Questions with 100% Correct Answers Top
Rated A+
1. During oral reading, the single best real-time indicator that a student
truly comprehends the text is:
a) Speed
b) 100% accuracy
c) Reading with appropriate prosody (expression, phrasing,
intonation)
d) Never stopping to decode
2. The five pillars of MSLE instruction are: explicit, systematic,
cumulative, diagnostic, and:
a) Discovery-based
b) Multisensory
c) Whole-language
d) Balanced literacy
,3. “Strephosymbolia” was a term coined by:
a) Rudolf Berlin
b) Samuel Orton
Orton (1925) used “strephosymbolia” (twisted symbols) to describe the
reversal tendencies he observed.
c) Marianne Frostig
d) Grace Fernald
4. Which federal law guarantees a free appropriate public education
(FAPE) for students with disabilities?
a) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
b) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• c) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) IDEA
(originally PL 94-142) guarantees FAPE and is the law that governs
IEPs and special education services.
• d) Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
5. Multisensory Structured Language Education (MSLE) must be all of
the following EXCEPT:
a) Systematic
b) Explicit
c) Discovery-based MSLE is explicit, systematic, cumulative,
diagnostic, and multisensory — never discovery-based or implicit.
, d) Cumulative
6. The simultaneous use of visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile
(VAKT) pathways is intended to:
a) Strengthen neural connections through multiple brain pathways
VAKT activates more areas of the brain simultaneously, creating
stronger memory traces (Birsh, Grace Fernald, Orton-Gillingham
principles).
b) Replace phonics instruction
c) Improve handwriting speed
d) Reduce the need for repetition
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the “Big Five” components
identified by the National Reading Panel?
a) Phonemic awareness
b) Fluency
c) Morphology
The National Reading Panel’s “Big Five” are: phonemic awareness,
phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Morphology is
critical but not one of the original five.
d) Vocabulary
8. The smallest unit of sound in a language is a:
, a) Grapheme
b) Morpheme
c) Phoneme Smallest unit of sound (e.g., /k/ in “cat”).
d) Syllable
9. A bound morpheme that changes a word’s grammatical function
(e.g., -ed, -s, -ing) is called:
a) Derivational
b) Inflectional
Inflectional morphemes change tense, number, or possession (-ed, -s, -
ing, -’s, etc.). Derivational morphemes change meaning or part of
speech.
c) Prefix
d) Root
10. The Anglo-Saxon layer of English typically contains words that are:
a) Long, multisyllabic, and abstract
b) Short, high-frequency, and concrete Anglo-Saxon words =
everyday words (house, run, dog, the, is); Latin/French = longer,
abstract; Greek = science/medical.
c) Related to law and government
d) Related to science and medicine
