Elementary Education: Content Knowledge – Study Guide and
Exam Preparation (Grades 1–6)
The ability to identify four distinct sounds in the word "clap" demonstrates competence in
which of the following phonemic awareness skills? - ANS✔✔ phoneme segmentation
Which of the following statements best describes a student who has acquired proficiency in
reading automaticity? - ANS✔✔ The student effortlessly processes, decodes, and understands
the written words in the text
Which of the following is a true statement about phonological awareness in literacy
development? - ANS✔✔ The decoding of unfamiliar words depends on the ability to associate
sounds with written letters.
Word Student's Spelling
coat coet
bought baught
right rite
hitch hich
The sample analysis of a student's spelling test shown best demonstrates which of the
following characteristics of spelling development? - ANS✔✔ The ability to recognize that words
are made up of letter patterns representing sounds
Which of the following concepts is best supported by research on emergent literacy? - ANS✔✔
Reading and writing develop concurrently and in interrelated ways.
A beginning reader is learning to read and spell the following words.
,five
dime
gave
cute
hope
The reader is able to visualize and remember the letter patterns in the words and transfer this
knowledge to reading and writing new words such as "hide," "take," and "robe." Which of the
following best identifies the processing system the reader is using to extend learning? - ANS✔✔
Orthographic
Which THREE of the following words contain an open syllable?
different, vehicle, jungle, fantastic, remembering, apron - ANS✔✔ Vehicle, remembering, apron
Before reading a new text, a reader identifies the purpose for reading, examines the genre and
difficulty of the material, and considers prior knowledge on the topic. These strategies will best
help the reader focus on which of the following elements of fluency? - ANS✔✔ Rate
A reader who has demonstrated fluency while reading an informational text can now use
available cognitive resources to focus on which of the following? - ANS✔✔ Comprehending the
main ideas in a text
Students' phonological awareness can be assessed by evaluating their ability to - ANS✔✔
understand how words in a text are segmented into syllables
German shepherds are the most familiar of the dogs employed as guides for the visually
impaired, but collies, boxers, Labrador retrievers, and several other breeds have also been
trained successfully for this job. It is not only the dog that must be trained. The person who is
, visually impaired and who will become the dog's master must also go to a special school, where
the two can develop trust and a close understanding.
Which of the following is the primary purpose of the paragraph? - ANS✔✔ Explaining that guide
dogs and people who are visually impaired receive training to work together
Which of the following terms best describes a series of events that build tension from conflict in
a story? - ANS✔✔ Rising action
As Arctic ice continues to melt, the polar bear's quest for food often leads to swimming long
distances, ultimately ending in starvation. Last year, a policy paper outlined a multi-step plan to
save the ever-declining polar bear population, which included the risky suggestion to feed the
bears directly. There are many endangered species on this planet, and it is not the case that one
is more important or critical than another. However, when we see candid images of these
majestic creatures in their environment, it becomes apparent how desperately they need
saving.
The author of the passage can best be described as having a point of view similar to - ANS✔✔ A
conservationist pleading for a vulnerable species
Once upon a time, a beggar woman went to the house of a poor peasant and asked for
something to eat. The peasant's wife gave her some bread and milk. When she had eaten it, she
took a barley-corn out of her pocket, and said, "This will I give thee; set it in a flowerpot, and
see what will come out of it."
The woman set the barley-corn in an old flowerpot, and the next day the most beautiful plant
had shot up, which looked just like a tulip, but the leaves were shut close together, as if it still
were in bud.
Which of the following best describes the characteristics of the passage? - ANS✔✔ The passage
contains simple characterization and quickly moving action
Exam Preparation (Grades 1–6)
The ability to identify four distinct sounds in the word "clap" demonstrates competence in
which of the following phonemic awareness skills? - ANS✔✔ phoneme segmentation
Which of the following statements best describes a student who has acquired proficiency in
reading automaticity? - ANS✔✔ The student effortlessly processes, decodes, and understands
the written words in the text
Which of the following is a true statement about phonological awareness in literacy
development? - ANS✔✔ The decoding of unfamiliar words depends on the ability to associate
sounds with written letters.
Word Student's Spelling
coat coet
bought baught
right rite
hitch hich
The sample analysis of a student's spelling test shown best demonstrates which of the
following characteristics of spelling development? - ANS✔✔ The ability to recognize that words
are made up of letter patterns representing sounds
Which of the following concepts is best supported by research on emergent literacy? - ANS✔✔
Reading and writing develop concurrently and in interrelated ways.
A beginning reader is learning to read and spell the following words.
,five
dime
gave
cute
hope
The reader is able to visualize and remember the letter patterns in the words and transfer this
knowledge to reading and writing new words such as "hide," "take," and "robe." Which of the
following best identifies the processing system the reader is using to extend learning? - ANS✔✔
Orthographic
Which THREE of the following words contain an open syllable?
different, vehicle, jungle, fantastic, remembering, apron - ANS✔✔ Vehicle, remembering, apron
Before reading a new text, a reader identifies the purpose for reading, examines the genre and
difficulty of the material, and considers prior knowledge on the topic. These strategies will best
help the reader focus on which of the following elements of fluency? - ANS✔✔ Rate
A reader who has demonstrated fluency while reading an informational text can now use
available cognitive resources to focus on which of the following? - ANS✔✔ Comprehending the
main ideas in a text
Students' phonological awareness can be assessed by evaluating their ability to - ANS✔✔
understand how words in a text are segmented into syllables
German shepherds are the most familiar of the dogs employed as guides for the visually
impaired, but collies, boxers, Labrador retrievers, and several other breeds have also been
trained successfully for this job. It is not only the dog that must be trained. The person who is
, visually impaired and who will become the dog's master must also go to a special school, where
the two can develop trust and a close understanding.
Which of the following is the primary purpose of the paragraph? - ANS✔✔ Explaining that guide
dogs and people who are visually impaired receive training to work together
Which of the following terms best describes a series of events that build tension from conflict in
a story? - ANS✔✔ Rising action
As Arctic ice continues to melt, the polar bear's quest for food often leads to swimming long
distances, ultimately ending in starvation. Last year, a policy paper outlined a multi-step plan to
save the ever-declining polar bear population, which included the risky suggestion to feed the
bears directly. There are many endangered species on this planet, and it is not the case that one
is more important or critical than another. However, when we see candid images of these
majestic creatures in their environment, it becomes apparent how desperately they need
saving.
The author of the passage can best be described as having a point of view similar to - ANS✔✔ A
conservationist pleading for a vulnerable species
Once upon a time, a beggar woman went to the house of a poor peasant and asked for
something to eat. The peasant's wife gave her some bread and milk. When she had eaten it, she
took a barley-corn out of her pocket, and said, "This will I give thee; set it in a flowerpot, and
see what will come out of it."
The woman set the barley-corn in an old flowerpot, and the next day the most beautiful plant
had shot up, which looked just like a tulip, but the leaves were shut close together, as if it still
were in bud.
Which of the following best describes the characteristics of the passage? - ANS✔✔ The passage
contains simple characterization and quickly moving action
