STR CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS);
ALREADY GRADED A
Active Voice - correct answer- A sentence in
which the subject is doing the action.
Advanced Phonemic Awareness - correct answer-
The stage where children can delete, substitute, and
reverse individual phonemes in spoken words; typically
occurs between ages 7 and 9.
Affixes - correct answer- Parts of words that go
at the beginning of a word (prefix) or the end of a word
(suffix)
Affricates - correct answer- Consonant sounds
produced when air is stopped first, then forcefully
released (e.g., /ch/, /j/)
,Affrication of /t/ and /d/ before /r/ and /y/ - correct
answer- changes in the sound of phonemes /t/
and /d/ before /r/ as in "train" and "drive"
Allophonic Variation - correct answer-
differences in the way a phoneme sounds in the context
of the word vs. in isolation; may change the way a word is
pronounced but does not change the meaning of the
word
Alphabetic Principle - correct answer- The
understanding that phonemes (sounds) and graphemes
(written letters) can be connected and used to represent
spoken language
Aspiration of Stop Consonants - correct answer-
a push of air that occurs with stop consonants when they
are in the initial position of a syllable or consonant blend,
or when they precede a vowel
Assets-Based Teaching Approach - correct answer-
This refers to viewing diversity of thought, culture, and
,traits as a positive asset as students are valued for what
they bring to the classroom rather than being
characterized by what they are lacking.
Base Words - correct answer- Words that can
stand alone in English.
Basic Phonemic Awareness - correct answer-
the stage where children can identify and manipulate
(blend and segment) smaller units of sound (individual
phonemes) in words; typically occurs between ages 5 and
7.
Benchmark Assessments - correct answer- A
type of outcome assessment used to evaluate students
against grade-level specific standards and learning goals.
BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) -
correct answer- Development of fluency in
conversations - social language
, Bound Morpheme - correct answer- Word
elements that cannot stand on their own (e.g., roots,
affixes, and Greek-based word parts).
CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) -
correct answer- Development of content and
subject area language.
Changing Rule - correct answer- When adding a
suffix that starts with "e" (ed, er, est) to a word that ends
with a consonant and final "y", change the final "y" to "i"
before adding the suffix (e.g., happy/happier)
Choral Reading - correct answer- A strategy
used to build reading fluency where a group of children
read a passage together; it can be done with or without a
teacher
Chunking Instruction - correct answer- planning
short, frequent lessons with repeated opportunities to
practice skills
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS);
ALREADY GRADED A
Active Voice - correct answer- A sentence in
which the subject is doing the action.
Advanced Phonemic Awareness - correct answer-
The stage where children can delete, substitute, and
reverse individual phonemes in spoken words; typically
occurs between ages 7 and 9.
Affixes - correct answer- Parts of words that go
at the beginning of a word (prefix) or the end of a word
(suffix)
Affricates - correct answer- Consonant sounds
produced when air is stopped first, then forcefully
released (e.g., /ch/, /j/)
,Affrication of /t/ and /d/ before /r/ and /y/ - correct
answer- changes in the sound of phonemes /t/
and /d/ before /r/ as in "train" and "drive"
Allophonic Variation - correct answer-
differences in the way a phoneme sounds in the context
of the word vs. in isolation; may change the way a word is
pronounced but does not change the meaning of the
word
Alphabetic Principle - correct answer- The
understanding that phonemes (sounds) and graphemes
(written letters) can be connected and used to represent
spoken language
Aspiration of Stop Consonants - correct answer-
a push of air that occurs with stop consonants when they
are in the initial position of a syllable or consonant blend,
or when they precede a vowel
Assets-Based Teaching Approach - correct answer-
This refers to viewing diversity of thought, culture, and
,traits as a positive asset as students are valued for what
they bring to the classroom rather than being
characterized by what they are lacking.
Base Words - correct answer- Words that can
stand alone in English.
Basic Phonemic Awareness - correct answer-
the stage where children can identify and manipulate
(blend and segment) smaller units of sound (individual
phonemes) in words; typically occurs between ages 5 and
7.
Benchmark Assessments - correct answer- A
type of outcome assessment used to evaluate students
against grade-level specific standards and learning goals.
BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) -
correct answer- Development of fluency in
conversations - social language
, Bound Morpheme - correct answer- Word
elements that cannot stand on their own (e.g., roots,
affixes, and Greek-based word parts).
CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) -
correct answer- Development of content and
subject area language.
Changing Rule - correct answer- When adding a
suffix that starts with "e" (ed, er, est) to a word that ends
with a consonant and final "y", change the final "y" to "i"
before adding the suffix (e.g., happy/happier)
Choral Reading - correct answer- A strategy
used to build reading fluency where a group of children
read a passage together; it can be done with or without a
teacher
Chunking Instruction - correct answer- planning
short, frequent lessons with repeated opportunities to
practice skills
