NES Elementary Reading Instruction 104 Practice Test

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• Which stage in first language development is described as telegraphic stage, forming sentences?
• Which description best defines phonemic awareness?
• Which of the following is not a Bloom's taxonomy level?
• Which term describes the character who blocks the protagonist's path to success?
• Which phonemic awareness activity involves replacing a phoneme with another to form a new word?
• In narrative writing, setting refers to which of the following?
• What is a core idea of phonics instruction?
• What term describes familiar, frequently used words that do not need to be taught beyond primary grades?
• Rosenblatt argues that students must be active in order to make meaning.
• Which term describes the main character the reader wants to succeed?
• What does media literacy involve?
• For Fluent Readers, which practice involves using prior knowledge?
• In the SQ3R method, which step involves summarizing after reading?
• Which visual aid is suggested to organize reader connections?
• Which term is defined as a 14-line poem in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme commonly associated with Shakespeare?
• Which assessment example is mentioned for fluency monitoring?
• Which term is a genre of fiction?
• How does phonemic awareness differ from phonics?
• Which of the following is a literary technique mentioned in the material?
• What does analogy refer to in reading?
• Which statement correctly defines a digraph?
• Which theory attributes learning to responses to external stimuli such as rewards and punishments and was developed by Pavlov and Skinner?
• After the babbling stage, which stage typically follows in first language development?
• Which term refers to a five-line humorous verse?
• Which nonfiction text structure is used to show how one event leads to another?
• What does denotative meaning refer to?
• In first language acquisition, which stage is described as the babbling stage?
• Which term describes a character with a range of traits and complexity?
• What term describes language that activates visualization of setting by appealing to the five senses?
• Which description best matches the fluent stage of writing development?
• Which technique directly models fluent reading with prosody?
• Cognitivism emphasizes internal mental processes and the role of prior knowledge in learning.
• Which term means a worn-out idea or overused expression?
• Haiku is traditionally composed of how many lines and what syllable pattern?
• In reciprocal teaching, who leads the small group discussions about texts at the outset?
• Which syllable type is defined as a final separate syllable containing a consonant followed by le, as in maple?
• In digital literacy, what is contrasted by pragmatics of digital texts?
• Decoding is defined as which process?
• Which component deals with understanding social rules of language and formality?
• What does the alphabetic principle state?
• Which stage in second language acquisition comes after the silent period and involves early production?
• Schema accommodation occurs when conflicting knowledge is presented on an already known topic.
• Which is a sequence of steps in the writing process?
• What does phonics study?
• In second language acquisition, what is the initial stage?
• Which term describes a character who changes over time?
• Which type of comprehension involves understanding information that isn't explicitly given but implied in a text?
• Which Piagetian stage enables abstract reasoning and hypothetical thought?
• In reciprocal teaching, which four strategies does the teacher model?
• Which concept refers to recognizing book features, punctuation, and other text features?
• Which term expresses exaggeration for effect, not meant to be taken literally?
• Which activity helps analyze character development by predicting how traits change over time?
• Information literacy includes the ability to
• Which pair illustrates a homonym?
• What does cultural load refer to?
• In the close-reading sequence, what is the third step?
• What is a decoding technique that helps learners identify syllables?
• Which skill describes putting phonemes together to form a word?
• Which statement best describes the whole language approach?
• Which type of informational text explains with facts and includes features like headings and graphs?
• What is a compound word best described as?
• Which are examples of phonological awareness skills?
• What is the intended outcome of scaffolding in learning?
• What is the definition of symbolism in literature?
• In reading instruction, which approach gained prominence in the 1980s for immersion?
• Balanced literacy programs include which of the following?
• Interventions are based on what core elements?
• Which of the following is a strategy for struggling readers?
• Which is a strategy used by proficient readers?
• In phonological analysis of a syllable, which part is the onset?
• In a common sequence of steps for a reading strategy, which item is listed first?
• In poetry, verse is defined as which?
• What kind of activities are phonological awareness?
• Which teaching method emphasizes learning through examples and pattern recognition?
• What is a primary purpose of miscue analysis in DRA?
• Which statement best describes blending in reading instruction?
• Which are examples of literary non-fiction?
• Which step is part of 'Do before reading complex texts' to promote independence?
• Information literacy refers to the ability to
• Which structure presents a problem and one or more solutions?
• What is text coding?
• Which activity best supports retelling fiction by highlighting key elements and pausing for summaries?
• Which term best describes "same pronunciation but different meaning"?
• Faulty reasoning occurs when conclusions are
• Which statement correctly defines a metaphor?
• Which of the following is a metacognitive strategy for reading?
• Which of the following is a learning behavior commonly observed in classrooms?
• What should a student do when encountering a multi-syllabic unknown word?
• Which strategies are examples of semantic cues?
• Which of the following is an indicator of bias in writing?
• Why is it important for readers to distinguish between facts and opinions?
• Which outcome is associated with collaborative strategic reading (CSR)?
• Which of the following best defines a simile?
• Fluency in reading refers to which combination of abilities?
• Which term describes knowledge of the rules of language decoding and is also referred to as orthographic tendencies?
• Which poem form consists of three quatrains and a final couplet?
• What were "McGruffrey Readers" described as?
• What do derivational affixes do?
• Visual learners process information primarily through
• Which set of strategies is most aligned with supporting dysgraphia?
• Which practice helps students visually organize ideas and relationships?
• What is explicit instruction in teaching reading?
• Which skill involves recognizing the individual sounds in spoken words?
• Which connections are used to promote reader engagement?
• Which definition describes a consonant blend?
• Which nonfiction structure presents events in the order in which they occurred?
• According to Kenneth Goodman, reading is best described as
• Which form is described as a kind of humorous verse of five lines?
• What is the meaning of the alphabetic principle?
• Which statement about digraphs is true?
• Tactile learners process information primarily through
• Which sentence is an allusion to classical mythology?
• Which item is a level in Bloom's Taxonomy?
• Which form is a Japanese form of poetry consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables?
• What is dyspraxia?
• SQ3R stands for?
• When teaching parts of speech, what sequence is recommended?
• Which level corresponds to 90% to 94% accuracy?
• Which term describes translating sounds to print, as in writing?
• What is an allusion?
• Which elements are listed as components of explicit instruction?
• R controlled vowels are best illustrated by which example?
• Which structure provides a detailed description or list about a topic?
• Meter refers to what in poetry?
• What should teachers focus on according to Goodman to determine what students are doing wrong?
• In the described close-reading steps, what is the second step?
• Text-to-world connections involve relating the text to what?
• Which statement accurately describes what ORF measures?
• How is scaffolding described in instructional practice?
• According to the material, haiku can be used to teach which objective?
• What pattern indicates vowels say their names and the final e is silent?
• Which statement best describes organizing word parts into families?
• What are the three components of fluency?
• Fluency goes with which reading outcome most closely?
• Drawing conclusions in reading is best described as:
• Which description matches text coding?
• Which description best defines the alphabetic principle?
• Which term is most directly associated with decoding by applying knowledge of letter-sound relationships?
• Which figure of speech gives human characteristics to non-human things?
• Verse is defined as what in poetry?
• Which type of sonnet is defined as a 14-line poem in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme?
• What defines homographs?
• Which option lists the stages of writing development in order from earliest to most advanced?
• Which activity helps students learn homographs?
• Which practice involves making notes in margins while reading an informational text?
• Syntactic cues refer to a reader's ability to use knowledge about which aspects?
• Which strategy is recommended for dyspraxia?
• Which activity is described as a compound word activity to teach breaking words into parts?
• Which term refers to tests for ability to identify initial, medial, blended, final, segmented, and manipulated units?
• What do syntactical clues involve?
• Which is a benefit of recognizing an author's purpose?
• Which statement best describes information literacy?
• What does ORF stand for in reading assessment?
• Which practice supports comprehension of non-fiction texts?
• The Five Finger Rule helps determine reading level by evaluating:
• Visual literacy is best described as the ability to
• Which strategy is specifically aimed at developing phoneme manipulation in early readers?
• What is essential when establishing reading centers?
• Which practice involves breaking down words to decode them?
• Which term refers to the set of knowledge about a topic that a learner already possesses?
• Which syllable pattern is described as vowels being long and the final e is silent (as in lime, those, snake)?
• Which type of sonnet has 3 quatrains and a couplet?
• For Transitional Readers, which is a key independence milestone?
• Effective interventions for reading difficulties typically require:
• What are graphophonic clues?
• John Dewey's approach to learning emphasizes which principle?
• Semantic cues involve which of the following strategies?
• A biography is a book that describes?
• Which pair demonstrates a homophone?
• Which statement is an allusion to classical mythology?
• Which phonemic skill involves identifying a single sound in a spoken word?
• What does encoding refer to in literacy instruction?
• Which statement describes persuasive texts?
• Basal readers are typically described as what?
• Which of the following tools can be used to support retelling of fictional stories?
• Which statement is NOT listed as a component of teaching multiple literacies?
• Data literacy includes the ability to
• What role do mentor texts play in teaching figurative language?
• For proficient readers, what does analyzing an author's word choices and meaning help with?
• Which component of reading refers to understanding and deriving meaning from text?
• What is the purpose of chunking words as a strategy for struggling readers?
• In strategies for struggling readers, which elements are identified to analyze word parts?
• Which term refers to the metrical pattern of alternating stressed and unstressed syllables totaling 10 syllables per line?
• What is an inflectional affix?
• Which feature is commonly found in expository texts?
• An autobiography is?
• Which activity involves identifying where a sound occurs in a word (beginning, middle, end)?
• What is one recommended approach to teach evaluative comprehension?
• Constructivism in education emphasizes:
• Encoding refers to which skill in literacy development?
• What is schema?
• What does coarticulation refer to?
• Vowel digraph pairs are defined as which?
• Which component focuses on meaning in language development?
• Which form is described as having an octave and a sestet?
• Which concept focuses on recognizing book features such as the cover, punctuation, and text features?
• Which practice is described as continuing with explicit instructions?
• The Zone of Proximal Development involves tasks that require:
• Kinesthetic learners process information primarily through
• Which statement best describes how fluency assessment is described?
• The Zone of Proximal Development refers to tasks that require:
• Alliteration involves what?
• Which stage of reading development is characterized by decodable texts, rapid word recognition, and simple comprehension?
• Which term describes reading texts with an eye to the cultural framework from which it came?
• Meter refers to what in poetry?
• What is a effective approach to teaching genres of fiction?
• Morphological skills focus on understanding the meaning of what?
• Which practice helps connect text with meaning through visuals?
• Which list contains components of phonological awareness?
• Which component refers to recognizing and manipulating sounds?
• Stuttering is categorized as which type of language disorder?
• Which intervention is recommended to support fluency by repeated reading?
• In teaching digital literacy, which skill is emphasized?
• Which of the following is NOT a MBTI dimension?
• Which statement best contrasts media literacy with digital literacy?
• Which option describes how retelling fiction is supported?
• Which item is listed as part of metacognitive strategies?
• What is an effective strategy for teaching figurative language?
• Which syllable type is described as ending in a vowel with a long vowel sound, as in bagel?
• What is another name for orthographic tendencies as described in the material?
• Which form is characterized by an octave of eight lines followed by a sestet of six lines?
• Which statement correctly describes prefixes and suffixes?
• Sound-symbol instruction is best described as focusing on:
• What is the smallest unit of speech?
• Which statement about Lexile measurement is accurate?
• Levels of reading: which level corresponds to 95% to 100% accuracy?
• Which component is NOT part of the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)?
• Which statement describes an open syllable?
• Which type of knowledge refers to conventions learned from a community?
• Which activity involves removing a phoneme from a word?
• What is connotative meaning?
• Which statement describes financial literacy?
• What is a defining feature of procedural texts?
• Which of the following is a fluency-related reading skill described for fluent readers?
• Phonological awareness is the ability to do what with sounds?
• Which statement reflects multisensory, explicit instruction for dyslexia?
• Which areas are commonly affected by dyslexia?
• Targeted instruction groupings are based on which principle?
• Mary Clay emphasizes building on student strengths and that children have their own meaning. Which statement reflects this idea?
• Which method is described for assessing reading fluency?
• David Perkins described three intelligences. Which one is developed by experiences?
• Which theory emphasizes that students develop cognition through social interaction within their cultural context?
• Which type of signal words indicates cause & effect?
• Skimming is best described as?
• Which term is defined as the systematic and predictable relationship between letters and sounds?
• Which term describes writing spoken words down by mapping sounds to letters?
• Which statement best captures close reading?
• CSR stands for which of the following reading approaches?
• Mary Clay's literacy processing theory posits that all students learn to read with different what?
• Which of the following is not listed as a syllable type?
• Which factor is NOT typically considered when determining guided reading levels?
• Howard Gardner is best known for which theory?
• Which statement best distinguishes a fact from an opinion?
• Which term describes recognizing patterns of letters and word families?
• What is the purpose of progress monitoring in reading interventions?
• Which level corresponds to less than 90% accuracy?
• Which statement best defines blending in phonics instruction?
• Which is a type of context clue?
• Which approach presents rules first and is often described as teacher-centered?
• Which pair demonstrates a homograph?
• What is a digraph?
• What best describes targeted instruction in the context of grouping and assessment?
• Which type of reading is used when making decisions and seeking advice?
• Schema assimilation is best described as adding related knowledge to an existing schema.
• Dyslexic students use which part of the brain?
• Mary Clay's theory states reading and writing are interconnected in what way?
• Close reading is characterized by which approach?
• Cognitivism posits that learning is influenced by internal processes and relies on?
• Technological literacy includes the ability to
• Which Piagetian stage is characterized by symbolic thinking and egocentrism?
• Which example illustrates symbolism?
• What term encompasses a set of fourteen-line poems written in specific metrical patterns by poets such as Shakespeare, Spenser, and Petrarch?
• In Rosenblatt's view, prior knowledge impacts interpretation and meaning.
• What practice helps students identify syllables?
• What is the purpose of phonemic awareness?
• What is the relation between oral language and reading?
• Technological literacy refers to the ability to
• Stanza is defined as what?
• What are Elkonin boxes used for in early reading instruction?
• What does digital literacy involve?
• Strategies for dyslexia typically include:
• Quantitative data refers to what type of information?
• Which stage is described as the oral fluency stage that uses structure and syntax?
• Lexile measurement is used to determine which aspects of a text?
• Before reading to support comprehension, what practice is recommended?
• The Orton-Gillingham Approach is best described as:
• Which term refers to poetry forms categorized as three kinds, Shakespearean, Spenserian, and Petrarchan?
• Which learning theory is linked to internal cognitive processes and emerged prominently in the 1960s?
• Which strategy helps learners by activating prior knowledge through cues such as bolded texts and cueing techniques?
• Louise Rosenblatt's transactional theory describes reading involves a transaction between reader and what?
• Which statement describes a closed syllable?
• Which strategy is taught for unknown words among transitional readers by analyzing word parts?
• A stanza in poetry is defined as a group of what?
• Reading centers in elementary classrooms typically include which components?
• Data literacy is best described as the ability to
• What do semantical clues refer to in reading comprehension?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a purpose of nonfiction?
• Auditory learners process information primarily through
• Which concept describes the difference between what a learner can do independently and what they can do with guidance?
• What is the maze test?
• What is implicit instruction?
• Which of the following lists includes a syllable type?
• Which practice is used to organize ideas visually during transitional reading?
• Which principle best aligns with constructivist reading instruction?
• Which term describes reading for information?
• Which definition describes a consonant digraph?
• Which of the following best describes Kinesthetic learners?
• Which term describes words that are spelled the same but have different meanings?
• Which term refers to words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings?
• What are anchor charts and graphic organizers used for?