reading K to 12Test Format and Sample QuestionsThe Reading K to 12 subject area test consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice items. You will have two and one-half hours to complete the test. Show
Each of the questions will contain four response options. You will choose the best response out of the available options, and indicate A, B, C, or D. The table below presents types of questions on the exam and directs you to examples of these formats among the sample items that follow. Table of Question Formats
Sample QuestionsThe following questions represent both the form and content of questions on the examination. These questions will acquaint you with the general format of the examination; however, these sample questions do not cover all of the competencies and skills that are tested and will only approximate the degree of examination difficulty. Question 1 Competency 1—Knowledge of research and theories of reading processesDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. A reading teacher is reviewing a recently published book about a new approach to improving reading comprehension. Which of the following features should the teacher look for when evaluating the reported success of this approach? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: C.Question 2 Competency 1—Knowledge of research and theories of reading processesDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. In a classroom, the teacher has an area for small-group instruction and another area for whole-group instruction. The learning environment is information intensive with students collaborating on a variety of assignments and projects with the teacher roaming the room and helping individuals and groups of students. Which theorist best describes the teachers disposition for instruction? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: C.Question 3 Competency 1—Knowledge of research and theories of reading processesDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. A teacher firmly believes that collaboration among students is essential for learning. Which of the following theories is closely aligned with this philosophy? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: B.Question 4 Competency 2—Knowledge of text types and structuresDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Use the following excerpt to answer the question.
Which of the following is the excerpt an example of? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: D.Question 5 Competency 2—Knowledge of text types and structuresDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. A biography is an example of which of the following? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: C.Question 6 Competency 2—Knowledge of text types and structuresDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Which of the following is NOT a criterion for selecting multicultural literature? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: A.Question 7 Competency 3—Knowledge of reading assessment and evaluationDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. A teacher collects reading records and rubric-scored writing samples over time on select students to document change over time. Which term best describes the teacher's purpose for collecting this type of assessment? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: C.Question 8 Competency 3—Knowledge of reading assessment and evaluationDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. The assessment tools for the purpose of evaluating expertise include Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: C.Question 9 Competency 3—Knowledge of reading assessment and evaluationDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Which of the following is the best way to determine reading instructional groups in a classroom with students who have a wide range of skills and abilities? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: C.Question 10 Competency 4—Knowledge of learning environments and procedures that support readingDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Teachers at a middle school made a commitment to use observational notes to monitor students' strengths and needs and to use that information for providing differentiated instruction and flexible grouping. What type of grouping is this an example of? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: A.Question 11 Competency 4—Knowledge of learning environments and procedures that support readingDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. An effective way for a teacher of English language learners to integrate speaking and listening into the classroom would be to use Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: A.Question 12 Competency 4—Knowledge of learning environments and procedures that support readingDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Which adaptation of the basal reading program is the most efficient for struggling readers? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: A.Question 13 Competency 5—Knowledge of oral and written language acquisition and beginning readingDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. During a shared reading of an enlarged text in a primary learning environment, the teacher focuses instruction on the structure of the language by engaging students periodically in conversation. Which cognitive working system is the teacher scaffolding during the lesson? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: C.Question 14 Competency 5—Knowledge of oral and written language acquisition and beginning readingDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Students who cannot decode and rely on context and initial letters to figure out unknown words demonstrate characteristics of which phase of word recognition? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: C.Question 15 Competency 5—Knowledge of oral and written language acquisition and beginning readingDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Which of the following is most appropriate for developing the concept that print is "speech written down"? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: B.Question 16 Competency 6—Knowledge of phonics and word recognitionDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Which of the following statements is true in relation to early literacy skill acquisition? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: D.Question 17 Competency 6—Knowledge of phonics and word recognitionDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. A teacher working with diverse learners in the emergent stage of literacy development should Question 18 Competency 6—Knowledge of phonics and word recognitionDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. A teacher uses the following instructional procedures.
What is the focus of this instruction? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: B.Question 19 Competency 6—Knowledge of phonics and word recognitionDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Which of the following is the most effective strategy to assist a middle-schooler struggling with third grade high-frequency words? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: B.Question 20 Competency 7—Knowledge of vocabulary acquisition and useDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Which of the following descriptions best matches tier 1 vocabulary words? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: A.Question 21 Competency 7—Knowledge of vocabulary acquisition and useDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Which procedure is most appropriate for teaching multiple-meaning words? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: C.Question 22 Competency 7—Knowledge of vocabulary acquisition and useDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Which of the following instructional practices are the most appropriate to use to aid English language learners in a mathematics classroom from Tier 1 to Tier 2 word meanings? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: A.Question 23 Competency 7—Knowledge of vocabulary acquisition and useDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. For intentional vocabulary development, which of the following is the most effective to implement in instruction? Question 24 Competency 8—Knowledge of reading fluency and reading comprehensionDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. An oral reading fluency measure indicates that a student reads in two- and three-word phrases causing the reading to sound choppy. Additionally, the measure reveals that the student made improper stresses and intonations which failed to indicate the end of sentences or clauses. From this measure, the teacher should work in which of the following areas of fluency? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: B.Question 25 Competency 8—Knowledge of reading fluency and reading comprehensionDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. A teacher encourages his first grade English language learners to read selected narrative decodable texts to their parent or guardian five times over the course of a week. The primary purpose of this oral reading activity is to increase Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: D.Question 26 Competency 8—Knowledge of reading fluency and reading comprehensionDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. In preparing third grade students to read informational text on the importance of recycling, the teacher is primarily concerned with activating students' prior knowledge. Which of the following would be most effective? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: D.Question 27 Competency 8—Knowledge of reading fluency and reading comprehensionDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. Which strategy would best help students develop the ability to synthesize reading material? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: D.Question 28 Competency 9—Knowledge of reading program development, implementation, and coordinationDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. A teacher has surveyed their middle school Earth Science class and has concluded that most of the students have little knowledge about regional weather patterns. Which of the following sources would provide the students with the most up-to-date and comprehensive information? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: A.Question 29 Competency 9—Knowledge of reading program development, implementation, and coordinationDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. The district reading leadership team has determined based on data that additional informal progress monitoring opportunities in reading must be included in instruction for all the schools in the district. Which of the following progress monitoring resources will support this district effort? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: D.Question 30 Competency 9—Knowledge of reading program development, implementation, and coordinationDIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response. In October, a teacher meets with a paraprofessional of an eleventh grade student to discuss ways to increase teacher and peer interactions, decrease an over reliance on the paraprofessional, and build independence. Which of the following is this an example of? Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded Correct Response: D.Which of the following explanations best describes how word consciousness differs from typical vocabulary instruction?Word consciousness should be driven by curiosity and interest, while typical vocabulary instruction is based on defining words, comprehension, and clarity of language.
Why is it important to expose students to new vocabulary words in multiple contexts?Why is it important to expose students to new vocabulary words in multiple contexts? Using varied contexts with instruction will best support student memory of new words.
Which of the following would best promote the increase of students reading vocabulary quizlet?Which of the following would best promote the increase of students' reading vocabulary? Students reading independently will be introduced to new vocabulary which will allow them to use decoding skills to learn it.
Which of the following describes reading comprehension?Reading comprehension is the ability to process text, understand its meaning, and to integrate with what the reader already knows.
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Which of the following best describes why a teacher would prioritize teaching word consciousness in addition to direct vocabulary instruction?
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