Chapter 3 Quiz
Question 1
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How might teachers assess students' phonemic awareness?
Correct Answer:
Teachers monitor students' learning as they participate in
phonemic awareness activities in the classroom
Question 2
In K-2, teachers regularly evaluate all but which of the following?
Correct Answer:
letter formation
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Question 3
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When teachers use average numbers of syllables per 100 words to figure out the reading
level of a text, they are most likely using
Correct Answer:
the Fry Readability Formula
Question 4
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Which of the following is not a criteria used for leveling books according to the Fountas and
Pinnell method?
Correct Answer:
word count
Question 5
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An approach to matching students' reading levels to appropriate book levels is done by
administering the Scholastic Reading Inventory-a computerized reading test. What is this
method called?
Correct Answer:
Lexile Framework
Question 6
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Which of the following are two effective comprehension informal reading assessments?
Correct Answer:
story retelling and cloze procedure
Question 7
Rubrics are used to assess students'
Correct Answer:
writing.
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Question 8
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Teachers monitor students' progress on a daily basis in all but which of the following ways?
Correct Answer:
All of these are part of an effective monitoring system.
Question 9
The purpose of assessment is
Correct Answer:
to inform and influence instruction.
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Question 10
Running records assess
Correct Answer:
fluency and word identification.
Question 11
Who developed the CAP (Concepts About Print) test?
Correct Answer:
Marie Clay
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Question 12
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Which items are assessed in a CAP text?
Correct Answer:
book-orientation, directionality, and letter and word concepts
Question 13
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What kind of conference occurs when a student and teacher discuss possible writing
topics?
Correct Answer:
prewriting
Question 14
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Ms. Nethaway listens to a student read aloud. The student is fairly fluent. However, during
an informal reading inventory, Ms. Nethaway notes that the student demonstrates syntactic
errors. Ms. Nethaway realizes that this student will likely have problems
Correct Answer:
comprehending.
Question 15
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Miss Warbington takes observational notes and keeps checklists of what her students say
during grand and instructional conversations. She knows that this information can help her
assess her students'
Correct Answer:
comprehension.
Question 16
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Mr. Oppenheim writes brief notes as he observes his sixth-grade students. He describes
specific events and notes the questions students ask and the strategies and skills they are
applying. This type of assessment is called
Correct Answer:
anecdotal notes
Question 17
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Which of the following is NOT a useful guideline for assessment?
Correct Answer:
Pick one type of assessment and stick with it.
Question 18
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Which of the following is NOT an effective assessment tool for EL students?
Correct Answer:
vocabulary tests
Question 19
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Running records are considered to be an authentic assessment because:
Correct Answer:
they use a student’s normal reading materials
Question 20
The Concepts About Print Test (CAP Test) was developed by:
Correct Answer:
Marie Clay
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Question 21
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Traditional readability formulas usually determine the difficulty of a text based on:
Correct Answer:
word and sentence length
Question 22
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A second grade teacher keeps folders with samples of her students’ writing and tapes of
their oral reading. This teacher is developing:
Correct Answer:
portfolios
Question 23
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Of the following, the best way to determine a student’s comprehension level is a(n):
Correct Answer:
informal reading inventory
Question 24
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Textbooks and trade books used in class with teacher guidance should be written at a
student’s:
Correct Answer:
instructional level
Question 25
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Six-year-old George read a page orally as his teacher listened and made check marks to
indicate the words he read correctly. George’s teacher was conducting a:
Correct Answer:
running record
Question 26
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Teachers often assess students’ comprehension by asking students to repeat a story in
their own words. This technique is known as:
Correct Answer:
retelling
Question 27
Running records are best used to assess students’:
Correct Answer:
reading fluency
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Question 28
Students reflect on their progress in reading and writing by using:
Correct Answer:
portfolios
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Question 29
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A kindergarten student has enrolled in a new school in the middle of the academic year.
Her behavior during read aloud sessions and independent reading periods suggests that
she has had very little experience with books. Which of the following would be the most
appropriate measure to determine this student’s understanding and experience with books?
Correct Answer:
Concepts About Print Test (CAP)
Question 30
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Students often make many errors as they read aloud. The most serious errors are the
errors that:
Correct Answer:
interfere with meaning
Question 31
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To test his students’ comprehension, a fourth grade teacher photocopied a selection from
the basal reader and deleted every 5th word from the passage. He then asked his students
to read the passage aloud to determine their ability to supply appropriate words for the
blanks. This technique is known as:
Correct Answer:
cloze
Question 32
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The Motivation to Read Profile and the Reader Self-Perception Scale are two instruments
that enable teachers to measure a student’s:
Correct Answer:
attitude toward reading
Question 33
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Most teachers are required to assign grades for report cards. Grades should be used to:
Correct Answer:
encourage students
Question 34
Unit assignment sheets help students:
Correct Answer:
understand expectations
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Question 35
Phonics instruction is usually:
Correct Answer:
completed in the primary grades
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Question 36
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Ten-year-old Nicole selected books to enjoy during her summer vacation at the beach.
Books for recreational reading should be written at a child’s:
Correct Answer:
independent level
Question 37
Teachers gain the most useful diagnostic information by:
Correct Answer:
listening to individual students read
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Question 38
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Students who read fluently are better able to comprehend what they read primarily because:
Correct Answer:
they have more mental energy to focus on what they are
reading
Question 39
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An informal reading inventory usually consists of:
Correct Answer:
graded word lists, graded passages, and comprehension
questions
Question 40
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Teachers take running records and categorize miscues according to:
Correct Answer:
semantic, graphophonic, and syntactic cues