Quiz: Early Literacy Quiz: Developing
Fluency
Due Jul 17 at 11:59pm
Points 35
Questions 35
Time Limit 120 Minutes
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Learn material from Module 4: Week 4.
Contains 35 multiple-choice questions.
Is limited to 2 hours.
Allows 1 attempt.
Is worth 35 points.
Begin this quiz only when you are prepared to complete it. You are allowed to refer to your notes
and textbooks at any time during the assessment.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 4: Week 4.
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Question 1
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What is not a spelling strategy?
Checking the spelling of unfamiliar words in a dictionary or classroom chart.
Sound it out.
Spelling unknown words by analogy to familiar words.
Cursive writing.
Question 2
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What is a challenge not typically faced by struggling spellers?
Speaking.
Spelling High-Frequency Words.
Handwriting.
Relying on the first phonics skills they learned.
Question 3
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The spelling system is also called:
Orthography.
Graphophemes.
The alphabet.
Pollysyllabic.
Question 4
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Spelling strategies include:
Reading books with unfamiliar words.
Writing familiar words.
Checking spellings of unfamiliar words with a peer.
Checking spellings of unfamiliar words in a dictionary.
Question 5
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Which item is not a stage of spelling development?
Derivational Relations Spelling.
Deriving Amending Spelling.
Within-Word Pattern Spelling.
Syllables and Affixes Spelling.
Question 6
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In interactive writing, teachers:
Write the message.
Place students in pairs so they can write messages to each other.
Emphasize invented spelling as students collaboratively write a message.
Emphasize correct spelling as students collaboratively write a message.
Question 7
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In PALS: Spelling subtest, students:
Write sounds they hear in VCV words.
Hear sounds in CVC words.
Write sounds they hear in CVC words.
Make friends by spelling words together.
Question 8
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Word sorts allow students to:
Explore, compare, and contrast word features as they sort a pack of word cards.
Help contribute to writing.
Decide what words to place in stories.
Explore, compare, and contrast word features as they sort a pack of letter cards.
Question 9
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Word ladders are:
A word building game.
A continuum of words students need to know.
An individualized approach to word study.
Difficult for teachers to adapt.
Question 10
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When assessing the students' stage of spelling development, something we do NOT do is:
Identify spelling errors.
Have students complete the spelling analysis chart.
Choose a writing sample.
Make a spelling analysis chart.
Question 11
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When assessing the students' stage of spelling development, something we DO is:
Ignore the spelling errors.
Report the score on a report card.
Subtract errors from correct spellings.
Categorize the spelling errors.
Question 12
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Invented spelling:
Is useful because students grow in phonemic awareness.
Demonstrates educational innovation and spelling.
Is problematic because students learn bad habits.
Supports the reading process.
Question 13
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What is NOT a stage of spelling development?
Derivational relations.
Within-word patterns.
Emergent.
Beginning.
Question 14
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Spelling strategies do NOT include:
Segmenting the word and spelling each sound.
Only using root words to obtain mastery.
Spelling unknown words by analogy.
Applying affixes to root words.
I Question 15
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In teaching spelling to 4-year-olds, which is not a feature of scribbling?
Writing one or more letters that represent obvious sounds in a word.
Using I-pads to add letters and letter-like forms to scribbles.
Spelling names and phrases such as 'I love you' correctly.
Drawing pictures to accompany words.
Question 16
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Sea-see and right-write are examples of:
Homophones.
Commaphones.
Inflectional endings.
Phonological awareness.
Question 17
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The DSA is also referred to as the:
Diverse Spelling Assessment.
Differentiating Student Assay.
Developmental Spelling Analysis.
Differentiated Student Analysis.
Question 18
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Identify the incorrect Word-Study Activity below:
Proofreading and Dictionary Use.
Making Words and Word Ladders.
Word Sorts and Interactive Writing.
Spelling Tests and High Stakes tests.
Question 19
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Students learn words over time. Nagy, (1998) proposed these levels to describe this process:
Level 1: Unknown Word; Level 2: Initial Recognition; Level 3: Recognition.
Level 1: Unknown Word; Level 2: Initial Recognition; Level 3: Familiar Word; Level 4: Used-
in-language; Level 5: Full Word Knowledge
Level 1: Unknown Word; Level 2: Initial Recognition; Level 3: Partial Word Knowledge; Level
4: Full Word Knowledge.
Level 0: Full Word Knowledge; Level 1: Partial Word Knowledge; Level 2: Some Word
Knowledge; Level 3: No Word knowledge.
Question 20
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Some of your students have taken great interest in the quote "Like flies to wanton boys we are to
the gods; they pluck our wings for their sport." You've encouraged them to think more about this
phrase because it's a good example of:
Idioms because "like flies" is a popular expression in English with phrases such as "dropping like
flies."
Figurative language, which uses symbolic meanings.
Literal language because the author us saying we are really like the paparazzi, or 'buzzing flies.'
Metaphor because the characteristics of one thing are associated with another using 'like' or 'as'.
Question 21
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Which feature is NOT a characteristic of word consciousness?
A deep appreciation of words and a valuing of them as well as differences between social and
academic language.
Hearing the sound of the word in your head, and picturing how to spell it in your mind.
Understanding of the power of word choice and motivation to learn the meaning of unfamiliar
words.
Using words skillfully and understanding nuance.
Question 22
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A student's interest in learning and using words is called:
Word wall.
Vocabulary.
Word consciousness.
Tier 3.
Question 23
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Etymologies are:
Root words.
Word histories.
Eponyms,
Spelled the same forward as backward.
Question 24
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In your middle school social studies class you are teaching a lesson on word study and you show
students how by knowing the word port, they can make the words import, export, deport, and
transport. This is a good example of:
Using root words and affixes to show how words work.
Using homonyms. Because of the same spelling.
Using root words and affixes to connect to the interests of the class.
Using a mini lesson because the lesson is focused and of short duration.
Question 25
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"Un/happy" and "micro/scope" are examples of:
Anti-fixes.
Suffixes.
Prefixes.
Tier 3 words.
Question 26
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Words frequently used in language arts, social studies, science and mathematics are called:
Primary education.
Content areas.
Four tiers of words.
Academic vocabulary.
Question 27
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Which item is NOT included in word study activity?
Word Maps.
Word Posters.
Syntactic Feature Analysis.
Dramatizing Words.
Question 28
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"Graph" and "gram" are examples of:
Onomatopoeia.
Alphabetization.
Root words.
Portmanteau.
Question 29
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English learners need:
More explicit instruction on words than first language English speakers.
The same instruction on words as first language English speakers.
Less explicit instruction on words than first language English speakers.
No explicit instruction on words than first language English speakers because they already
understand latin and Greek roots.
Question 30
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A spoonerism is:
Hyperbolic.
"Spork."
Personification.
Switched sounds in words for humorous effect.
Question 31
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"-Ful/hopeful" and "-ward/forward/homeward" are examples of:
Suffixes.
Tier 3 words.
Prefixes.
Anti-fixes.
Question 32
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"Mom" and "a man" are examples of:
Personification.
Alliteration.
Onomatopoeia.
Palindromes.
Question 33
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Which item is incorrect?
There are 5 forms of Homonyms.
Synonyms are words that have nearly the same meaning as other words like cold, cool and chilly.
Homonyms are words that sound alike or are spelled alike such as ate and eight.
Antonyms express opposite meanings like loud and soft.
Question 34
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Ferris wheel, pasteurization, and sandwich are called:
Hyperbole.
Personification.
Eponyms.
Oxymorons.
Question 35
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Beck, McKeown and Kucan (2017) prioritize 3 tiers of words for instruction:
Tier A: English Words; Tier B: Latin Words; Tier C: Spanish and French Words.
Tier 1: Basic Words. Tier 2: Intermediate Words. Tier 3: Advanced Words.
Tier 1: Basic Words; Tier 2: Academic Vocabulary; Tier 3: Specialized Terms.
Tier 1: One syllable words; Tier 2: Two-Syllable words; Tier 3: Multi-syllable words.
Quiz Score: 34 out of 35
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