aReading Foundational Skills 3

Question 1

Which word has three phonemes?

Accepted Answer

ship

Answer

'Ship' has three phonemes: /ʃ/ /ɪ/ /p/ — the 'sh' digraph counts as one sound.

Question 2

The FastBridge aReading Foundational Skills subtest is primarily designed to assess:

Accepted Answer

Early literacy skills like phonemic awareness and decoding

Answer

The Foundational Skills domain targets early literacy building blocks such as phonemic awareness, phonics, and decoding.

Question 3

A student reads 'chip' correctly. Which phonics skill did the student apply?

Accepted Answer

Consonant digraph decoding

Answer

'Ch' is a consonant digraph making one sound /tʃ/, so reading 'chip' correctly shows digraph knowledge.

Question 4

What does 'phonological awareness' include that 'phonemic awareness' does NOT?

Accepted Answer

Awareness of larger units like words and syllables

Answer

Phonological awareness is broader and includes awareness of syllables, words, and rhymes, while phonemic awareness focuses only on individual phonemes.

Question 5

Which word follows the VCC (vowel-consonant-consonant) pattern that typically signals a short vowel?

Accepted Answer

belt

Answer

'Belt' has the pattern vowel (e) + two consonants (lt), which signals the vowel is short /ɛ/.

(aReading) FastBridge Reading Assessment Practice Test

(aReading) FastBridge Reading Assessment Practice Test

aReading Foundational Skills 3