Arkansas Foundations of Reading Exam Phonological and Phonemic Awareness 2

Question 1

Which sequence correctly represents the developmental progression of phonological awareness skills?

Accepted Answer

Rhyme recognition → syllable awareness → phoneme manipulation

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Phoneme segmentation → syllable awareness → rhyme recognition

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Phoneme blending → onset-rime → syllable counting

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Syllable deletion → rhyme recognition → phoneme isolation

Question 2

A teacher asks students to blend the sounds /m/ /æ/ /p/ together. What skill is being practiced?

Accepted Answer

Phoneme blending

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Phoneme segmentation

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Phoneme deletion

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Phoneme substitution

Question 3

Which student response indicates phonemic awareness difficulty rather than a phonological awareness difficulty?

Accepted Answer

Cannot isolate the first phoneme in a spoken word

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Cannot clap syllables in a two-syllable word

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Cannot identify a rhyming pair when heard

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Cannot sort pictures by the number of syllables

Question 4

A first-grade student struggles with segmenting words into phonemes but can clap syllables accurately. The teacher should next focus instruction on:

Accepted Answer

Onset-rime blending and segmentation

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Rhyme production

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Multisyllabic word reading

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Consonant blend decoding

Question 5

Which of the following words has three syllables?

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Elephant

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Basket

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Lamp

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Reading

Question 6

Phonemic awareness instruction is most effective when it:

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Focuses on no more than one or two phoneme skills at a time

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Is taught exclusively through written text activities

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Replaces all phonics instruction in kindergarten

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Is conducted only in whole-class settings