Arkansas Foundations of Reading Exam Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

Question 1

Which task best assesses phonemic awareness in early readers?

Accepted Answer

Segmenting spoken words into individual phonemes

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Recognizing rhyming words in a poem

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Matching uppercase and lowercase letters

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Identifying sight words on flash cards

Question 2

A student can identify that 'cat' and 'hat' rhyme. Which level of phonological awareness does this demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

Rhyme recognition

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Phoneme segmentation

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Onset-rime blending

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Syllable deletion

Question 3

Which of the following represents a phoneme manipulation task?

Accepted Answer

Saying 'cat' without the /k/ sound

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Clapping the syllables in 'butterfly'

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Reading the word 'dog' aloud

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Matching pictures that start with the same letter

Question 4

How many phonemes are in the word 'ship'?

Accepted Answer

3

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4

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2

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5

Question 5

Which activity specifically targets onset-rime awareness?

Accepted Answer

Blending /b/ with '-at' to say 'bat'

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Counting the syllables in 'dinosaur'

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Identifying the first letter in a written word

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Spelling words with short vowel patterns

Question 6

According to the Arkansas Foundations of Reading framework, phonological awareness is best described as:

Accepted Answer

The awareness of and ability to manipulate the sound structure of spoken language

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The ability to decode printed text using letter-sound rules

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Knowledge of letter names and their typical sounds

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The ability to recognize high-frequency words automatically