CEOE Reading and Literacy Instruction 2

Question 1

Which comprehension strategy involves students forming mental pictures of events and characters while reading?

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Visualizing scenes and details from the text

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Summarizing key points from the passage

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Asking questions before and during reading

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Making predictions about upcoming content

Question 2

What is the instructional purpose of a K-W-L chart in a reading lesson?

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To activate prior knowledge, set purposes, and reflect on learning

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To assess phonics knowledge and decoding skills

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To evaluate writing conventions and mechanics

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To practice vocabulary through contextual definitions

Question 3

When a student draws a conclusion that is not explicitly stated in the text but is supported by textual clues and prior knowledge, the student is:

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Making an inference from the text

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Making a literal interpretation of the text

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Summarizing the main idea

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Evaluating the author's credentials

Question 4

Which text structure would an author use to explain why the Great Plains experiences frequent tornadoes?

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Cause and effect

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Sequential/chronological order

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Compare and contrast

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Description

Question 5

Reciprocal teaching is a comprehension strategy that incorporates which four specific strategies?

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Predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing

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Visualizing, connecting, inferencing, and evaluating

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Activating, monitoring, organizing, and reflecting

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Skimming, scanning, close reading, and annotating

Question 6

A student says, 'This story reminds me of when my family moved to a new town.' This is an example of which type of reading connection?

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Text-to-self connection

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Text-to-text connection

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Text-to-world connection

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Text-to-media connection

Question 7

Which of the following best describes 'author's purpose' as a reading comprehension skill?

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Determining why the author wrote the text (to inform, persuade, or entertain)

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Identifying the sequence of events in a story

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Finding the definition of unfamiliar vocabulary words

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Comparing characters across different stories