Homeschooling Certification Reading in Homeschooling Certification (Practice Test Exam) 2

Question 1

A homeschool parent notices a 6-year-old can name all letters but cannot blend sounds into words. What skill needs direct instruction next?

Accepted Answer

Phonemic blending

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Silent reading

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Cursive writing

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Spelling tests

Question 2

Which activity best builds phonemic awareness in a kindergarten homeschool reading lesson?

Accepted Answer

Clapping syllables and rhyming games

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Copying sentences

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Reading chapter books aloud

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Filling worksheets silently

Question 3

A child reads accurately but very slowly, word by word. Which reading component should the parent target?

Accepted Answer

Fluency

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Phonics

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Vocabulary

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Print awareness

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of a running record in homeschool reading assessment?

Accepted Answer

Track oral reading errors and accuracy

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Grade spelling

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Measure typing speed

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Assess handwriting

Question 5

Which strategy most directly builds reading comprehension during a read-aloud?

Accepted Answer

Asking prediction and inference questions

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Timing the reading

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Counting words per page

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Ignoring difficult words

Question 6

A homeschool student decodes 'the' as 't-h-e' sound by sound. What kind of word is 'the'?

Accepted Answer

A high-frequency sight word

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A compound word

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A multisyllabic word

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A silent-e word

Question 7

Which text is most appropriate for building a beginning reader's confidence?

Accepted Answer

A decodable book matched to taught phonics patterns

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A dense adult novel

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A technical manual

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An unfamiliar foreign text