Homeschooling Certification Reading in Homeschooling Certification (Practice Test Exam) 4

Question 1

Which sentence shows a child using self-monitoring while reading?

Accepted Answer

Rereading when a sentence doesn't make sense

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Reading on despite confusion

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Skipping every hard word

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Reading only pictures

Question 2

What is the schwa sound commonly found in unstressed syllables like the 'a' in 'about'?

Accepted Answer

A muffled 'uh' vowel

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A long vowel

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A hard consonant

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A silent letter

Question 3

A homeschool parent uses a graphic organizer with beginning, middle, and end. What is being taught?

Accepted Answer

Story sequence and structure

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Spelling rules

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Phonemic blending

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Cursive letters

Question 4

Which is a syllable-type rule that helps decode 'cap-tain'?

Accepted Answer

Dividing between consonants in VC/CV patterns

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Open syllables only

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Ignoring vowels

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Reading right to left

Question 5

How can a homeschool parent best support a reluctant older reader?

Accepted Answer

Offer high-interest texts at the right level

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Force difficult classics only

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Eliminate reading entirely

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Only use timed drills

Question 6

What does 'prosody' refer to in oral reading?

Accepted Answer

Expression, phrasing, and intonation

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Reading speed only

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Letter naming

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Spelling accuracy

Question 7

Which comprehension strategy asks the reader to restate a passage in their own words?

Accepted Answer

Summarizing

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Skimming

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Decoding

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Rhyming