Foundational Reading Skills & Comprehension Strategies Flashcards

A student reads the word 'knight' and notices the 'kn' makes only the /n/ sound. What reading skill is the student using?

Answer: Knowledge of silent letter patterns

Recognizing that 'kn' is a silent letter pattern where only /n/ is pronounced is a phonics skill involving irregular consonant digraphs.

Which word correctly completes this analogy? 'Cat' is to 'cats' as 'box' is to ___.

Answer: boxes

Words ending in 'x' form their plural by adding '-es', making 'boxes' the correct plural form.

A teacher asks students to find the 'main idea' of a paragraph about dolphins. What should students look for?

Answer: The central point the paragraph is mostly about

The main idea is the central or most important point that the entire paragraph is about, supported by the details.

In the sentence 'The enormous elephant splashed in the muddy river,' which word is a precise adjective describing the elephant?

Answer: enormous

'Enormous' is the adjective that specifically describes the size of the elephant.

A student blends the sounds /sh/ /o/ /p/ together. What word do they make?

Answer: shop

Blending /sh/ + /o/ + /p/ produces the word 'shop'.

Which question helps a reader make an INFERENCE from a text?

Answer: What clues in the text help me figure out something not directly stated?

Making an inference requires using text clues combined with background knowledge to figure out what is not explicitly stated.

The word 'unhappy' can be broken into 'un-' and 'happy.' What is 'un-' called?

Answer: Prefix

'Un-' is a prefix — a word part added to the beginning of a base word that changes its meaning.