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Reading (K-2) Flashcards

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  1. Which of the following best describes phonemic awareness?

    Answer: The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words

    Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual phonemes (the smallest sound units) in spoken words — it is an oral and auditory skill.

  2. A 2nd grader reads: The sun was a golden coin in the sky. What literary device is used?

    Answer: Metaphor

    Saying 'the sun WAS a golden coin' — not 'like a coin' — is a metaphor: a direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as.'

  3. What does it mean to retell a story?

    Answer: To describe the characters, key events, and ending in your own words

    Retelling means recounting the key elements of a story — characters, setting, problem, major events, and resolution — in your own words.

  4. A student reads: She felt a lump in her throat as she walked onto the stage. What is the student most likely inferring about the character?

    Answer: She is nervous or anxious

    A lump in the throat is a physical sensation commonly associated with nervousness or anxiety, especially when performing.

  5. Which question word helps a reader identify the main idea of a paragraph?

    Answer: What is this mostly about?

    'What is this mostly about?' directs the reader toward the main idea — the central point of the paragraph.

  6. What does the suffix '-ful' mean in the word 'careful'?

    Answer: Full of or having the quality of

    The suffix '-ful' means 'full of' or 'having the quality of.' Careful = full of care.