NYSTCE ATAS NYSTCE Literacy 3

Question 1

Which strategy helps a student understand the meaning of the word 'unhappiness' by analyzing its parts?

Accepted Answer

Morphological analysis

Answer

Breaking 'unhappiness' into the prefix 'un-', root 'happy', and suffix '-ness' is morphological analysis.

Question 2

A student can decode words accurately but reads very slowly and without expression. The teaching assistant should address:

Accepted Answer

Reading fluency

Answer

Accurate but slow, expressionless reading indicates a fluency deficit, not a decoding or comprehension problem.

Question 3

Before reading a nonfiction text, a teaching assistant previews headings, bold words, and images with students. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

An activating prior knowledge and previewing strategy

Answer

Surveying text features before reading is a pre-reading strategy that activates prior knowledge and builds prediction.

Question 4

Which word has the same vowel sound as the word 'coin'?

Accepted Answer

Boy

Answer

'Boy' contains the /oi/ diphthong, the same vowel sound as 'coin.'

Question 5

A teaching assistant wants to help a student distinguish between facts and opinions in a text. Which question is most useful?

Accepted Answer

Can this statement be proven true or false?

Answer

Asking whether a statement can be verified distinguishes objective facts from subjective opinions.

NYSTCE ATAS - NYSTCE Assessment of Teaching Assistant Skills Practice Test