OGET OGET Reading & Literacy Instruction

Question 1

Which reading strategy involves previewing headings, subheadings, and visuals before reading a text in detail?

Accepted Answer

SQ3R

Answer

SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review) begins with surveying headings and visuals to activate prior knowledge before detailed reading.

Question 2

Phonemic awareness differs from phonics instruction in that phonemic awareness focuses on:

Accepted Answer

Manipulating sounds in spoken words

Answer

Phonemic awareness is an oral/auditory skill involving the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words, without reference to print.

Question 3

A student reads a passage aloud with appropriate rate, accuracy, and expression. This demonstrates which component of reading?

Accepted Answer

Fluency

Answer

Reading fluency is characterized by accurate, appropriately paced, and expressive oral reading, serving as a bridge between decoding and comprehension.

Question 4

Which instructional approach introduces high-frequency sight words as whole units to build automatic word recognition?

Accepted Answer

Whole word (look-say) method

Answer

The whole word or look-say method teaches students to recognize entire words by sight without sounding them out, building a bank of automatically recognized words.

Question 5

When a teacher asks students to identify the author's purpose in a persuasive text, which comprehension skill is being assessed?

Accepted Answer

Critical analysis

Answer

Identifying author's purpose in persuasive writing requires critical analysis, as students must evaluate the author's intent and techniques beyond stated information.

OGET - Oklahoma General Education Practice Test

OGET - Oklahoma General Education Practice Test

OGET OGET Reading & Literacy Instruction