OSAT OSAT Language and Literacy Development 3

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a derivational morpheme?

Accepted Answer

The prefix 'un-' added to 'happy' to form 'unhappy'

Answer

Derivational morphemes like 'un-' change the meaning or part of speech of a base word, unlike inflectional morphemes which only mark grammatical features.

Question 2

A teacher conducts a miscue analysis and finds a student frequently substitutes words that make semantic sense but are graphophonically dissimilar. What does this pattern suggest?

Accepted Answer

The student is over-relying on meaning cues and under-using phonics knowledge

Answer

Semantically appropriate but graphophonically dissimilar substitutions indicate the student prioritizes meaning over letter-sound information.

Question 3

Which text structure signal words — 'however,' 'on the other hand,' and 'in contrast' — indicate?

Accepted Answer

Compare and contrast

Answer

Signal words such as 'however' and 'in contrast' cue readers that the author is presenting opposing or differing ideas, indicating a compare-contrast structure.

Question 4

A student can decode words accurately in isolation but struggles with comprehension when reading connected text. The teacher should prioritize:

Accepted Answer

Vocabulary instruction and comprehension strategy instruction

Answer

When decoding is adequate but comprehension fails, the instructional focus should shift to vocabulary and comprehension strategies rather than further phonics work.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the alphabetic principle?

Accepted Answer

The concept that spoken sounds are systematically represented by written letters

Answer

The alphabetic principle is the foundational understanding that phonemes in spoken words correspond to graphemes in written words.

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OSAT OSAT Language and Literacy Development 3