OSAT OSAT Reading Comprehension and Fluency 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A teacher assesses a student's reading using a words-correct-per-minute (WCPM) score. This measure primarily evaluates:
- Vocabulary breadth
- Reading fluency (Correct answer)
- Phonemic awareness
- Comprehension depth
Correct answer: Reading fluency
WCPM combines accuracy and rate, making it a standard measure of reading fluency.
Question 2: When a reader encounters an unknown word and uses surrounding sentences to figure out its meaning, she is using:
- Morphological analysis
- Context clues (Correct answer)
- Phonics decoding
- Dictionary skills
Correct answer: Context clues
Using surrounding text to infer an unknown word's meaning is called using context clues.
Question 3: Which question requires higher-order thinking rather than literal comprehension?
- Where did the story take place?
- What was the character's name?
- Why might the author have ended the story this way? (Correct answer)
- When did the event occur in the story?
Correct answer: Why might the author have ended the story this way?
Asking about the author's craft and purpose requires inference and evaluation beyond recalling stated facts.
Question 4: A paired reading strategy where a more fluent reader and a less fluent reader take turns reading aloud is called:
- Echo reading
- Choral reading
- Partner reading (Correct answer)
- Round-robin reading
Correct answer: Partner reading
Partner reading pairs students to read together, with stronger readers providing a model and support for developing readers.
Question 5: In an argumentative text, the counterargument is presented primarily to:
- Prove the author agrees with the opposition
- Acknowledge and then refute opposing views (Correct answer)
- Provide background information
- Summarize the author's main claim
Correct answer: Acknowledge and then refute opposing views
Acknowledging and refuting counterarguments strengthens the author's credibility and argument.
Question 6: A student reads: 'The glaciers wept as the sun beat down.' The student asks what 'wept' means here. This is an example of identifying:
- Simile
- Personification (Correct answer)
- Hyperbole
- Alliteration
Correct answer: Personification
Attributing the human action of weeping to glaciers is an example of personification.
Question 7: Which assessment gives a teacher the most immediate information about a student's independent reading level?
- Standardized state reading test
- Running record with a leveled text (Correct answer)
- End-of-unit comprehension test
- Vocabulary matching quiz
Correct answer: Running record with a leveled text
A running record allows a teacher to observe reading behaviors, calculate accuracy rate, and determine the appropriate instructional level in real time.
OSAT OSAT Reading Comprehension and Fluency 3
A teacher assesses a student's reading using a words-correct-per-minute (WCPM) score.
This measure primarily evaluates: