OSAT OSAT Reading Comprehension and Fluency 4

Question 1

An informational text uses bold headings, a table of contents, and an index. These are collectively known as:

Accepted Answer

Text features

Answer

Text features are organizational elements like headings, indexes, and tables of contents that help readers navigate nonfiction.

Question 2

A student reads fluently at grade level but scores poorly on comprehension questions. The teacher should first investigate the student's ability to:

Accepted Answer

Make inferences and identify main ideas

Answer

When fluency is strong but comprehension is weak, the gap is in higher-level meaning-making skills such as inferencing and identifying main ideas.

Question 3

Which best describes the purpose of a think-aloud strategy during reading instruction?

Accepted Answer

To model the internal reasoning processes of skilled readers

Answer

Think-alouds make invisible comprehension strategies visible by having the teacher verbalize reasoning while reading.

Question 4

A passage states: 'Unlike solar panels, wind turbines generate power even at night.' The comparison word 'unlike' signals which text structure?

Accepted Answer

Compare and contrast

Answer

'Unlike' explicitly signals a contrast between two subjects, indicating a compare-and-contrast text structure.

Question 5

A student substitutes 'horse' for 'house' while reading. This miscue most likely reflects difficulty with:

Accepted Answer

Vowel pattern decoding

Answer

Confusing 'horse' and 'house' suggests the student is not accurately processing the vowel patterns within words.

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