ParaPro Reading 2

Question 1

A student reads the sentence: 'The exhausted hiker collapsed onto the bench.' What does 'exhausted' most likely mean based on context?

Accepted Answer

Extremely tired

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Excited and energized

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Angry and frustrated

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Lost and confused

Question 2

A passage describes a rainforest: 'Streams of light filtered through the dense canopy, dappling the mossy floor below.' Which reading skill is a student using when she pictures this scene in her mind?

Accepted Answer

Visualizing

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Summarizing

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Predicting

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Questioning

Question 3

The following is an excerpt: 'The old oak stood at the edge of the field, its branches reaching toward the sky like the arms of an ancient giant.' This sentence contains which literary device?

Accepted Answer

Simile

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Alliteration

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Hyperbole

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Onomatopoeia

Question 4

A student finishes reading a chapter and cannot remember what happened. What comprehension strategy would MOST help?

Accepted Answer

Stop at the end of each paragraph to summarize it in one sentence before continuing

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Read the chapter again as fast as possible

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Skip the chapter and read the next one

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Read only the first and last sentences of the chapter

Question 5

Which text structure uses signal words such as 'because,' 'as a result,' and 'therefore'?

Accepted Answer

Cause and effect

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Sequence

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Compare and contrast

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Description

Question 6

A paraprofessional reads aloud to a student with dyslexia while the student follows along with a finger. What is this strategy called, and what does it support?

Accepted Answer

Echo reading / read-aloud with tracking — it supports listening comprehension, vocabulary, and models fluent reading

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Guided reading — it supports spelling

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Choral reading — it supports writing

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Silent reading — it supports independent comprehension