Reading Comprehension & Decoding Skills Flashcards

A student reads 'The ancient mariner navigated by celestial bodies.' What does 'celestial bodies' most likely mean?

Answer: Stars, moons, and planets

Celestial bodies refer to stars, planets, moons, and other objects in the sky used for navigation.

Which decoding strategy is most useful when a student encounters the word 'unhappiness'?

Answer: Breaking it into morphemes: un- + happy + -ness

Morphemic analysis—identifying prefixes, root words, and suffixes—is the most efficient strategy for decoding complex words.

A passage states: 'Despite the storm, the crew remained resolute.' What is the meaning of 'resolute'?

Answer: Determined and unwavering

Resolute means admirably determined and purposeful, especially in the face of difficulty.

In the WIAT, Pseudoword Decoding asks students to read nonsense words aloud. What skill does this task primarily assess?

Answer: Phonics and letter-sound correspondence

Pseudoword decoding isolates phonics skills by removing the possibility of recognizing real words from memory.

A reader encounters: 'The politician's rhetoric was persuasive but hollow.' What does 'hollow' imply about the rhetoric?

Answer: It lacked genuine substance or sincerity

Hollow in this context means empty of real meaning or sincere feeling, despite being convincing on the surface.

Which syllable type is represented by the vowel pattern in the word 'cake'?

Answer: Silent-e (magic e) syllable

A silent-e syllable has a long vowel followed by a consonant and a silent 'e,' as in 'cake.'

A text reads: 'She inferred from his curt reply that he was displeased.' What does 'inferred' mean?

Answer: Concluded based on indirect evidence

To infer means to reach a conclusion from evidence or reasoning rather than from explicit statements.