KPEERI EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
Phonemic awareness is:
a. a strong predictor of future reading success
b. a sub skill of phonological awareness
c. a foundational reading skill
d. all of the above – ANSWER- d. all of the above
There are sounds in the English language:
a. exactly 26
b. more than 60
c. more than 40
d. exactly 52 – ANSWER- c. more than 40
Phoneme blending is:
a. easier than syllable blending
b. harder than onset and rime
c. easier than identifying rhyming words
d. easier than phoneme addition, deletion, and substitution – ANSWER- b. harder
than onset and rime
The onset sound(s) is the:
a. last sound in a syllable
b. the vowel and any following consonant sounds at the end of a syllable
c. the vowel sound in a syllable
d. sounds before the vowel in a syllable – ANSWER- d. sounds before the vowel in
a syllable
The definition of phoneme is, “The smallest part of __ language.”
a. spoken
b. written
c. informal
d. formal – ANSWER- a. spoken
The word eight has how many phonemes?
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2 – ANSWER- d. 2
Phonological awareness is:
a. a person’s ability to hear sound structures of speech
b. a person’s ability to manipulate sound structures of speech
c. a print-free skill set
d. all of the above – ANSWER- d. all of the above
How are phonemes represented in writing to differentiate them from actual words?
a. by placing the letters between slashes /b/
b. by placing the letters between asterisks b
c. by placing the letters in parentheses (b)
d. by placing the letters between percent signs %b% – ANSWER- a. by placing the
letters between slashes /b/
How many syllables do you hear in the word submerges?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 – ANSWER- c. 3
Which of the following is an example of phoneme segmentation?
a. a child telling his teacher that the first sound in run is /r/
b. a child sounding out an unknown word (“/b/ /e/ /s/ /t/ … best”)
c. a child telling his teacher there are four sounds in truck, /t/ /r/ /u/ /ck/
d. a child telling his teacher that the last sound in cup is /p/ – ANSWER- c. a child
telling his teacher there are four sounds in truck, /t/ /r/ /u/ /ck/
Phonics instruction teaches:
a. the relationship between letters and sounds in written form
b. the understanding that speech is made up of individual sounds
c. the awareness that print carries meaning
d. none of the above – ANSWER- a. the relationship between letters and sounds in
written form
Phonics instruction has an impact on a child’s:
a. reading ability
b. writing ability
c. both reading and writing ability
d. neither reading nor writing ability – ANSWER- c. both reading and writing
ability
Teaching students that the letters ph represent the /f/ sound is an example of what
type of instruction?
a. whole language
b. vocabulary
c. phonics
d. all of the above – ANSWER- c. phonics
Which of the following is a true statement?
a. phonics involves looking at the sounds letters make in spoken words
b. phonics involves looking at the relationship between letters and sounds in
written form
c. phonics involves looking at how print works
d. phonics involves looking at the difference between consonants and vowels –
ANSWER- b. phonics involves looking at the relationship between letters and
sounds in written form
Phonics instruction is most effective when it begins in:
a. preschool or pre-kindergarten
b. kindergarten or first grade
c. second or third grade
d. none of the above – ANSWER- b. kindergarten or first grade
Which of the following is an approach used for phonics instruction?
a. children learning the letters or letter combinations that represent sounds
b. children using word parts or families to identify unknown words
c. children learning to segment words into sounds and writing letters for these
sounds
d. all of the above – ANSWER- d. all of the above
Effective phonics instruction may improve:
a. fluency
b. word recognition
c. spelling
d. all of the above – ANSWER- d. all of the above
Phonics instruction:
a. is an entire reading program
b. is one component of a reading program
c. should be introduced in grades two and three
d. none of the above – ANSWER- b. is one component of a reading program
The best way to teach letter-sound relationships is to:
a. use an “I do”, “We do”, “You do” teaching method
b. provide ample practice to all students
c. continue to practice one set of skills until all students achieve mastery
d. all of the above – ANSWER- d. all of the above
Phonics instruction is effective for which of the following groups of children?
a. learners of the English language
b. children from low socioeconomic level households
c. children who are struggling with comprehension
d. all beginning readers – ANSWER- d. all beginning readers
Fluent readers read text:
a. accurately
b. at an appropriate rate
c. with expression
d. all of the above – ANSWER- d. all of the above
Readers who are “fluent”:
a. read very quickly
b. read very slowly and deliberately
c. read smoothly with appropriate phrasing
d. none of the above – ANSWER- c. read smoothly with appropriate phrasing
Fluent readers are able to ____ as they read:
a. connect ideas
b. focus on meaning
c. recognize words
d. all of the above – ANSWER- d. all of the above
Fluency rate when reading fiction and non-fiction _:
a. is always the same
b. is sometimes different
c. cannot be measured