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Missouri Content Assessment

Quiz by Gail Slye

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  • Q1
    The organization of a class for reading should be based on:
    findings that classes generally consist of three groups, each containing children with identical problems.
    recognition of an individual’s need to compete with others in order to benefit from the learning situation.
    achievement test scores.
    patterns that are functional and comfortable for the teacher and the children.
    30s
  • Q2
    In order to determine how well the students in a class are reading as compared to other students in the nation, a teacher should select which of the following kinds of tests?
    A criterion-referenced reading test
    An aptitude test
    An informal reading inventory
    A norm-referenced reading test.
    30s
  • Q3
    In a second-grade class of 27 students, a teacher could best provide for the range of individual differences in reading by doing which of the following?
    Having each child read independently for one-half hour every day
    Grouping the class into three reading levels, stipulating objectives at each level, and using three different basal series to achieve the objectives
    Diagnosing individual skill needs and then preparing objectives and structuring activities related to these needs
    Working daily with each child individually, giving each as much time as is needed
    30s
  • Q4
    Of the following, which is the best way for teachers to help students think more critically about what they are reading?
    Having them outline a story they have read
    b. Encouraging them to read more slowly
    Asking questions that lead them to interpret the ideas presented in the story
    Encouraging them to reread the selection to gain more understanding
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following is NOT associated with cognitive development and learning theories?
    Erikson
    Mager
    Vygotsky
    Piaget
    30s
  • Q6
    Reading readiness tests are designed primarily to:
    predict which children will be unable to learn to read.
    indicate to parents what has been accomplished by classroom activities related to reading.
    give the teacher an indication of how well he or she has conducted the class.
    assess a child’s current ability to profit from formal instruction in reading.
    30s
  • Q7
    When a student has an adequate sight vocabulary, but cannot read new words in a vocabulary list, the problem is most likely due to a weakness in:
    structural and phonic skills.
    ability to use context clues.
    auditory memory.
    visual discrimination ability.
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following best characterizes an informal reading inventory?
    It makes use of national norms as a reference for judging a child’s reading abilities.
    It is an instrument that may be given to a number of children at the same time.
    It is a standardized achievement test used by many schools.
    It often uses three reading levels for pupil placement: independent, instructional, and frustration.
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following would most help to enrich the reading skills of a gifted reader in an upper elementary grade?
    Doing in-depth reading on a variety of topics covered in subject-matter areas.
    Reading textbooks in required high-school subjects.
    Helping classmates with their reading assignments.
    Reading selections from a variety of basal reading series.
    30s
  • Q10
    Research studies have indicated that which of the following is most important to successful reading instruction?
    A class that is homogeneous in verbal ability
    The consistency of the methods and the materials used
    The teacher who is conducting the program
    A schedule in which reading is taught at the same time each day
    30s

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