EDU410 Midterm Quiz

EDU410

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Maha Malik Teaching of Literacy Skills

1. At kindergarten level the student can blend the sounds of individual letters to read ___ words (one-syllable)
2. Who is the proponent of the social interaction theory? (Lev Vygotsky)
3. which of the following are the smallest units of sounds in a language? (Phonemes)
4. Through which of the following process children acquire language? (Subconscious)
5. In phonetics of consonants where the verbal tract is shut off or narrowed is called articulation of: (Place)
6. How many roles a teacher can adapt in the classroom? (Different)
7. “Chit-chat with a friend” is an example of which of the following style of communication? (Informal)
8. Identifying and recognizing the letters is called: (Letter pounding)
9. To teach the correspondence between sounds and the spelling patterns that represent them, is the purpose of: (Phonics)
10. Word reading involves initially of reading simple words and then the complex words, as well as the _____. (multisyllabic and sight words)
11. Which of the following is NOT the sub-skill of reading skill? (Learn different spellings)
12. How many consonants are there for 26 letters? (44)
13. Children essentially master the sound system and grammar of their language and acquire a vocabulary of thousands of words by: (the age of 5)
14. Which of the following is comprises of reading simple words, and progresses to compound words, multi-syllabic words, and sight words: (word reading)
15. When a student starts reading words with consonant blends, s/he is most likely to be in___. (first grade)
16. Children who lack alphabetic understanding cannot: (understand that words are composed of letters)
17. In today’s world, which of the following is the essential component of communication? (Technology)
18. " Spelling bee" is an international competition of: (Vocabulary)
19. Which of the following letters are visually distinguished and beginning writers? (upper case)
20. Teacher-cantered classrooms are mostly: (busy)
21. A child with a vocabulary of about 1,000 words is in what stage of language development? (6th)
22. Which of the following grade students identify and produce the most common sound associated with individual letter? (Kindergartens)
23. Which of the following is the best age to learn language? (5)
24. Which of the following language is spoken in an area of a sovereign (independent, self- governing) state? (Regional)
25. Listening skill requires familiarity with which one of the following? (Sounds)
26. Which of the following reads the most common sight words automatically? (adult learners)
27. Accurate and phonetically correct decoding of irregularly spelled words is known as: (Common phonetic error)
28. Sound is produced simply by: (expelling air from the lungs)
29. Abstracts can be introduced to children by using: (All)
30. The acquisition of language is one of the more remarkable achievements of: (early childhood)
31. During the language development process, the child ____. (moves from the simple to complex)
32. In teacher-centered learning, students are viewed as ____. (empty vessels)
33. What is the meaning of Explicit? (Clear)
34. Working in alphabetical order is not the most effective way for a child to learn __________
35. In the literacy classroom, we teach all of the skills needed for: (reading and writing)
36. Phonemic code is the basis for ___________ English. (Written)
37. _______________ deals with the production of speech sounds by humans, often without prior knowledge of the language being spoken. (Phonetics)
38. One parameter of manner of articulation is that how much air passage is: (Blocked)
39. The process or activity of writing or naming the letters of a word is called; (spellings)
40. Identify letters that might create confusion for learners. (Letters b and d)
41. Why idioms and colocations can be challenging? (all of the above)
42. Which of the following are consonants that are formed by blocking the oral passage and allowing the air to escape through the nose? (Nasal)
43. Function words primarily express relationships in other words. (grammatical)
44. Which of the following is comprised of individual letter sounds, and progresses to a more complex letter combination? (Letter-sound correspondence)
45. There are stages involved in teaching vocabulary. (four)
46. Lower lip contacts upper teeth in: (Labiodental point of articulation)
47. Is the second stage of teaching vocabulary. (Recognition)
48. As letter-sound correspondence progresses, what becomes more complex? (Letter combinations)
49. There are triphthongs in English. (5)
50. Phonemic awareness can be developed by: (all of the above)
51. Which of the following is step 3 in learning phonics? (CVCV words with two vowels)
52. A consonant sound that is created by constricting the vocal tract, causing friction as the air passes through it is: (Fricatives)
53. Vowel sounds are produced from a limited space and there is a quick gliding of the tongue. (three)
54. The articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate is known as: (Voicing)
55. There are triphthongs in English. (both)
56. Which of the following is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages? (Phonology)