Why are struggling readers unable to acquire vocabulary incidentally?
a. They lack the foundation vocabulary needed.
b. They are unable to read widely.
c. They do not use the context effectively.
d. All of the above
[Ques. 2] How does figurative language provide context clues?
a. It makes connections between known words and words for abstract and uncommon ideas.
b. It sometimes makes comparisons with cue words that help to understand the connection.
c. It may provide vivid mental pictures that can help with understanding of a new term.
d. All of the above
[Ques. 3] Why should teachers integrate new information with existing knowledge when teaching vocabulary?
a. This strategy ensures that students study a wider range of words.
b. This strategy builds connections between known words and new words that aids in understanding and retention.
c. This strategy reduces the teachers need to present instruction on new vocabulary words
d. All of the above
[Ques. 4] What general types of context clues do students need to learn to use?
a. Syntactic clues
b. Semantic clues
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
[Ques. 5] What is morphemic analysis?
a. Analysis of the individual sounds in a word
b. The study of meaningful word parts
c. The study of the context in which words occur
d. None of the above
[Ques. 6] What activity most helps students expand knowledge of word meanings?
a. Spelling words
c. Identifying syllables in words
b. Learning synonyms and antonyms for the words
d. Learning the 95 most common nouns
[Ques. 7] Which of the following often is characteristic of struggling readers in secondary school?
a. Reading below grade level
c. Lacking academic vocabulary
b. Having weak vocabularies
d. All of the above
[Ques. 8] What is academic vocabulary?
a. Words that are multisyllabic
b. Abstract words
c. The language of school instruction
d. Foreign words
[Ques. 9] What determines the concreteness of a word?
a. The students attitude
b. The number of other words presented at the same time
c. The degree to which a word evokes a specific image or picture
d. The related abstract information provided with the word
[Ques. 10] What makes a word meaningful to a student?
a. Seeing it printed in a book
b. The number and frequency of associations with the word
c. Introducing one new word in each lesson
d. None of the above
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