Question 1

Metacognitive strategies help readers understand, respond to, question, and even challenge an author's ideas.

Accepted Answer

Metacognitive strategies involve thinking about one's own thinking process while reading, which helps readers to better understand, respond to, question, and challenge the ideas presented by an author.

Question 2

Students should ask questions only after reading in order to comprehend and construct meaning.

Accepted Answer

Students can ask questions both before, during, and after reading to activate prior knowledge, monitor comprehension, and deepen understanding.

Question 3

When selecting literature for active comprehension, teachers should select material that fosters questions and understandings that reflect the diverse nature of their classrooms.

Accepted Answer

Selecting literature that reflects the diverse nature of classrooms helps in fostering an inclusive environment where all students feel represented and can engage more deeply with the material, promoting active comprehension.

Question 4

When teaching reading comprehension, scaffolded instruction means that teachers model strategies step-by-step and explicitly demonstrate the process of thinking before, during, and after one reads.

Accepted Answer

Scaffolded instruction involves breaking learning into chunks and providing a tool, or structure, with each chunk. When teaching reading comprehension, it means the teacher models comprehension strategies in a step-by-step manner, demonstrating the thought process at different stages of reading (before, during, and after) to help students build their understanding and strategies for comprehension.

Question 5

Textually implicit questions help students search for text relationships and provoke thinking.

Accepted Answer

Textually implicit questions require students to make inferences or draw conclusions based on information that is not directly stated but is implied within the text, thereby encouraging them to explore text relationships and engage in deeper thinking.

Question 6

Which of the following best represents the experiences, conceptual understandings, attitudes, values, skills, and strategies that students should put into play when they are reading?
A) Prior knowledge
B) Action reading
C) Mental ability
D) Story framing

Accepted Answer

Prior knowledge is crucial for reading comprehension as it helps students connect new information with what they already know, enhancing their understanding and retention of the text.

Question 7

What type of question is written in the following science example?
"Snakes are from what animal family? Be sure to use the chart in the book."
A) Textually implicit
B) Textually explicit
C) On your own
D) Application

Accepted Answer

This question is textually explicit because it asks for information that can be directly found in the text (or chart) provided in the book.

Question 8

Textually implicit questions are
A) recall questions.
B) predictable.
C) listed in the text.
D) schema based.

Accepted Answer

Textually implicit questions are schema based, meaning they require the reader to use their background knowledge and the information provided in the text to infer the answer. They are not directly stated in the text, unlike recall questions, and cannot be predicted or listed in the text as such.

Question 9

Which of the following steps is NOT necessary for QtA lessons?
A) Reread the text after the questions have been answered.
B) Segment the text into logical stopping points for discussion.
C) Identify major misunderstandings.
D) Develop questions that model how to question the author's intention.

Accepted Answer

Rereading the text after the questions have been answered is not a necessary step for Questioning the Author (QtA) lessons. QtA focuses on engaging students with the text during the reading process, including developing questions and discussing the author's intentions as they read, rather than emphasizing rereading after questioning.

Question 10

Which of the following is a reading skill or strategy that is NOT developed during a reciprocal teaching lesson?
A) Clarifying
B) Summarizing
C) Questioning
D) Sequencing

Accepted Answer

Reciprocal teaching focuses on developing specific interactive skills among students, including clarifying unclear parts of the text, summarizing the content, and generating questions about the text. Sequencing, or putting events in order, is not specifically targeted in reciprocal teaching strategies.

Question 11

Mr. Sheperd uses think-alouds during a lesson on making predictions about texts. Think-alouds are an aspect of which of the following technique?
A) Coaching
B) Guided practice
C) Modeling
D) Applying prior knowledge

Accepted Answer

Think-alouds are a part of the modeling technique. In this approach, the teacher verbalizes their thought process while reading a text aloud, thereby modeling how to make predictions or understand content, which students can then emulate.

Question 12

Which of the following groups benefits from reading strategy instruction?
A) Linguistically diverse students
B) Struggling students
C) Gifted students
D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Reading strategy instruction benefits all groups mentioned as it helps linguistically diverse students improve language skills, supports struggling students in comprehension, and enhances the skills of gifted students.

Question 13

Which one of the following describes how basic parts of a story are tied together to form a well-constructed story?
A) Story schema
B) Story sequence
C) Story grammar
D) Story front matter

Accepted Answer

Story grammar refers to the structure or framework that describes how the basic parts of a story are organized and interconnected, including elements like setting, characters, plot, conflict, and resolution. This concept helps in understanding and constructing well-organized narratives.

Question 14

When students prepare story maps, teachers should
A) emphasize accuracy.
B) insist on color-coded maps.
C) encourage speculation and risk taking.
D) refrain from having students share them.

Accepted Answer

Encouraging speculation and risk-taking allows students to engage creatively and critically with the material, enhancing their understanding and storytelling skills.

Question 15

Which of the following activities are least likely to reinforce story comprehension?
A) Scrambled stories
B) Story questions at the end of the chapter
C) Macrocloze stories
D) Story frames

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following activities are least...

Question 16

Circular story maps
A) use pictures to depict the sequence of events leading to the problem of the story.
B) use circles in a flow chart format that are color coded.
C) encourage appropriate teacher questioning as students read stories.
D) are inappropriate for the elementary grades because of their complexity.

Accepted Answer

Circular story maps use pictures to depict the sequence of events leading to the problem of the story, helping students visualize and understand the narrative structure.

Question 17

Ms. Callaghan gave her students pictures of a story and asked them to sequence the pictures in the same order in which the events occurred in the story. Ms. Callaghan is using
A) a circular story map.
B) a story frame.
C) a scrambled story.
D) a macrocloze story.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ms. Callaghan gave her students pictures of...

Question 18

When the teacher stops at a specific point in the story so students can predict and verify predictions before, during, and after reading, the teacher is utilizing the ________ strategy.
A) DR-TA
B) inferential
C) KWL
D) discussion web

Accepted Answer

The DR-TA (Directed Reading-Thinking Activity) strategy involves stopping at points in a text to make predictions and then reading further to confirm or adjust those predictions, which is exactly what is described in the question.

Question 19

Which strategy follows the learning principles of the "think-pair-share" strategy?
A) KWL
B) Discussion web
C) Story impressions
D) Request

Accepted Answer

The "think-pair-share" strategy involves students thinking individually about a question or problem, then pairing up to discuss their thoughts before sharing with a larger group. A discussion web follows a similar structure by having students work in pairs or small groups to discuss a question from multiple perspectives before sharing with the class, aligning with the principles of "think-pair-share."

Question 20

When students use a graphic aid to organize their thoughts about both sides of a controversial issue, they are most likely using
A) ReQuest.
B) discussion webs.
C) KWL.
D) story impressions.

Accepted Answer

Discussion webs are graphic aids that help students visually organize their thoughts and understand different perspectives on a controversial issue, making it easier to engage in discussions or debates.

Quiz 10: Reading Comprehension

Metacognitive strategies help readers understand, respond to, question, and even challenge an author's ideas.

Students should ask questions only after reading in order to comprehend and construct meaning.

When selecting literature for active comprehension, teachers should select material that fosters questions and understandings that reflect the diverse nature of their classrooms.

When teaching reading comprehension, scaffolded instruction means that teachers model strategies step-by-step and explicitly demonstrate the process of thinking before, during, and after one reads.

Textually implicit questions help students search for text relationships and provoke thinking.

Which of the following best represents the experiences, conceptual understandings, attitudes, values, skills, and strategies that students should put into play when they are reading?

What type of question is written in the following science example? "Snakes are from what animal family? Be sure to use the chart in the book."

Textually implicit questions are

Which of the following steps is NOT necessary for QtA lessons?

Which of the following is a reading skill or strategy that is NOT developed during a reciprocal teaching lesson?

Mr. Sheperd uses think-alouds during a lesson on making predictions about texts. Think-alouds are an aspect of which of the following technique?

Which of the following groups benefits from reading strategy instruction?

Which one of the following describes how basic parts of a story are tied together to form a well-constructed story?

When students prepare story maps, teachers should

Which of the following activities are least likely to reinforce story comprehension?

Circular story maps

Ms. Callaghan gave her students pictures of a story and asked them to sequence the pictures in the same order in which the events occurred in the story. Ms. Callaghan is using

When the teacher stops at a specific point in the story so students can predict and verify predictions before, during, and after reading, the teacher is utilizing the ________ strategy.

Which strategy follows the learning principles of the "think-pair-share" strategy?

When students use a graphic aid to organize their thoughts about both sides of a controversial issue, they are most likely using