NES test Prep

Question 1

What is the value of 53?

Accepted Answer

125

Question 2

Which of the following words contains a diphthong?

Accepted Answer

Boat

Question 3

Which term refers to the awareness of how sounds make up words?

Accepted Answer

Phonological awareness

Question 4

What operation do you use to solve this problem: Sam has 3 bags with 4 apples in each. How many apples does she have?

Accepted Answer

Multiplication

Question 5

What is the place value of the digit 7 in the number 3,478?

Accepted Answer

Hundreds

Question 6

A narrative text is most likely to include:

Accepted Answer

Characters and plot

Question 7

What strategy helps students summarize a text?

Accepted Answer

Identifying the main idea and key details

Question 8

What is 3/4 + 1/8

Accepted Answer

7/8

Question 9

What is the first step in teaching the alphabetic principle?

Accepted Answer

Connecting letters with their sounds

Question 10

Which instructional practice helps with reading comprehension?

Accepted Answer

Asking and answering questions during reading

Question 11

What does decoding refer to in reading?

Accepted Answer

Sounding out written words

Question 12

Which of the following is most effective for building fluency?

Accepted Answer

Repeated oral reading

Question 13

Which reading genre is most useful for teaching text features like headings, charts, and captions?

Accepted Answer

Informational text

Question 14

What is the main purpose of phonemic awareness instruction?

Accepted Answer

To help students recognize and manipulate sounds in spoken words

Question 15

Which literacy skill is most closely linked to later reading success?

Accepted Answer

Phonemic awareness

Question 16

Which of the following best describes metacognition in reading?

Accepted Answer

Thinking about one's own thinking during reading

Question 17

What does “sight word” refer to?

Accepted Answer

A word that is irregular and must be memorized

Question 18

What is the purpose of guided reading?

Accepted Answer

To provide targeted instruction in small groups

Question 19

Which of the following best supports students’ ability to decode multisyllabic words?

Accepted Answer

Learning root words and affixes

Question 20

In the word “unhappily,” the root word is:

Accepted Answer

Happy

Question 21

What is one purpose of using graphic organizers in reading instruction?

Accepted Answer

To help organize ideas and enhance comprehension

Question 22

Which property of multiplication is shown in this equation: 6 × (4 × 2) = (6 × 4) × 2?

Accepted Answer

Associative property

Question 23

A student writes "skool" instead of "school." This is an example of which type of error?

Accepted Answer

Phonetic spelling

Question 24

Which of the following is a consonant blend?

Accepted Answer

Bl

Question 25

Which of the following best defines a morpheme

Accepted Answer

The smallest unit of meaning in a language

Question 26

What is the function of a topic sentence in a paragraph?

Accepted Answer

To state the main idea

Question 27

The phrase “as busy as a bee” is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 28

What type of context clue is in this sentence: “The arboretum, a place where trees are grown for study, was beautiful”?

Accepted Answer

Definition

Question 29

What is the purpose of a running record?

Accepted Answer

To track oral reading accuracy and fluency

Question 30

A student reads fluently but struggles to understand the text. What should the teacher focus on next?

Accepted Answer

Vocabulary and comprehension strategies

NES test Prep

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NES test Prep

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