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LETRS Unit 5 Sessions 5 and 6
LETRS Unit 5 Sessions 5 and 6
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This quiz tests your knowledge on key ideas that appear in LETRS Unit 5 sessions 5 and 6.
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1
Which of the following is not an effective way to encourage richer language use in the classroom?
providing dictionaries for students to use at their desks
model speech that is coherent and grammatically correct
rephrasing student language using sophisticated words
using precise, descriptive words during routine classroom talk
2
The first part of a complete word definition names its category or provides __________
an example
its meaning
a synonym
its syllabication
3
Understanding that word choices matter and that words carry power is one way to describe
advanced vocabulary
classroom discourse
word consciousness
sophisticated language
4
Word classification activities should be focused on _________ __________.
basic word definitions
word lists
word relationships
word images
5
Words that express degrees of meaning between each other are called __________ __________
synonyms
gradable antonyms
complementary antonyms
scaling activities
6
About how many words per week should be targeted for in - depth vocabulary instruction
10 - 12 words
3 - 5 words
10 - 15 words
8 - 10 words
7
Which phrase best completes this sentence?_________ _________ to words is necessary for many students to own the word.
routine exposure
explicit instruction
multiple exposures
one - shot encounter
8
Content words have many attributes known as ________ _________.
semantic overlap
distinguishing properties
common features
semantic properties
9
Complete this sentence: The ______ the network of associations, the more easily the word can be retrieved and used.
richer
longer
wider
deeper
10
Scaling activities help young writers to __________________________
have an extended vocabulary to choose from
characterize the words they choose from
express themselves through writing prose
be more precise in their choice of words
11
One way to form a complementary antonym is to __________________
add a prefix to the word
write its degrees of meaning
add an inflectionary ending
find its synonym
12
In beginning reading instruction, there will be frequent opportunities to point out_______ ________ words.
multiple -meaning
different meaning
opposite meaning
understated meaning
13
Direct, explicit vocabulary instruction should target Tier 2 vocabulary
that students may not know while reading a passage
that students may see when reading other texts
that is central to the meaning of the passage
students may need to know for the assessment
14
Some words can have common features but are not synonyms.
False
True
15
Complete word definitions have two identifiable parts.
True
False
16
What does the phrase "no word is an island" mean?
Words are connected to each other through features, structures and images
Words cannot be used without building associations with other words
Words belong to associative networks with other words
Words are likely to be learned well when learned in relation to other words
17
Most of the oldest words in English do not have multiple meanings.
True
False
18
The second part of a complete word definition states its _________ ___________
multiple meanings
distinguishing features
word category
word relationships
19
In order to complete a word classification activity, the student already knows the meanings of the words.
False
True
20
A word that overlaps extensively in meaning with another word is a ________
synonym
concept
antonym
feature
21
What is the minimum amount of explicit instruction recommended for students to practice new vocabulary?
three days
one week
two weeks
one day
22
The way teachers use language has a direct effect on students vocabulary growth.
True
False
23
After words are introduced, they should be _________________________.
explored further in explicit instruction.
never be used again until assessment
used in classroom experiments
revisited in elaboration and extension activities.
24
Words that overlap but which have opposite meanings are called __________
semantics
attributes
antonyms
synonyms
25
Classifying words into categories does not help with word meaning.
True
False
