Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment (ICLA) Standard 3 Practice Test

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• Which strategy best helps determine the main idea of a paragraph?
• Which best explains how headings and transitional phrases help in processing a text’s sequence?
• How would you determine a credible claim when reading multiple informational texts?
• What does 'in context' mean when analyzing vocabulary?
• In a narrative, how can you determine the central idea if the text is not explicit?
• Which practice involves fluency-building through repeated reading of the same text?
• How do you use quotation marks correctly when citing text in writing?
• Which statement best describes a primary source?
• After identifying a claim in a text, which step best supports critical understanding?
• When combining information from charts and paragraphs to answer a question, what should you do first?
• When a word has multiple meanings, which approach helps determine the intended sense in context?
• During an oral reading analysis, what does a self-correction indicate about their reading process?
• Which statement best describes the role of miscue analysis in instruction?
• Which term refers to the set of five concepts about how print works?
• Identify the likely meaning of a bolded term in a science passage given the surrounding sentences.
• Which term refers to a tool that provides explicit criteria for scoring a student's response?
• Which feature of the ICLA Standard 3 practice test is designed to assess integration of knowledge and ideas?
• Captions and illustrations contribute to understanding a text's structure?
• Which text structure would a writer use to show why a problem occurred and what resulted?
• Which term refers to assessment using materials and procedures drawn directly from the curriculum to gauge progress?
• What do sidebars typically provide?
• What term describes the measurement of performance in relation to a large group's standardization or locally developed norms?
• Which term describes book orientation, directionality, print meaning & purpose?
• What is the significance of 'central idea' versus 'topic' in informational text?
• The process of looking at one's performance and knowing how to improve is called self-assessment.
• Which option best demonstrates that you used textual evidence in your response?
• How do transitional phrases contribute to coherence in writing?
• Which term describes the concept that schools and teachers should be held responsible for student outcomes and evaluated accordingly?
• Which strategy helps students identify supporting details for the central idea?
• What is the purpose of sidebars or glossaries in informational texts?
• What role do graphs and tables play in the Integration of Knowledge and Ideas section?
• Which type of context clue is shown when a definition is given in parentheses after a word?
• Which strategy helps readers extract central idea by paraphrasing key sentences?
• Which term is abbreviated as IRI and refers to the Idaho Reading Indicator?
• What can miscue analysis reveal to teachers?
• In which activity does the teacher read the text aloud and the student echo-reads with the same speed and expression?
• What is a key focus when analyzing the structure of a compare/contrast paragraph?
• When two texts present the same event from different perspectives, what should a reader do?
• Which term is associated with scribbles and random letters with no relation to the sounds they may represent?
• When the student reads aloud and the evaluator codes the reading, this is called a running record.
• Which appraisal uses materials and procedures directly from the curriculum taught to gauge student progress?
• Analysis of the structural characteristics of a text, such as organization or density, related to how comprehensible it is, is text readability.
• Which skill is essential for Integration of Knowledge and Ideas?
• What is the role of diagrams, charts, and captions in understanding informational texts?
• How can you determine the sequence of events in a narrative?
• Which transition best signals a contrast between two ideas in a paragraph?
• Which content area asks students to explain the central idea with supporting details?
• Which element is essential to a well-supported claim in evidence-based reasoning?
• Which measure can estimate a child's comprehension level and indicate strengths versus weaknesses in literal versus inferential questions?
• Preschool; 'reading'; environmental print
• Which term refers to a descriptive record of student behavior observed during instruction?
• What strategies help you make inferences from a text?
• How do sidebars and callouts contribute to comprehension?
• How can prefixes and suffixes help determine the meaning of unfamiliar words?
• Which of the following is NOT a strategy to monitor comprehension during reading?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of Text Features?
• Which term describes the stage where readers begin using the sounds of letters to represent speech, often through letter-sound correspondences?
• When consulting multiple texts to synthesize understanding, which approach is best?
• Which statement best distinguishes factual claims from opinions?
• Which term describes the evidence that the inferences drawn from test results are accurate?
• How does a graphic caption aid understanding?
• When summarizing, which is essential to include?
• Which term describes comparing a student's performance to a standard rather than to peers, indicating mastery?
• Why is summarizing important after reading a passage?
• How can headings and subheadings help identify the central idea?
• Which term describes the dispersion, spread, or scatter of scores in a distribution?
• Which term describes a reader who understands print carries a message and that books have directionality and print uses letters, words, and sentences?
• How do an author's craft elements like metaphor or simile affect meaning?
• When evaluating reading miscues, which statement is true about meaning and structure?
• In informational text, which type of sentence most often states the central idea?
• Fluency and 'problem-solving' about the meaning
• Which section examines how multiple texts present related information and how to synthesize across sources?
• How can you identify theme across multiple passages on the same topic?
• What does synthesis of information from multiple sources involve?
• Which assessment seeks to address widespread concerns about standardized testing by representing literacy behavior of the community and workplace?
• What is the main difference between the central idea and a theme?
• How does setting influence a narrative's theme or mood?
• In miscue analysis, the reader describes what happened in the story after reading aloud.
• Which stage is characterized by the reader using groups of letters, either as chunks or through analogies, to recognize words automatically?
• Understanding of the alphabet and words (concepts of print)
• How does figurative language affect meaning and interpretation?
• Which statement best describes the difference between inference and prediction?
• What approach helps evaluate the credibility of evidence in persuasive writing?
• Which structure is used when a text explains a problem and proposes solutions?
• Which practice best supports credible cross-text synthesis?
• When a passage uses domain-specific terms, what should a reader do to ensure comprehension?
• Which practice would best support students with frequent miscues?
• When comparing author’s purpose across different texts, which approach ensures fair analysis?
• If two sources provide conflicting data on a topic, what is the most rigorous approach?
• What is the difference between the main idea and a detail?
• Which statement best describes the effect of captions in organizing information?
• Which of the following actions best helps determine the central idea when reading a new informational text?
• What is a rhetorical question and why does it matter in persuasive writing?
• What is plot in a narrative and how does it relate to structure?
• Which term describes the stage where preschool learners are exposed to environmental print?
• Which statement about graphic organizers is true?
• Why is it important to consider multiple meanings for a word in context?
• Which of the following is a sign that a miscue might be meaning-based rather than decode-based?
• Which section would you consult to evaluate how headings, captions, and images support understanding?
• That print carries the message, an awareness of print in the everyday environment
• When paraphrasing, which element should always be included to avoid plagiarism?
• Which single value is used to summarize a distribution of scores, often represented by the mean?
• How should a reader use a chart or graph to support a mathematical argument in a text?
• Which scenario would illustrate a substitution miscue?
• What element is commonly outlined in a graphic organizer when planning a reading response?
• What makes a source credible?
• How do you evaluate the quality of a writer's reasoning?
• Which term refers to a reading measure that uses passages and questions to evaluate comprehension and may rely on children’s judgments?
• Which assessment is based on a representative sampling of student work that demonstrates growth over time?
• Which term describes using individual letters to identify words as children develop phonetic awareness?
• Which miscue category describes leaving out a word?
• What is a miscue in reading?
• Which term describes the level where material is easy for the student to read with very high word recognition and comprehension?
• Where is the author's thesis most reliably found in a typical argumentative or informative text?
• In a literary text, what is 'tone' and how does it influence readers' interpretation?
• Which statement about facts and opinions best supports evaluating sources?
• In miscue analysis, what does a reader's self-correction suggest about their reading process?
• When incorporating graphs with text, what is the best practice for using graphs to support your argument?
• Which concept is defined as using a central value to summarize data, commonly the mean?
• What is a description of behavior or a report of observed incidents called?
• What is the central idea of a text?
• Which practice best supports using textual evidence to answer a question in a discussion?
• What is the role of mood in a narrative?
• Which statement best explains the purpose of highlighting key ideas during annotation?
• Which term refers to gathering data to understand student strengths and needs?
• Which form of assessment represents literacy behavior of the community and workplace rather than relying solely on standardized tests?
• A student reads passages that are challenging but not frustrating, with strong comprehension and classroom support. This reading level is called?
• Give an example of how to analyze word choice to determine tone.
• When one text disagrees with another, what is a responsible approach for a reader?
• The gradual withdrawal of adult support based on Vygotsky's ZPD is known as scaffolding.
• Which statement best distinguishes a central idea from a topic?
• Which indicator would most strongly suggest bias in an informational text?
• What is the purpose of counting miscues in a reading assessment?
• Which assessment measures a student's ability to hear phonemes in a word, that is, how many sounds are in the word 'hat'?
• If headings signal the progression of topics, what is likely true about central idea extraction?
• Recognizing and manipulating within word differences
• A passage lists steps in a process using sequential sentences. Which structure is used?
• In a persuasive or informative passage, where is the main claim most commonly located?
• What text structure uses cause/effect relationships to explain why something happened?
• Which term describes general knowledge of print and book concepts?
• Which term is described as a reading measurement system, by analyzing characteristics that influence readability, and measures readers by identifying the level of text a reader can comprehend?
• How does author's tone influence the reader's understanding of vocabulary in context?
• How do you annotate a text effectively for later reference?
• Which term describes the strategy of providing support to a learner and gradually removing it as the learner becomes capable?
• The ability to recognize a word without analysis is called sight word recognition.
• How can you identify the author's purpose in a text?
• Which instrument measures the ability to restore omitted portions of a text by using context clues?
• Which factor is least useful for evaluating credibility across texts?
• Which stage involves spelling that typically uses the names of letters to convey sounds, often as a child's first attempts at writing words?
• Which term covers letter name, formation, features, direction, isolated & combined sound?
• What is the role of evidence when analyzing an argument?
• Which level describes reading material that is easy for a student to read, with more than 99% accuracy in word identification and more than 90% comprehension?
• What is the purpose of conclusion paragraphs in informational or argumentative texts?
• Which two sections assess how an author uses text structure to convey meaning?
• Which term is associated with the stage that uses scribbles and random letters as part of early writing development?
• Which item is a common category of miscue when analyzing oral reading?
• Which part of a narrative introduces characters and setting and hints at conflict?
• Which term describes reading that is too difficult for the student, indicated by low accuracy and low comprehension?
• What is an effective way for a student to show evidence of understanding vocabulary in context in a written response?
• Which of the following best demonstrates credible cross-text synthesis?
• How does a compare/contrast structure help a reader?
• When two paragraphs present similar ideas with different evidence, what skill is being used?
• Which statement best describes explicit meaning in a text?
• Which assessment is described as measurement of achievement by applying knowledge to meaningful tasks, producing a response like that required in the instructional environment, such as portfolios or projects?
• When evaluating evidence across sources, which criterion helps determine if evidence is sufficient?
• Which term describes consistency in measurements and tests, the extent to which two applications of the same measurement rank persons in the same way?
• How distinguish between primary and secondary sources?
• What is an embedded citation and its role?
• What is textual evidence and how do you use it to support an answer?
• Which of the following is NOT a reliable way to determine the central idea?
• What approach supports forming a coherent argument when using multiple sources?
• Which term describes the readability of material that is too difficult for a student to read successfully, with less than 90% accuracy in word identification and less than 50% comprehension?
• How do headings and subheadings help you monitor comprehension?
• How can a reader determine which text provides the strongest evidence for a claim?
• Which term best describes the extent to which two administrations of the same measure produce consistent rankings?
• Marie Clay's indicator tests book handling concepts such as front/back and top/bottom.
• In what way can a writer's tone influence how readers perceive vocabulary in context?
• Which term is used when teachers code a student's oral reading for accuracy, rate, and miscues?
• What is the difference between a fact and an opinion in a text, and how can you tell?
• Which sequence best responds to a reading prompt requiring evidence-based reasoning?
• How do visual features contribute to text meaning?
• Which assessment uses a graded series of passages of increasing difficulty to determine a student's strengths, needs, and strategies in word identification and comprehension, along with casual but sensitive observation of reading behaviors?
• Which term describes the reader who recognizes and manipulates within word differences?
• How can you identify cause/effect relationships in a text?
• In evaluating a visual element, what indicates reliability?
• Which strategy helps readers compare the structure of two texts effectively?
• How does parallel sentence structure impact reader comprehension?
• Which is best practice for using quotation marks when citing text?
• What is text-dependent questioning and why is it important?
• When a diagram includes a caption, what can the reader do to improve understanding?
• Which assessment involves a formal examination of the use of miscues to determine strengths and needs in the background experiences and language skills of students as they read, analyzing whether a miscue is semantically acceptable, graphically or aurally similar?
• How does text structure influence meaning?
• When a caption clarifies an illustration, what skill is being used?
• Which practice best helps ensure a paraphrase avoids copying exact phrases?
• Which term represents one sound with one letter, a basic unit in early spelling development?
• How can an author’s use of figurative language contribute to craft and structure?
• Which statement best describes coherence in writing?
• How can you infer character motivation from actions and dialogue?
• Which strategy best helps a reader determine the main ideas in an informational text?
• How do you use context clues to deduce the meaning of unfamiliar phrases?
• Which assessment provides insights into a child's view of their comprehension but depends on the child's judgments and has questionable validity and reliability?
• Which procedure increases a reader's rate of reading by having them repeat the same text?
• What is a reliable strategy to determine the meaning of an academic term when encountered in a passage?
• What is the role of bias in assessing credibility?
• Which assessment measures performance on a test in terms of the kind of behavior expected of a person with a given score, judged as an individual?
• What should you do to verify that a chart's information supports a claim?
• Which structure is used to explain events in the order in which they occurred?
• Which assessment measures education achievement by tasks that require applying knowledge to a meaningful task, producing a response like that required in the instructional environment, portfolios, or projects?
• What tool includes prompts like 'When I read I…' to prompt self-reflection on reading?
• How can you compare information across two informational texts?
• What is a 'claim' in a text and how is it supported?
• When comparing an author’s purpose across texts on the same topic, what is a key step?
• Why is it important to analyze miscues in relation to sentence structure and meaning?
• Which tactic helps readers monitor comprehension when encountering unfamiliar terms?
• Which level indicates material that is challenging but not frustrating for the student to read with normal classroom support, with greater than 95% accuracy in word identification and greater than 75% comprehension?
• Which term is the concept of word in mind?
• Which statement about the central idea is most accurate?
• Which statement about text structure helps you understand relationships between ideas?
• Which of the following is a typical example of a miscue during reading aloud?
• Which stage involves recognizing words by chunks or analogies rather than decoding each letter?
• A set of directions or guidelines for assessing a student's response or work sample, such as an oral report, is called a rubric.
• Which factor most influences whether a miscue affects comprehension?
• Which strategy improves understanding of academic language in a text?
• How can you identify mood in a narrative?
• What is the purpose of headings and subheadings in informational text?
• Print Awareness
• Which characteristic best indicates a credible source?
• Which statement best distinguishes a central idea from a theme?
• Which indicator would most strongly suggest bias in an informational text?
• VAKT stands for Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic and Tactile; it is a strategy often used in spelling, sometimes involving tracing a letter in the air.
• Which term describes the stage where reading begins to understand alphabet and word concepts?
• How does point of view shape a text's meaning?
• When comparing two texts, which strategy helps analyze structure differences?
• What best describes the central idea of a nonfiction passage?
• Which section focuses on word meaning in context and academic language used in the text?
• A detail from the text supports the central idea. Which type of detail is most persuasive?
• Which practice best helps paraphrase without plagiarizing?
• Which plot element typically serves as the turning point and heightens the stakes?
• Which skill is most important when comparing information across two texts on the same topic?
• What is the Idaho reading assessment administered to K-3 students that includes word recognition, phonic analysis and recoding measurements, with students scoring 1, 2, or 3?