Exam Questions

Question 1:Spelling is BEST described as
Answer A

A rote-visual memory activity
Answer B

The process of linking sounds with their written forms
Answer C

The reverse process of reading
Answer D

A complex form of language production

Question 2:Which of the following is NOT a linguistic component of both spelling and reading?
Answer A

Phonological awareness
Answer B

Concepts of print
Answer C

Orthographic knowledge
Answer D

Vocabulary knowledge
Answer E

Morphological knowledge

Question 3:A student consistently misspells unstressed vowel sounds in words. The misspellings are characterized as “legal” misspellings. This spelling error pattern indicates a deficit in:
Answer A

Phoneme segmentation ability
Answer B

Phoneme discrimination ability
Answer C

Knowledge of letter patterns and spelling rules
Answer D

Knowledge of word meaning
Answer E

Mental images of words

Question 4:A student correctly spells “magic” and misspells “magician” as “majishin.” Which method of spelling instruction would be most appropriate for a student who demonstrates this pattern of misspelling?
Answer A

Instruction that improves phoneme segmentation and phoneme discrimination skills
Answer B

Instruction that improves knowledge of morphology and semantic relationships
Answer C

Instruction that improves knowledge of syllable and word position constraints on spelling patterns
Answer D

Instruction that improves knowledge of word meaning

Question 5:Which ONE of these assessment methods will determine why the student misspells words and will identify specific linguistic deficits to be targeted in treatment?
Answer A

Administration of a standardized test to obtain a quantitative measure of spelling ability
Answer B

An error analysis method
Answer C

Collection of a spelling sample to identify the current spelling stage level
Answer D

Administration of a spelling identification test



What Do Spelling Errors Tell Us About Language Knowledge?
Exam Questions Question 1:Spelling is BEST described as Answer AA rote-visual memory activity Answer BThe process of linking sounds with their written forms Answer CThe reverse process of reading Answer DA complex form of language production Question 2:Which of the following is NOT a linguistic component of both spelling and reading? Answer APhonological awareness Answer BConcepts of print Answer COrthographic knowledge Answer DVocabulary knowledge Answer EMorphological knowledge Question 3:A student consistently misspells unstressed vowel sounds in words. The misspellings are characterized as “legal” misspellings. This spelling error pattern indicates a deficit in: Answer APhoneme segmentation ability Answer BPhoneme discrimination ability Answer CKnowledge of letter patterns and spelling rules Answer DKnowledge of word meaning Answer EMental images of words Question 4:A student correctly spells “magic” and misspells “magician” as “majishin.” Which method of spelling instruction would be most appropriate for a student who demonstrates this pattern of misspelling? Answer AInstruction that improves phoneme segmentation and phoneme discrimination skills Answer BInstruction that improves knowledge of morphology and semantic relationships Answer CInstruction that improves knowledge of syllable and word position constraints on spelling patterns Answer DInstruction that improves knowledge of word meaning Question 5:Which ONE of these assessment methods will determine why the student misspells words and will identify specific linguistic deficits to be targeted in treatment? Answer AAdministration of a standardized test to obtain a quantitative measure of spelling ability Answer BAn error analysis method Answer CCollection of a spelling sample to identify the current spelling stage level Answer DAdministration of a spelling identification test