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RICA Practice Test: Questions And Solutions
RICA Practice Test: Questions And Solutions
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RICA Practice Test: Questions AndSolutions
The purpose of implementing informal assessments after teaching a new
concept during whole-group instruction is to:
A. maintain accurate records for planning flexible groups that meet identified
needs for students.
B. collect data for grading and report cards.
C. maintain accurate records for discussion with district personnel.
D. organize seating arrangements to maintain peer groups alignment.
✔️Ans - A. maintain accurate records for planning flexible groups that meet
identified needs for students.
A second grade student assessed below grade level for fluency, but is able to
decode words in isolation and scores above grade level for reading
comprehension. The student needs direct instruction in the area of:
A. phonemic awareness
B. literal comprehension
C. pacing during fluency instruction
D. accuracy during fluency instruction ✔️Ans - C. pacing during fluency
instruction
A teacher has completed a whole group lesson on a grammar topic. She has
assigned the students to complete five sample questions while she walks
around the room and provides feedback and corrections to their work. This
instructional component is an example of:
A. orientation
B. presentation
C. structured and guided practice
D. independent practice and application ✔️Ans - C. structured and guided
practice
A third grade teacher uses the results of a Cloze Assessment in order to
provide support to her students with independent reading. This assessment
plays an effective role because:
A. It motivates the students to read faster.
B. It determines the students' interest level for a book.
, C. It provides for more reading opportunities .
D. It determines the appropriate independent reading level for the students.
✔️Ans - D. It determines the appropriate independent reading level for the
students.
A kindergarten teacher assesses her student with a mid-year assessment and
he is still unable to recognize all upper and lowercase letters, isolate sounds in
CVC words, or produce rhyming words for targeted words. She has provided
small group instruction, individual instruction, and has held a conference with
the parents to provide additional support in the home. What is the next step
the teacher should take to ensure the student can obtain progress in these
areas?
A. Ask the principal to retain the student, due to lack of understanding grade
level concepts.
B. Meet with a school-based team, consisting of administrators, support
personnel, select teachers, and reading coach to determine various strategies
that can be used to support the student with mastering grade appropriate
skills.
C. Transfer student to a different teacher that may have better strategies for
teaching the student.
D. Provide homework packets that the parents can use at home to reinforce
learning because the teacher has done all that she can do. ✔️Ans - B. Meet
with a school-based team, consisting of administrators, support personnel,
select teachers, and reading coach to determine various strategies that can be
used to support the student with mastering grade appropriate skills.
The purpose of an entry-level assessment is to determine:
A. long term planning for the organization of small groups, determine the
selection of appropriate instructional tools, create a comprehensive learning
environment, and aligning student needs to CA State Standards.
B. if the students mastered all of the grade level standards in the previous
year.
C. student retention of information over the summer.
D. long term groupings for small group and individual instruction. ✔️Ans
- A. long term planning for the organization of small groups, determine the
selection of appropriate instructional tools, create a comprehensive learning
environment, and aligning student needs to CA State Standards.
, Prior to administering a standardized test to a student with a learning
disability, it is imperative that the teacher thoroughly reads the student's IEP
to determine:
A. if the wording of the test needs to be modified.
B. if the student is capable of taking the test.
C. if the student should take an assessment that is at their instructional level.
D. the modifications that must be implemented during the testing period.
✔️Ans - D. the modifications that must be implemented during the testing
period.
In the beginning of the year, a fourth grade teacher received the standardized
test result for his class. The data displayed that 72% of his students scored
below basic in the area of reading comprehension. The most effective step the
teacher should take before implementing instruction is:
A. have a meeting with the previous teachers of his students to determine
what skills were taught and what problems they encountered when teaching
their class.
B. provide students with multiple assessments that focus on individual skills
each week.
C. provide students with an entry-level assessment in order to determine the
strengths and weaknesses each student has in the area of reading.
D. have students write a journal entry on why they have difficulties with
understanding reading comprehension questions. ✔️Ans - C. provide
students with an entry-level assessment in order to determine the strengths
and weaknesses each student has in the area of reading.
The assessments that is used in order to determine accurate reading levels for
expository texts are:
A. CLOZE tests
B. Data retrieval charts
C. Reading Logs
D. Read Alouds ✔️Ans - A. CLOZE tests
The most effective method of communicating a student's performance on an
assessment is to:
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