Content Test 305 Literacy Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions

Content Test 305 Literacy Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions Phonemic Awareness - Correct Answers The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds, phonemes, in oral language. Includes segmenting a spoken word into its component sounds and counting the number of heard sounds. A blench counts as 2 sounds (fr), a digraph constitutes as one sound (sh). Dipthong - Correct Answers 2 vowels in which the sound begins at the first vowel and moves toward the sound of the second vowel (snout=ou/boy=oy) Consonant Blend - Correct Answers Two or more consecutive consonants which retain their individual sounds (e.g., /bl/ in block; /str/ in string). vowel team syllable - Correct Answers A vowel team syllable has two vowels next to each other that combine to form a new sound. For example: the "ou" in south; the "au" in taught; and the "oa" in boat. Word Consciousness - Correct Answers an interest in words and their meanings. Helps lead to an appreciation of authors' language silts as well as skillful use of words in their own speech and writing Close reading - Correct Answers Looking deeply into a text to uncover its layers of meaning Structural Analysis - Correct Answers the process of using familiar word parts (base words, prefixes, and suffixes) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. Hyperbole - Correct Answers exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Satire - Correct Answers A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. Irony - Correct Answers A contrast between expectation and reality Metaphor - Correct Answers A comparison without using like or as