RICA Subtest 2 Multiple
Choice Questions with
Complete Solutions
Graded A+
A sixth-grade teacher creates a written assessment in which the teacher leaves a word out of the
sentence and asks students which of four nonsense words would be the most appropriate to use to
complete the sentence. An example of this type of assessment is shown below.
George___________ a prize at the fair yesterday.
Twibly
Norfing
Lubbed
Vishes - Answer: Intuitively make use of grammar when reading
Fifth grade teacher provides her students with an easier science article with easier vocabulary about the
topic of asteroids before reading from the actual science textbook. What is the teacher trying to
achieve? It says pre reading lesson. - Answer: Possible pre teaching/preloading information to familiarize
students with content and vocabulary (build on background/prior knowledge)
Part 1: Understanding how punctuation is used to set off nonrestrictive...would enable students to gain
which of the following pieces of information from this reading passage? - Answer: All mammals are
endotherms
Part 2: One student comes to the teacher and says, "I get what an exotherm is but what's an
endotherm?" This particular passage provides an especially good opportunity for the teacher to help the
student? - Answer: Apply knowledge of suffixes to gain meaning from unfamiliar word
, The teacher provides students a sentence frame and demonstrates how to fill the sentence frames.
What is the teacher trying to demonstrate?
An (A) _____ castle was in _____.
An ugly castle was in the forest.
A beautiful castle was in a dark green forest? - Answer: Sentence structure in the English language
Gerard's New Home:
Which of the following strategies for effective discussion...does the teacher demonstrate as the students
talk about Gerard's New Home? - Answer: Encouraging the students to respond to another's idea and
details from text
Gerard's New Home Part 2:
Which of the following comprehension strategies does Student 3 demonstrate during the group
discussion? - Answer: Referring to the text to clarify meaning
Gerard's New Home Part 3:
During the group discussion, which of the following strategies does the teacher use to help students
develop these responses to...? - Answer: Encouraging students to provide evidence from the text to
support their interpretations
A fourth grade teacher asked her students to break into groups and each student read a different
passage from the same story in their respective group. The students are to discuss their passage in the
group and then report the important elements back to the whole class. What is the primary reason or
what is the teacher trying to achieve through this instructional technique? - Answer: The students gain a
deeper understanding of the passage and have an opportunity to clarify by discussing it with peers.
A fourth grade teacher selected a core literature book for her students to read. After her students have
completed reading the book she asked them to go back to the text and find situations where the main
character has experience that reminded the student of something in their own lives. The student uses a
response log to record their ideas. The teacher might choose this strategy as a follow-up to reading the
book because - Answer: The teacher understands that helping her students connect real life experiences
to those of character will deepen their understanding of the above and she can analyze their responses
to plan future appropriate instruction.
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