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Question 1
She'll help us find the missing puzzle piece.
Point to each word as you read. How many words are in this sentence?
- 9
- 8 (correct answer)
- 7
- 10
Explanation: Count the words: She'll, help, us, find, the, missing, puzzle, piece. That is 8 words. She'll is one word, even though it means she will.
Question 2
During a print tracking assessment, a student successfully matches speech to print when sentences contain only single-syllable words but struggles when multi-syllable words are introduced. This difficulty pattern suggests the student:
- Confuses syllable boundaries with word boundaries when attempting to track print (correct answer)
- Lacks sufficient phonemic awareness to decode complex word structures effectively
- Needs additional practice with high-frequency sight words in connected text
- Requires instruction in morphological awareness to understand word parts and meanings
Explanation: Difficulty specifically with multi-syllable words during print tracking suggests the student may be trying to point once for each syllable they hear rather than once for each complete word. This indicates confusion between syllable units and word units. Choice B addresses decoding rather than the tracking confusion, Choice C focuses on sight words rather than the syllable-word distinction, and Choice D addresses morphology rather than the unit-counting aspect of print tracking.
Question 3
It's time to clean up our classroom now.
How many words are in this sentence?
- 7
- 9
- 8 (correct answer)
- 6
Explanation: Count the words: It's, time, to, clean, up, our, classroom, now. That is 8 words. It's is one word, even though it means it is.
Question 4
My little sister loves to play outside.
How many words are in this sentence?
- 7 (correct answer)
- 8
- 6
- 9
Explanation: Count the words: My, little, sister, loves, to, play, outside. That is 7 words. Outside is one word, even though you can hear out and side in it.