Practice TRCN questions on Literacy (+PDF)

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TRCN Literacy questions

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1. Which step comes before drafting?

A. Editing
B. Pre-writing
C. Publishing
D. Reviewing

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Pre-writing is the first stage where you gather thoughts, data and outline structure before the main writing then you review, edit and publish.

2. Which is the correct question tag for 'You will come, ______'?

A. will you?
B. won't you?
C. are you?
D. aren’t you?

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The statement is positive with an auxiliary verb (will), so the tag must be the negative form of that same auxiliary verb.

3. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

A. He go to school everyday.
B. He goes to school every day.
C. He going to school every day.
D. He gone to school every day.

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When the sentence is simple present tense and the subject is He, She, or It, you must add -s or -es to the base verb.

4. Choose the correct spelling.

A. definately
B. definitely
C. definitly
D. definate

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“definitely” comes from the root word ‘finite’ (fixed or limited). When you add the prefix de- and the suffix -ly, the “i” remains.

5. A teacher is introducing the concept of 'Alphabetic Principle' to a mixed-age class. Which activity is most appropriate for both primary and early secondary students?

A. Decoding multisyllabic words.
B. Matching letters to their most common sounds.
C. Analyzing the etymology of words.
D. Writing a formal essay.

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The Alphabetic Principle explains that there is a relationship between written letters (graphemes) and spoken sounds (phonemes).

6. Which reading fluency technique is suitable for improving expression and pacing across both primary and secondary school levels?

A. Silent reading
B. Reader's Theatre
C. Individual timed reading
D. Reading a new, complex text

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Reader’s Theatre is an oral reading activity where students read scripts from literature. It is effective because while the secondary students benefit from the complex text, the primary enjoy the “play” and both follow the script pacing, using their voices for different expressions.

7. Which strategy supports struggling learners using guided help?

A. Scaffolding
B. Rote learning
C. Guessing
D. Transcribing

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Scaffolding is a teaching method where a teacher provides the learner with temporary support which is gradually removed as the learner becomes more independent.

8. A teacher is using a 'word family' chart (e.g., cat, bat, hat). This is a strategy for teaching ______

A. reading fluency
B. phonics and phonemic awareness
C. grammar
D. oral communication

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Using word families helps learners recognize patterns in language.
- Phonics connect sounds to letters. (e.g. Seeing that -at sounds the same in cat, bat, hat).
- Phonemic awareness teaches students to hear the individual sounds in a word. (e.g. By changing only the first letter in cat, bat, hat).

9. A teacher uses a 'word web' to show how a new word is related to other known words. This is a strategy for ______

A. Reading fluency
B. Vocabulary instruction
C. Grammar correction
D. Spelling test

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Word web is a visual tool used to help students understand of a word’s meaning better. So, instead of just memorizing a definition, they connect the new word to its synonyms, antonyms and usage sample.

10. Which strategy uses nearby words to infer meaning?

A. Context clues
B. Rhyming
C. Copying
D. Memorising

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Context clues are hints in a sentence, paragraph or passage used to understand and “infer” (make an educated guess of) the meaning of a new or unfamiliar word based on the other words surrounding it.