1. Which term relates to a students ability to use word meanings in bothspeaking and writing? Answer: expressive vocabulary 2. In teaching the antonyms and synonyms of a word such as generosity, ateacher would be emphasizing which aspect of language? Answer: semantics 3. Once students have learned to decode printed words, which strand of the Reading Rope model (Scarborough, 2001) is the best single predictor ofreading comprehension? Answer: vocabulary 4. Which conclusion was documented by the Hart and Risley (1995) researchteam regarding the relationship between home language exposure and later reading comprehension? Answer: The number of words to which preschoolers are ex- posed predicts their vocabulary knowledge at grade three. 5. Which of these is the least effective way to foster implicit learning of the vocabulary students need for classroom success? Answer: providing several hours dailyof children's television programs 6. Good reasons for teaching a few words rexplicitly and in-depth include allof the following except: Answer: Students only need to know a few words to understand most texts. 7. Which of the following is the least effective activity when a new word meaning is being