Wide Range Achievement Word Reading Subtest Questions and Answers

Question 1

An examiner is administering the WRAT-5 Word Reading subtest to an 8-year-old student.
The student provides incorrect responses for five consecutive words in the middle of the word list.
Which of the following is the correct procedure for the examiner to follow?

Accepted Answer

Discontinue the subtest and begin calculating the raw score.

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Administer the remaining words on the list to allow the student to attempt all items.

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Reverse to the beginning of the word list and start again.

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Administer the Letter Reading section before discontinuing the subtest.

Question 2

The Word Reading subtest of the WRAT-5 is primarily designed to measure which of the following skills?

Accepted Answer

Letter identification and single-word recognition.

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Reading comprehension and passage understanding.

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Reading fluency and rate.

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Phonological awareness and blending.

Question 3

When scoring the WRAT-5 Word Reading subtest, which of the following is an important guideline regarding an examinee's pronunciation?

Accepted Answer

Articulation differences due to dialect or regional speech patterns should not be penalized. [1]

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All mispronunciations should be scored as incorrect, regardless of the cause.

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Only mispronunciations that change the meaning of the word are scored as incorrect.

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The examiner should ask the examinee to repeat any mispronounced word once before scoring.

Question 4

A 10-year-old examinee is administered Part 2 (Word Reading) of the Word Reading subtest first, per standard procedure. The student reads only three words correctly before making five consecutive errors. What is the examiner's next step?

Accepted Answer

Administer Part 1 (Letter Reading) in its entirety. [1]

Answer

Discontinue all reading testing and move to the Math Computation subtest.

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Record a raw score of 3 for the subtest.

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Provide coaching on the missed words and then re-administer Part 2.

Question 5

Which of the following is a key difference between the WRAT-4 and the WRAT-5 administration of the Word Reading subtest?

Accepted Answer

The WRAT-5 discontinue rule was changed from 10 consecutive errors to 5. [1]

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The WRAT-5 introduced a time limit for the subtest.

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The WRAT-5 requires all examinees to start with Letter Reading.

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The WRAT-5 eliminated the use of alternate forms.

Question 6

An examiner is preparing to administer the WRAT-5. The Word Reading subtest results can be combined with which other subtest to form the Reading Composite score?

Accepted Answer

Sentence Comprehension

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Spelling

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Math Computation

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There is no Reading Composite score in the WRAT-5.

An examiner is administering the WRAT-5 Word Reading subtest to an 8-year-old student.The student provides incorrect responses for five consecutive words in the middle of the word list.Which of the following is the correct procedure for the examiner to follow?

An examiner is administering the WRAT-5 Word Reading subtest to an 8-year-old student.
The student provides incorrect responses for five consecutive words in the middle of the word list.
Which of the following is the correct procedure for the examiner to follow?