Sample A: Cover Page of Thesis, Project, or Dissertation Proposal

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Test of Preschool Early Literacy Items Composing the Definitional Vocabulary Subtest
Items Questions Correct responses
Practice items
A. Cat What is this? Cat, kitty, kitten
B. Shoe What is this? Shoe, boot
What do you put it on? Your foot
C. Cake What is this? Cake
What do you do with it? You eat it.
Test items
1. Bed What is this? Bed
What is it for? Sleep on, lie on
2. Airplane What is this? Airplane, plane, jet
What does it do? Fly, goes up in the sky
3. Monkey What is this? Monkey
Where does it live? In the jungle, zoo, tree,
Africa, forest
4. Door What is this? Door
What does it do? Open(s), close(s), shut(s),
keep(s) things out
5. Telephone What is this? Telephone, phone
What is it for? To call or talk to someone
6. Key What is this? Key
What is it for? To lock/unlock door, start a
car, use for opening lock
7. Turtle What is this? Turtle
Is it fast or slow? Slow
8. Bus What is this? Bus, school bus
What is it for? To ride on, drive you to
school, take you to bus stop,
pick up people
9. Boat What is this? Boat or type of boat if
accurate
Where does it go? In the water, river, lake
10. Ladder What is this? Ladder
What is it for? To climb up
11. Pig What is this? Pig
Where does it live? In a pen, on a farm, in mud,
in a zoo
12. Teeth What are these? Teeth
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