As 9-year-old Chad encounters the word tall in his reading, he tells his teacher, "I know that word is tall because the last two letters go way up high." Which one of the following is the most accurate interpretation of what Chad has just said?
a. Chad appears to have developed a large sight vocabulary.
b. Chad's strategy is a bit worrisome, because it's more commonly seen in 5-year-olds.
c. Chad probably has greater reading comprehension ability than most of his classmates.
d. Chad is showing remarkable creativity in his word recognition skills and a potential for considerable creativity in writing later on.
B
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a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40