CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

Multiple Choice

1. A measurement tool that measures the materials written between the fifth grade and college level

a. Flesch-Kincaid Scale

b. REALM

c. TOFHLA

d. Fry Readability Graph

2. This health literacy tool measures health literacy skills using actual hospital materials; sections on
reading comprehension and numeracy

a. Flesch-Kincaid Scale

b. REALM

c. TOFHLA

d. Fry Readability Graph

3. This comprehension test is specifically recommended for assessing medical literature with individuals
reading at sixth-grade level or above.

a. Cloze Procedure

b. OPS Procedure

c. Listening Test

d. Memory Test

4. Here in this tool, a three-minute passage at approximately the fifth-grade level is read aloud.

a. Cloze Procedure

b. OPS Procedure

c. Listening Test

d. Memory Test

5. It is also necessary to simplify the readability of printed education materials. Audience suitability
usually depends on:

a. Grade-level demand

b. Technical format

c. Concept density

d. All of the above

6. In using techniques for writing effective health materials, we consider the following criterion, except:

a. Write in a conversational style with an active voice, using the personal pronouns “you” and “your.”

b. You can exceed more than 30 to 40 characters per line.

c. Define any technical or unfamiliar words in parentheses

d. Highlight important ideas or words with bold type or underlining.

7. This type of reading skills and health literacy test is used to determines a patient’s ability to find and
navigate electronic health information

a. eHEALS (eHealth Literacy Scale)

b. LAD (Literacy Assessment for Diabetes)

c. SAM (Suitability Assessment of Materials)

d. NVS (Newest Vital Sign)

8. A tool to tool to assess the suitability of instructional materials for a given group of learners

a. eHEALS (eHealth Literacy Scale)

b. LAD (Literacy Assessment for Diabetes)

c. SAM (Suitability Assessment of Materials)

d. NVS (Newest Vital Sign)

9. The interest in the literacy problem has escalated tremendously in the last 5-10 years, and recent
survey results demonstrate that literacy, numeracy, and technology problems are still prevalent.

a. True

b. False

c. Not sure

d. A&B only

10. This tool identifies those at risk for low health literacy

a. eHEALS (eHealth Literacy Scale)

b. LAD (Literacy Assessment for Diabetes)

c. SAM (Suitability Assessment of Materials)

d. NVS (Newest Vital Sign)