Which term is commonly used for the assessment where the teacher reads a sentence aloud and the student writes it down?

• A. Hearing and recording sounds
• B. Silent reading inventory
• C. Oral-to-written test
• D. Paired reading assessment

Answer: (A)

This task is about writing down what is heard. When the teacher reads a sentence aloud and the student transcribes it, the focus is on translating spoken language into written form—testing listening, memory, spelling, punctuation, and writing accuracy. That kind of assessment is commonly called an oral-to-written test (often described as dictation).

The other options don’t fit this activity: writing from dictation isn’t about identifying sounds in isolation, which is what a hearing and recording sounds task would imply. It isn’t a silent reading check, which measures comprehension during silent reading, nor is it a paired reading activity, which involves two readers working together to improve fluency.