NBPTS MIDDLE CHILDHOOD GENERALIST-ELA TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Ms. Baird wants to check her students' individual comprehension skills, specifically their ability to
support an idea with evidence from a text. Which scenario is the best way to accomplish her goals? -
(answer) As a class, brainstorm main ideas, topics, or concepts from a text. Allow students to choose a
select number of these ideas and copy them onto separate index cards. The students then should
individually review the text, recording any supporting evidence on the notecard with the applicable main
idea.
another name for a persuasive essay is - (answer) argumentative essay
the teacher and her students brainstorm a list of talents, skills, and specialized knowledge belonging to
members of the class. Some of the items on the list include how to make a souffle, how to juggle, and
how to teach a dog to do tricks. One student knows a great deal about spiders and another about
motorcycles. She asks each student to write an essay about something he or she is good at or knows a
great deal about. What kind of essay is she asking the students to produce? - (answer) example
What is the primary reason the early 21st century has been referred to as the Information Age? -
(answer) because there are more sources and outputs of information than ever before
Which choice constitutes the best method for building conceptual vocabulary? - (answer) using word
webs to organize thinking about related terms
a 3rd grade teacher has several students reading above grade level. Most of the remaining students are
reading at grade level. There are also a few students reading below grade level. She decides to
experiment. Her hypothesis is that by giving the entire class a chapter book above grade level, high-level
readers will be satisfied, grade-level readers will be challenged in a positive way, and students reading
below grade level will be inspired to improve. Her method is most likely to... - (answer) Fail, producing
students at a Frustration reading level. Those reading below grade level are likely to give up entirely.
Those reading at grade level are likely to get frustrated and form habits that will actually slow down their
development.
A teacher is working with a group of English Language Learners. She asks them to take two pieces of
paper. At the top of the first paper, they are to write SAME, at the top of the other, DIFFERENT. Each child
will consider what his native country and the US have in common, and what distinct features each
country possesses. The children are using which method in organizing their ideas? - (answer) compare
and contrast
, NBPTS MIDDLE CHILDHOOD GENERALIST-ELA TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
When making in-text citations in a research paper, which of the following reflects MLA guidelines for
citing Web sources with regard to page numbers? - (answer) If the Web source is a PDF file, it is
recommended to cite page numbers in your citations
ELL students typically are able to develop which type of English language skills the soonest? - (answer)
They typically develop BICS much sooner than CALP
Dr. Jenks is working with a group of students. They are about to read a science book about fossils.
Before they begin, she writes the words stromatolites, fossilferous, and eocene on the board. She
explains the meaning of each word. These words are examples of: - (answer) content-specific words
The phrase pretty as a picture is best described as... - (answer) a simile
Which of the following statements is most accurate about writing the introduction to an essay or paper?
- (answer) the introduction should move from the broad and general to the focused and speficic
A school has a policy of only permitting administration of its first choice among standardized formal
assessments of phonological development twice per school year to conserve money and time. A 1st
grade teacher wanting to inform her instructional planning, implementation, and adjustments
appropriately can do what? - (answer) conduct informal and other formal assessments on an ongoing
basis
phonemic awareness is a type of... - (answer) Phonological awareness. Phonemic awareness is the
ability to recognize sounds within words.
Purpose of targeted instruction - (answer) Assess and target areas needing improvement as well as
areas of greatest strength for each student to ensure that all members of a class are receiving instruction
tailored to their specific needs
in writing, _____ is the overall written expression of the writer's attitude, and _____ is the individual
way in which the writer expresses the former. - (answer) tone, voice
Ms. Baird wants to check her students' individual comprehension skills, specifically their ability to
support an idea with evidence from a text. Which scenario is the best way to accomplish her goals? -
(answer) As a class, brainstorm main ideas, topics, or concepts from a text. Allow students to choose a
select number of these ideas and copy them onto separate index cards. The students then should
individually review the text, recording any supporting evidence on the notecard with the applicable main
idea.
another name for a persuasive essay is - (answer) argumentative essay
the teacher and her students brainstorm a list of talents, skills, and specialized knowledge belonging to
members of the class. Some of the items on the list include how to make a souffle, how to juggle, and
how to teach a dog to do tricks. One student knows a great deal about spiders and another about
motorcycles. She asks each student to write an essay about something he or she is good at or knows a
great deal about. What kind of essay is she asking the students to produce? - (answer) example
What is the primary reason the early 21st century has been referred to as the Information Age? -
(answer) because there are more sources and outputs of information than ever before
Which choice constitutes the best method for building conceptual vocabulary? - (answer) using word
webs to organize thinking about related terms
a 3rd grade teacher has several students reading above grade level. Most of the remaining students are
reading at grade level. There are also a few students reading below grade level. She decides to
experiment. Her hypothesis is that by giving the entire class a chapter book above grade level, high-level
readers will be satisfied, grade-level readers will be challenged in a positive way, and students reading
below grade level will be inspired to improve. Her method is most likely to... - (answer) Fail, producing
students at a Frustration reading level. Those reading below grade level are likely to give up entirely.
Those reading at grade level are likely to get frustrated and form habits that will actually slow down their
development.
A teacher is working with a group of English Language Learners. She asks them to take two pieces of
paper. At the top of the first paper, they are to write SAME, at the top of the other, DIFFERENT. Each child
will consider what his native country and the US have in common, and what distinct features each
country possesses. The children are using which method in organizing their ideas? - (answer) compare
and contrast
, NBPTS MIDDLE CHILDHOOD GENERALIST-ELA TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
When making in-text citations in a research paper, which of the following reflects MLA guidelines for
citing Web sources with regard to page numbers? - (answer) If the Web source is a PDF file, it is
recommended to cite page numbers in your citations
ELL students typically are able to develop which type of English language skills the soonest? - (answer)
They typically develop BICS much sooner than CALP
Dr. Jenks is working with a group of students. They are about to read a science book about fossils.
Before they begin, she writes the words stromatolites, fossilferous, and eocene on the board. She
explains the meaning of each word. These words are examples of: - (answer) content-specific words
The phrase pretty as a picture is best described as... - (answer) a simile
Which of the following statements is most accurate about writing the introduction to an essay or paper?
- (answer) the introduction should move from the broad and general to the focused and speficic
A school has a policy of only permitting administration of its first choice among standardized formal
assessments of phonological development twice per school year to conserve money and time. A 1st
grade teacher wanting to inform her instructional planning, implementation, and adjustments
appropriately can do what? - (answer) conduct informal and other formal assessments on an ongoing
basis
phonemic awareness is a type of... - (answer) Phonological awareness. Phonemic awareness is the
ability to recognize sounds within words.
Purpose of targeted instruction - (answer) Assess and target areas needing improvement as well as
areas of greatest strength for each student to ensure that all members of a class are receiving instruction
tailored to their specific needs
in writing, _____ is the overall written expression of the writer's attitude, and _____ is the individual
way in which the writer expresses the former. - (answer) tone, voice
