ILTS 305 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What is the endocrine system?.
Answer: serves to control body functions. Gland in the endocrine system
releases hormones that travel through the blood to organs throughout the
body.
◍ What is the skeletal system?.
Answer: protects and supports body organs, and provides frameworks the
muscles use to cause movement. Blood cells are formed within bones.
Bones store minerals.
◍ What is the circulatory system?.
Answer: Consists of the heart, the blood vessels and the blood. It's function
is to transport materials around the body.
◍ What is respiratory system?.
Answer: This system keeps the body's cells supplied with oxygen &
removes carbon dioxide as it is released from cells. the Lungs house tiny air
sacs->alveoli
◍ What is the nervous system?.
Answer: Consists of the brain, spinal cord & nerves & it serves as the body's
CONTROL SYSTEM. Once a threat is detected the nervous system
activates appropriate muscles or glands to respond.
◍ Elementary school students learn that conflicts occur even in healthy
interpersonal relationships, but that they can resolve conflicts using a series
of steps. When a conflict arises between two classmates, the first step is to
calm down. Which of the following steps is generally most effective for
, students to take next in trying to resolve an interpersonal conflict?a.
Beginning a two-way discussion about previous conflicts that students
resolved successfullyb. Using a whole-class format to read case studies that
describe peer pressure situations and discussing negotiation or refusal skills
that could be usedc. Stating in a composed but assertive manner the
behaviors the other student should modify in order to help resolve the
conflictd. Asking a classmate who is a friend of both students to serve as an
objective third party and mediate a discussion about the conflict.
Answer: Using a whole-class format to read case studies that describe peer
pressure situations and discussing negotiation or refusal skills that could be
used
◍ What occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and
casts a shadow over part of Earth.
Answer: Solar eclipse (SME)
◍ What occurs when the Earth is directly between the sun and moon.
Answer: Lunar eclipse (SEM)
◍ Reading research conducted using scientific-based research methods has
identified which of the following areas as one of the five essential
components of an effective reading instruction program?a. vocabulary
development b. letter formation c. book-handling skills d. spelling skills.
Answer: a. Vocabulary development
◍ The sentences below are from an elementary school student's creative
writing piece. The student's spelling in this excerpt is representative of the
student's overall spelling performance.The children new they wood get in
truble. The lessens were esey for them to lern. The student's spelling is most
characteristic of students in which stage of spelling development? a.
semiphonetic stage b. phonetic stagec. transitional staged. morphophonemic
stage.
Answer: c. Transitional stage
◍ Which of the following actions by an elementary school teacher best
demonstrates an awareness of the interconnections among literacy skills
, across the curriculum? a. giving students time for rereading their
content-area textbooks and discussing the material with their classmatesb.
setting aside a weekly time slot for students to visit the school library and
check out content-area texts the teacher has put on hold for themc. providing
students with opportunities to read and write about fiction and nonfiction
texts related to concepts they are studying in content-area lessons d.
obtaining multiple copies of each content-related classroom library book so
that more students have access to grade-level informational texts.
Answer: c. providing students with opportunities to read and write about
fiction and nonfiction texts related to concepts they are studying in
content-area lessons
◍ An entering-level English language learner has acquired grade-level literacy
skills in the home language. Which of the following features of the home
language would be most likely to support the transfer of basic literacy skills
from the student's home language to English?a. The home language's
writing system is alphabetic as is English b. The vocabulary of the home
language shares some cognates with Englishc. The home language includes
several phonemes found in English d. The syntax of the home language is
similar to that of English.
Answer: a. The home language's writing system is alphabetic as is English
◍ A fifth-grade teacher regularly incorporates technology in instruction for
various purposes. In an upcoming lesson, the teacher would like to promote
a collaborative classroom environment by having students post a written
response to an assigned text in which they reflect on connections they make
to the text as they read. The teacher wants students to read and reply to their
classmates' reflections but would like to be able to screen the responses
before students post them. Which of the following forms of technology
would best achieve the teacher's goal for this activity?a. a class Web site b. a
group e-mailc. a social networkd. a group blog.
Answer: d. a group blog
◍ A second-grade teacher is planning to read aloud a narrative text to students.
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What is the endocrine system?.
Answer: serves to control body functions. Gland in the endocrine system
releases hormones that travel through the blood to organs throughout the
body.
◍ What is the skeletal system?.
Answer: protects and supports body organs, and provides frameworks the
muscles use to cause movement. Blood cells are formed within bones.
Bones store minerals.
◍ What is the circulatory system?.
Answer: Consists of the heart, the blood vessels and the blood. It's function
is to transport materials around the body.
◍ What is respiratory system?.
Answer: This system keeps the body's cells supplied with oxygen &
removes carbon dioxide as it is released from cells. the Lungs house tiny air
sacs->alveoli
◍ What is the nervous system?.
Answer: Consists of the brain, spinal cord & nerves & it serves as the body's
CONTROL SYSTEM. Once a threat is detected the nervous system
activates appropriate muscles or glands to respond.
◍ Elementary school students learn that conflicts occur even in healthy
interpersonal relationships, but that they can resolve conflicts using a series
of steps. When a conflict arises between two classmates, the first step is to
calm down. Which of the following steps is generally most effective for
, students to take next in trying to resolve an interpersonal conflict?a.
Beginning a two-way discussion about previous conflicts that students
resolved successfullyb. Using a whole-class format to read case studies that
describe peer pressure situations and discussing negotiation or refusal skills
that could be usedc. Stating in a composed but assertive manner the
behaviors the other student should modify in order to help resolve the
conflictd. Asking a classmate who is a friend of both students to serve as an
objective third party and mediate a discussion about the conflict.
Answer: Using a whole-class format to read case studies that describe peer
pressure situations and discussing negotiation or refusal skills that could be
used
◍ What occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and
casts a shadow over part of Earth.
Answer: Solar eclipse (SME)
◍ What occurs when the Earth is directly between the sun and moon.
Answer: Lunar eclipse (SEM)
◍ Reading research conducted using scientific-based research methods has
identified which of the following areas as one of the five essential
components of an effective reading instruction program?a. vocabulary
development b. letter formation c. book-handling skills d. spelling skills.
Answer: a. Vocabulary development
◍ The sentences below are from an elementary school student's creative
writing piece. The student's spelling in this excerpt is representative of the
student's overall spelling performance.The children new they wood get in
truble. The lessens were esey for them to lern. The student's spelling is most
characteristic of students in which stage of spelling development? a.
semiphonetic stage b. phonetic stagec. transitional staged. morphophonemic
stage.
Answer: c. Transitional stage
◍ Which of the following actions by an elementary school teacher best
demonstrates an awareness of the interconnections among literacy skills
, across the curriculum? a. giving students time for rereading their
content-area textbooks and discussing the material with their classmatesb.
setting aside a weekly time slot for students to visit the school library and
check out content-area texts the teacher has put on hold for themc. providing
students with opportunities to read and write about fiction and nonfiction
texts related to concepts they are studying in content-area lessons d.
obtaining multiple copies of each content-related classroom library book so
that more students have access to grade-level informational texts.
Answer: c. providing students with opportunities to read and write about
fiction and nonfiction texts related to concepts they are studying in
content-area lessons
◍ An entering-level English language learner has acquired grade-level literacy
skills in the home language. Which of the following features of the home
language would be most likely to support the transfer of basic literacy skills
from the student's home language to English?a. The home language's
writing system is alphabetic as is English b. The vocabulary of the home
language shares some cognates with Englishc. The home language includes
several phonemes found in English d. The syntax of the home language is
similar to that of English.
Answer: a. The home language's writing system is alphabetic as is English
◍ A fifth-grade teacher regularly incorporates technology in instruction for
various purposes. In an upcoming lesson, the teacher would like to promote
a collaborative classroom environment by having students post a written
response to an assigned text in which they reflect on connections they make
to the text as they read. The teacher wants students to read and reply to their
classmates' reflections but would like to be able to screen the responses
before students post them. Which of the following forms of technology
would best achieve the teacher's goal for this activity?a. a class Web site b. a
group e-mailc. a social networkd. a group blog.
Answer: d. a group blog
◍ A second-grade teacher is planning to read aloud a narrative text to students.
