NYSTCE ELA (Multiple 7-12) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Alphabet recognition -
correct answer ✅*Can identify the letters of the alphabet* both
capital and lowercase when asked to do so
Alphabetic principle -
correct answer ✅Written language is comprised of *letters
(graphemes)* that represent *sounds (phonemes)* in spoken
words
Analogical representations -
correct answer ✅*Declarative memories that preserve many of
the aspects of the original stimulus* (object or event).Example:
mental imagery i.e., when you recall a mental picture of what the
something looked like.
Analogy-based phonics -
correct answer ✅A strategy taught to help students *use parts of
words they have learned* to attack words that are unfamiliar
Anecdotal notes (records) -
correct answer ✅*Short written observations*made by the
teacher while student's work making notes on their progress to
look back at later.
,NYSTCE ELA (Multiple 7-12) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Anticipation guides -
correct answer ✅Comprehension strategy that is *used before
reading to activate students' prior knowledge* and build curiosity
about a new topic. They help students make connections between
new information and prior knowledge. Used to motivate reluctant
readers by stimulating their information
Attention -
correct answer ✅*Focus on a stimulus.* Involved in all three
memory processes: Sensory Memory, Long-Term Memory, and
Working Memory.
Automaticity -
correct answer ✅The ability to perform thoroughly *learned tasks
without much mental effort.* Examples include riding a bike and
driving a car.
Availability vs accessibility -
correct answer ✅Availability: is info *stored in long term*
memory? Accessibility: *how easily* is info *retrieved*?
,NYSTCE ELA (Multiple 7-12) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Balanced literacy models -
correct answer ✅Strategies teachers use to allow for *different
learning styles*
Bias uncovering -
correct answer ✅*Question sources* writer uses, use of *fact or
opinions* to support claim, what was *left out*, how they *address
contrary evidence* or opinions.
Blend -
correct answer ✅A sequence of *consonants before or after a
vowel* in each syllable
Bloom's 1st level -
correct answer ✅*Remember* (Recognizing, Recalling)
Bloom's 2nd level -
correct answer ✅*Understand* (Interpreting, Exemplifying,
Classifying, Summarizing, Inferring, Comparing, Explaining)
Bloom's 3rd level -
correct answer ✅*Apply* (Executing, Implementing)
, NYSTCE ELA (Multiple 7-12) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Bloom's 4th level -
correct answer ✅*Analyze* (Differentiating, Organizing,
Attributing)
Bloom's 5th level -
correct answer ✅*Evaluate* (Checking, Critiquing)
Bloom's 6th level -
correct answer ✅*Create* (Generating, Planning, Producing)
Bloom's Q for (1) remember -
correct answer ✅Can the student *recall* the information?
Bloom's Q for (2) understand -
correct answer ✅Can the student *explain* ideas or concepts?
Bloom's Q for (3) apply -
correct answer ✅Can the student use the information in a *new
way*?
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Alphabet recognition -
correct answer ✅*Can identify the letters of the alphabet* both
capital and lowercase when asked to do so
Alphabetic principle -
correct answer ✅Written language is comprised of *letters
(graphemes)* that represent *sounds (phonemes)* in spoken
words
Analogical representations -
correct answer ✅*Declarative memories that preserve many of
the aspects of the original stimulus* (object or event).Example:
mental imagery i.e., when you recall a mental picture of what the
something looked like.
Analogy-based phonics -
correct answer ✅A strategy taught to help students *use parts of
words they have learned* to attack words that are unfamiliar
Anecdotal notes (records) -
correct answer ✅*Short written observations*made by the
teacher while student's work making notes on their progress to
look back at later.
,NYSTCE ELA (Multiple 7-12) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Anticipation guides -
correct answer ✅Comprehension strategy that is *used before
reading to activate students' prior knowledge* and build curiosity
about a new topic. They help students make connections between
new information and prior knowledge. Used to motivate reluctant
readers by stimulating their information
Attention -
correct answer ✅*Focus on a stimulus.* Involved in all three
memory processes: Sensory Memory, Long-Term Memory, and
Working Memory.
Automaticity -
correct answer ✅The ability to perform thoroughly *learned tasks
without much mental effort.* Examples include riding a bike and
driving a car.
Availability vs accessibility -
correct answer ✅Availability: is info *stored in long term*
memory? Accessibility: *how easily* is info *retrieved*?
,NYSTCE ELA (Multiple 7-12) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Balanced literacy models -
correct answer ✅Strategies teachers use to allow for *different
learning styles*
Bias uncovering -
correct answer ✅*Question sources* writer uses, use of *fact or
opinions* to support claim, what was *left out*, how they *address
contrary evidence* or opinions.
Blend -
correct answer ✅A sequence of *consonants before or after a
vowel* in each syllable
Bloom's 1st level -
correct answer ✅*Remember* (Recognizing, Recalling)
Bloom's 2nd level -
correct answer ✅*Understand* (Interpreting, Exemplifying,
Classifying, Summarizing, Inferring, Comparing, Explaining)
Bloom's 3rd level -
correct answer ✅*Apply* (Executing, Implementing)
, NYSTCE ELA (Multiple 7-12) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Bloom's 4th level -
correct answer ✅*Analyze* (Differentiating, Organizing,
Attributing)
Bloom's 5th level -
correct answer ✅*Evaluate* (Checking, Critiquing)
Bloom's 6th level -
correct answer ✅*Create* (Generating, Planning, Producing)
Bloom's Q for (1) remember -
correct answer ✅Can the student *recall* the information?
Bloom's Q for (2) understand -
correct answer ✅Can the student *explain* ideas or concepts?
Bloom's Q for (3) apply -
correct answer ✅Can the student use the information in a *new
way*?
