Question 1
Which of the following is more important for effective second-language acquisition?
a. Engaging in social activities and meaningful interactions.
b. Memorizing and practicing frequenly used words or phrases.
c. Interacting primarily with the teaching and other adults.
d. Learning with various structured and rote activities.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. Engaging in social activities and meaningful interactions.
Question 2
Which of the following statements is primarily true about the relationship between a
students first- and second-language acquisition?
a. Cognitive development in L1 should be discontinued through the elementary years in
order to achieve cognitive and academic success in L2.
b. Cognitive development in L1 should be limited through the elementary years in order to
achieve cognitive and academic success in L2.
c. Students who receive formal schooling in L1 do better at acquiring L2 than students with
no schooling in L1.
d. Students who receive formal schooling in L1 do worse at acquiring L2 that students with
no schooling in L1.
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Students who receive formal schooling in L1 do better at acquiring L2 than students
with no schooling in L1.
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,Question 3
It is most important for a teacher who provides content instruction to ESL students to do
which of the following?
a. Expect the ESL students to remain academically behind their peers.
b. Discourage ESL students from using nonstandard English.
Provide lower-level content instructional materials to the ESL students.
d. Incorporate content materials that are culturally relevant.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. Incorporate content materials that are culturally relevant.
Question 4
Hanh, a Vietnamese student, has been in the United States for 18 months. She is
progressing in her schoolwork but she rarely speaks to her classmates or teachers. Which
of the following is the best action for the teacher to take to help increase Hanh's oral
proficiency in English.
a. Partnering Hanh with an English-speaking peer during oral discussions.
b. Incorporating daily lessons on social interactions that include role-playing.
c. Providing Hanh with a list of common phrases in English for her to memorize and practice.
d. Providing individual social lessons for Hanh to practice speaking until she is comfortable.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Incorporating daily lessons on social interactions that include role-playing.
Question 5
Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the transfer of literacy
knowledge and skills from L1 to L2.
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,a. Literacy instruction should be confined to L1 to prevent negative transfer between L1 and
L2.
b. Literacy instruction should be confined to L2 to prevent negative transfer between L1 and
L2.
c. Literacy experiences developed in L1 with native language scaffolding have a positive
impact on literacy development in L2.
d. Literacy experiences developed in L1 through home reading activities have a negative
impact on literacy development in L2.
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Literacy experiences developed in L1 with native language scaffolding have a positive
impact on literacy development in L2.
Question 6
Which of the following is the best strategy to help ELLs when having phonetic struggles?
a. Presenting small group lessons on digraphs, conconant blends, and vowel sounds.
b. Focusing on context clues and word structure analysis during read-alouds.
c. Integrating activities with high-frequency words into learning centers.
d. Modeling think-aloud strategies during guided reading.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. Presenting small group lessons on digraphs, conconant blends, and vowel sounds.
Question 7
An ESL teacher wants to use graphic organizers to help ELLs understand expository texts.
Which four of the following graphic organizers are best to use for this purpose?
a. Venn Diagram.
b. Time Line.
c. Thinking Map.
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, d. Story Map.
e. Word Web.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. Venn Diagram.
b. Time Line.
c. Thinking Map.
e. Word Web.
Question 8
An ESL teacher finds it difficult to set aside time to observe the specific academic language
proficiency of the ELLs in the classroom. Therefore, the teacher makes notes on ELL's
progress as it is observed during the natural course of the school day. The teacher is
promarily using
a. An anecdotal log.
b. A formal assessment.
c. A performance-based assessment.
d. A portfolio .
CORRECT ANSWER
a. An anecdotal log
Question 9
Martin, a fifth-grade ELL who is a beginning reader, is having difficulty understanding an
idiom encountered in his assigned fiction reading. After the teacher explains the meaning
of the idiom, the best strategy for helping Martin remember the idiom is to have him
a. Translate the idiomatic language into his native language.
b. Draw a picture of what the idiomatic meaning of the idiom.
c. Use a dictionary to find and copy the literal meaning of the idiom.
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Which of the following is more important for effective second-language acquisition?
a. Engaging in social activities and meaningful interactions.
b. Memorizing and practicing frequenly used words or phrases.
c. Interacting primarily with the teaching and other adults.
d. Learning with various structured and rote activities.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. Engaging in social activities and meaningful interactions.
Question 2
Which of the following statements is primarily true about the relationship between a
students first- and second-language acquisition?
a. Cognitive development in L1 should be discontinued through the elementary years in
order to achieve cognitive and academic success in L2.
b. Cognitive development in L1 should be limited through the elementary years in order to
achieve cognitive and academic success in L2.
c. Students who receive formal schooling in L1 do better at acquiring L2 than students with
no schooling in L1.
d. Students who receive formal schooling in L1 do worse at acquiring L2 that students with
no schooling in L1.
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Students who receive formal schooling in L1 do better at acquiring L2 than students
with no schooling in L1.
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,Question 3
It is most important for a teacher who provides content instruction to ESL students to do
which of the following?
a. Expect the ESL students to remain academically behind their peers.
b. Discourage ESL students from using nonstandard English.
Provide lower-level content instructional materials to the ESL students.
d. Incorporate content materials that are culturally relevant.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. Incorporate content materials that are culturally relevant.
Question 4
Hanh, a Vietnamese student, has been in the United States for 18 months. She is
progressing in her schoolwork but she rarely speaks to her classmates or teachers. Which
of the following is the best action for the teacher to take to help increase Hanh's oral
proficiency in English.
a. Partnering Hanh with an English-speaking peer during oral discussions.
b. Incorporating daily lessons on social interactions that include role-playing.
c. Providing Hanh with a list of common phrases in English for her to memorize and practice.
d. Providing individual social lessons for Hanh to practice speaking until she is comfortable.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Incorporating daily lessons on social interactions that include role-playing.
Question 5
Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the transfer of literacy
knowledge and skills from L1 to L2.
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,a. Literacy instruction should be confined to L1 to prevent negative transfer between L1 and
L2.
b. Literacy instruction should be confined to L2 to prevent negative transfer between L1 and
L2.
c. Literacy experiences developed in L1 with native language scaffolding have a positive
impact on literacy development in L2.
d. Literacy experiences developed in L1 through home reading activities have a negative
impact on literacy development in L2.
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Literacy experiences developed in L1 with native language scaffolding have a positive
impact on literacy development in L2.
Question 6
Which of the following is the best strategy to help ELLs when having phonetic struggles?
a. Presenting small group lessons on digraphs, conconant blends, and vowel sounds.
b. Focusing on context clues and word structure analysis during read-alouds.
c. Integrating activities with high-frequency words into learning centers.
d. Modeling think-aloud strategies during guided reading.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. Presenting small group lessons on digraphs, conconant blends, and vowel sounds.
Question 7
An ESL teacher wants to use graphic organizers to help ELLs understand expository texts.
Which four of the following graphic organizers are best to use for this purpose?
a. Venn Diagram.
b. Time Line.
c. Thinking Map.
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, d. Story Map.
e. Word Web.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. Venn Diagram.
b. Time Line.
c. Thinking Map.
e. Word Web.
Question 8
An ESL teacher finds it difficult to set aside time to observe the specific academic language
proficiency of the ELLs in the classroom. Therefore, the teacher makes notes on ELL's
progress as it is observed during the natural course of the school day. The teacher is
promarily using
a. An anecdotal log.
b. A formal assessment.
c. A performance-based assessment.
d. A portfolio .
CORRECT ANSWER
a. An anecdotal log
Question 9
Martin, a fifth-grade ELL who is a beginning reader, is having difficulty understanding an
idiom encountered in his assigned fiction reading. After the teacher explains the meaning
of the idiom, the best strategy for helping Martin remember the idiom is to have him
a. Translate the idiomatic language into his native language.
b. Draw a picture of what the idiomatic meaning of the idiom.
c. Use a dictionary to find and copy the literal meaning of the idiom.
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