TEXES CORE SUBJECTS EC-6 (291) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
With direct teaching and guidelines on the group process, the fourth-grade students are
divided into groups to write a story about an experience of a frightening storm. Each
student is assigned a part of the narrative to write within their group, after the group
agrees on the type of storm they will write about. They later share the group stories with
their classmates. The teacher encountered one stubborn student and several challenges
with the group progress, but all of the groups completed the task successfully with teacher
facilitation. In order to improve future small group activities, what teacher strategy should
be used?
A
Reduce the grades for the students and the student groups that do not collaborate well.
B
Let the students select their own group members.
C
Help the students evaluate their group's performance and generate guidelines for future
group work.
D
Assign at least one student with leadership skills
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Help the students evaluate their group's performance and generate guidelines for
future group work.
Question 2
1
,An English teacher is assessing the effectiveness of a class discussion on a recent reading
topic. Of the following features, which should be cause for the most concern?
A
The teacher was not involved in the discussion, as students were addressing each other
directly.
B
There was little agreement between the students on various topics.
C
Students were not responding to other students' comments but rather repeating their own.
D
Students did not wait for other students to finish their ideas.
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Students were not responding to other students' comments but rather repeating their
own.
Question 3
A teacher wants to help her students understand how a written text can be improved
through oral language. Which of the activities below would best help her students
understand this concept?
A
Have students read a short story silently and then draw an image of the moral of the story.
B
Have students rewrite a short story to include new examples of figurative language.
C
Have students rewrite a short story with a new audience in mind.
D
Have students read a story silently and then listen to the teacher read it aloud with
animated gestures and expression.
2
,CORRECT ANSWER
D. Have students read a story silently and then listen to the teacher read it aloud with
animated gestures and expression.
Question 4
Every day, midmorning, the teacher gives her class an opportunity to walk around the
room and visit with friends for 3-4 minutes, often telling them to "get it out of their
system." After hearing the phrase a few times, a student comes up to ask what she means
by that sentence. What should the teacher do to best support her student's understanding
of this idiom?
A
Explain the meaning in a more literal way.
B
Ask her to think about the sentence in context and think about it for homework to discuss in
the morning.
C
Explain how a "system" can be used to metaphorically represent impulses.
D
Provide various other examples of idioms that are used in other contexts.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Explain the meaning in a more literal way.
Question 5
Mr. Jameson notices that one of his English learners almost always adds the suffix "ion"
when he wants to change a word to a noun, often resulting in made-up words. This
student could use some extra practice with:
A
morphology.
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, B
language register.
C
language function.
D
phonology.
CORRECT ANSWER
A
morphology.
Morphology is the study of words, how they are formed. (roots, prefixes, and suffixes.)
Question 6
A second-grade teacher has both native English speakers and English Language Learners in
the class. The teacher informally assesses each student for language skills. Which of the
following should be selected for further evaluation by the teacher?
A
a native English speaker who uses incorrect verb tenses when telling a story
B
a newly-enrolled English Language Learner who struggles with conversations with native
English speakers
C
an English language learner who best learns new vocabulary through multiple exposures to
the word
D
a native English speaker who cannot clearly verbalize ideas in conversations with peers
CORRECT ANSWER
D
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LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
With direct teaching and guidelines on the group process, the fourth-grade students are
divided into groups to write a story about an experience of a frightening storm. Each
student is assigned a part of the narrative to write within their group, after the group
agrees on the type of storm they will write about. They later share the group stories with
their classmates. The teacher encountered one stubborn student and several challenges
with the group progress, but all of the groups completed the task successfully with teacher
facilitation. In order to improve future small group activities, what teacher strategy should
be used?
A
Reduce the grades for the students and the student groups that do not collaborate well.
B
Let the students select their own group members.
C
Help the students evaluate their group's performance and generate guidelines for future
group work.
D
Assign at least one student with leadership skills
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Help the students evaluate their group's performance and generate guidelines for
future group work.
Question 2
1
,An English teacher is assessing the effectiveness of a class discussion on a recent reading
topic. Of the following features, which should be cause for the most concern?
A
The teacher was not involved in the discussion, as students were addressing each other
directly.
B
There was little agreement between the students on various topics.
C
Students were not responding to other students' comments but rather repeating their own.
D
Students did not wait for other students to finish their ideas.
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Students were not responding to other students' comments but rather repeating their
own.
Question 3
A teacher wants to help her students understand how a written text can be improved
through oral language. Which of the activities below would best help her students
understand this concept?
A
Have students read a short story silently and then draw an image of the moral of the story.
B
Have students rewrite a short story to include new examples of figurative language.
C
Have students rewrite a short story with a new audience in mind.
D
Have students read a story silently and then listen to the teacher read it aloud with
animated gestures and expression.
2
,CORRECT ANSWER
D. Have students read a story silently and then listen to the teacher read it aloud with
animated gestures and expression.
Question 4
Every day, midmorning, the teacher gives her class an opportunity to walk around the
room and visit with friends for 3-4 minutes, often telling them to "get it out of their
system." After hearing the phrase a few times, a student comes up to ask what she means
by that sentence. What should the teacher do to best support her student's understanding
of this idiom?
A
Explain the meaning in a more literal way.
B
Ask her to think about the sentence in context and think about it for homework to discuss in
the morning.
C
Explain how a "system" can be used to metaphorically represent impulses.
D
Provide various other examples of idioms that are used in other contexts.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Explain the meaning in a more literal way.
Question 5
Mr. Jameson notices that one of his English learners almost always adds the suffix "ion"
when he wants to change a word to a noun, often resulting in made-up words. This
student could use some extra practice with:
A
morphology.
3
, B
language register.
C
language function.
D
phonology.
CORRECT ANSWER
A
morphology.
Morphology is the study of words, how they are formed. (roots, prefixes, and suffixes.)
Question 6
A second-grade teacher has both native English speakers and English Language Learners in
the class. The teacher informally assesses each student for language skills. Which of the
following should be selected for further evaluation by the teacher?
A
a native English speaker who uses incorrect verb tenses when telling a story
B
a newly-enrolled English Language Learner who struggles with conversations with native
English speakers
C
an English language learner who best learns new vocabulary through multiple exposures to
the word
D
a native English speaker who cannot clearly verbalize ideas in conversations with peers
CORRECT ANSWER
D
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