SPE340: UNIT 2 EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. A third-grade teacher visits his students' homes and talks with parents to learn more about his
students and their culture. He is learning about his students' ________.
A: inner sources
B: CALP
C: source of pride
D: funds of knowledge
Answer:
D: funds of knowledge
Question:
2. Basic interpersonal communication skills (BICS) ________.
A: are important to consider when deciding whether to teach content-area subjects in a student's native
or second language
B: focus on conversational competencies
C: generally take 5 to 7 years to develop in a second language
D: usually develop after CALP
Answer:
B: focus on conversational competencies
Question:
3. Cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) ________.
A: develops at the same pace as BICS
B: generally takes 1 to 2 years to develop in a second language
C: focuses on conversational competencies
D: usually develops after BICS
Answer:
D: usually develops after BICS
Question:
4. Cultural characteristics should serve as ________.
A: rules and guidelines about specific individuals within cultural groups
B: the major method for interpreting the behaviors and actions of students
C: a starting point for teachers to build an understanding about individual students
D: an indicator of some type of cultural difference
Answer:
A: prior experiences
Question:
5. Culturally responsive teaching is using cultural knowledge, ________, frames of reference, and
performance styles of diverse students to make learning more relevant and effective.
A: prior experiences
B: rituals and ceremonies
C: RTI
D: linguistic sensitivity
, Question:
6. Jeff's fourth-grade class has students from Mexico, Japan, and other Asian countries. Because
several of his students came from fishing communities, Jeff incorporated an extended segment on
fishing communities into the unit he was teaching. He borrowed books and magazines about fishing
and rural life in Mexico and Asian countries. The students visited the local fish market, as well as
Asian and Mexican food markets, and compared how fish was prepared in these markets. Jeff's
teaching is an example of ________.
A: Sheltered English
B: Context embedded instruction
C: Knowledge construction
D: Contributions approach
Answer:
B: Context embedded instruction
Question:
7. Minority students have a disproportionately ________ percentage of special education
identification and a disproportionately ________ percentage of placement in advanced academic
programs.
A: stable; unstable
B: unstable; stable
C: low; high
D: high; low
Answer:
D: high; low
Question:
8. One consideration for the school as a social system is ________.
A: the political beliefs of the school board
B: the reading level of the textbooks
C: socioeconomic status of the local community
D: the attitudes, perceptions, and actions of the school staff
Answer:
D: the attitudes, perceptions, and actions of the school staff
Question:
9. Victor, a seventh-grade English language learner, has experienced a dramatic increase in vocabulary
recognition, but idioms and more advanced vocabulary remain difficult. He often knows what he
wants to say, but struggles for the acceptable words. He frequently makes mistakes in grammar,
vocabulary, and pronunciation. In which stage of second-language development is Victor functioning?
A: Mid-beginning
B: Mid-intermediate
C: High-beginning
D: High-advanced
Answer:
B: Mid-intermediate
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. A third-grade teacher visits his students' homes and talks with parents to learn more about his
students and their culture. He is learning about his students' ________.
A: inner sources
B: CALP
C: source of pride
D: funds of knowledge
Answer:
D: funds of knowledge
Question:
2. Basic interpersonal communication skills (BICS) ________.
A: are important to consider when deciding whether to teach content-area subjects in a student's native
or second language
B: focus on conversational competencies
C: generally take 5 to 7 years to develop in a second language
D: usually develop after CALP
Answer:
B: focus on conversational competencies
Question:
3. Cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) ________.
A: develops at the same pace as BICS
B: generally takes 1 to 2 years to develop in a second language
C: focuses on conversational competencies
D: usually develops after BICS
Answer:
D: usually develops after BICS
Question:
4. Cultural characteristics should serve as ________.
A: rules and guidelines about specific individuals within cultural groups
B: the major method for interpreting the behaviors and actions of students
C: a starting point for teachers to build an understanding about individual students
D: an indicator of some type of cultural difference
Answer:
A: prior experiences
Question:
5. Culturally responsive teaching is using cultural knowledge, ________, frames of reference, and
performance styles of diverse students to make learning more relevant and effective.
A: prior experiences
B: rituals and ceremonies
C: RTI
D: linguistic sensitivity
, Question:
6. Jeff's fourth-grade class has students from Mexico, Japan, and other Asian countries. Because
several of his students came from fishing communities, Jeff incorporated an extended segment on
fishing communities into the unit he was teaching. He borrowed books and magazines about fishing
and rural life in Mexico and Asian countries. The students visited the local fish market, as well as
Asian and Mexican food markets, and compared how fish was prepared in these markets. Jeff's
teaching is an example of ________.
A: Sheltered English
B: Context embedded instruction
C: Knowledge construction
D: Contributions approach
Answer:
B: Context embedded instruction
Question:
7. Minority students have a disproportionately ________ percentage of special education
identification and a disproportionately ________ percentage of placement in advanced academic
programs.
A: stable; unstable
B: unstable; stable
C: low; high
D: high; low
Answer:
D: high; low
Question:
8. One consideration for the school as a social system is ________.
A: the political beliefs of the school board
B: the reading level of the textbooks
C: socioeconomic status of the local community
D: the attitudes, perceptions, and actions of the school staff
Answer:
D: the attitudes, perceptions, and actions of the school staff
Question:
9. Victor, a seventh-grade English language learner, has experienced a dramatic increase in vocabulary
recognition, but idioms and more advanced vocabulary remain difficult. He often knows what he
wants to say, but struggles for the acceptable words. He frequently makes mistakes in grammar,
vocabulary, and pronunciation. In which stage of second-language development is Victor functioning?
A: Mid-beginning
B: Mid-intermediate
C: High-beginning
D: High-advanced
Answer:
B: Mid-intermediate
