MOCA Elementary Questions and Answers Graded A+

MOCA Elementary Questions and Answers Graded A+ When reading aloud from a text, a student is able to recognize words rapidly and accurately with appropriate expression. This indicates that the student has acquired which of the following literacy skills? a. Orthographic knowledge b. reading fluency c. phonological awareness d. speaking fluency b. reading fluency a parent is reading a familiar book one on one with a child. The parent asks the child to point to each of the words of the story as the parent reads them aloud. This activity would be most effective for enhancing the child's awareness of: a. The alphabetic principle. b. sight words c. the tracking of print d. structural analysis c. The tracking of print one principle of both first and second language accusations is that learning a first or second language occurs: a. through explicit instruction b. in predictable stages and patterns of development c. at a superficial level until formal language instruction is provided d. through the imitation of the speech of fluent speakers. b. in predictable stages and patterns of development a kindergarten student recognizes that there are seven words in the spoken sentence " the bird flies high in the sky." the student Is demonstrating: a. print awareness b. letter sound correspondence c. phonological awareness d. oral language fluency c. phonological awareness prior to having a guest presenter in class, an upper elementary teacher could best facilitate students' listening comprehension during the presentation by: A. Advising students that they will be responsible for new info given during the presentation B. guiding students in developing a list of questions they would like to have answered by the presentation C. Discussing with the students the benefits of paying attention and listening carefully during the presentation D. Providing students with b. guiding students in developing a list of questions they would like to have answered by the presentation using structural analysis would be the most effective for identifying which of the following words. A. Celebrate B. Rechargeable C. Footprint D. Allegiance B. Rechargeable An intervention focused on prosody would be most appropriate for addressing the needs of which of the following students who have not yet developed reading fluency? A. a student who reads aloud halting, with frequent pronunciation errors = B. a student who reads aloud accurately but without appropriate expression or pauses between sentences. C. A student who pauses often to decode words when reading aloud D. A student who makes frequent but contextually appropriate miscues when reading aloud. B. a student who reads aloud accurately but without appropriate expression or pauses between sentences. A teacher could most effectively use repeated readings of a grade level text to promote students' reading fluency by: A. Having students focus on a different reading strategy B. asking students to recall as much of the text as they can from memory after each reading C. giving students a different comprehension question to consider after each time they read the text. D. encouraging students to read the text faster and more accurately with each reading. D. encouraging students to read the text faster and more accurately with each reading. Several third-grade students lack automatic word recognition of grade-level sight words. Which of the following strategies would be most effective in addressing the students' needs? A. Providing the students with explicit instruction in the spelling of the target words and frequent opportunities to use in the words in the writing. B. leading the students in various word sort activities during which they organize the target words according to their spelling patterns. C. Introducing the student A. Providing the students with explicit instruction in the spelling of the target words and frequent opportunities to use in the words in the writing. A child's general knowledge and life experience have the greatest effect on which of the following literacy skills? A. ability to spell irregular multi syllable words B. ability to read with prosody C. ability to decode high-frequency sight words with automaticity D. ability to comprehend grade level texts D. ability to comprehend grade level texts The second grade teacher regularly reads aloud informational texts to the class about content-area topics. This practice enhances students' reading comprehension primarily by promoting their: A. Ability to identify and use textual features. B. knowledge of academic concepts and language C. familiarity with a range of literary genres. D. competency using metacognitive strategies B. knowledge of academic concepts and language One significant difference between drama and fiction is that drama commonly features: A. a plot that advances almost solely through dialogue and action B. a narrator who describes what characters are thinking and feeling C. characters based on well-known historical or contemporary figures. D. themes based on classical philosophy or religious beliefs A. a plot that advances almost solely through dialogue and action a teacher could best promote students' ability to identify the structure of an informational or expository text by teaching them how to: A. create a graphic organizer of the text as they read. B. use comprehension questions to preview the text prior reading. C. complete a KWL chart before and after reading the text. D. make and confirm predictions about the text as they read. A. create a graphic organizer of the text as they read. as part of a unit on media literacy, a third-grade teacher plans an activity in which students will compare three photographs of an incident taken by different photographers and published in different newspapers. this activity would be most effective for teaching students which of the following concepts? A. a viewer's unexamined opinions determine how she or he will interpret a photographic image B. an editor may alter a photograph before publication to add elements to the image that were not C. a photographer makes choices when composing an image that can convey a particular point of view. "polar bears are well adapted to living in cold climates. they have thick, warm fur. they are camouflaged because they are have a lot of body fat that helps keep them warm. they have small ears to limit heat loss from the head. They dive in cold water and hunt seals and fish. really, they are built for surviving in the cold." Which of the following revisions would most improve the passage above? A. correcting grammar and punctuation errors B. varying the length of beginnings of the B. varying the length of beginnings of the sentences which of the following typically constitutes a key element of a persuasive essay? A. details and words that appeal to the reader's senses B. steps in a process that must be completed C. ideas presented by order of importance D. reasons or facts that support the writer's view D. reasons or facts that support the writer's view According to the law of demand, the price of a product would most likely rise under which of the following circumstances? A. consumers expect that the price of the product will decline in the future B. consumers become willing and able to buy a larger quantity of the product C. the number of businesses that compete to sell the product falls D. the cost for businesses to produce and distribute the product rises B. consumers become willing and able to buy a larger quantity of the product which of the following is a power of the legislative branch of the U.S. government? A. nominating Supreme Court justices B. interpreting laws C. regulating interstate commerce D. vetoing bills C. regulating interstate commerce which of the following strategies is an advertising tactic that credit card companies frequently use to attract new customers? A. charging permanently lower interest rates B. allowing the late payment of credit card bills without a fee C. offering two or three credit cards at the same time D. promising additional benefits such as free airline tickets D. promising additional benefits such as free airline tickets the primary purpose of the Jim Crow laws, enacted in the southern states beginning in the late 1800's, was to: A. stimulate economic development in African American communities B. legalize segregation and disenfranchisement of African Americans C. allow slavery in particular geographic areas and under certain economic conditions D. make acts of violence against African Americans illegal B. legalize segregation and disenfranchisement of African Americans Which of the following incidents predicted the Watergate affair in 1972? A. Pres. Nixon and his staff were accused of sabotaging the election campaigns of his political rivals B. the Nixon White House staff authorized a burglary at the democratic national headquarters C. the Nixon administration instructed the U.S. military to support the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia D. vice president Agnew resigned after admitting that he had accepted bribes as the governor of Maryland B. the Nixon White House staff authorized a burglary at the democratic national headquarters the earliest civilizations of the middle east were founded in which of the following locations? A. along mountain ranges where valuable mineral resources had been discovered B. near natural harbors where trading vessels could unload their goods C. in river valleys where periodic floods improved the fertility of the soil D. on hills where city inhabitants could easily defend against attacks C. in river valleys where periodic floods improved the fertility of the soil which of the following best describes a significant consequence of World War I A. African Colonies gained independence from European empires B. allied leader redrew the political boundaries of Eastern Europe C. japan and they US became major industrial powers D. latin American Nations adopted democratic forms of government B. allied leader redrew the political boundaries of Eastern Europe During the early twentieth century, the majority of Eastern European immigrants who entered the US left their homelands to: A. Enjoy more individual freedom B. seek economic opportunities C. live in a democratic nation D. form utopian communities B. seek economic opportunities Which of the following describes the Mediterranean climate? A. high humidity and moderate amounts of precipitation , with generally warm temps B. dry, with high temps during the day and low temps at night C. high humidity and larger amounts of precipitation, high temps most of the time D. dry summers with hot temps and moist winters with mild temps D. dry summers with hot temps and moist winters with mild temps