Test Bank (All Chapters)
For
A Course for Teaching English Learners
3rd Edition
Lynne T. Díaz-Rico
Prepared by
Yvette Lopez
, Table of Contents
Chapter Tests Page
Chapter 1: English Learners and Their Teachers 1
Chapter 2: Language Structure and Use 5
Chapter 3: First- and Second-Language Development Related to Academic Achievement 11
Chapter 4 Programs for English Learners 15
Chapter 5: English-Language Literacy Development, Lesson Planning, and Specially
Designed Content Instruction in English 18
Chapter 6: Oral Literacy 22
Chapter 7: English-Language Literacy Development 25
Chapter 8 Assessment of English Learners 29
Chapter 9: Culture & Cultural Diversity & Their Relationship to Academic Achievement 33
Chapter 10: Culturally Inclusive Instruction 37
Answer Keys
Chapter 1 Answer Key 41
Chapter 2 Answer Key 43
Chapter 3 Answer Key 46
Chapter 4 Answer Key 48
Chapter 5 Answer Key 52
Chapter 6 Answer Key 53
Chapter 7 Answer Key 55
Chapter 8 Answer Key 57
Chapter 9 Answer Key 59
Chapter 10 Answer Key 61
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, Chapter 1 English Learners and Their Teachers
1. What is the definition of CLD students?
A. culturally and linguistically diverse
B. competently learning differences
C. continuously learning diversity
D. classified learning disabled
2. What are two-way immersion (TWI) programs?
A. classroom programs that enable English speakers to learn a second language with
English learners
B. community-based programs in which participants learn two languages simultaneously
C. study abroad programs in which English speakers learn the local language while
teaching English
D. university programs that encourage English learners to study English and an
additional language
3. Approximately what percent of all K-12 students in the U.S. are English learners?
A. 50
B. 94
C. 2.5
D. 9.4
4. Which state has the highest percentage of English learners in public schools?
A. Texas
B. New York
C. California
D. Florida
5. Which three states have the highest number of English learners in public school?
A. California, Texas, Arizona
B. California, Texas, Florida
C. Texas, Arizona, New Mexico
D. Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico
6. What languages do the two largest non-English-speaking populations speak in the U.S.?
A. Spanish and Arabic
B. Spanish and Chinese
C. Spanish and Japanese
D. Spanish and Hindu
7. Approximately what percentage of English learners were born in the U.S.?
A. 5
B. 19
C. 27
D. 44
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, 8. What are the six elements of teaching with integrity?
A. advocating for social change, compassion, fairness, justice, equity, and equal
opportunities for all students
B. creating after-school programs, meeting with parents, serving as liaison between
English learners and the community, serving on committees, donating time, and
writing letters to policy makers
C. having the willingness to be fully human, having high expectations for students, being
fully qualified, maintaining professional ethics, being an intercultural educator, and
having clarity of vision
D. understanding more than one language, supporting bilingual students, volunteering
with English learners, creating democratic spaces, helping create multilingual spaces,
and donating money to worthwhile causes
9. What is an example of a teacher acting as a fully actualized human being?
A. using behavior charts
B. apologizing when wrong
C. acting like a student’s buddy
D. treating students like peers
10. What is a “self-fulfilling prophecy of low achievement”?
A. A student who believes they will do poorly on exams will do poorly even if a teacher
has high expectations.
B. A teacher’s low expectations and negative perceptions of students can cause students
to have low academic achievement.
C. A teacher’s low expectations of self can lead to low achievement in the classroom,
which leads to low student test scores.
D. A student with parents who discourage the student from spending time studying after
school.
11. What does it mean to be a “fully qualified” English-language teacher?
A. having a degree in English and a teaching credential in the state where one intends to
teach
B. having expertise in theories and pedagogies related to teaching academic literacy to
English learners and having proficiency in the native language of the students one
intends to teach
C. having training as an English teacher in the communities one intends to teach and
being able to critically analyze those communities
D. having compassion toward marginalized students and a strong desire to help students
from those communities
12. Which organization is responsible for the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession?
A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages International (TESOL)
B. The National Association of English Language Teachers (NAELT)
C. The U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
D. The National Education Association (NEA)
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Copyright © 2020, 2012, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
For
A Course for Teaching English Learners
3rd Edition
Lynne T. Díaz-Rico
Prepared by
Yvette Lopez
, Table of Contents
Chapter Tests Page
Chapter 1: English Learners and Their Teachers 1
Chapter 2: Language Structure and Use 5
Chapter 3: First- and Second-Language Development Related to Academic Achievement 11
Chapter 4 Programs for English Learners 15
Chapter 5: English-Language Literacy Development, Lesson Planning, and Specially
Designed Content Instruction in English 18
Chapter 6: Oral Literacy 22
Chapter 7: English-Language Literacy Development 25
Chapter 8 Assessment of English Learners 29
Chapter 9: Culture & Cultural Diversity & Their Relationship to Academic Achievement 33
Chapter 10: Culturally Inclusive Instruction 37
Answer Keys
Chapter 1 Answer Key 41
Chapter 2 Answer Key 43
Chapter 3 Answer Key 46
Chapter 4 Answer Key 48
Chapter 5 Answer Key 52
Chapter 6 Answer Key 53
Chapter 7 Answer Key 55
Chapter 8 Answer Key 57
Chapter 9 Answer Key 59
Chapter 10 Answer Key 61
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, Chapter 1 English Learners and Their Teachers
1. What is the definition of CLD students?
A. culturally and linguistically diverse
B. competently learning differences
C. continuously learning diversity
D. classified learning disabled
2. What are two-way immersion (TWI) programs?
A. classroom programs that enable English speakers to learn a second language with
English learners
B. community-based programs in which participants learn two languages simultaneously
C. study abroad programs in which English speakers learn the local language while
teaching English
D. university programs that encourage English learners to study English and an
additional language
3. Approximately what percent of all K-12 students in the U.S. are English learners?
A. 50
B. 94
C. 2.5
D. 9.4
4. Which state has the highest percentage of English learners in public schools?
A. Texas
B. New York
C. California
D. Florida
5. Which three states have the highest number of English learners in public school?
A. California, Texas, Arizona
B. California, Texas, Florida
C. Texas, Arizona, New Mexico
D. Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico
6. What languages do the two largest non-English-speaking populations speak in the U.S.?
A. Spanish and Arabic
B. Spanish and Chinese
C. Spanish and Japanese
D. Spanish and Hindu
7. Approximately what percentage of English learners were born in the U.S.?
A. 5
B. 19
C. 27
D. 44
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, 8. What are the six elements of teaching with integrity?
A. advocating for social change, compassion, fairness, justice, equity, and equal
opportunities for all students
B. creating after-school programs, meeting with parents, serving as liaison between
English learners and the community, serving on committees, donating time, and
writing letters to policy makers
C. having the willingness to be fully human, having high expectations for students, being
fully qualified, maintaining professional ethics, being an intercultural educator, and
having clarity of vision
D. understanding more than one language, supporting bilingual students, volunteering
with English learners, creating democratic spaces, helping create multilingual spaces,
and donating money to worthwhile causes
9. What is an example of a teacher acting as a fully actualized human being?
A. using behavior charts
B. apologizing when wrong
C. acting like a student’s buddy
D. treating students like peers
10. What is a “self-fulfilling prophecy of low achievement”?
A. A student who believes they will do poorly on exams will do poorly even if a teacher
has high expectations.
B. A teacher’s low expectations and negative perceptions of students can cause students
to have low academic achievement.
C. A teacher’s low expectations of self can lead to low achievement in the classroom,
which leads to low student test scores.
D. A student with parents who discourage the student from spending time studying after
school.
11. What does it mean to be a “fully qualified” English-language teacher?
A. having a degree in English and a teaching credential in the state where one intends to
teach
B. having expertise in theories and pedagogies related to teaching academic literacy to
English learners and having proficiency in the native language of the students one
intends to teach
C. having training as an English teacher in the communities one intends to teach and
being able to critically analyze those communities
D. having compassion toward marginalized students and a strong desire to help students
from those communities
12. Which organization is responsible for the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession?
A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages International (TESOL)
B. The National Association of English Language Teachers (NAELT)
C. The U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
D. The National Education Association (NEA)
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