FTCE MIDDLE GRADES ENGLISH 5-9 EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 VERSION GRADED A+ LATEST VERSION (JUST RELEASED)-COMPLETE.

Page 1 of 18 1 FTCE MIDDLE GRADES ENGLISH 5 -9 EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 VERSION GRADED A+ LATEST VERSION (JUST RELEASED) -COMPLETE When a student is comparing and contrasting literature from other cultures and relating that literature to her own life a student is in the: - ANSWER>> preoperational phase. A cloze reading activity does not assess: - ANSWER>> higher -oder thinking The following sentence ha s what type of error? The man was waving to the rescuers, stuck in the mud. - ANSWER>> dangling particle or modifier Students are writing the Florida Panther. A picture of the Florida Panther would best be utilized durning what phase of writing? - ANSWER>> pre-writing The American flag, a dove and a blind -coded woman with a scale in her hand are all examples of: - ANSWER>> symbolism An example of a project based assessment for regarding the play Romeo and Juliet is to: - ANSWER>> have students analyze the play, write an alternate ending and then act that ending out in a presentation of the play . What is the best way for English teachers to use portfolios with their students? - ANSWER>> Continuously collect samples from students, set short and long -term goals whil e looking at the samples, progress monitoring and sharing progress with parents. Page 2 of 18 2 Which of the following is an example of personification? - ANSWER>> The keys on then computer tapped in delight as the author finished her final chapter. An 8th grade class is reading the diary of Anne Frank. What would be an appropriate prereading activity to help students understand the context of Anne Frank's life? - ANSWER>> watching interviews with Holocaust survivors. Students are outlining categories for writing: highly ef fective, targeted and developing. The teacher has them use those guidelines as they write their essay. What did the students create? - ANSWER>> rubric A teacher is grading essays in her 8th grade English class. What is the best way the teacher can give feed back on students' writing? - ANSWER>> Mark corrections in the body of the essay and then write comments in the margins explaining the corrections. Which of the following words is spelled correctly? - ANSWER>> imminent Which of the following is an example correct parallelism in writing? - ANSWER>> She was happy to have the opportunity study, travel, and work. What would be the best way to engage 8th gra de students in an activity where they read literature from other cultures? - ANSWER>> Allow students to choose which literature they will read. An 8th grade class is analyzing literature and relating the text to their own lives, what would be the best tool for this lesson? - ANSWER>> A reading response journal For a unit on the novel Things Fall Apart, the teacher prepared an activity that required his Page 3 of 18 3 8th-grade students to work in groups to discuss the consequences of the colonization of Africa. This activit y helps young adolescents to: - ANSWER>> Develop formal reasoning Middle school language arts teachers use semantic mapping and webbing to help develop students' cognitive abilities because these methods: - ANSWER>> encourage the integration, interaction, an d understanding of ideas from various content areas. Which of the following instructional goals for a 7th -grade language arts class is aligned with the emotional development of students at that grade level? - ANSWER>> encouraging expression of perceptions, ideas, and feelings in personal narratives To improve students' writing and motivation to regarding mastery, a teacher would use which of the following strategies most often? - ANSWER>> individual conferencing with meaningful and specific feedback Which of the following language arts activities would a word processing program be the best tool to use? - ANSWER>> Free writing What are the three types of allusion? - ANSWER>> literary, biblical, historical Which of the following is a scaffolding tool? - ANSWER>> Graphic Organizer An emergent reader would use: - ANSWER>> fix-up strategies Which of the following critical approaches to literature focuses on everyday life in various cultures (e.g., traditions, rituals, celebrations)? - ANSWER>> anthropology A middle schoo l language arts teacher would like to help students understand how a