ELL Supplemental UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
A high school ESL teacher is preparing a presentation to give to teachers at his school with
the goal to eliminate some common misconceptions of English language learners. Which of
the following statements would he be likely to include in his presentation? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Students can transfer their learned skills from L1 to L2.
An elementary teacher is practicing writing irregular verbs with her students, many of whom
are ELLs. She explains the meaning of the verbs with student-friendly definitions.
Afterwards, she instructs the students to look for irregular verbs in their reading passage and
discuss them with their partners. Then, she writes their examples on the board to discuss how
they're used. Which of the following demonstrates the teacher's awareness of second-
language acquisition? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Language acquisition is acquired through
integrating all skills together.
What is the greatest benefit of teachers collaborating to share various instructional strategies
that have been demonstrated to be effective for various learning styles and abilities? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It provides teachers with additional instructional strategies to
accommodate for different learning styles.
Mr. Mather is approached by a parent about how to encourage reading and improve reading
skills for their child at home. Which of the following is the most effective recommendation
for Mr. Mather to make? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Read aloud books with the child at
home.
Mr. Jones has a diverse class of English language learners. He thinks that it would be a great
idea to have each student prepare a 5-minute oral presentation about his/her hobbies. The
students are all encouraged to use visuals to aid their presentation. What would be the main
benefit of this activity? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The teacher will learn more about the
personality, strengths, and needs of the students.
A kindergarten teacher is creating a unit on the alphabet. She assigns each student a letter and
asks them to bring an item from home that begins with the letter they are assigned. The
students then recreate the alphabet using the items from the students' homes. This activity
promotes the development of alphabetic principle through: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔collaboration with families.
, Marta, an ELL student from Mexico, always introduces herself by saying, "My name is
Marta. I am student at Davis Elementary School."
Marta would most likely benefit from further instruction in: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔articles
A teacher tells his class the following:
"The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being
something. In sentences with an action verb, the subject typically performs the action of the
verb. For example, in the sentence 'The teacher speaks to the class', the teacher is the subject
because he or she is doing the action of speaking."
What topic is the teacher most likely to be introducing to students? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔active and passive voice
Which of the following strategies would not be appropriate for a teacher to use with ELLs
when providing content-based instruction? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔providing lower-
level simplified content to students
How can a teacher use informal assessment to guide instruction? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔The teacher can target students' specific problem areas and adapt instruction to address
those areas.
Mr. Johnson notices the following errors in her students speech:
What she do right now?
The people here is very friendly.
I am agree.
Based on these errors, what should Mr. Johnson review with his ELL students? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔syntax
In which of the following situations might a student's culture affect their ability to learn? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a student who recently moved from South Korea is asked to work
independently
A fifth-grade teacher's science class includes several English language learners who have
varying levels of English language proficiency. As the teacher considers ways to adapt
instruction to meet these students' learning needs, what approach would be most important? -
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
A high school ESL teacher is preparing a presentation to give to teachers at his school with
the goal to eliminate some common misconceptions of English language learners. Which of
the following statements would he be likely to include in his presentation? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Students can transfer their learned skills from L1 to L2.
An elementary teacher is practicing writing irregular verbs with her students, many of whom
are ELLs. She explains the meaning of the verbs with student-friendly definitions.
Afterwards, she instructs the students to look for irregular verbs in their reading passage and
discuss them with their partners. Then, she writes their examples on the board to discuss how
they're used. Which of the following demonstrates the teacher's awareness of second-
language acquisition? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Language acquisition is acquired through
integrating all skills together.
What is the greatest benefit of teachers collaborating to share various instructional strategies
that have been demonstrated to be effective for various learning styles and abilities? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It provides teachers with additional instructional strategies to
accommodate for different learning styles.
Mr. Mather is approached by a parent about how to encourage reading and improve reading
skills for their child at home. Which of the following is the most effective recommendation
for Mr. Mather to make? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Read aloud books with the child at
home.
Mr. Jones has a diverse class of English language learners. He thinks that it would be a great
idea to have each student prepare a 5-minute oral presentation about his/her hobbies. The
students are all encouraged to use visuals to aid their presentation. What would be the main
benefit of this activity? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The teacher will learn more about the
personality, strengths, and needs of the students.
A kindergarten teacher is creating a unit on the alphabet. She assigns each student a letter and
asks them to bring an item from home that begins with the letter they are assigned. The
students then recreate the alphabet using the items from the students' homes. This activity
promotes the development of alphabetic principle through: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔collaboration with families.
, Marta, an ELL student from Mexico, always introduces herself by saying, "My name is
Marta. I am student at Davis Elementary School."
Marta would most likely benefit from further instruction in: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔articles
A teacher tells his class the following:
"The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being
something. In sentences with an action verb, the subject typically performs the action of the
verb. For example, in the sentence 'The teacher speaks to the class', the teacher is the subject
because he or she is doing the action of speaking."
What topic is the teacher most likely to be introducing to students? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔active and passive voice
Which of the following strategies would not be appropriate for a teacher to use with ELLs
when providing content-based instruction? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔providing lower-
level simplified content to students
How can a teacher use informal assessment to guide instruction? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔The teacher can target students' specific problem areas and adapt instruction to address
those areas.
Mr. Johnson notices the following errors in her students speech:
What she do right now?
The people here is very friendly.
I am agree.
Based on these errors, what should Mr. Johnson review with his ELL students? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔syntax
In which of the following situations might a student's culture affect their ability to learn? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a student who recently moved from South Korea is asked to work
independently
A fifth-grade teacher's science class includes several English language learners who have
varying levels of English language proficiency. As the teacher considers ways to adapt
instruction to meet these students' learning needs, what approach would be most important? -
