ELA TEXAS TEACHERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2024-2025.
Which of the following examples will influence the development of oral language skills? ANS -a student
chooses a favorite book and then retell the story to a small group or in front of the class
Which of the following examples would NOT represent a speech delay? ANS -a student that does not
like speaking in front of the class
Which of the following describe the relationship between oral language and literacy development? ANS
-oral language is a foundation for literacy development. Oral language provides development of
vocabulary and learning the structure of language which provides a foundation for children when
learning to read.
Which instructional strategy would help students connect written and oral language? ANS -During a
shared reading, a teacher points to each word as it is read.
A teacher would like to help her students improve their listening skills. Which of the following activities
would NOT help achieve that objective? ANS -having students memorize a selection from an audio clip
Which component of language involves the smallest meaningful unit of sound? ANS -Phoneme
Which of the following statements explains the difference between phonological awareness and
phonemic awareness? ANS -phonemic awareness is the knowledge that phonemes form sounds that
form words and that phonemic awareness is just one aspect of phonological awareness. Phonological
awareness is the foundation for learning to read.
Which of the following activities would help improve phonological awareness? ANS -Helping students
segment a word, for example breaking the word cat by sound into c-a-t.
A kindergarten student is having difficulty with identifying rhyming words. Which activity would help
improve this skill? ANS -Having the student create a rhyming book.
, Fluency is the ability to read text accurately and quickly. Which statement correctly identifies how poor
fluency skills affect comprehension? ANS -readers who are weak in fluency read slowly, word by word,
focusing on decoding words instead of understanding the meaning of what they have read.
The alphabetic principle states. ANS -The ideas that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of
spoken language.
English Learners (EL's) have greater success when their first language (L1) is proficient. However, when
an EL student comes from a country where the language is not alphabetic they have greater difficulty
with phonological awareness in English. Which of the following languages is not an alphabetic language?
ANS -Chinese
Which of the following is NOT an instructional strategy to promote the alphabetic principle? ANS -
Clapping out the syllables in words.
A Kindergarten teacher is teaching a lesson on story elements, which of the following activities would be
most appropriate to teach these skills? ANS -Have students participate in a lesson that focuses on the
ingredients in a story. After explaining the recipe for a story, use a big book, and point out the
ingredients of the story as it is read.
A fifth grade ELAR teacher is teaching a lesson on the theme of a story. Which of following choices
would be the best way to explain theme? ANS -In the book The Mighty Miss Malone, the theme is that
Deza experiences many trials and troubles she must overcome with her family during The Depression.
The theme is the universal idea or message in the book
Which of the following statements describes a student that is in the Transitional Stage of literacy? ANS
-reading for meaning.
A teacher asks students to identify the following genre:
• Characters have special powers.
• Animals act like people (Anamorphs).
• Place is another world, universe, or imaginary.
• Use magic or other ideas to achieve extreme impossibilities. ANS -Fantasy Fiction
UPDATED 2024-2025.
Which of the following examples will influence the development of oral language skills? ANS -a student
chooses a favorite book and then retell the story to a small group or in front of the class
Which of the following examples would NOT represent a speech delay? ANS -a student that does not
like speaking in front of the class
Which of the following describe the relationship between oral language and literacy development? ANS
-oral language is a foundation for literacy development. Oral language provides development of
vocabulary and learning the structure of language which provides a foundation for children when
learning to read.
Which instructional strategy would help students connect written and oral language? ANS -During a
shared reading, a teacher points to each word as it is read.
A teacher would like to help her students improve their listening skills. Which of the following activities
would NOT help achieve that objective? ANS -having students memorize a selection from an audio clip
Which component of language involves the smallest meaningful unit of sound? ANS -Phoneme
Which of the following statements explains the difference between phonological awareness and
phonemic awareness? ANS -phonemic awareness is the knowledge that phonemes form sounds that
form words and that phonemic awareness is just one aspect of phonological awareness. Phonological
awareness is the foundation for learning to read.
Which of the following activities would help improve phonological awareness? ANS -Helping students
segment a word, for example breaking the word cat by sound into c-a-t.
A kindergarten student is having difficulty with identifying rhyming words. Which activity would help
improve this skill? ANS -Having the student create a rhyming book.
, Fluency is the ability to read text accurately and quickly. Which statement correctly identifies how poor
fluency skills affect comprehension? ANS -readers who are weak in fluency read slowly, word by word,
focusing on decoding words instead of understanding the meaning of what they have read.
The alphabetic principle states. ANS -The ideas that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of
spoken language.
English Learners (EL's) have greater success when their first language (L1) is proficient. However, when
an EL student comes from a country where the language is not alphabetic they have greater difficulty
with phonological awareness in English. Which of the following languages is not an alphabetic language?
ANS -Chinese
Which of the following is NOT an instructional strategy to promote the alphabetic principle? ANS -
Clapping out the syllables in words.
A Kindergarten teacher is teaching a lesson on story elements, which of the following activities would be
most appropriate to teach these skills? ANS -Have students participate in a lesson that focuses on the
ingredients in a story. After explaining the recipe for a story, use a big book, and point out the
ingredients of the story as it is read.
A fifth grade ELAR teacher is teaching a lesson on the theme of a story. Which of following choices
would be the best way to explain theme? ANS -In the book The Mighty Miss Malone, the theme is that
Deza experiences many trials and troubles she must overcome with her family during The Depression.
The theme is the universal idea or message in the book
Which of the following statements describes a student that is in the Transitional Stage of literacy? ANS
-reading for meaning.
A teacher asks students to identify the following genre:
• Characters have special powers.
• Animals act like people (Anamorphs).
• Place is another world, universe, or imaginary.
• Use magic or other ideas to achieve extreme impossibilities. ANS -Fantasy Fiction
