TED FINAL Exam Questions and
Answers
A grade 3 teacher has an "our stories" period once a week. Students bring a special object or toy and tell
the whole class about it, explaining why it is a special to them. There are several ELL students in the
class. This activity primarily addresses which of the following ELPS for listening and speaking? - Answer-
Narrating, Describing, and explaining
A teacher creates a World Holidays and Celebrations Calendar in her grade 3 class. Each month, she
picks one holiday, and children prepare decorations, learn songs, read stories, and learn the history of
the cultural or national significance of the holiday. This activity primary addresses which of the following
instructional goals? - Answer-To promote students' appreciation of cultural and national diversity
A middle school science class of 25 includes 10 beginning to intermediate-level ELL students. Which of
the following instructional strategies best supports the ELL students' language needs as they acquire
new content knowledge? - Answer-Providing a class library of illustrated books at various reading levels
to present science concepts at language and cognitive levels accessible to the ELL students
Which of the following descriptions best explains teachers' cross-curriculum responsibilities in helping
ELLs meet academic expectations? - Answer-Instruction for ELLs must be linguistically accommodated
commensurate with the student's current English language proficiency
It is the beginning of the school year. A grade 4 teacher has a class that includes several ethnic groups,
several students who require special education services, and several students categorize as ELL.
Additionally, the students' records show that they have a wide socioeconomic range. The teacher wants
to promote the students' appreciation and celebration of diversity. Which of the following instructional
,strategies good primary address this goal? - Answer-Creating heterogeneous groups and using
cooperative activities for part of every class period
A grade 4 teacher has several beginning level ELL students in his science class. The students rarely speak
in class, one communicates using monosyllables in English and by pointing, in another speaks only in
Spanish. Which of the following instructional adaptation would best promote the students' proficiency
in English? - Answer-Doing teacher read-alouds of books on concepts the class is covering and
integrating oral language activities that invite the ELL students to participate in class discussions
A high-school teacher has a language arts class that includes 25 percent ELL students and 75 percent
native speakers. Although the ELL students are at the intermediate and advanced levels, they do not
readily participate in class discussions. Which of the following adaptations could the teacher make to
most effectively help me ELLs meet ELPS expectations for listening and speaking? - Answer-The teacher
does several round-robin activities in a fishbowl format, making sure every student in class is in the
fishbowl at least once.
Mr. Rosas wants to make sure students are prepared to be active participants on the day the panelist
visits the class. Which of the following strategies offers the best approach to preparing students to be
actively engaged during the panel presentation? - Answer-Having a mock panel several days before the
real panel to promote students' understanding of active listening and questioning skills
A grade 9 teacher has several special education students in her English class. The students participate
fully in all activities, but they have trouble keeping up with the pace of class activities. Which of the
following adjustments would most appropriately address the special education students' instructional
needs? - Answer-Sequencing the class assignments so that all students can work at their own pace
A high school science teacher is starting a unit on local grasses. After a short introductory lecture, he
takes students outside to study the different types of grasses and has them write a short paragraph
describing their observations. One of the ELL students mainstreamed into his class submits this
paragraph:
Is importance to notice the different kinds of grasses because of the sunshine. The thick grass it grew in
the shade and also in the sun. Because it tolerates. Very thin grass it grow mostly in the sun. Is so
interesting that you could see where the students walk all the time because is not grass there.
This passage primarily shows features of which ELPS proficiency level? - Answer-Intermediate
, Ms. Blanco, a grade 3 teacher, wants students to start reading self-selected materials for 15 minutes at
home every night. Which of the following actions will most effectively enlist parents' help in meeting this
goal? - Answer-Sending home a reading log for students to fill in every night and parents to initial
A grade 11 teacher plans a thematic unit on the Vietnam war. The unit will be anchored on Tim O'Brien
's book The Things They Carried but will also include music from the war years, analysis of contemporary
news coverage of the war, consideration of attitudes about the war, and a panel of Vietnam veterans
from the community. This unit most effectively demonstrates which of the following features of well-
constructed thematic approaches? - Answer-Integration of different disciplines to enable students to
consider a topic from varied perspectives
Pairing middle-school struggling readers with emergent readers will primarily promote both sets of
students' engagement with reading in which of the following ways? - Answer-Students will recognize
that reading is a social activity that involves interaction between the reader and the text and among
readers as they respond to the text.
A grade 7 teacher plans his lessons to reflect TEKS readiness and supporting standards from the state
assessment system in every lesson. This strategy primarily reflects which of the following components of
affective instructional design? - Answer-Constructing meaningful connections between state
assessment requirements and daily instruction
Teachers at a middle school have received the results of the previous year's mandated exam. The
teachers discuss the results and set a goal to reach 75 percent satisfactory rating on these year's exams.
Which of the following initial strategies will most effectively enable teachers to use the results of
mandated exams to improve instruction? - Answer-The teachers create pretests based
on sample exams and released exams to identify the students' strengths and weaknesses in
understanding the TEKS readiness and supporting standards addressed by the state exams
Taking students on field trips and having business people talk to the students about math applications
primarily reflects which of the following strategies for enhancing student learning engagement? -
Answer-Using resources outside the school to help students relate course content to real-world
situations
Answers
A grade 3 teacher has an "our stories" period once a week. Students bring a special object or toy and tell
the whole class about it, explaining why it is a special to them. There are several ELL students in the
class. This activity primarily addresses which of the following ELPS for listening and speaking? - Answer-
Narrating, Describing, and explaining
A teacher creates a World Holidays and Celebrations Calendar in her grade 3 class. Each month, she
picks one holiday, and children prepare decorations, learn songs, read stories, and learn the history of
the cultural or national significance of the holiday. This activity primary addresses which of the following
instructional goals? - Answer-To promote students' appreciation of cultural and national diversity
A middle school science class of 25 includes 10 beginning to intermediate-level ELL students. Which of
the following instructional strategies best supports the ELL students' language needs as they acquire
new content knowledge? - Answer-Providing a class library of illustrated books at various reading levels
to present science concepts at language and cognitive levels accessible to the ELL students
Which of the following descriptions best explains teachers' cross-curriculum responsibilities in helping
ELLs meet academic expectations? - Answer-Instruction for ELLs must be linguistically accommodated
commensurate with the student's current English language proficiency
It is the beginning of the school year. A grade 4 teacher has a class that includes several ethnic groups,
several students who require special education services, and several students categorize as ELL.
Additionally, the students' records show that they have a wide socioeconomic range. The teacher wants
to promote the students' appreciation and celebration of diversity. Which of the following instructional
,strategies good primary address this goal? - Answer-Creating heterogeneous groups and using
cooperative activities for part of every class period
A grade 4 teacher has several beginning level ELL students in his science class. The students rarely speak
in class, one communicates using monosyllables in English and by pointing, in another speaks only in
Spanish. Which of the following instructional adaptation would best promote the students' proficiency
in English? - Answer-Doing teacher read-alouds of books on concepts the class is covering and
integrating oral language activities that invite the ELL students to participate in class discussions
A high-school teacher has a language arts class that includes 25 percent ELL students and 75 percent
native speakers. Although the ELL students are at the intermediate and advanced levels, they do not
readily participate in class discussions. Which of the following adaptations could the teacher make to
most effectively help me ELLs meet ELPS expectations for listening and speaking? - Answer-The teacher
does several round-robin activities in a fishbowl format, making sure every student in class is in the
fishbowl at least once.
Mr. Rosas wants to make sure students are prepared to be active participants on the day the panelist
visits the class. Which of the following strategies offers the best approach to preparing students to be
actively engaged during the panel presentation? - Answer-Having a mock panel several days before the
real panel to promote students' understanding of active listening and questioning skills
A grade 9 teacher has several special education students in her English class. The students participate
fully in all activities, but they have trouble keeping up with the pace of class activities. Which of the
following adjustments would most appropriately address the special education students' instructional
needs? - Answer-Sequencing the class assignments so that all students can work at their own pace
A high school science teacher is starting a unit on local grasses. After a short introductory lecture, he
takes students outside to study the different types of grasses and has them write a short paragraph
describing their observations. One of the ELL students mainstreamed into his class submits this
paragraph:
Is importance to notice the different kinds of grasses because of the sunshine. The thick grass it grew in
the shade and also in the sun. Because it tolerates. Very thin grass it grow mostly in the sun. Is so
interesting that you could see where the students walk all the time because is not grass there.
This passage primarily shows features of which ELPS proficiency level? - Answer-Intermediate
, Ms. Blanco, a grade 3 teacher, wants students to start reading self-selected materials for 15 minutes at
home every night. Which of the following actions will most effectively enlist parents' help in meeting this
goal? - Answer-Sending home a reading log for students to fill in every night and parents to initial
A grade 11 teacher plans a thematic unit on the Vietnam war. The unit will be anchored on Tim O'Brien
's book The Things They Carried but will also include music from the war years, analysis of contemporary
news coverage of the war, consideration of attitudes about the war, and a panel of Vietnam veterans
from the community. This unit most effectively demonstrates which of the following features of well-
constructed thematic approaches? - Answer-Integration of different disciplines to enable students to
consider a topic from varied perspectives
Pairing middle-school struggling readers with emergent readers will primarily promote both sets of
students' engagement with reading in which of the following ways? - Answer-Students will recognize
that reading is a social activity that involves interaction between the reader and the text and among
readers as they respond to the text.
A grade 7 teacher plans his lessons to reflect TEKS readiness and supporting standards from the state
assessment system in every lesson. This strategy primarily reflects which of the following components of
affective instructional design? - Answer-Constructing meaningful connections between state
assessment requirements and daily instruction
Teachers at a middle school have received the results of the previous year's mandated exam. The
teachers discuss the results and set a goal to reach 75 percent satisfactory rating on these year's exams.
Which of the following initial strategies will most effectively enable teachers to use the results of
mandated exams to improve instruction? - Answer-The teachers create pretests based
on sample exams and released exams to identify the students' strengths and weaknesses in
understanding the TEKS readiness and supporting standards addressed by the state exams
Taking students on field trips and having business people talk to the students about math applications
primarily reflects which of the following strategies for enhancing student learning engagement? -
Answer-Using resources outside the school to help students relate course content to real-world
situations
