FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ACTUAL CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A 9th grade ELA teacher is planning a trip to a nursing home. Students will write about their
experience. She wants to conduct a sensitivity training exercise, so students understand the
behavior expectations for the trip. An effective activity for her students to engage in is: -
ANSWER-Role play different scenarios to practice socializing with the elderly.
Students are writing a persuasive essay about a topic of their choice. Which level of Piaget's
cognitive development best classifies this activity? - ANSWER-formal operation
A 5th grade ELA class is studying different types of poetry and analyzing meaning. Which stage
of cognitive development would be most appropriate for this age group? - ANSWER-formal
operation
A language arts teacher want to help students find meaning in their reading sections. What
strategy should be implement? - ANSWER-use questioning techniques to find out how students
relate the text to their lives.
During a read aloud, a teacher wants to assess students' listening skills. The teacher should do
which of the following to perform her assessment? - ANSWER-stop and ask the class to repeat
and paraphrase what was said.
,A class is studying wildlife and will write an essay about their favorite animal. During the
introduction to this topi, the class looks at pictures of cheetahs. What stage of the writing
process would be the best fit for this activity? - ANSWER-pre-writing
A teacher knows that not all students come to ELA with the same background knowledge in
literature. Which process is best when selecting works for the school year? - ANSWER-The
teacher allows students to self select their own books
Before the school year starts, a teacher is aware that her class will be culturally diverse. What
topics can the teacher explore that will help her students access, process, and express
information in her class? - ANSWER-cultural responsiveness, research practices, and information
systems
A teacher want to integrate language arts, social science and science into her upcoming unit.
What would be the most effective activity for her students to engage in? - ANSWER-have the
students read about the history of conservancy, then visit an estuary and record data, then
write a letter based on the data that ask for more funding for the estuary ecosystem.
What should the teacher do first before implementing technology in her ELA class? - ANSWER-
Consult the districts tech policy to determine what has been approved.
A new teacher is planning an ELA lesson in grammar. What would be her most appropriate first
step. - ANSWER-Consult the state-adopted standards for lesson plans
For which of the following ELA activities would a word processing program be the best tool for -
ANSWER-free writing
A political cartoon showcases doves, the American flag, and a bald eagle to represent freedom.
What type of literary device does the poem contain? - ANSWER-symbolism
,Identifying heroes and villains in comic books would be an effective lesson in evaluating types
of: - ANSWER-archetypes
Which of the following is a sign of an emergent reader? - ANSWER-using "fix up" strategies
When a student dissects a word by its sounds, the student is using? - ANSWER-phonological
awareness
Students are analyzing two proverbs from two different cultures. The American proverb is,"The
early bird gets the worm." The Mexican proverb is, "Those who get to the well early,have better
crops." What is an appropriate higher order continuation of this activity? - ANSWER-Interview
family members about other proverbs and then compare and contrast the proverbs from
different families, and cultures.
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.
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 effective, 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 feedback 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 grade 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
Middle school language arts teachers use semantic mapping and webbing to help develop
students' cognitive abilities because these methods: - ANSWER-encourage the integration,
interaction, and 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
What are the three types of allusion? - ANSWER-literary, biblical, historical
A middle school language arts teacher would like to help students understand how a narrative
point of view affects the message conveyed in a literary text. Given this purpose,the teacher
should have his students: - ANSWER-selecting a part of a text to rewrite from the perspective of
a particular character
ACTUAL CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A 9th grade ELA teacher is planning a trip to a nursing home. Students will write about their
experience. She wants to conduct a sensitivity training exercise, so students understand the
behavior expectations for the trip. An effective activity for her students to engage in is: -
ANSWER-Role play different scenarios to practice socializing with the elderly.
Students are writing a persuasive essay about a topic of their choice. Which level of Piaget's
cognitive development best classifies this activity? - ANSWER-formal operation
A 5th grade ELA class is studying different types of poetry and analyzing meaning. Which stage
of cognitive development would be most appropriate for this age group? - ANSWER-formal
operation
A language arts teacher want to help students find meaning in their reading sections. What
strategy should be implement? - ANSWER-use questioning techniques to find out how students
relate the text to their lives.
During a read aloud, a teacher wants to assess students' listening skills. The teacher should do
which of the following to perform her assessment? - ANSWER-stop and ask the class to repeat
and paraphrase what was said.
,A class is studying wildlife and will write an essay about their favorite animal. During the
introduction to this topi, the class looks at pictures of cheetahs. What stage of the writing
process would be the best fit for this activity? - ANSWER-pre-writing
A teacher knows that not all students come to ELA with the same background knowledge in
literature. Which process is best when selecting works for the school year? - ANSWER-The
teacher allows students to self select their own books
Before the school year starts, a teacher is aware that her class will be culturally diverse. What
topics can the teacher explore that will help her students access, process, and express
information in her class? - ANSWER-cultural responsiveness, research practices, and information
systems
A teacher want to integrate language arts, social science and science into her upcoming unit.
What would be the most effective activity for her students to engage in? - ANSWER-have the
students read about the history of conservancy, then visit an estuary and record data, then
write a letter based on the data that ask for more funding for the estuary ecosystem.
What should the teacher do first before implementing technology in her ELA class? - ANSWER-
Consult the districts tech policy to determine what has been approved.
A new teacher is planning an ELA lesson in grammar. What would be her most appropriate first
step. - ANSWER-Consult the state-adopted standards for lesson plans
For which of the following ELA activities would a word processing program be the best tool for -
ANSWER-free writing
A political cartoon showcases doves, the American flag, and a bald eagle to represent freedom.
What type of literary device does the poem contain? - ANSWER-symbolism
,Identifying heroes and villains in comic books would be an effective lesson in evaluating types
of: - ANSWER-archetypes
Which of the following is a sign of an emergent reader? - ANSWER-using "fix up" strategies
When a student dissects a word by its sounds, the student is using? - ANSWER-phonological
awareness
Students are analyzing two proverbs from two different cultures. The American proverb is,"The
early bird gets the worm." The Mexican proverb is, "Those who get to the well early,have better
crops." What is an appropriate higher order continuation of this activity? - ANSWER-Interview
family members about other proverbs and then compare and contrast the proverbs from
different families, and cultures.
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.
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 effective, 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 feedback 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 grade 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
Middle school language arts teachers use semantic mapping and webbing to help develop
students' cognitive abilities because these methods: - ANSWER-encourage the integration,
interaction, and 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
What are the three types of allusion? - ANSWER-literary, biblical, historical
A middle school language arts teacher would like to help students understand how a narrative
point of view affects the message conveyed in a literary text. Given this purpose,the teacher
should have his students: - ANSWER-selecting a part of a text to rewrite from the perspective of
a particular character
