TExES 113 questions and solutions
Ms. Woods teaches social studies to a diverse group of students, including several ELLs. She divides the
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class into groups of four to five students. Each student reads and presents the information in a different
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
excerpt from the textbook to the other group members. Which is the primary rationale for using this activity?
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. Discussing expository selections improves ELL's navigation of nonfiction text structures.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
B. Using prior knowledge helps ELLs make connections to unfamiliar vocab.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
C. Providing meaningful context increases ELLs' comprehension of academic language.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
D. Requiring the use of multiple registers develops ELLs' application of the appropriate register choice. -
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
answersC. because structured small group conversations allow students to practice using new vocabulary
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
through engaging in authentic interactions with other students.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Which of the following words has five phonemes? ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. Apple ji
B. Stand ji
C. Break ji
D. Crash - answersB. because "stand" has five phonemes s/t/a/n/d.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Which of the following would best help a teacher evaluate the phonics skills of beginning readers?
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. Examining students' handwriting
ji ji ji
B. Assessing students' sight word recall
ji ji ji ji ji
C. Timing students as they read orally
ji ji ji ji ji ji
D. Analyzing students' attempted spellings - answersD. because students' attempted spellings give the
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
teacher an idea of how they view words phonetically.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
To motivate middle school students in language arts, a teacher implements learning clubs in the classroom.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Students have a class meeting on an assigned topic. They then work in groups to research the topic and
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
reflect on the information they learn. Finally, they add what they have learned to a blog. The design of the
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
learning clubs best shows that the teacher understands the importance of which of the following?
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. Placing students in groups based on their individual language-arts abilities
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
B. Allowing students to research topics that are of personal interest to them
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
C. Developing students' literacy skills through multiple language-arts contexts
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
D. Providing students with explicit - answersOption C is correct because learning clubs allow students to
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
meet in groups to discuss, reflect on and write about research topics, which all help to develop students'
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
literacy skills.
ji ji
A teacher provides students with a list of prefixes and suffixes and their meanings along with a list of five
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
words, including "predetermined" and "indivisible." The teacher then asks the students to work with partners
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
to use the two lists to try to discover the meaning of the words without using a dictionary. The activity will
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
primarily help students determine the meanings of words through which of the following?
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. Contextual clues
ji ji
B. Structural analysis
ji ji
C. Visualization strategies
ji ji
D. Syntactical clues - answersOption B is correct because students are using prefixes and suffixes, which are
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
structural clues, to determine the meaning of the words
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
, A teacher meets with a small group of students to read a new book. Throughout the week, the teacher
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
encourages the students to reread the book several times. Which of the following is a primary purpose of this
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
practice?
ji
A. Instilling a life-long love of reading
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B. Reinforcing the skill of letter-sound correspondence
ji ji ji ji ji ji
C. Developing critical-thinking skills about story elements
ji ji ji ji ji ji
D. Promoting recognition of high-frequency words - answersOption D is correct because repetition is a
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
successful strategy for improving sight word recognition.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Which of the following skills does the teacher primarily promote through the use of the think-pair-share
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
strategy?
ji
A. Decoding unfamiliar text
ji ji ji
B. Comprehending difficult text
ji ji ji
C. Building fluency with repeated readings
ji ji ji ji ji
D. Developing vocabulary through interactions - answersOption B is correct because the think-pair-share
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
strategy helps students gain further comprehension by building upon each other's ideas. The students think
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
about the text, pair with another student and share their thinking about the text.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
The activity most effectively promotes the oral language development of English-language learners by
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. adapting texts and allowing the use of native language.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
B. making the language more accessible and comprehensible.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
C. modeling pronunciation and conversational language.
ji ji ji ji ji
D. using familiar and concrete topics for content discussion. - answersOption B is correct because the
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
provision of sentence stems and word banks help to make language more accessible for English language
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
learners
ji
Which of the following is the most appropriate group response to fill in the sentences the teacher wrote on the
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
board?
ji
A. The tone is solemn. We said this because "No emotion, no tears, just shivering" shows a somber reflection
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
on the present event.
ji ji ji ji
B. The tone is nostalgic. We said this because "As I watched the car pull away, I just stood there" shows a
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
contemplative thought about a past event.
ji ji ji ji ji ji
C. The tone is terrifying. We said this because "The wind suddenly shifted from the north" shows fear of an
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
upcoming winter storm.
ji ji ji
D. The tone is morose. We said this because "Its icy hand made my skin tingle" shows the results of past
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
physical pain. - answersOption A is correct because the words convey a lack of emotion, emphasizing
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
solemnity and the starkness of the moment.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
To best help students with comprehension of the excerpt, the teacher should review which of the following
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
literary devices?
ji ji
A. Alliteration
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B. Foreshadowing
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C. Irony ji
D. Personification - answersOption D is correct because personification is endowing inanimate objects with
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
human characteristics. The wind is described in the excerpt as having human characteristics.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Although students in a middle school science class are able to glean specific facts from a textbook chapter,
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
they are unable to restate the broad concepts presented in the reading. Which of the following activities
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
should the teacher have the students do first to address the issue?
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. Summarizing the main ideas in the chapter
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
B. Defining the important vocabulary words in the chapter
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Ms. Woods teaches social studies to a diverse group of students, including several ELLs. She divides the
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
class into groups of four to five students. Each student reads and presents the information in a different
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
excerpt from the textbook to the other group members. Which is the primary rationale for using this activity?
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. Discussing expository selections improves ELL's navigation of nonfiction text structures.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
B. Using prior knowledge helps ELLs make connections to unfamiliar vocab.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
C. Providing meaningful context increases ELLs' comprehension of academic language.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
D. Requiring the use of multiple registers develops ELLs' application of the appropriate register choice. -
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
answersC. because structured small group conversations allow students to practice using new vocabulary
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
through engaging in authentic interactions with other students.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Which of the following words has five phonemes? ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. Apple ji
B. Stand ji
C. Break ji
D. Crash - answersB. because "stand" has five phonemes s/t/a/n/d.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Which of the following would best help a teacher evaluate the phonics skills of beginning readers?
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. Examining students' handwriting
ji ji ji
B. Assessing students' sight word recall
ji ji ji ji ji
C. Timing students as they read orally
ji ji ji ji ji ji
D. Analyzing students' attempted spellings - answersD. because students' attempted spellings give the
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
teacher an idea of how they view words phonetically.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
To motivate middle school students in language arts, a teacher implements learning clubs in the classroom.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Students have a class meeting on an assigned topic. They then work in groups to research the topic and
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
reflect on the information they learn. Finally, they add what they have learned to a blog. The design of the
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
learning clubs best shows that the teacher understands the importance of which of the following?
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. Placing students in groups based on their individual language-arts abilities
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
B. Allowing students to research topics that are of personal interest to them
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
C. Developing students' literacy skills through multiple language-arts contexts
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
D. Providing students with explicit - answersOption C is correct because learning clubs allow students to
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
meet in groups to discuss, reflect on and write about research topics, which all help to develop students'
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
literacy skills.
ji ji
A teacher provides students with a list of prefixes and suffixes and their meanings along with a list of five
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
words, including "predetermined" and "indivisible." The teacher then asks the students to work with partners
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
to use the two lists to try to discover the meaning of the words without using a dictionary. The activity will
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
primarily help students determine the meanings of words through which of the following?
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. Contextual clues
ji ji
B. Structural analysis
ji ji
C. Visualization strategies
ji ji
D. Syntactical clues - answersOption B is correct because students are using prefixes and suffixes, which are
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
structural clues, to determine the meaning of the words
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
, A teacher meets with a small group of students to read a new book. Throughout the week, the teacher
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
encourages the students to reread the book several times. Which of the following is a primary purpose of this
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
practice?
ji
A. Instilling a life-long love of reading
ji ji ji ji ji ji
B. Reinforcing the skill of letter-sound correspondence
ji ji ji ji ji ji
C. Developing critical-thinking skills about story elements
ji ji ji ji ji ji
D. Promoting recognition of high-frequency words - answersOption D is correct because repetition is a
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
successful strategy for improving sight word recognition.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Which of the following skills does the teacher primarily promote through the use of the think-pair-share
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
strategy?
ji
A. Decoding unfamiliar text
ji ji ji
B. Comprehending difficult text
ji ji ji
C. Building fluency with repeated readings
ji ji ji ji ji
D. Developing vocabulary through interactions - answersOption B is correct because the think-pair-share
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
strategy helps students gain further comprehension by building upon each other's ideas. The students think
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
about the text, pair with another student and share their thinking about the text.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
The activity most effectively promotes the oral language development of English-language learners by
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. adapting texts and allowing the use of native language.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
B. making the language more accessible and comprehensible.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
C. modeling pronunciation and conversational language.
ji ji ji ji ji
D. using familiar and concrete topics for content discussion. - answersOption B is correct because the
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
provision of sentence stems and word banks help to make language more accessible for English language
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
learners
ji
Which of the following is the most appropriate group response to fill in the sentences the teacher wrote on the
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
board?
ji
A. The tone is solemn. We said this because "No emotion, no tears, just shivering" shows a somber reflection
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
on the present event.
ji ji ji ji
B. The tone is nostalgic. We said this because "As I watched the car pull away, I just stood there" shows a
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
contemplative thought about a past event.
ji ji ji ji ji ji
C. The tone is terrifying. We said this because "The wind suddenly shifted from the north" shows fear of an
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
upcoming winter storm.
ji ji ji
D. The tone is morose. We said this because "Its icy hand made my skin tingle" shows the results of past
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
physical pain. - answersOption A is correct because the words convey a lack of emotion, emphasizing
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
solemnity and the starkness of the moment.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
To best help students with comprehension of the excerpt, the teacher should review which of the following
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
literary devices?
ji ji
A. Alliteration
ji
B. Foreshadowing
ji
C. Irony ji
D. Personification - answersOption D is correct because personification is endowing inanimate objects with
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
human characteristics. The wind is described in the excerpt as having human characteristics.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Although students in a middle school science class are able to glean specific facts from a textbook chapter,
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
they are unable to restate the broad concepts presented in the reading. Which of the following activities
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
should the teacher have the students do first to address the issue?
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
A. Summarizing the main ideas in the chapter
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
B. Defining the important vocabulary words in the chapter
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
