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EC-6 Core Subjects ELA & Reading Practice
Test Questions and Correct Answers
During the pre-reading stage of the shared book experience,
teachers can increase interest in the story by Ans: encouraging the
students to make predictions based on the title and pictures.
Luke's mother has commented that her two-year-old is
constructing sentences with ony two or three words at a time. For
instance, she says that Luke responds by saying, "no more play"
and "mommy milk more." She suggests that he has heard his
brothers use phrases like these. Luke uses these two phrases
frequently. Based on the information above, in which stage of
language acquisition is Luke at this point? Ans: Two word stage
Identify the main benefit of using a thesaurus. Ans: It can expand
the vocabulary repertoire of the child.
Mr Michel provides guiding questions to guide Tamara's writing. A
couple of the questions are "what evidence do you need to prove
your thesis to skeptics?" and "what would you say to convince
them?" Based on this information, what type of writing is Tamara
developing? Ans: Persuasive writing
Identify the factor that most likely can affect the development of
early literacy among preschool children. Ans: Parents read
frequently to their childrem and have books available at home.
Identify the most appropriate strategy to meet the needs of
children at the emergent stage of writing development. Ans:
Provide a shared writing or language experience in which the
teacher writes what the child says.
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Which of the following summaries best describes aspects of the
writing process of competent writers? Ans: Brainstorming for
ideas, completing an initial draft, revising content, proofreading
for errors in spelling, punctuation, and usage, and writing a final
draft.
Mrs. London frequently leads students in choral reading to
promote reading fluency. What is the main purpose of the activity?
Ans: To teach the intonation pattern of the language.
Mr. Chapman is a third-grade teacher at a school that is
implementing a balanced reading program. Which of the following
TWO sets of learning experiences will he include to provide the
major components of a balanced literacy program? Ans: 1.
Reading aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent
reading.
2. Shared writing and independent writing.
Dan is an eight year old whose oral communication has
significantly improved over the past two months. He is beginning
to use relative pronounced clauses when speaking and more
sophisticated constructions. However his teacher has discovered
that he still struggles when using subordinate clauses. Based on
this current limitation, Dan might hae problems with the following
type of sentences? Ans: If you want me to go, I will need to start
getting ready.
Marcus can separate a word into syllables by tapping as he says
the word. However, he has problems telling what the word is when
the teacher says "th-at" or "b-ed". Based on this description, Marcus
needs additional support with what type of phonological skill?
Ans: Blending onset and rime
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Connectors are used in writing to create cohesive and coherent
compositions. Connections like "on the contrary," "conversely," and
"on the other hand" are commonly used in compositions
addressing Ans: contrast
English writing samples from Spanish-dominant ELLs may contain
which key feature? Ans: The stories might be perceived as
disjointed and lacking a logical sequence.
Mr. Martinez is going to be introducing the Dolch words to his
first-grade students. Before showing the list of words to his
students, Mr/ Martinez explains that these words are the most
frequently used words in English. Which of the following words
should not be included in the list that Mr. Martinez is going to
show his students?
a, had, but, awesome Ans: awesome
Identify the statement that best describes the advantages of using
the language experience approach to teach reading to language-
minority students. Ans: When students' language is the basis of
what they read, students are more apt to be able to say the words
and learn words as they read what they dictated.
Identify the strategies that lead the child from the stage of
learning to read to the stage of reading to learn. Ans: Introduce
children to different kinds of texts, and teach how to scan to
locate and retrieve information.
Mrs. Thompson has directed her students to create a powerpoint
presentation on the history of visual media. Before working on
such presentation, students need to pick a topic to create their
presentation. Which of the following would be the most
appropriate topic for such a presentation? Ans: The evolution of
billboards on the highway
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EC-6 Core Subjects ELA & Reading Practice
Test Questions and Correct Answers
During the pre-reading stage of the shared book experience,
teachers can increase interest in the story by Ans: encouraging the
students to make predictions based on the title and pictures.
Luke's mother has commented that her two-year-old is
constructing sentences with ony two or three words at a time. For
instance, she says that Luke responds by saying, "no more play"
and "mommy milk more." She suggests that he has heard his
brothers use phrases like these. Luke uses these two phrases
frequently. Based on the information above, in which stage of
language acquisition is Luke at this point? Ans: Two word stage
Identify the main benefit of using a thesaurus. Ans: It can expand
the vocabulary repertoire of the child.
Mr Michel provides guiding questions to guide Tamara's writing. A
couple of the questions are "what evidence do you need to prove
your thesis to skeptics?" and "what would you say to convince
them?" Based on this information, what type of writing is Tamara
developing? Ans: Persuasive writing
Identify the factor that most likely can affect the development of
early literacy among preschool children. Ans: Parents read
frequently to their childrem and have books available at home.
Identify the most appropriate strategy to meet the needs of
children at the emergent stage of writing development. Ans:
Provide a shared writing or language experience in which the
teacher writes what the child says.
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Which of the following summaries best describes aspects of the
writing process of competent writers? Ans: Brainstorming for
ideas, completing an initial draft, revising content, proofreading
for errors in spelling, punctuation, and usage, and writing a final
draft.
Mrs. London frequently leads students in choral reading to
promote reading fluency. What is the main purpose of the activity?
Ans: To teach the intonation pattern of the language.
Mr. Chapman is a third-grade teacher at a school that is
implementing a balanced reading program. Which of the following
TWO sets of learning experiences will he include to provide the
major components of a balanced literacy program? Ans: 1.
Reading aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent
reading.
2. Shared writing and independent writing.
Dan is an eight year old whose oral communication has
significantly improved over the past two months. He is beginning
to use relative pronounced clauses when speaking and more
sophisticated constructions. However his teacher has discovered
that he still struggles when using subordinate clauses. Based on
this current limitation, Dan might hae problems with the following
type of sentences? Ans: If you want me to go, I will need to start
getting ready.
Marcus can separate a word into syllables by tapping as he says
the word. However, he has problems telling what the word is when
the teacher says "th-at" or "b-ed". Based on this description, Marcus
needs additional support with what type of phonological skill?
Ans: Blending onset and rime
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Connectors are used in writing to create cohesive and coherent
compositions. Connections like "on the contrary," "conversely," and
"on the other hand" are commonly used in compositions
addressing Ans: contrast
English writing samples from Spanish-dominant ELLs may contain
which key feature? Ans: The stories might be perceived as
disjointed and lacking a logical sequence.
Mr. Martinez is going to be introducing the Dolch words to his
first-grade students. Before showing the list of words to his
students, Mr/ Martinez explains that these words are the most
frequently used words in English. Which of the following words
should not be included in the list that Mr. Martinez is going to
show his students?
a, had, but, awesome Ans: awesome
Identify the statement that best describes the advantages of using
the language experience approach to teach reading to language-
minority students. Ans: When students' language is the basis of
what they read, students are more apt to be able to say the words
and learn words as they read what they dictated.
Identify the strategies that lead the child from the stage of
learning to read to the stage of reading to learn. Ans: Introduce
children to different kinds of texts, and teach how to scan to
locate and retrieve information.
Mrs. Thompson has directed her students to create a powerpoint
presentation on the history of visual media. Before working on
such presentation, students need to pick a topic to create their
presentation. Which of the following would be the most
appropriate topic for such a presentation? Ans: The evolution of
billboards on the highway
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