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EC-6 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
English Language Arts Ans: 105 minutes for 75 questions
Marcos is a five-year-old student in the process of first-language
acquisition. He often produces statements like, "This lollipop is the
bestest Mom." Based on this speech sample, this child is ... Ans:
Applying language rules
What is the key advantage of using semantic clusters - such as chemical
concepts, soils and rocks, and English modals - to teach vocabulary
development? Select all that apply. Ans: *The vocab can be easily linked
to a content area
*Teachers can develop thematic units based on these semantic clusters
*Students are exposed to similar owrds of various levels of complexity
What is the key advantage of using interactive writing journals for
emerging writers? Ans: Students learn that writing can be used for
communication
Which of the following statements best illustrates the linguistic benefit of
using thematic units in instructing English language learners (ELLs)?
Ans: ELLs are exposed to similar vocabulary and concepts in multiple
formats
Students in Mr. Campos's classroom are learning to interpret visual
images. As part of Mr. Campos's explanation to his class, which of the
following is he least likely to consider mentioning as a benefit of visual
media? Ans: Visual images cannot stimulate thinking because they can
confuse people
What is one of the key challenges that children in upper elementary
school experience when moving from the stage of "learning to read" to
"reading to learn"? Ans: Understanding the organizational patterns of
the text to read more efficiently
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What is one of the key advantages of using integrated thematic
instruction? Ans: It eliminates the artificial boundaries created through
traditional course scheduling.
Ms. Perez is planning a lesson that she can implement to increase her
students' understanding of viewing and representing. She decides that
one of the key issues for her students is to be able to identify how the
visual materials they will be using must directly respond to the audience
and their needs. As part of the lesson, she intends to have students work
on this as a group project. Which of the following group project ideas
would be a good choice for her students to select? Ans: Students can
create a video directly responding to issues raised by a reporter in a
newspaper article and share their response on YouTube
Sixth-grade students presenting a formal speech about the role of
technology in school today should do which of the following? Ans:
Present data to support their conclusions
To help her students acquire research skills, Ms. Sutherland, a fifth-grade
teacher, wants them to understand how to evaluate the academic value
and credibility of information found on the Internet. Which of the
following questions can students use to assess the value and credibility of
electronic sources? Select all that apply. Ans: *Is the source a
commercial, personal, or university site?
Is the author associated with any special interest group?Is the author
promoting goods or services?
*Is the information written with appropriate factual referencing or it is
based solely on opinions?
Ms. Becerra uses a strategy with her sixth graders to help them monitor
their own comprehension as they read independently. She instructs her
students to stop and check that they understand the main ideas in the
story before moving on to the next section. This type of comprehension
practice fosters which of the following? Ans: Metacognition
What is the value of using a Venn diagram to analyze two stories with a
similar theme? Ans: It can help students to compare and contrast ideas
across the two stories
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The use of a dictionary can be an effective tool in vocabulary
development only if students ... Ans: Receive explicit instruction on how
to use it
Visual media can be a powerful instrument to contextualize and enhance
education. Which of the following identify examples of two types of visual
media? Ans: Videos and photographs
Silent sustained reading (SSR) is designed to promote ... Ans: Reading
comprehension
In the initial stages of language development, the role of explicit
grammar instruction is futile because children at this age ... Ans: Are
concerned primarily with meaning and the communication process
Tier 3 vocabulary includes academic and technical terms used ... Ans: In
the content areas
*Tier 2 = words used to provide specificity to instruction
*Tier 4 = sophisticated words like those used in spelling bees
When children master the alphabetic principle of English, they are able to
... Ans: Connect letters and letter combinations to create sounds
Vocabulary development is a key predictor of success in reading in the
content areas for all students, but especially for children new to the
English language. Identify the best strategy to introduce vocabulary
development to ELLs from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Ans: Teach content vocabulary through direct, concrete experience as
opposed to definitions
Mr. Lawrence read a story to his kindergarten students in a pleasant and
natural tone of voice. Later, he uses a series of connected pictures
representing events in the story. In addition to helping children
understand the story, what other element is he teaching? Ans: The
teacher is introducing sequencing and the story structure
EC-6 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
English Language Arts Ans: 105 minutes for 75 questions
Marcos is a five-year-old student in the process of first-language
acquisition. He often produces statements like, "This lollipop is the
bestest Mom." Based on this speech sample, this child is ... Ans:
Applying language rules
What is the key advantage of using semantic clusters - such as chemical
concepts, soils and rocks, and English modals - to teach vocabulary
development? Select all that apply. Ans: *The vocab can be easily linked
to a content area
*Teachers can develop thematic units based on these semantic clusters
*Students are exposed to similar owrds of various levels of complexity
What is the key advantage of using interactive writing journals for
emerging writers? Ans: Students learn that writing can be used for
communication
Which of the following statements best illustrates the linguistic benefit of
using thematic units in instructing English language learners (ELLs)?
Ans: ELLs are exposed to similar vocabulary and concepts in multiple
formats
Students in Mr. Campos's classroom are learning to interpret visual
images. As part of Mr. Campos's explanation to his class, which of the
following is he least likely to consider mentioning as a benefit of visual
media? Ans: Visual images cannot stimulate thinking because they can
confuse people
What is one of the key challenges that children in upper elementary
school experience when moving from the stage of "learning to read" to
"reading to learn"? Ans: Understanding the organizational patterns of
the text to read more efficiently
, Page | 2
What is one of the key advantages of using integrated thematic
instruction? Ans: It eliminates the artificial boundaries created through
traditional course scheduling.
Ms. Perez is planning a lesson that she can implement to increase her
students' understanding of viewing and representing. She decides that
one of the key issues for her students is to be able to identify how the
visual materials they will be using must directly respond to the audience
and their needs. As part of the lesson, she intends to have students work
on this as a group project. Which of the following group project ideas
would be a good choice for her students to select? Ans: Students can
create a video directly responding to issues raised by a reporter in a
newspaper article and share their response on YouTube
Sixth-grade students presenting a formal speech about the role of
technology in school today should do which of the following? Ans:
Present data to support their conclusions
To help her students acquire research skills, Ms. Sutherland, a fifth-grade
teacher, wants them to understand how to evaluate the academic value
and credibility of information found on the Internet. Which of the
following questions can students use to assess the value and credibility of
electronic sources? Select all that apply. Ans: *Is the source a
commercial, personal, or university site?
Is the author associated with any special interest group?Is the author
promoting goods or services?
*Is the information written with appropriate factual referencing or it is
based solely on opinions?
Ms. Becerra uses a strategy with her sixth graders to help them monitor
their own comprehension as they read independently. She instructs her
students to stop and check that they understand the main ideas in the
story before moving on to the next section. This type of comprehension
practice fosters which of the following? Ans: Metacognition
What is the value of using a Venn diagram to analyze two stories with a
similar theme? Ans: It can help students to compare and contrast ideas
across the two stories
, Page | 3
The use of a dictionary can be an effective tool in vocabulary
development only if students ... Ans: Receive explicit instruction on how
to use it
Visual media can be a powerful instrument to contextualize and enhance
education. Which of the following identify examples of two types of visual
media? Ans: Videos and photographs
Silent sustained reading (SSR) is designed to promote ... Ans: Reading
comprehension
In the initial stages of language development, the role of explicit
grammar instruction is futile because children at this age ... Ans: Are
concerned primarily with meaning and the communication process
Tier 3 vocabulary includes academic and technical terms used ... Ans: In
the content areas
*Tier 2 = words used to provide specificity to instruction
*Tier 4 = sophisticated words like those used in spelling bees
When children master the alphabetic principle of English, they are able to
... Ans: Connect letters and letter combinations to create sounds
Vocabulary development is a key predictor of success in reading in the
content areas for all students, but especially for children new to the
English language. Identify the best strategy to introduce vocabulary
development to ELLs from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Ans: Teach content vocabulary through direct, concrete experience as
opposed to definitions
Mr. Lawrence read a story to his kindergarten students in a pleasant and
natural tone of voice. Later, he uses a series of connected pictures
representing events in the story. In addition to helping children
understand the story, what other element is he teaching? Ans: The
teacher is introducing sequencing and the story structure
