Question 1
The natural order hypothesis suggests that certain rules of language tend to be acquired
before others.
According to researcher Steven Krashen and other proponents of the Natural Approach,
this order is best acquired through which of the following means?
normal conversation
pattern drills
explicit grammar instruction
metacognition
CORRECT ANSWER
normal conversation
Question 2
Use the two sentences below to answer the question that follows. "I'm sorry, but there is
no student by that name in this class" "Nope, you've got the wrong classroom, honey!"
To help English Language Learners understand the primary distinction between the two
sentences above, an ESL teacher would need to use knowledge of English:
pragmatics.
syntactics.
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,semantics.
phonetics.
CORRECT ANSWER
pragmatics
Question 3
English Language Learners with which of the following personal characteristics generally
do not require explicit instruction in English discourse patterns such as word stress,
intonation, and sentence rhythms?
a. students with kinesthetic learning styles
b. strong academic achievers
c. students at younger ages
d. speakers of Romance languages
CORRECT ANSWER
c. students at younger ages
Question 4
John sent his mother flowers." In this sentence, the word "mother" is: *
A direct object
a predicate nominative
an indirect object
an object pronoun
CORRECT ANSWER
indirect object
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,Question 5
Students in a beginning-level middle school ESL class have a primary language that is
alphabetic but more phonetically regular than English.
When beginning English reading instruction with these students, the teacher should be
aware that:
the students' prior knowledge of the role an alphabet plays in reading will not transfer to
English because English is phonetically irregular.
the phonetic irregularities of English are likely to prevent the students from using context to
confirm work meaning as they read in English.
the students' phonemic awareness skills (e.g., segmenting a word into sounds) will not
transfer to English because English is phonetically irregular.
the phonetic irregularities of English are likely to be confusing to the students when they try
to decode unfamiliar English words.
CORRECT ANSWER
the phonetic irregularities of English are likely to be confusing to the students when they
try to decode unfamiliar English words.
Question 6
During a mathematics lesson, an elementary teacher introduces students to standard
linear measurements (e.g., inch, foot, yard) by measuring various objects around the
classroom and taping a label on each object starting its length (e.g., 6 inches, 2 feet, 1
yard).
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, The teacher's presentation is particularly effective in promoting ESL students' academic
language development in English because it:
-encourages students to integrate their receptive and expressive language development
-reinforces students' recognition of English numbers.
-supports students' conceptual development with contextualized language.
-provides students with practice forming regular and irregular English plurals.
CORRECT ANSWER
supports students' conceptual development with contextualized language
Question 7
An ESL teacher is working with a small group of ESL students on a reading activity. During
the activity, a student asks the ESL teacher about the meaning and pronunciation of an
unfamiliar vocabulary word. Rather than answering the question himself, the teacher
redirects the question to the other students in the group, and then confirms or clarifies
any correct responses they are able to offer.
The primary benefit of this technique is that it:
-models an inquiry-based approach to second-language acquisition.
-fosters critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills.
-helps ESL students to develop confidence in their own knowledge and independent
problem-solving abilities.
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The natural order hypothesis suggests that certain rules of language tend to be acquired
before others.
According to researcher Steven Krashen and other proponents of the Natural Approach,
this order is best acquired through which of the following means?
normal conversation
pattern drills
explicit grammar instruction
metacognition
CORRECT ANSWER
normal conversation
Question 2
Use the two sentences below to answer the question that follows. "I'm sorry, but there is
no student by that name in this class" "Nope, you've got the wrong classroom, honey!"
To help English Language Learners understand the primary distinction between the two
sentences above, an ESL teacher would need to use knowledge of English:
pragmatics.
syntactics.
1
,semantics.
phonetics.
CORRECT ANSWER
pragmatics
Question 3
English Language Learners with which of the following personal characteristics generally
do not require explicit instruction in English discourse patterns such as word stress,
intonation, and sentence rhythms?
a. students with kinesthetic learning styles
b. strong academic achievers
c. students at younger ages
d. speakers of Romance languages
CORRECT ANSWER
c. students at younger ages
Question 4
John sent his mother flowers." In this sentence, the word "mother" is: *
A direct object
a predicate nominative
an indirect object
an object pronoun
CORRECT ANSWER
indirect object
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,Question 5
Students in a beginning-level middle school ESL class have a primary language that is
alphabetic but more phonetically regular than English.
When beginning English reading instruction with these students, the teacher should be
aware that:
the students' prior knowledge of the role an alphabet plays in reading will not transfer to
English because English is phonetically irregular.
the phonetic irregularities of English are likely to prevent the students from using context to
confirm work meaning as they read in English.
the students' phonemic awareness skills (e.g., segmenting a word into sounds) will not
transfer to English because English is phonetically irregular.
the phonetic irregularities of English are likely to be confusing to the students when they try
to decode unfamiliar English words.
CORRECT ANSWER
the phonetic irregularities of English are likely to be confusing to the students when they
try to decode unfamiliar English words.
Question 6
During a mathematics lesson, an elementary teacher introduces students to standard
linear measurements (e.g., inch, foot, yard) by measuring various objects around the
classroom and taping a label on each object starting its length (e.g., 6 inches, 2 feet, 1
yard).
3
, The teacher's presentation is particularly effective in promoting ESL students' academic
language development in English because it:
-encourages students to integrate their receptive and expressive language development
-reinforces students' recognition of English numbers.
-supports students' conceptual development with contextualized language.
-provides students with practice forming regular and irregular English plurals.
CORRECT ANSWER
supports students' conceptual development with contextualized language
Question 7
An ESL teacher is working with a small group of ESL students on a reading activity. During
the activity, a student asks the ESL teacher about the meaning and pronunciation of an
unfamiliar vocabulary word. Rather than answering the question himself, the teacher
redirects the question to the other students in the group, and then confirms or clarifies
any correct responses they are able to offer.
The primary benefit of this technique is that it:
-models an inquiry-based approach to second-language acquisition.
-fosters critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills.
-helps ESL students to develop confidence in their own knowledge and independent
problem-solving abilities.
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