TESOL Final Exam 2025| COMPLETE EXAM SET
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Daniel recently arrived in the United States. He can say a few words (hello, goodbye, thank you),
name some simple objects, follow simple one-step directions, and answer some simple WH
(who, what, when, where, which) questions, but he struggles to understand most of what is said
!@#$!@#&^%
to him in English.
Which is most likely Daniel's ELP?
A. Level 1: Entering
B. Level 2: Beginning
C. Level 3: Developing
D. Level 4: Expanding - (ANSWERS)A. Level 1: Entering
What does "ESL" stand for?
A. English Student Language
B. English as a Second Language
C. English as a Substituted Language
D. English Student Learner - (ANSWERS)B. English as a Second Language
What is something you should NOT do when you have a new ELL in your classroom?
A. Learn greetings in their L1
B. Do research about their country
C. Assume their religion and financial status
D. Do a lesson on your ells country to teach other students about where they come from -
(ANSWERS)C. Assume their religion and financial status
The five levels of English Language proficiency are:
A. Entering, beginning, developing, expanding, and ending
B. Arrival, beginning, developing, expanding, and ending
C. Entering, beginning, at-grade level, expanding, and bridging
D. Entering, beginning, developing, expanding, and bridging - (ANSWERS)D. Entering,
beginning, developing, expanding, and bridging
Banks (2014) identified 4 levels of how schools provide multicultural education. These four
levels are:
A. Contributions, additive, transformative, social action
B. Community involvement, teacher training, additive, transformative
C. Social action, school clubs, specialized instruction, community involvement
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D. Contributions, cultural fairs, transformative, social action - (ANSWERS)A. Contributions,
additive, transformative, social action
!@#$!@#&^%
How can teachers learn about their English language learner students' backgrounds?
A. Students enrollment papers
B. Academic files
C. School emergency cards
D. Home language survey
E. All of the above - (ANSWERS)E. All of the above
Which of the following is important for teachers to know about their ells?
A. ELP level
B. Reason for immigration
C. Number of siblings
D. All of the above - (ANSWERS)D. All of the above
Which of the following states had the highest ELL population in the 2009-10 school year?
A. Texas
B. California
C. Colorado
D. Canada - (ANSWERS)B. California
Why is the U.S. considered a melting pot?
A. Immigrants come seeking new life and assimilate into the American Culture
B. It is a nation that really likes fondue
C. Industrial revolution paved way for large iron factories
D. We take other cultures and make a big metaphorical soup. - (ANSWERS)A. Immigrants come
seeking new life and assimilate into the American Culture
What occurs when a new language replaces a students' home language?
A. Additive Bilingualism
B. Primary Language Loss
C. Subtractive Bilingualism
D. Bilingualism - (ANSWERS)C. Subtractive Bilingualism
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What term relates to the fact that immigrants and their children can adapt to new language and
culture without having to sacrifice their own?
!@#$!@#&^%
A. Assimilation
B. Acculturation
C. Hybridization
D. Intervention - (ANSWERS)B. Acculturation
Subtractive bilingualism occurs when a student develops proficiency in a new language without
losing his/her home language. - (ANSWERS)False
Re-designation refers to when a student no longer requires specialized language and content
instruction. - (ANSWERS)True
The No Child Left Behind Act refers to ells as limited English proficient students. -
(ANSWERS)True
The United States is the 7th largest spanish speaking country in the world. - (ANSWERS)False
(5th)
The majority of ells are Native U.S born citizens. - (ANSWERS)True
All heritage language speakers are fully bilingual and biliterate. - (ANSWERS)False
Ells can only come from a singular cultural or linguistic background. - (ANSWERS)False
The meaning of words, phrases, and sentences is the language subsystem known as:
A. Phonology
B. Syntax
C. Semantics
D. Pragmatics - (ANSWERS)C. Semantics
The vocabulary of language is known as its:
A. Vernacular
B. Jargon
C. Lexicon
D. Dictionary - (ANSWERS)C. Lexicon
Which sentence provides an example of homonyms?
(questions and verified answers)frequently most tested
questions | already passed!!
Daniel recently arrived in the United States. He can say a few words (hello, goodbye, thank you),
name some simple objects, follow simple one-step directions, and answer some simple WH
(who, what, when, where, which) questions, but he struggles to understand most of what is said
!@#$!@#&^%
to him in English.
Which is most likely Daniel's ELP?
A. Level 1: Entering
B. Level 2: Beginning
C. Level 3: Developing
D. Level 4: Expanding - (ANSWERS)A. Level 1: Entering
What does "ESL" stand for?
A. English Student Language
B. English as a Second Language
C. English as a Substituted Language
D. English Student Learner - (ANSWERS)B. English as a Second Language
What is something you should NOT do when you have a new ELL in your classroom?
A. Learn greetings in their L1
B. Do research about their country
C. Assume their religion and financial status
D. Do a lesson on your ells country to teach other students about where they come from -
(ANSWERS)C. Assume their religion and financial status
The five levels of English Language proficiency are:
A. Entering, beginning, developing, expanding, and ending
B. Arrival, beginning, developing, expanding, and ending
C. Entering, beginning, at-grade level, expanding, and bridging
D. Entering, beginning, developing, expanding, and bridging - (ANSWERS)D. Entering,
beginning, developing, expanding, and bridging
Banks (2014) identified 4 levels of how schools provide multicultural education. These four
levels are:
A. Contributions, additive, transformative, social action
B. Community involvement, teacher training, additive, transformative
C. Social action, school clubs, specialized instruction, community involvement
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D. Contributions, cultural fairs, transformative, social action - (ANSWERS)A. Contributions,
additive, transformative, social action
!@#$!@#&^%
How can teachers learn about their English language learner students' backgrounds?
A. Students enrollment papers
B. Academic files
C. School emergency cards
D. Home language survey
E. All of the above - (ANSWERS)E. All of the above
Which of the following is important for teachers to know about their ells?
A. ELP level
B. Reason for immigration
C. Number of siblings
D. All of the above - (ANSWERS)D. All of the above
Which of the following states had the highest ELL population in the 2009-10 school year?
A. Texas
B. California
C. Colorado
D. Canada - (ANSWERS)B. California
Why is the U.S. considered a melting pot?
A. Immigrants come seeking new life and assimilate into the American Culture
B. It is a nation that really likes fondue
C. Industrial revolution paved way for large iron factories
D. We take other cultures and make a big metaphorical soup. - (ANSWERS)A. Immigrants come
seeking new life and assimilate into the American Culture
What occurs when a new language replaces a students' home language?
A. Additive Bilingualism
B. Primary Language Loss
C. Subtractive Bilingualism
D. Bilingualism - (ANSWERS)C. Subtractive Bilingualism
, TESOL Final Exam 2025| COMPLETE EXAM SET
(questions and verified answers)frequently most tested
questions | already passed!!
What term relates to the fact that immigrants and their children can adapt to new language and
culture without having to sacrifice their own?
!@#$!@#&^%
A. Assimilation
B. Acculturation
C. Hybridization
D. Intervention - (ANSWERS)B. Acculturation
Subtractive bilingualism occurs when a student develops proficiency in a new language without
losing his/her home language. - (ANSWERS)False
Re-designation refers to when a student no longer requires specialized language and content
instruction. - (ANSWERS)True
The No Child Left Behind Act refers to ells as limited English proficient students. -
(ANSWERS)True
The United States is the 7th largest spanish speaking country in the world. - (ANSWERS)False
(5th)
The majority of ells are Native U.S born citizens. - (ANSWERS)True
All heritage language speakers are fully bilingual and biliterate. - (ANSWERS)False
Ells can only come from a singular cultural or linguistic background. - (ANSWERS)False
The meaning of words, phrases, and sentences is the language subsystem known as:
A. Phonology
B. Syntax
C. Semantics
D. Pragmatics - (ANSWERS)C. Semantics
The vocabulary of language is known as its:
A. Vernacular
B. Jargon
C. Lexicon
D. Dictionary - (ANSWERS)C. Lexicon
Which sentence provides an example of homonyms?
