TESOL Certificate, Part 2: exam
questions and answers Teach English
Now!
What kind of learner does the Scarecrow represent? - n
ANS ✔
One who does not have enough background knowledge to make good predictions
while reading, and so often cannot fully comprehend a text.
Qs
About 85% of all communication is done with as little as __________ words. (Choose
one correct answer.) - n
ANS ✔
2,000
Qs
What does Dorothy believe is important to do while reading? (Check all that apply.)
-n
ANS ✔
Predict what will happen in the text.
Ask questions while reading.
Read and then compare information from multiple sources.
Think critically while reading.
Qs
Which of these is NOT a danger of focusing on phonics? (Choose one correct
answer.) - n
ANS ✔
Learners cannot focus on sound if they are reading silently.
Qs
,Almost all reading researchers agree that good readers... (Check all that apply.) - n
ANS ✔
have a greater ability to focus on meaning instead of sound.
are good at making predictions.
Qs
What kind of reader is the "Tin Man"? (Choose the best answer.) - n
ANS ✔
One who thinks reading is "passive," so he or she does not connect reading with
active strategies (like asking questions, predicting, thinking about the text, and
evaluating the author's ideas) and the need to interact with a text.
Qs
According to Dorothy, reading is most like what sport? (Choose the best answer.) -
n
ANS ✔
Tennis, because reading is an active exchange between two players: the reader and
the author.
Qs
What purposes may pre-reading activities serve? (Check all that apply.) - n
ANS ✔
Build vocabulary.
Provide background information, thus increasing interest and motivation.
Connect the reader's prior knowledge, experiences, and opinions to the text.
Qs
Building ________________, or packets of information or knowledge, can help readers
better connect their own past knowledge/experience to the text and predict while
reading. (Choose the best answer.) - n
ANS ✔
Schemata
,Qs
What concepts did Dorothy employ to help motivate the social-media loving, selfie-
taking Lion? (Check all that apply.) - n
ANS ✔
Autonomy, or allowing students to find literature that fits their own interests and
ideas.
Future authenticity, or assigning students reading which they may be able to use in
their own lives.
Immediacy, or designing a lesson that is personally meaningful and immediately
useful for the reader.
Qs
Which of these are reasons discussed in this module for why a "scarecrow" learner
might struggle with reading? (Select all that apply.) - n
ANS ✔
Learners may lack strategies for reading effectively.
Learners may lack "world knowledge" or the ability to apply what they've learned in
other contexts to aid their understanding while reading.
Learners may not know vocabulary and understanding of simple sentence structure.
Learners may not know the "rules of the game" or conventions of different genres.
Learners may not know how to decode the letters and sounds that make up words.
Qs
What kind of learner does the Tin Man represent? - n
ANS ✔
One who thinks reading is "passive," so he or she does not connect reading with
active strategies (like asking questions, predicting, thinking about the text, and
evaluating the author's ideas) and the need to interact with a text.
Qs
What kind of learner does the Lion represent? - n
ANS ✔
, One who thinks that reading is a waste of time and so does not enjoy it, preferring
instead to watch movies or interact on social media.
Qs
Why is tennis a good metaphor for reading? - n
ANS ✔
Because reading is an active exchange between two players: the reader and the
author.
Qs
Important skills for effective reading include... (Check all that apply.) - n
ANS ✔
The ability to focus on meaning instead of sound.
The ability to make predictions.
The ability to connect what one is reading to past knowledge or experience.
Qs
Active reading will generally involve... - n
ANS ✔
Pre-reading, reading, and post-reading activities
Qs
Post-reading activities are a chance for... (check all that apply) - n
ANS ✔
Teachers to assess what students were able to comprehend and recall.
Learners to apply, synthesize, and evaluate a reading.
Qs
Allowing students to find reading material that is of "high interest" to them as
individuals is an example of... - n
ANS ✔
questions and answers Teach English
Now!
What kind of learner does the Scarecrow represent? - n
ANS ✔
One who does not have enough background knowledge to make good predictions
while reading, and so often cannot fully comprehend a text.
Qs
About 85% of all communication is done with as little as __________ words. (Choose
one correct answer.) - n
ANS ✔
2,000
Qs
What does Dorothy believe is important to do while reading? (Check all that apply.)
-n
ANS ✔
Predict what will happen in the text.
Ask questions while reading.
Read and then compare information from multiple sources.
Think critically while reading.
Qs
Which of these is NOT a danger of focusing on phonics? (Choose one correct
answer.) - n
ANS ✔
Learners cannot focus on sound if they are reading silently.
Qs
,Almost all reading researchers agree that good readers... (Check all that apply.) - n
ANS ✔
have a greater ability to focus on meaning instead of sound.
are good at making predictions.
Qs
What kind of reader is the "Tin Man"? (Choose the best answer.) - n
ANS ✔
One who thinks reading is "passive," so he or she does not connect reading with
active strategies (like asking questions, predicting, thinking about the text, and
evaluating the author's ideas) and the need to interact with a text.
Qs
According to Dorothy, reading is most like what sport? (Choose the best answer.) -
n
ANS ✔
Tennis, because reading is an active exchange between two players: the reader and
the author.
Qs
What purposes may pre-reading activities serve? (Check all that apply.) - n
ANS ✔
Build vocabulary.
Provide background information, thus increasing interest and motivation.
Connect the reader's prior knowledge, experiences, and opinions to the text.
Qs
Building ________________, or packets of information or knowledge, can help readers
better connect their own past knowledge/experience to the text and predict while
reading. (Choose the best answer.) - n
ANS ✔
Schemata
,Qs
What concepts did Dorothy employ to help motivate the social-media loving, selfie-
taking Lion? (Check all that apply.) - n
ANS ✔
Autonomy, or allowing students to find literature that fits their own interests and
ideas.
Future authenticity, or assigning students reading which they may be able to use in
their own lives.
Immediacy, or designing a lesson that is personally meaningful and immediately
useful for the reader.
Qs
Which of these are reasons discussed in this module for why a "scarecrow" learner
might struggle with reading? (Select all that apply.) - n
ANS ✔
Learners may lack strategies for reading effectively.
Learners may lack "world knowledge" or the ability to apply what they've learned in
other contexts to aid their understanding while reading.
Learners may not know vocabulary and understanding of simple sentence structure.
Learners may not know the "rules of the game" or conventions of different genres.
Learners may not know how to decode the letters and sounds that make up words.
Qs
What kind of learner does the Tin Man represent? - n
ANS ✔
One who thinks reading is "passive," so he or she does not connect reading with
active strategies (like asking questions, predicting, thinking about the text, and
evaluating the author's ideas) and the need to interact with a text.
Qs
What kind of learner does the Lion represent? - n
ANS ✔
, One who thinks that reading is a waste of time and so does not enjoy it, preferring
instead to watch movies or interact on social media.
Qs
Why is tennis a good metaphor for reading? - n
ANS ✔
Because reading is an active exchange between two players: the reader and the
author.
Qs
Important skills for effective reading include... (Check all that apply.) - n
ANS ✔
The ability to focus on meaning instead of sound.
The ability to make predictions.
The ability to connect what one is reading to past knowledge or experience.
Qs
Active reading will generally involve... - n
ANS ✔
Pre-reading, reading, and post-reading activities
Qs
Post-reading activities are a chance for... (check all that apply) - n
ANS ✔
Teachers to assess what students were able to comprehend and recall.
Learners to apply, synthesize, and evaluate a reading.
Qs
Allowing students to find reading material that is of "high interest" to them as
individuals is an example of... - n
ANS ✔
