GACE ESOL Questions With Complete
Solutions
When I arrive in the United States, the first three months for me here
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were the most difficult experience in my life . . .
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The verb "arrive" in the first line is incorrect with respect to
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A. tense
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B. gender
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C. person
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D. number - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Tense
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He finally went to bed. (Student pronounces "bed" as [bt]) The error in
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pronunciation in the word "bed" indicates a problem with
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A. final intonation patterns
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B. places of articulation
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C. voiced and voiceless sounds
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D. word stress patterns - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C Voiced and Voiceless
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Sounds
, Which of the following court cases resulted in a ruling that district-
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implemented programs for ELLs must be evaluated for effectiveness? | | | | | | | | |
A. Lau v. Nichols
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B. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
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C. Plyler v. Doe
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D. Castañeda v. Pickard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D Castañeda v. Pickard
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Ana, an ELL, and Jessica, a non-ELL, have been assigned to work
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together on a project in science class. The two girls have not formally
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met prior to the assignment, so Ana approaches Jessica to introduce
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herself. During their initial interaction, Ana moves very close to Jessica
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to shake hands. Jessica takes her hand but steps back slightly to regain
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her personal space. Although Jessica has no ill intention in stepping
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back, Ana notices her reaction and views it as rude. The exchange is
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most likely an example of a cultural disconnect in which of the following
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areas? |
A. Kinesics
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B. Chronemics
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C. Proxemics
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D. Vocalics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Proxemics
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Subtractive bilingualism is most likely to occur in second-language
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learners who | |
A. have difficulty understanding content-area vocabulary
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Solutions
When I arrive in the United States, the first three months for me here
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
were the most difficult experience in my life . . .
| | | | | | | | | | |
The verb "arrive" in the first line is incorrect with respect to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
A. tense
| |
B. gender
| |
C. person
| |
D. number - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Tense
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He finally went to bed. (Student pronounces "bed" as [bt]) The error in
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
pronunciation in the word "bed" indicates a problem with
| | | | | | | | |
A. final intonation patterns
| | | |
B. places of articulation
| | | |
C. voiced and voiceless sounds
| | | | |
D. word stress patterns - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C Voiced and Voiceless
| | | | | | | | | |
Sounds
, Which of the following court cases resulted in a ruling that district-
| | | | | | | | | | |
implemented programs for ELLs must be evaluated for effectiveness? | | | | | | | | |
A. Lau v. Nichols
| | | |
B. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
| | | | | | | |
C. Plyler v. Doe
| | | |
D. Castañeda v. Pickard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D Castañeda v. Pickard
| | | | | | | | |
Ana, an ELL, and Jessica, a non-ELL, have been assigned to work
| | | | | | | | | | | |
together on a project in science class. The two girls have not formally
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
met prior to the assignment, so Ana approaches Jessica to introduce
| | | | | | | | | | |
herself. During their initial interaction, Ana moves very close to Jessica
| | | | | | | | | | |
to shake hands. Jessica takes her hand but steps back slightly to regain
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
her personal space. Although Jessica has no ill intention in stepping
| | | | | | | | | | |
back, Ana notices her reaction and views it as rude. The exchange is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
most likely an example of a cultural disconnect in which of the following
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
areas? |
A. Kinesics
| |
B. Chronemics
| |
C. Proxemics
| |
D. Vocalics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Proxemics
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Subtractive bilingualism is most likely to occur in second-language
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learners who | |
A. have difficulty understanding content-area vocabulary
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