Praxis Interactive Test ESOL 5362 with 100% correct answers

Which of the following is a clause? A.After several meetings about the situation B.Although she cannot be there on Monday C.In addition to his academic record D.The next speaker on the agenda B.Although she cannot be there on Monday Option (B) is correct. A clause is a segment of a sentence that consists of a subject and a predicate. This example is a subordinate clause. Makoto, a high school ELLE L L, was in the school hallway speaking to his peers using an informal register with a good deal of slang. When Ms. Richards, his math teacher, approached him while he was with his friends, Makoto immediately spoke to her in a highly formal register. This is an example of A.back-channeling B.convergence C.self-repair D.feedback B.convergence Option (B) is correct. Convergence refers to strategies that individuals use to adapt to or accommodate the other's communication styles, for example, their formality of register, to reduce social differences. In this question, the power structure is composed of a teacher-student relationship. Which of the following activities most effectively uses technology to provide writing practice in English in an intermediate ESL classroom? A.Having students correspond by e-mail with a pen pal whose native language is English B.Having students use a computer to copy English sentences from a textbook C.Having students use a software program that displays direct translations from the ELLs'E L Ls' native language D.Having students write basic directions in English for using a computer program A.Having students correspond by e-mail with a pen pal whose native language is English Option (A) is correct. Using technology can be a helpful resource for ELLsE L Ls . If the goal of the exercise is to practice writing, the act of writing an e-mail to a native speaker of English would ensure using the skills that were learned in class. In daily lessons, Ms. Peterson, an ESL teacher, uses vocabulary words and sentence structures that her students have seen before. Additionally, she incorporates words and structures that they have not yet studied. Ms. Peterson is using the concept of A.comprehensible input B.natural order C.positive transfer D.self-monitoring A.comprehensible input Option (A) is correct. In Krashen's input hypothesis, he introduces the notion of comprehensible input, which allows students to take in information in a low-anxiety environment. According to Krashen, language acquisition requires meaningful interaction in the target language, in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances but with the messages they are conveying and understanding. The student's explanation of manubrio is an example of A. instrumental motivation B. a communication strategy C. an idiomatic expression D. a dialectal difference B. a communication strategy Option (B) is correct. ELLsE L Ls use communication strategies to help them in expressing and negotiating meaning. In this question, the learner code-switches in her native language to state the missing term and then proceeds to use communication strategies to describe the word that she does not know in English (handlebars). She is able to get her meaning across through the communication strategy, circumlocution. The passage contains an example of which of the following language features? A. Code-switching B. Hypercorrection C. Language loss D. Extralinguistic context A. Code-switching Option (A) is correct. Code-switching occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages. In this context, the speaker used manubrio in the speaker's native language while speaking in English for the rest of the exchange. A middle school beginning ESL classroom is receiving a number of ELLsE L Ls , some of whom have interrupted formal education in their L1. Which of the following would be MOST useful to the students in their first lessons? A.Asking students to read aloud B.Assigning additional homework C.Introducing commonly used vocabulary D.Focusing on English grammar rules C.Introducing commonly used vocabulary Option (C) is correct. Supporting ELLsE L Ls with interrupted formal education (SIFEsSIFE's) in a middle school requires special care. Since many SIFEsSIFE's may have minor to severe literacy and academic gaps in their background, introducing commonly used, high-frequency vocabulary would be useful for SIFE students in their first lessons. In the first half of the twentieth century, many school districts in the United States sought to Americanize ELLsE L Ls' and made no special accommodations for their linguistic and cultural differences. This practice reflects a policy of A.assimilation B.acculturation C.accommodation D.encapsulation A.assimilation Option (A) is correct. Assimilation reflects the belief that one must give up one's original culture in order to fit into the mainstream culture. Ms. Lee uses a fill-in-the-blank grammar test to assess her ELLs'E L Ls' knowledge of verb tenses. Which of the following terms best describes this type of testing? A.Objective B.Portfolio C.Subjective D.Holistic A.Objective Option (A) is correct. Since there is only one correct answer, it is an objective test. Which assignment presents discrete practice in forming compound and complex sentences? A.Rearrange the following sentences to create a logically sequenced composition. B.Write a paragraph in which you explain how to make an omelet. Include the following words: eggs, milk, mix, beat, frying pan, first, then, finally. C.Study this photograph of a sports car. Together with a classmate, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of owning such a car. Then write a list of the points you would include in an advertisement to encourage people to buy the car. D.Combine the following pairs of sentences using "and," "so," or "because." D.Combine the following pairs of sentences using "and," "so," or "because." Option (D) is correct. A compound sentence has two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses, which are often combined using "and," "so," or "because." Which assignment would rely most on the student's recognition of a topic sentence and supporting ideas? A.Rearrange the following sentences to create a logically sequenced composition. B.Write a paragraph in which you explain how to make an omelet. Include the following words: eggs, milk, mix, beat, frying pan, first, then, finally. C.Study this photograph of a sports car. Together with a classmate, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of owning such a car. Then write a list of the points you would include in an advertisement to encourage people to buy the car. D.Combine the following pairs of sentences using "and," "so," or "because." A.Rearrange the following sentences to create a logically sequenced composition. Option (A) is correct. A well-organized paragraph supports or develops a single controlling idea, called a topic sentence. A topic sentence helps to unify the supporting content of the paragraph, which should be logically sequenced. Which assignment integrates at least three of the following: reading, writing, listening, and speaking? A.Rearrange the following sentences to create a logically sequenced composition. B.Write a paragraph in which you explain how to make an omelet. Include the following words: eggs, milk, mix, beat, frying pan, first, then, finally. C.Study this photograph of a sports car. Together with a classmate, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of owning such a car. Then write a list of the points you would include in an advertisement to encourage people to buy the car. D.Combine the following pairs of sentences using "and," "so," or "because." C.Study this photograph of a sports car. Together with a classmate, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of owning such a car. Then write a list of the points you would include in an advertisement to encourage people to buy the car. Option (C) is correct. The writing assignment task asks the listeners to look at a topic (reading), discuss it with classmates (speaking and listening), and then write a list of points about the topic (writing). Which assignment is an example of process writing? A.Rearrange the following sentences to create a logically sequenced composition. B.Write a paragraph in which you explain how to make an omelet. Include the following words: eggs, milk, mix, beat, frying pan, first, then, finally. C.Study this photograph of a sports car. Together with a classmate, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of owning such a car. Then write a list of the points you would include in an advertisement to encourage people to buy the car. D.Combine the following pairs of sentences using "and," "so," or "because." B.Write a paragraph in which you explain how to make an omelet. Include the following words: eggs, milk, mix, beat, frying pan, first, then, finally. Option (B) is correct. A process paragraph (or essay) explains how to do something or describes or explains how something is done. The process is often described in a series of steps that follow a logical time order. "Do you know the geographic location of the North and South Poles?" Which of the following best represents the primary stress pattern a native speaker of standard American English would use in pronouncing the word "geographic"? A.A series of 4 dots. The first dot is large and the following 3 dots are small. B.A series of 4 dots. The first dot is small, the second dot is large, and the following 2 dots are small. C.A series of 4 dots. The first 3 dots are small and the last dot is large. D.A series of 4 dots. The first 2 dots are small, the third dot is large, and the last dot is small. D.A series of 4 dots. The first 2 dots are small, the third dot is large, and the last dot is small. Option (D) is correct. In standard American English, "geographic" is pronounced with the primary stress on the penultimate syllable. One feature of a two-way immersion program is that it promotes A.subtractive bilingualism B.sheltered content instruction C.additive bilingualism D.immersion in English C.additive bilingualism Option (C) is correct. Additive bilingualism occurs when an ELL E L L suffers no loss of the primary language and the associated culture. Two-way immersion programs are designed to integrate native-speaking English speakers and ELLs E L Ls in the same classroom with the goal of academic excellence and bilingual proficiency for both groups. Therefore, one feature of a two-way immersion program is to promote additive bilingualism.