TEXES CORE SUBJECTS
EC-6 (391): ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS AND
READING (DIAGNOSTIC
TEST) *
Writingddevelopmentdhasdpredictabledstages.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdanswerdoption
sdbestddescribesdthedstagesdofdwritingddevelopment?d-dcorrectdanswer-
preconventional,demergent,dtransitional,dconventional,danddproficient
Whichdofdthedfollowingdisdandexampledadprimarydsource?d-
dcorrectdanswer-"firstdhand"deyewitnessdaccountsdofdandevent
StudentsdindMr.dTulip'sdclassdhavedjustdfinisheddadunit,dlearningdaboutdthedpersuasiv
edtechniquesduseddindcommercials.dWhatdactivitydbelowdwoulddhelpdsolidifydhisdstud
ents'dunderstandingdofdhowdcommercialsdusedpersuasivedtechniquesdtodconvincedco
nsumers?d-dcorrectdanswer-
adprojectdwheredstudentsdwritedanddfilmdadcommercialdfordadmade-
updproductdofdtheirdown
Mrs.dLing,dadsixth-
gradedEnglishdteacher,disdintroducingdandinstructionaldassignmentdtodpromotedherdst
udents'dwritingdskills.dBeforedshedprovidesdthedwritingdassignment,dshedasksdeachds
tudentdtodthinkdofdadpersondtheydviewdasdadroledmodeldanddthendlistdfivedcharacterist
, icsdtheydlikedaboutdtheirdroledmodel.dOncedeachdstudentdhasdcompleteddthedactivity,
dshedinstructsdherdstudentsdtodconstructdadthree-
paragraphdessaydaboutdwhatdmakesdadgooddroledmodel.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdisdt
hedmostdbeneficialdreasondfordthedteacherdtodaskdeachdstudentdtodlistdfivedcharacteri
sticsdofdtheirdroledmodel?d-dcorrectdanswer-
Itdallowsdthedteacherdtodidentifydadfoundationdtodhelpdthedstudentsdbegindtheirdwritin
gdactivity.
Duringdaddecodingdexercise,dadfirst-
gradedteacherdnoticeddadstudentdcoulddnotddecodednewdwordsdwhendparticulardsuffi
xesdweredaddeddtodthedword.dThisdstudentdwoulddmostdbenefitdfromdwhichdofdthedfol
lowingdinstruction?d-dcorrectdanswer-structuraldanalysis
Adkindergartendteacherdisdpreparingdtodteachdadunitdaboutdtrees.dWhichdofdthedfollo
wingdstrategiesdwilldhelpdstudentsdtodgaindbackgrounddknowledgedbeforedbeginningd
thedunitdaboutdtrees?d-dcorrectdanswer-
Preparedadsensorydtabledwithdleaves,dbark,dbranches,danddpineconesdtodteachdnewd
wordsdanddpartsdofdtrees.
Adthird-
gradedclassroomdincludesdseveraldstudentsdwhodaredEnglishdLanguagedLearnersd(E
LLs).dThedstudentsdaredreadingdadnovel,danddthedteacherdhasdintroduceddadlistdofdv
ocabularydwordsdondadbulletindboard.dThedELLdstudentsdarednotdcurrentlydreadingdo
ndgradedlevel.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdstrategiesdcoulddhelpdthemdtodlearndthedvocab
ularydwords?
Selectdalldanswersdthatdapply.d-dcorrectdanswer--
pairdthedvocabularydworddwithdadpicturedanddsimpleddefinition
-providedtranslateddversionsdofdthedvocabularydwords
Whendchoosingdvocabularydwordsdfordhisdfifth-
gradedstudents,dadteacherdhasdbeendpurposefullydselectingdacademicdanddhigh-
frequencydwords.dHedalreadydhasdvariousdstrategiesdanddroutinedactivitiesdindplacedt
odfacilitatedthedusedofdanddinteractiondwithdhigh-
frequencydwords.dHedisdnowdfocuseddondexpandingdhisdstudents'dexperiencesdwithdt
hedacademicdvocabularydspecifically.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdwoulddbestdsupportdthi
sdgoal?d-dcorrectdanswer-
deliberatelydusingdthednewdacademicdvocabularydtermsdindquestionsdanddactivitiesdo
utsidedofdreadingdinstruction
Adstudentdisdattemptingdtoddeterminedthedpronunciationdanddmeaningdofdadworddwhi
ledreadingdadsentence.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdcoulddhelpdwithdthisdunfamiliardword?
d-dcorrectdanswer--contextualdanalysis
-structuraldanalysis
Whichdofdthedfollowingdisdthedmostdappropriatedwaydfordadteacherdtodhelpdstudentsd
developdandunderstandingdofdpartsdofdspeech?d-dcorrectdanswer-
Showdexampledwordsdanddexampledsentencesdtodhelpdanalyze/
explaindhowdeachdpartdofdspeechdfunctionsdwithindadsentence.
EC-6 (391): ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS AND
READING (DIAGNOSTIC
TEST) *
Writingddevelopmentdhasdpredictabledstages.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdanswerdoption
sdbestddescribesdthedstagesdofdwritingddevelopment?d-dcorrectdanswer-
preconventional,demergent,dtransitional,dconventional,danddproficient
Whichdofdthedfollowingdisdandexampledadprimarydsource?d-
dcorrectdanswer-"firstdhand"deyewitnessdaccountsdofdandevent
StudentsdindMr.dTulip'sdclassdhavedjustdfinisheddadunit,dlearningdaboutdthedpersuasiv
edtechniquesduseddindcommercials.dWhatdactivitydbelowdwoulddhelpdsolidifydhisdstud
ents'dunderstandingdofdhowdcommercialsdusedpersuasivedtechniquesdtodconvincedco
nsumers?d-dcorrectdanswer-
adprojectdwheredstudentsdwritedanddfilmdadcommercialdfordadmade-
updproductdofdtheirdown
Mrs.dLing,dadsixth-
gradedEnglishdteacher,disdintroducingdandinstructionaldassignmentdtodpromotedherdst
udents'dwritingdskills.dBeforedshedprovidesdthedwritingdassignment,dshedasksdeachds
tudentdtodthinkdofdadpersondtheydviewdasdadroledmodeldanddthendlistdfivedcharacterist
, icsdtheydlikedaboutdtheirdroledmodel.dOncedeachdstudentdhasdcompleteddthedactivity,
dshedinstructsdherdstudentsdtodconstructdadthree-
paragraphdessaydaboutdwhatdmakesdadgooddroledmodel.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdisdt
hedmostdbeneficialdreasondfordthedteacherdtodaskdeachdstudentdtodlistdfivedcharacteri
sticsdofdtheirdroledmodel?d-dcorrectdanswer-
Itdallowsdthedteacherdtodidentifydadfoundationdtodhelpdthedstudentsdbegindtheirdwritin
gdactivity.
Duringdaddecodingdexercise,dadfirst-
gradedteacherdnoticeddadstudentdcoulddnotddecodednewdwordsdwhendparticulardsuffi
xesdweredaddeddtodthedword.dThisdstudentdwoulddmostdbenefitdfromdwhichdofdthedfol
lowingdinstruction?d-dcorrectdanswer-structuraldanalysis
Adkindergartendteacherdisdpreparingdtodteachdadunitdaboutdtrees.dWhichdofdthedfollo
wingdstrategiesdwilldhelpdstudentsdtodgaindbackgrounddknowledgedbeforedbeginningd
thedunitdaboutdtrees?d-dcorrectdanswer-
Preparedadsensorydtabledwithdleaves,dbark,dbranches,danddpineconesdtodteachdnewd
wordsdanddpartsdofdtrees.
Adthird-
gradedclassroomdincludesdseveraldstudentsdwhodaredEnglishdLanguagedLearnersd(E
LLs).dThedstudentsdaredreadingdadnovel,danddthedteacherdhasdintroduceddadlistdofdv
ocabularydwordsdondadbulletindboard.dThedELLdstudentsdarednotdcurrentlydreadingdo
ndgradedlevel.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdstrategiesdcoulddhelpdthemdtodlearndthedvocab
ularydwords?
Selectdalldanswersdthatdapply.d-dcorrectdanswer--
pairdthedvocabularydworddwithdadpicturedanddsimpleddefinition
-providedtranslateddversionsdofdthedvocabularydwords
Whendchoosingdvocabularydwordsdfordhisdfifth-
gradedstudents,dadteacherdhasdbeendpurposefullydselectingdacademicdanddhigh-
frequencydwords.dHedalreadydhasdvariousdstrategiesdanddroutinedactivitiesdindplacedt
odfacilitatedthedusedofdanddinteractiondwithdhigh-
frequencydwords.dHedisdnowdfocuseddondexpandingdhisdstudents'dexperiencesdwithdt
hedacademicdvocabularydspecifically.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdwoulddbestdsupportdthi
sdgoal?d-dcorrectdanswer-
deliberatelydusingdthednewdacademicdvocabularydtermsdindquestionsdanddactivitiesdo
utsidedofdreadingdinstruction
Adstudentdisdattemptingdtoddeterminedthedpronunciationdanddmeaningdofdadworddwhi
ledreadingdadsentence.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdcoulddhelpdwithdthisdunfamiliardword?
d-dcorrectdanswer--contextualdanalysis
-structuraldanalysis
Whichdofdthedfollowingdisdthedmostdappropriatedwaydfordadteacherdtodhelpdstudentsd
developdandunderstandingdofdpartsdofdspeech?d-dcorrectdanswer-
Showdexampledwordsdanddexampledsentencesdtodhelpdanalyze/
explaindhowdeachdpartdofdspeechdfunctionsdwithindadsentence.
