ESL 154 Exam PREP Tested
Questions & Revised Correct
Answers
1) Which TWO of the following are federal requirements for the
education of ELLs?
A. ELLs must have access to the core curriculum.
B. ELLs myst be given the opportunity to learn in their native
language
C. ELLs must exit and ESL program in no less than three years
D. ELLs must be given opportunities for English-Language
Development - ANSWER A, D
2) An ELL in an elementary school volunteers to read a story in
the general education classroom. The ELL stumbnles over the
words and appears flustered. The teacher responds with
positive reinforcement, praising the student for offering to
participate. The teacher's actions best demonstrate an
understanding of the importance of which of the following?
,A. Encouraging reading fluency
B. Lowering the affective filter
C. Focusing on proper pronunciation
D. Improving cognitive devlopment - ANSWER B
3) A school is planning a meeting for ESL families to focus on
parental involvement. The goal is to make the families feel
welcome and provide them with the most effective ways to
support language development at home. Which THREE of the
following are the most effective approaches to help build trust
with ESL families?
A. Demonstrating to parents how to continue to build on
foundational skills
B. Having bilingual support personnel in attendance during the
meeting
C. Encouraging parents to interact with their children in their
first language
,D. Providing American snacks and drinks during the meeting
E. Holding the meeting during the school day. - ANSWER A,
B, C
4) An ELL at the beginning level of English- Language
Proficiency has just joined a first-grade class. The teacher has
started a unit on the life cycle of a butterfly and shows the class
an educational video about the butterfly life cycle. Based on the
English Language Proficiency standards (ELPS), which of the
following activities is most approriate for the teacher to ask the
ELL to perform after watching the video?
A. Writing original, simple sentences describing the butterfly
life cycle
B. Copying the definitions of the four parts of the butterfly life
cycle into a journal
C. Placing sentence strips in the correct order to explain the
butterfly life cycle
, D. Completing a picture jigsaw puzzle that depicts the butterfly
life cycle - ANSWER D
A teacher gives the following oral feedback to students.
"We need to review the lesson about auxiliary verbs that are
placed before other verbs to express meanings such as
permission, ability, and possibility. It appears that the
application of these words still poses some difficulties for you."
5) The feedback is primarily in response to the students'
difficulty in using which of the following?
A. prinicpal verbs
B. Linking verbs
C. Stative Verbs
D. Modal Verbs - ANSWER D
An elementary ESL teacher uses conferencing as an informal
assessment of students' writing. During a meeting with an
intermediate ELL about a personal narrative piece, the teacher
notices that the ELL's writing is unorganized. Which of the
following is the most approriate next step for the teacher to
take?
Questions & Revised Correct
Answers
1) Which TWO of the following are federal requirements for the
education of ELLs?
A. ELLs must have access to the core curriculum.
B. ELLs myst be given the opportunity to learn in their native
language
C. ELLs must exit and ESL program in no less than three years
D. ELLs must be given opportunities for English-Language
Development - ANSWER A, D
2) An ELL in an elementary school volunteers to read a story in
the general education classroom. The ELL stumbnles over the
words and appears flustered. The teacher responds with
positive reinforcement, praising the student for offering to
participate. The teacher's actions best demonstrate an
understanding of the importance of which of the following?
,A. Encouraging reading fluency
B. Lowering the affective filter
C. Focusing on proper pronunciation
D. Improving cognitive devlopment - ANSWER B
3) A school is planning a meeting for ESL families to focus on
parental involvement. The goal is to make the families feel
welcome and provide them with the most effective ways to
support language development at home. Which THREE of the
following are the most effective approaches to help build trust
with ESL families?
A. Demonstrating to parents how to continue to build on
foundational skills
B. Having bilingual support personnel in attendance during the
meeting
C. Encouraging parents to interact with their children in their
first language
,D. Providing American snacks and drinks during the meeting
E. Holding the meeting during the school day. - ANSWER A,
B, C
4) An ELL at the beginning level of English- Language
Proficiency has just joined a first-grade class. The teacher has
started a unit on the life cycle of a butterfly and shows the class
an educational video about the butterfly life cycle. Based on the
English Language Proficiency standards (ELPS), which of the
following activities is most approriate for the teacher to ask the
ELL to perform after watching the video?
A. Writing original, simple sentences describing the butterfly
life cycle
B. Copying the definitions of the four parts of the butterfly life
cycle into a journal
C. Placing sentence strips in the correct order to explain the
butterfly life cycle
, D. Completing a picture jigsaw puzzle that depicts the butterfly
life cycle - ANSWER D
A teacher gives the following oral feedback to students.
"We need to review the lesson about auxiliary verbs that are
placed before other verbs to express meanings such as
permission, ability, and possibility. It appears that the
application of these words still poses some difficulties for you."
5) The feedback is primarily in response to the students'
difficulty in using which of the following?
A. prinicpal verbs
B. Linking verbs
C. Stative Verbs
D. Modal Verbs - ANSWER D
An elementary ESL teacher uses conferencing as an informal
assessment of students' writing. During a meeting with an
intermediate ELL about a personal narrative piece, the teacher
notices that the ELL's writing is unorganized. Which of the
following is the most approriate next step for the teacher to
take?
