TCR 716 - TEXAS TEACHERS PRACTICE EXAM 2
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024-2025.
Title: Standard 2.8
Students in Ms. Wood's history class have expressed interest in researching how various news outlets
have covered a recent presidential trip to a foreign country. Ms. Wood presents several video clips from
different news broadcasts about the presidential travels. She then has the students compare and
contrast the representations of each news media. Which of the following are students primarily
practicing in the discussion?
a. Assessing how the media capitalizes on recent events.
b. Interpreting propaganda techniques used by diverse groups.
c. Evaluating the use of images by various media types. d. Analyzing how the media shapes public
perception of current events ANS -The correct answer is analyzing how the media shapes public
perception of current events. In the comparison of multiple media outlets, students discovered
inconsistencies and persuasive techniques used by the outlets to sway the viewer's opinion.
Title: Standard 2.4
A teacher has just finished reading aloud the novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham and then has
students read Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech. Which of the following would promote
higher level comprehension skills?
a. The students write a summary of each text.
b. The students make a personal connection to each story.
c. The students compare themes and related ideas across texts.
d. The students watch a video about Civil Rights in the 1960's. ANS -The correct answer is the students
compare themes and related ideas across texts. This activity allows students to connect one author's
civil rights experiences compared to another's and have a better understanding of both texts as a result.
Title: Standard 1.1
Which of the following activities best promotes oral language development in a culturally responsive
way?
a. Have students research their cultural backgrounds and write reports about them.
,b. Have a guest speaker visit the class to talk about her own cultural background.
c. Have students to interview family members and then share speeches about their cultures to the class.
d. Have students read a culturally diverse book and write a summary about it. ANS -The correct answer
is require students to interview family members and then share speeches about their cultures to the
class. The interview allows the student to practice oral language skills at home while the speech allows
the teacher to evaluate oral language skills.
Title: Standard 2.5
Which of the following would best help a student develop comprehension through different genres of
writing?
a. Create a class library of nonfiction texts and establish time for extended silent reading of the texts.
b. Read excerpts from each genre with students and have students identify and paraphrase the main
idea of each text.
c. Create a power-point on the features of each genre and have students take notes.
d. Highlight thematic connections between fiction and non-fiction texts. ANS -The correct answer is
read excerpts from each genre with students and have students paraphrase the main idea of each text.
Title: Standard 2.6
A student writes the following sentence during a writing assignment:
"Mi muthr sed to go tu de stor. I wint tu the stor and got sum kandi. The kandi wuz choklit and it wuz
gud."
a. Phonetic
b. Pictorial
c. Pre-communicative
d. Conventional ANS -The correct answer is phonetic. The student writes by using the sounds he hears
as he speaks. This is the phonetic stage.
Title: Standard 1.3
Repeatedly reading a variety of texts at various reading levels chorally as a whole class promotes
,a. Word identification.
b. Reading fluency.
c. Word identification.
d. Oral comprehension. ANS -The correct answer is reading fluency. Choral reading allows the teacher
to model fluent reading while the students practice along.
Title: Standard 1.1
A seventh-grade teacher has a class with a high percentage of early stage language acquisition English-
language learners (ELLs). Which of the following is an effective strategy for promoting oral language
development in reluctant speakers?
a. Have ELLs read assigned material aloud in front of class.
b. Allow other students to give an oral presentation for ELLs on a project.
c. Repeatedly call on ELLs to give their answers aloud in front of the class.
d. Have ELLS share their responses first with a partner before calling on them to answer in class. ANS -
The correct answer is have ELLs share their responses first with a partner before calling on them to
answer in class. This provides ELL students time to think through a response and practice in a low risk
environment which encourages them to practice their speaking skills.
Title: Standard 2.8
A teacher shows students clips of a television commercial, a situational comedy, and a news piece. Then
students will identify the purpose, point of view, and target audience of each type of media presented.
Which of the following is a primary purpose of this activity?
a. To develop students' interest in media.
b. To show many forms of media.
c. To strengthen students' higher level analytical skills.
d. To accommodate students' various learning styles. ANS -The correct answer is to strengthen
students' higher level analytical skills. Learning how to analyze media by asking critical questions helps
students become critical viewers of media.
, Title: Standard 2.7
A teacher reviews the following transitional words and phrases with students: "if...then," "as a result,"
and "therefore." With that choice of transitions, the teacher is best preparing students to write a
composition using a
a. Cause and an effect pattern.
b. Descriptive or specific example.
c. Chronological list of steps.
d. Sequence of events. ANS -The correct answer is cause and an effect pattern. The transitional phrases
listed show a cause and effect relationship.
Title: Standard 2.9
Which study strategy would be most beneficial when teaching students how to take notes on a lecture?
a. Have students write as much as they can during the lecture.
b. Ask students to answer questions throughout the lecture to ensure participation.
c. Provide students with a fill-in-the-blank worksheet related to the lecture.
d. Require students to use a graphic organizer with partial text to guide students to key points in the
lecture. ANS -The correct answer is require students to use a graphic organizer with partial text to
guide students to key points in the lecture. The graphic organizer helps students stay organized and
focused while taking and reviewing notes, guides them to important information, and helps them avoid
superfluous note-taking.
Title: Standard 2.6
During a writing lesson, a teacher noticed her students were struggling with effective sentence-
combining in their writing. Which of the following would be the most effective strategy to reinforce this
skill?
a. Give numerous homework assignments for student practice on combining sentences.
b. Present a lecture on sentence-combining and then look for examples in their novels.
c. Create an intensive reteach lesson before the next assignment.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024-2025.
Title: Standard 2.8
Students in Ms. Wood's history class have expressed interest in researching how various news outlets
have covered a recent presidential trip to a foreign country. Ms. Wood presents several video clips from
different news broadcasts about the presidential travels. She then has the students compare and
contrast the representations of each news media. Which of the following are students primarily
practicing in the discussion?
a. Assessing how the media capitalizes on recent events.
b. Interpreting propaganda techniques used by diverse groups.
c. Evaluating the use of images by various media types. d. Analyzing how the media shapes public
perception of current events ANS -The correct answer is analyzing how the media shapes public
perception of current events. In the comparison of multiple media outlets, students discovered
inconsistencies and persuasive techniques used by the outlets to sway the viewer's opinion.
Title: Standard 2.4
A teacher has just finished reading aloud the novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham and then has
students read Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech. Which of the following would promote
higher level comprehension skills?
a. The students write a summary of each text.
b. The students make a personal connection to each story.
c. The students compare themes and related ideas across texts.
d. The students watch a video about Civil Rights in the 1960's. ANS -The correct answer is the students
compare themes and related ideas across texts. This activity allows students to connect one author's
civil rights experiences compared to another's and have a better understanding of both texts as a result.
Title: Standard 1.1
Which of the following activities best promotes oral language development in a culturally responsive
way?
a. Have students research their cultural backgrounds and write reports about them.
,b. Have a guest speaker visit the class to talk about her own cultural background.
c. Have students to interview family members and then share speeches about their cultures to the class.
d. Have students read a culturally diverse book and write a summary about it. ANS -The correct answer
is require students to interview family members and then share speeches about their cultures to the
class. The interview allows the student to practice oral language skills at home while the speech allows
the teacher to evaluate oral language skills.
Title: Standard 2.5
Which of the following would best help a student develop comprehension through different genres of
writing?
a. Create a class library of nonfiction texts and establish time for extended silent reading of the texts.
b. Read excerpts from each genre with students and have students identify and paraphrase the main
idea of each text.
c. Create a power-point on the features of each genre and have students take notes.
d. Highlight thematic connections between fiction and non-fiction texts. ANS -The correct answer is
read excerpts from each genre with students and have students paraphrase the main idea of each text.
Title: Standard 2.6
A student writes the following sentence during a writing assignment:
"Mi muthr sed to go tu de stor. I wint tu the stor and got sum kandi. The kandi wuz choklit and it wuz
gud."
a. Phonetic
b. Pictorial
c. Pre-communicative
d. Conventional ANS -The correct answer is phonetic. The student writes by using the sounds he hears
as he speaks. This is the phonetic stage.
Title: Standard 1.3
Repeatedly reading a variety of texts at various reading levels chorally as a whole class promotes
,a. Word identification.
b. Reading fluency.
c. Word identification.
d. Oral comprehension. ANS -The correct answer is reading fluency. Choral reading allows the teacher
to model fluent reading while the students practice along.
Title: Standard 1.1
A seventh-grade teacher has a class with a high percentage of early stage language acquisition English-
language learners (ELLs). Which of the following is an effective strategy for promoting oral language
development in reluctant speakers?
a. Have ELLs read assigned material aloud in front of class.
b. Allow other students to give an oral presentation for ELLs on a project.
c. Repeatedly call on ELLs to give their answers aloud in front of the class.
d. Have ELLS share their responses first with a partner before calling on them to answer in class. ANS -
The correct answer is have ELLs share their responses first with a partner before calling on them to
answer in class. This provides ELL students time to think through a response and practice in a low risk
environment which encourages them to practice their speaking skills.
Title: Standard 2.8
A teacher shows students clips of a television commercial, a situational comedy, and a news piece. Then
students will identify the purpose, point of view, and target audience of each type of media presented.
Which of the following is a primary purpose of this activity?
a. To develop students' interest in media.
b. To show many forms of media.
c. To strengthen students' higher level analytical skills.
d. To accommodate students' various learning styles. ANS -The correct answer is to strengthen
students' higher level analytical skills. Learning how to analyze media by asking critical questions helps
students become critical viewers of media.
, Title: Standard 2.7
A teacher reviews the following transitional words and phrases with students: "if...then," "as a result,"
and "therefore." With that choice of transitions, the teacher is best preparing students to write a
composition using a
a. Cause and an effect pattern.
b. Descriptive or specific example.
c. Chronological list of steps.
d. Sequence of events. ANS -The correct answer is cause and an effect pattern. The transitional phrases
listed show a cause and effect relationship.
Title: Standard 2.9
Which study strategy would be most beneficial when teaching students how to take notes on a lecture?
a. Have students write as much as they can during the lecture.
b. Ask students to answer questions throughout the lecture to ensure participation.
c. Provide students with a fill-in-the-blank worksheet related to the lecture.
d. Require students to use a graphic organizer with partial text to guide students to key points in the
lecture. ANS -The correct answer is require students to use a graphic organizer with partial text to
guide students to key points in the lecture. The graphic organizer helps students stay organized and
focused while taking and reviewing notes, guides them to important information, and helps them avoid
superfluous note-taking.
Title: Standard 2.6
During a writing lesson, a teacher noticed her students were struggling with effective sentence-
combining in their writing. Which of the following would be the most effective strategy to reinforce this
skill?
a. Give numerous homework assignments for student practice on combining sentences.
b. Present a lecture on sentence-combining and then look for examples in their novels.
c. Create an intensive reteach lesson before the next assignment.
