Elementary Content Exam (305) – Literacy: All
Questions Answered Correctly
A 4th grader teacher is creating a list of suggested literary texts to guide
students' independent reading choices. Which of the following factors should
the teacher take into consideration when qualitatively measuring a text
complexity? Right Ans - the literal and inferential levels of meaning of the
text.
A teacher is using a big book in a read aloud sessions with students at the
beginning of 1st grade. Which of the following methods would likely be most
effective for the teacher to use to develop students' knowledge of print and
emergent literacy concepts. Right Ans - using a finger to track the text from
left to right and line to line while reading.
Which of the following students activities provides the best example of an
approach that effectively integrates many strands of English language arts and
literacy? Right Ans - students work together in small groups to read a short
story. They discuss the plot and challenging vocabulary words before writing
and sharing reading responses.
Which of the following strategies would most effectively support an entering-
level english language learners understanding of academic content instruction
delivered in english Right Ans - presenting related graphics, pictures, and
other visuals to the student
Which of the following questions should a teacher use in a phonemic
awareness lesson designed to give students practice in segmenting phonemes
Right Ans - "How many sounds do you hear in the word crush?"
an elementary school teacher would like to create a literacy environment that
meets the diverse needs of all learners. which of the following approaches to
selecting materials (e.g. books, media, magazines) for the classroom would be
most appropriate for the teacher to take? Right Ans - selecting wider range
of materials at different reading levels that reflect various cultures and
interests.
, A teacher is giving instruction in reading multi-syllabic words with the VCV
syllable pattern. The teacher explains that a good decoding strategy is to first
break an unknown word after the first vowel and read the word with an open
first syllable. If the word does not sound familiar, the reader should break the
word after the consonant and read the word with a closed first syllable. Which
of the following would be appropriate for the teacher to use to model this
strategy? Right Ans - second.
A second grade teacher is introducing diphthongs in a phonics lesson with the
class by providing instruction in appropriate sound-letter relationships and
modeling how to read words containing diphthongs. Which of the following
groups of words would be most appropriate for the teacher to use with the
students to provide them with practice in reading dipthongs? Right Ans -
now, loud, shout, crowd
Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates a teachers understanding
of providing students with differentiated instruction? Right Ans - The
teacher provides tiered reading activities that have the same learning goal
with difficulty levels adjusted according to student abilities
A teacher would like to promote students' automatically when reading high-
frequency regular and irregular words. which of the following methods is
likely to be most effective for this purpose? Right Ans - Having students
engage in repeated oral reading along with a recorded version of a text that
includes targeted words.
As part of a reading assessment, a teacher listens to a student read a passage
for one minute and marks the errors, recording on the stundets' chart the
number of words read correctly during the minute. the teacher compares the
students' reading performance from past performances to determine patterns
of growth. The teacher is using which of the following types of assessment?
Right Ans - Progress Monitoring
After providing instruction on common syllables types, a third-grade teacher
has students practice with a list of multisyllabic word sets intended to
reinforce the difference between vowel team and vowel consonant -e (VCe)
syllables. Which of the following word sets would be most appropriate for the
teacher to include on the list for this purpose? Right Ans - trainer, compete
Questions Answered Correctly
A 4th grader teacher is creating a list of suggested literary texts to guide
students' independent reading choices. Which of the following factors should
the teacher take into consideration when qualitatively measuring a text
complexity? Right Ans - the literal and inferential levels of meaning of the
text.
A teacher is using a big book in a read aloud sessions with students at the
beginning of 1st grade. Which of the following methods would likely be most
effective for the teacher to use to develop students' knowledge of print and
emergent literacy concepts. Right Ans - using a finger to track the text from
left to right and line to line while reading.
Which of the following students activities provides the best example of an
approach that effectively integrates many strands of English language arts and
literacy? Right Ans - students work together in small groups to read a short
story. They discuss the plot and challenging vocabulary words before writing
and sharing reading responses.
Which of the following strategies would most effectively support an entering-
level english language learners understanding of academic content instruction
delivered in english Right Ans - presenting related graphics, pictures, and
other visuals to the student
Which of the following questions should a teacher use in a phonemic
awareness lesson designed to give students practice in segmenting phonemes
Right Ans - "How many sounds do you hear in the word crush?"
an elementary school teacher would like to create a literacy environment that
meets the diverse needs of all learners. which of the following approaches to
selecting materials (e.g. books, media, magazines) for the classroom would be
most appropriate for the teacher to take? Right Ans - selecting wider range
of materials at different reading levels that reflect various cultures and
interests.
, A teacher is giving instruction in reading multi-syllabic words with the VCV
syllable pattern. The teacher explains that a good decoding strategy is to first
break an unknown word after the first vowel and read the word with an open
first syllable. If the word does not sound familiar, the reader should break the
word after the consonant and read the word with a closed first syllable. Which
of the following would be appropriate for the teacher to use to model this
strategy? Right Ans - second.
A second grade teacher is introducing diphthongs in a phonics lesson with the
class by providing instruction in appropriate sound-letter relationships and
modeling how to read words containing diphthongs. Which of the following
groups of words would be most appropriate for the teacher to use with the
students to provide them with practice in reading dipthongs? Right Ans -
now, loud, shout, crowd
Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates a teachers understanding
of providing students with differentiated instruction? Right Ans - The
teacher provides tiered reading activities that have the same learning goal
with difficulty levels adjusted according to student abilities
A teacher would like to promote students' automatically when reading high-
frequency regular and irregular words. which of the following methods is
likely to be most effective for this purpose? Right Ans - Having students
engage in repeated oral reading along with a recorded version of a text that
includes targeted words.
As part of a reading assessment, a teacher listens to a student read a passage
for one minute and marks the errors, recording on the stundets' chart the
number of words read correctly during the minute. the teacher compares the
students' reading performance from past performances to determine patterns
of growth. The teacher is using which of the following types of assessment?
Right Ans - Progress Monitoring
After providing instruction on common syllables types, a third-grade teacher
has students practice with a list of multisyllabic word sets intended to
reinforce the difference between vowel team and vowel consonant -e (VCe)
syllables. Which of the following word sets would be most appropriate for the
teacher to include on the list for this purpose? Right Ans - trainer, compete
