Subtest 1 - Language Arts and Reading
Exam Questions and Answers
Which instructional method would help students categorize the following words?
shred, flake, crumble, bake, broil, fry, stir, toss, fold, broiler, mixer, blender -
ANSWER-semantic mapping
For 1stfirst-grade students, the best strategy to encourage vocabulary development
through writing is to have student - ANSWER-incorporate words from a list into their
writing.
Before students learn about reading a time zone map, the teacher presents slides of
her trip to Greenwich, England, where the meridian time line was established by the
British. The teacher then encourages discussion of the reasons for time zones and
how they affect us. Which set of reading comprehension factors is demonstrated by
this lesson? - ANSWER-background information and building concepts
Jeff is having difficulty remembering details from the story he has just read. What
strategy would help him focus on details? - ANSWER-visualizing
After students read a detective story in their basal reader, a teacher asks them to
make a judgment about the guilt or innocence of the main character. What type of
thinking is the teacher encouraging? - ANSWER-evaluative
Which of the following tasks is the best for representing a sequence of events in a
2ndsecond-grade language arts lesson? - ANSWER-Timeline
A teacher is having his students locate who, where, when, why, and how in a
newspaper story. This activity will help the students develop which of the following
reading skills? - ANSWER-literal reading skills
Willa is a potentially at-risk emergent learner who lacks exposure to literature. The
most effective activity for her to engage in is - ANSWER-teacher read alouds.
Which literary device is being used when inanimate objects or abstract concepts are
seemingly endowed with human characteristics? - ANSWER-personification
Directions for characters is an example of an element frequently found in -
ANSWER-Drama
Last summer, a student read a fact-based book about the life of Rosa Parks. The
literary genre of this book is - ANSWER-biography.
By definition, poetry should contain - ANSWER-Vivid images
, A 3rdthird-grade teacher reads an informational, nonfictional text about frogs, and a
fictional narrative text about frogs. He wants his students to write an expository piece
using facts and details to compare and contrast the two texts. Which of the following
graphic organizers would be best to compare and contrast the two texts? -
ANSWER-Venn diagram
One of the best methods for improving a reader's attitude toward reading is to -
ANSWER-place students in books at the appropriate reading level.
Which of the following describes what happens in the graphophonic component of
writing? - ANSWER-Students learn that one sound may be formed a number of
different ways.
Which of the following modes of writing is intended to provide information and
includes facts and data? - ANSWER-expository
Which developmental stage of writing does Amy exhibit when she writes a string of
standard letters from left to right on her paper? - ANSWER-emergent
Which of the following skills should be the teacher's primary focus when
conferencing with the student about the writing? - ANSWER-Spacing
Which of the following best represents a student's writing sample in the emergent
writing stage? - ANSWER-use of scribbles with left-to-right orientation
A kindergarten teacher is reviewing students' journals. She notices one student's
writing is not legible and the marks do not correspond to letters of the alphabet.
Which stage of emergent writing is the student demonstrating? - ANSWER-scribbling
To be most productive during the revising process, students should - ANSWER-work
in small peer groups.
Recent studies of the stages of the writing process indicate that drafting is -
ANSWER-an exploratory and tentative activity.
Beginning in the 4thfourth grade, students must draw evidence from literary or
informational texts to support which of the following? - ANSWER-reflection, research,
and analysis
A 6thsixth-grade teacher has asked students to write a selection of prose in which
they analyze the positive and negative aspects of a recent field trip. The best mode
of writing for students to use for this assignment would be - ANSWER-reflective
What organizational pattern does the author of the following passage use to present
the information?
A drought has a number of consequences for ranchers. Grass ceases to grow and,
in some cases, dies. Cattle become lean, and thus bring less cash at market. Calves
born in a drought have a higher mortality rate. - ANSWER-Cause and effect
Exam Questions and Answers
Which instructional method would help students categorize the following words?
shred, flake, crumble, bake, broil, fry, stir, toss, fold, broiler, mixer, blender -
ANSWER-semantic mapping
For 1stfirst-grade students, the best strategy to encourage vocabulary development
through writing is to have student - ANSWER-incorporate words from a list into their
writing.
Before students learn about reading a time zone map, the teacher presents slides of
her trip to Greenwich, England, where the meridian time line was established by the
British. The teacher then encourages discussion of the reasons for time zones and
how they affect us. Which set of reading comprehension factors is demonstrated by
this lesson? - ANSWER-background information and building concepts
Jeff is having difficulty remembering details from the story he has just read. What
strategy would help him focus on details? - ANSWER-visualizing
After students read a detective story in their basal reader, a teacher asks them to
make a judgment about the guilt or innocence of the main character. What type of
thinking is the teacher encouraging? - ANSWER-evaluative
Which of the following tasks is the best for representing a sequence of events in a
2ndsecond-grade language arts lesson? - ANSWER-Timeline
A teacher is having his students locate who, where, when, why, and how in a
newspaper story. This activity will help the students develop which of the following
reading skills? - ANSWER-literal reading skills
Willa is a potentially at-risk emergent learner who lacks exposure to literature. The
most effective activity for her to engage in is - ANSWER-teacher read alouds.
Which literary device is being used when inanimate objects or abstract concepts are
seemingly endowed with human characteristics? - ANSWER-personification
Directions for characters is an example of an element frequently found in -
ANSWER-Drama
Last summer, a student read a fact-based book about the life of Rosa Parks. The
literary genre of this book is - ANSWER-biography.
By definition, poetry should contain - ANSWER-Vivid images
, A 3rdthird-grade teacher reads an informational, nonfictional text about frogs, and a
fictional narrative text about frogs. He wants his students to write an expository piece
using facts and details to compare and contrast the two texts. Which of the following
graphic organizers would be best to compare and contrast the two texts? -
ANSWER-Venn diagram
One of the best methods for improving a reader's attitude toward reading is to -
ANSWER-place students in books at the appropriate reading level.
Which of the following describes what happens in the graphophonic component of
writing? - ANSWER-Students learn that one sound may be formed a number of
different ways.
Which of the following modes of writing is intended to provide information and
includes facts and data? - ANSWER-expository
Which developmental stage of writing does Amy exhibit when she writes a string of
standard letters from left to right on her paper? - ANSWER-emergent
Which of the following skills should be the teacher's primary focus when
conferencing with the student about the writing? - ANSWER-Spacing
Which of the following best represents a student's writing sample in the emergent
writing stage? - ANSWER-use of scribbles with left-to-right orientation
A kindergarten teacher is reviewing students' journals. She notices one student's
writing is not legible and the marks do not correspond to letters of the alphabet.
Which stage of emergent writing is the student demonstrating? - ANSWER-scribbling
To be most productive during the revising process, students should - ANSWER-work
in small peer groups.
Recent studies of the stages of the writing process indicate that drafting is -
ANSWER-an exploratory and tentative activity.
Beginning in the 4thfourth grade, students must draw evidence from literary or
informational texts to support which of the following? - ANSWER-reflection, research,
and analysis
A 6thsixth-grade teacher has asked students to write a selection of prose in which
they analyze the positive and negative aspects of a recent field trip. The best mode
of writing for students to use for this assignment would be - ANSWER-reflective
What organizational pattern does the author of the following passage use to present
the information?
A drought has a number of consequences for ranchers. Grass ceases to grow and,
in some cases, dies. Cattle become lean, and thus bring less cash at market. Calves
born in a drought have a higher mortality rate. - ANSWER-Cause and effect
