EC-6 Core Subjects ELA & Reading Practice
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
During the pre-reading stage of the shared book experience, teachers can increase interest in the
story by - CORRECT ANSWER -encouraging the students to make predictions based on
the title and pictures.
Luke's mother has commented that her two-year-old is constructing sentences with ony two or
three words at a time. For instance, she says that Luke responds by saying, "no more play" and
"mommy milk more." She suggests that he has heard his brothers use phrases like these. Luke
uses these two phrases frequently. Based on the information above, in which stage of language
acquisition is Luke at this point? - CORRECT ANSWER -Two word stage
Identify the main benefit of using a thesaurus. - CORRECT ANSWER -It can expand the
vocabulary repertoire of the child.
Mr Michel provides guiding questions to guide Tamara's writing. A couple of the questions are
"what evidence do you need to prove your thesis to skeptics?" and "what would you say to
convince them?" Based on this information, what type of writing is Tamara developing? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Persuasive writing
Identify the factor that most likely can affect the development of early literacy among preschool
children. - CORRECT ANSWER -Parents read frequently to their childrem and have
books available at home.
Identify the most appropriate strategy to meet the needs of children at the emergent stage of
writing development. - CORRECT ANSWER -Provide a shared writing or language
experience in which the teacher writes what the child says.
Which of the following summaries best describes aspects of the writing process of competent
writers? - CORRECT ANSWER -Brainstorming for ideas, completing an initial draft,
, revising content, proofreading for errors in spelling, punctuation, and usage, and writing a final
draft.
Mrs. London frequently leads students in choral reading to promote reading fluency. What is the
main purpose of the activity? - CORRECT ANSWER -To teach the intonation pattern of
the language.
Mr. Chapman is a third-grade teacher at a school that is implementing a balanced reading
program. Which of the following TWO sets of learning experiences will he include to provide
the major components of a balanced literacy program? - CORRECT ANSWER -1.
Reading aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading.
2. Shared writing and independent writing.
Dan is an eight year old whose oral communication has significantly improved over the past two
months. He is beginning to use relative pronounced clauses when speaking and more
sophisticated constructions. However his teacher has discovered that he still struggles when
using subordinate clauses. Based on this current limitation, Dan might hae problems with the
following type of sentences? - CORRECT ANSWER -If you want me to go, I will need to
start getting ready.
Marcus can separate a word into syllables by tapping as he says the word. However, he has
problems telling what the word is when the teacher says "th-at" or "b-ed". Based on this
description, Marcus needs additional support with what type of phonological skill? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Blending onset and rime
Connectors are used in writing to create cohesive and coherent compositions. Connections like
"on the contrary," "conversely," and "on the other hand" are commonly used in compositions
addressing - CORRECT ANSWER -contrast
English writing samples from Spanish-dominant ELLs may contain which key feature? -
CORRECT ANSWER -The stories might be perceived as disjointed and lacking a logical
sequence.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
During the pre-reading stage of the shared book experience, teachers can increase interest in the
story by - CORRECT ANSWER -encouraging the students to make predictions based on
the title and pictures.
Luke's mother has commented that her two-year-old is constructing sentences with ony two or
three words at a time. For instance, she says that Luke responds by saying, "no more play" and
"mommy milk more." She suggests that he has heard his brothers use phrases like these. Luke
uses these two phrases frequently. Based on the information above, in which stage of language
acquisition is Luke at this point? - CORRECT ANSWER -Two word stage
Identify the main benefit of using a thesaurus. - CORRECT ANSWER -It can expand the
vocabulary repertoire of the child.
Mr Michel provides guiding questions to guide Tamara's writing. A couple of the questions are
"what evidence do you need to prove your thesis to skeptics?" and "what would you say to
convince them?" Based on this information, what type of writing is Tamara developing? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Persuasive writing
Identify the factor that most likely can affect the development of early literacy among preschool
children. - CORRECT ANSWER -Parents read frequently to their childrem and have
books available at home.
Identify the most appropriate strategy to meet the needs of children at the emergent stage of
writing development. - CORRECT ANSWER -Provide a shared writing or language
experience in which the teacher writes what the child says.
Which of the following summaries best describes aspects of the writing process of competent
writers? - CORRECT ANSWER -Brainstorming for ideas, completing an initial draft,
, revising content, proofreading for errors in spelling, punctuation, and usage, and writing a final
draft.
Mrs. London frequently leads students in choral reading to promote reading fluency. What is the
main purpose of the activity? - CORRECT ANSWER -To teach the intonation pattern of
the language.
Mr. Chapman is a third-grade teacher at a school that is implementing a balanced reading
program. Which of the following TWO sets of learning experiences will he include to provide
the major components of a balanced literacy program? - CORRECT ANSWER -1.
Reading aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading.
2. Shared writing and independent writing.
Dan is an eight year old whose oral communication has significantly improved over the past two
months. He is beginning to use relative pronounced clauses when speaking and more
sophisticated constructions. However his teacher has discovered that he still struggles when
using subordinate clauses. Based on this current limitation, Dan might hae problems with the
following type of sentences? - CORRECT ANSWER -If you want me to go, I will need to
start getting ready.
Marcus can separate a word into syllables by tapping as he says the word. However, he has
problems telling what the word is when the teacher says "th-at" or "b-ed". Based on this
description, Marcus needs additional support with what type of phonological skill? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Blending onset and rime
Connectors are used in writing to create cohesive and coherent compositions. Connections like
"on the contrary," "conversely," and "on the other hand" are commonly used in compositions
addressing - CORRECT ANSWER -contrast
English writing samples from Spanish-dominant ELLs may contain which key feature? -
CORRECT ANSWER -The stories might be perceived as disjointed and lacking a logical
sequence.
