ELAR ec-6 practice test UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
When a teacher is selecting reading materials to read aloud to students, which of the following
approaches provides the best opportunity for vocabulary development? - CORRECT
ANSWER - exposing students to a wide variety of genres
Competency 005
A teacher works with a small group of fourth graders who struggle with comprehension. The
students can accurately decode grade-level texts at an appropriate rate when reading, but they are
unable to answer literal and inferential comprehension questions accurately. Which of the
following techniques would be most appropriate for the teacher to use with their students? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Developing the students background knowledge in the areas of
vocabulary and discourse
Competency
A language arts teacher has students set personal reading goals at the beginning of each month.
The students monitor, record, and reflect on thier progress in data notebooks. The primary
purpose of setting and monitoring personal reasdng goals is to have students - CORRECT
ANSWER - think metacognitvely about reading strengths and weaknesses.
a fifth grade teacher wants to help students meet grade level expectations for using english
writing conventions. Which of the following instructional approaches would best help th eteacher
achieve this goal? - CORRECT ANSWER - modeling how to use subordinating
conjunctions to form complex sentences before students revise their first drafts
which of the following steps would be most appropriate for the teacher to take first in addressing
this students oral language challenges? - CORRECT ANSWER - using various
instructional strategies and documenting any resulting changes in the students speech patterns
, which f the following approaches would provide a teacher with the best formative assesment
measuring students comprehension after an intial lesson - CORRECT ANSWER - Having
students complete a three question exit ticket on the lesson topic
which of the following strategies will best support a teacher who is instructing students on how
to answer literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension questions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - using questions starters based on avrying levels of blooms taxonomy
which of the three of the following statements most accuratley describes the impact that learning
conventional spellng has on writing development? - CORRECT ANSWER - it encourages
students to expand their writing vocab
it supports students ability to communicate ideas effectively
it allows students to foucs on more complex aspects of writing such as organization and audience
which of the following methods for using the glossary in a science textbook would be most
important for a teacher to emphasize to students? - CORRECT ANSWER - clarifying the
meaning of unfamilar terms as they occur within the reading
a fifth grade teacher is creating a newsletter to send to parents/guardians/caretakers that includes
activities to help students with reading at home. which of the following activities would best help
promote studnets structural analysis skills? - CORRECT ANSWER - applying knowledge
of common affixes and root words found within words to comprehend word meanings in texts
A teacher is preparing students to work on a reasearch assignmnet. which three of the folkowing
objectives reflect best practices in teaching research skills using the internet? - CORRECT
ANSWER - students will analyze internet souraces for authority and databases
students will use open ended questions to guide internet based research
students will gather information on the internet from a range of reliable sources
Which of the following statements about vocabulary instruction is most closely aligned with
research-based best practice? - CORRECT ANSWER - Students should be exposed to
carefully selected words used in multiple contexts.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
When a teacher is selecting reading materials to read aloud to students, which of the following
approaches provides the best opportunity for vocabulary development? - CORRECT
ANSWER - exposing students to a wide variety of genres
Competency 005
A teacher works with a small group of fourth graders who struggle with comprehension. The
students can accurately decode grade-level texts at an appropriate rate when reading, but they are
unable to answer literal and inferential comprehension questions accurately. Which of the
following techniques would be most appropriate for the teacher to use with their students? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Developing the students background knowledge in the areas of
vocabulary and discourse
Competency
A language arts teacher has students set personal reading goals at the beginning of each month.
The students monitor, record, and reflect on thier progress in data notebooks. The primary
purpose of setting and monitoring personal reasdng goals is to have students - CORRECT
ANSWER - think metacognitvely about reading strengths and weaknesses.
a fifth grade teacher wants to help students meet grade level expectations for using english
writing conventions. Which of the following instructional approaches would best help th eteacher
achieve this goal? - CORRECT ANSWER - modeling how to use subordinating
conjunctions to form complex sentences before students revise their first drafts
which of the following steps would be most appropriate for the teacher to take first in addressing
this students oral language challenges? - CORRECT ANSWER - using various
instructional strategies and documenting any resulting changes in the students speech patterns
, which f the following approaches would provide a teacher with the best formative assesment
measuring students comprehension after an intial lesson - CORRECT ANSWER - Having
students complete a three question exit ticket on the lesson topic
which of the following strategies will best support a teacher who is instructing students on how
to answer literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension questions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - using questions starters based on avrying levels of blooms taxonomy
which of the three of the following statements most accuratley describes the impact that learning
conventional spellng has on writing development? - CORRECT ANSWER - it encourages
students to expand their writing vocab
it supports students ability to communicate ideas effectively
it allows students to foucs on more complex aspects of writing such as organization and audience
which of the following methods for using the glossary in a science textbook would be most
important for a teacher to emphasize to students? - CORRECT ANSWER - clarifying the
meaning of unfamilar terms as they occur within the reading
a fifth grade teacher is creating a newsletter to send to parents/guardians/caretakers that includes
activities to help students with reading at home. which of the following activities would best help
promote studnets structural analysis skills? - CORRECT ANSWER - applying knowledge
of common affixes and root words found within words to comprehend word meanings in texts
A teacher is preparing students to work on a reasearch assignmnet. which three of the folkowing
objectives reflect best practices in teaching research skills using the internet? - CORRECT
ANSWER - students will analyze internet souraces for authority and databases
students will use open ended questions to guide internet based research
students will gather information on the internet from a range of reliable sources
Which of the following statements about vocabulary instruction is most closely aligned with
research-based best practice? - CORRECT ANSWER - Students should be exposed to
carefully selected words used in multiple contexts.
