FTCE English Study Questions and Answers
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For a unit on the novel Touching Spirit Bear, the teacher prepared an activity that required his 8th-
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grade students to work in pairs to generate and discuss pros and cons of the judge's decision
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Nregarding the main character. This was an effective activity because young adolescents are likely to
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Nbe in the process of... - ANS >> developing formal reasoning.
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Middle school language arts teachers use semantic mapping and webbing to help develop students'
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cognitive abilities primarily because these methods - ANS >> encourage the integration, interaction,
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and understanding of ideas from various content areas.
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Which of the following instructional goals for a 7th-grade language arts class is aligned with the
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emotional development of students at that grade level? - ANS >> encouraging students to express
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their perceptions, ideas, and feelings in personal narratives.
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To improve students' writing and motivate them to continue striving for mastery, a teacher would
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employ which of the following strategies most often? - ANS >> individual conferencing with specific
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feedback.
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Which of the following language arts activities is facilitated by a word processing program? - ANS >>
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free writing.
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Identify the best interdisciplinary project to incorporate history, mathematics, and language arts. -
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NANS >> writing a story about a time-traveler who visits famous mathematicians and helps them
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Nsolve mathematical problems.
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A team of 7th-grade teachers would like to incorporate technology into a unit that includes science
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and language arts. Which of the following technology-based activities provides the most
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opportunities for interdisciplinary experiences? - ANS >> creating an interactive website about
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ecosystems found in the Florida Everglades.
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Prior to taking her 6th-grade class on an excursion to an amusement park, which language arts
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activity should the teacher use to help the English language learners in her class communicate with
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the vendors at the park? - ANS >> role-playing.
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The most appropriate technique for teaching students the concept of an author's purpose is to have
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the students... - ANS >> identify several pieces of work designed to inform, to persuade, or to
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entertain.
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A middle school language arts teacher would like to help students understand how a narrative point
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of view affects the message conveyed in a literary text. Given this purpose, the teacher should have
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, N his students do which of the following activities? - ANS >> selecting a part of a text to rewrite from
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N the perspective of a particular character.
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Which of the following critical approaches to literature focuses on everyday life in various cultures
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(e.g., traditions, rituals, celebrations)? - ANS >> anthropological.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of emergent literacy? - ANS >> understanding that print in
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English is read from left to right.
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Students are preparing to write a newspaper article about the life cycle of the alligator. Which of the
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Nfollowing would be the most likely type of organization that they might use in the article? - ANS >>
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Nchronological.
A 7th-grade teacher wants her students to actively engage in group discussion. However, when she
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places students in their respective groups, provides them a summary of her expectations, topics,
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roles and goals, only one group's outcomes are compatible with those she intended. She polls the
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class and discovers that the groups that erred did not understand their mission.
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Which of the following personal conduct components did she not adequately address? - ANS >>
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mutual intent.
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A middle school language arts teacher is presenting a lesson on writing conventions. Which of the
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following is the best way for the teacher to effectively show students how to use correct
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proofreading symbols for peer editing? - ANS >> use a projection device to share how to use
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proofreading symbols.
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Students in an 8th-grade science class are learning new vocabulary related to the human skeletal
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Nsystem. Which of the following instructional strategies would best help students understand and use
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Nthe new vocabulary? - ANS >> using a cloze exercise to teach the vocabulary in context.
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A 9th-gradeEnglish teacher asks each student in class to write a persuasive essay that argues that
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organic produce is better than nonorganic produce. During the drafting phase of the writing process,
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students work in pairs, asking and answering a series of questions about the topic. Which of the
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following questions will best help students support their arguments effectively in writing? - ANS >>
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How does organic produce differ from nonorganic produce?
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The works of which of the following authors would provide middle school students with the best
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introduction to the concept of allegory? - ANS >> C. S. Lewis.
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A television advertisement for a remote-controlled toy car shows a 5-year-old boy playing with the
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car in a kitchen setting. The boy has set up ramps that he then drives the car over to make a series
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of jumps and crashes. Which of the following changes to the advertisement would make the toy car
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For a unit on the novel Touching Spirit Bear, the teacher prepared an activity that required his 8th-
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
grade students to work in pairs to generate and discuss pros and cons of the judge's decision
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Nregarding the main character. This was an effective activity because young adolescents are likely to
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Nbe in the process of... - ANS >> developing formal reasoning.
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Middle school language arts teachers use semantic mapping and webbing to help develop students'
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cognitive abilities primarily because these methods - ANS >> encourage the integration, interaction,
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and understanding of ideas from various content areas.
N N N N N N N N
Which of the following instructional goals for a 7th-grade language arts class is aligned with the
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emotional development of students at that grade level? - ANS >> encouraging students to express
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their perceptions, ideas, and feelings in personal narratives.
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To improve students' writing and motivate them to continue striving for mastery, a teacher would
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employ which of the following strategies most often? - ANS >> individual conferencing with specific
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feedback.
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Which of the following language arts activities is facilitated by a word processing program? - ANS >>
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free writing.
N N
Identify the best interdisciplinary project to incorporate history, mathematics, and language arts. -
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NANS >> writing a story about a time-traveler who visits famous mathematicians and helps them
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Nsolve mathematical problems.
N N
A team of 7th-grade teachers would like to incorporate technology into a unit that includes science
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
and language arts. Which of the following technology-based activities provides the most
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opportunities for interdisciplinary experiences? - ANS >> creating an interactive website about
N N N N N N N N N N N N
ecosystems found in the Florida Everglades.
N N N N N N
Prior to taking her 6th-grade class on an excursion to an amusement park, which language arts
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
activity should the teacher use to help the English language learners in her class communicate with
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
the vendors at the park? - ANS >> role-playing.
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The most appropriate technique for teaching students the concept of an author's purpose is to have
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
the students... - ANS >> identify several pieces of work designed to inform, to persuade, or to
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
entertain.
N
A middle school language arts teacher would like to help students understand how a narrative point
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of view affects the message conveyed in a literary text. Given this purpose, the teacher should have
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
, N his students do which of the following activities? - ANS >> selecting a part of a text to rewrite from
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
N the perspective of a particular character.
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Which of the following critical approaches to literature focuses on everyday life in various cultures
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(e.g., traditions, rituals, celebrations)? - ANS >> anthropological.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of emergent literacy? - ANS >> understanding that print in
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English is read from left to right.
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Students are preparing to write a newspaper article about the life cycle of the alligator. Which of the
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Nfollowing would be the most likely type of organization that they might use in the article? - ANS >>
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Nchronological.
A 7th-grade teacher wants her students to actively engage in group discussion. However, when she
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places students in their respective groups, provides them a summary of her expectations, topics,
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
roles and goals, only one group's outcomes are compatible with those she intended. She polls the
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
class and discovers that the groups that erred did not understand their mission.
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Which of the following personal conduct components did she not adequately address? - ANS >>
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mutual intent.
N N
A middle school language arts teacher is presenting a lesson on writing conventions. Which of the
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following is the best way for the teacher to effectively show students how to use correct
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
proofreading symbols for peer editing? - ANS >> use a projection device to share how to use
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proofreading symbols.
N N
Students in an 8th-grade science class are learning new vocabulary related to the human skeletal
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Nsystem. Which of the following instructional strategies would best help students understand and use
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Nthe new vocabulary? - ANS >> using a cloze exercise to teach the vocabulary in context.
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A 9th-gradeEnglish teacher asks each student in class to write a persuasive essay that argues that
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organic produce is better than nonorganic produce. During the drafting phase of the writing process,
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students work in pairs, asking and answering a series of questions about the topic. Which of the
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
following questions will best help students support their arguments effectively in writing? - ANS >>
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How does organic produce differ from nonorganic produce?
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The works of which of the following authors would provide middle school students with the best
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introduction to the concept of allegory? - ANS >> C. S. Lewis.
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A television advertisement for a remote-controlled toy car shows a 5-year-old boy playing with the
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car in a kitchen setting. The boy has set up ramps that he then drives the car over to make a series
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
of jumps and crashes. Which of the following changes to the advertisement would make the toy car
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