FTCE K-6 ELA STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Mr. Skinner's students are breaking down word parts to better understand their
meaning.
Which instructional strategy is Mr. Skinner using? - ✔✔structural analysis
✔✔Mrs. Diaz implements readers theatre into her third grade class. This activity
involves reading parts from a text.
What does this strategy help to build?
vocabulary
comprehension
fluency
phonological awareness - ✔✔fluency
✔✔How is differentiated instruction different from accommodations - ✔✔differentiated
instruction provides alternatives for students to learn the same material based on
readiness, interests, and learning needs while accommodations reduce the effects of a
learning disability without decreasing learning expectations
✔✔Which is NOT an example of figurative language
simile
idiom
anecdote
ononmatopoeia - ✔✔idiom
✔✔When a student has awareness of phonemes in words, syllables, onset-rime
segments, and spelling, he or she is demonstrating - ✔✔phonological awareness
✔✔Which is NOT an appropriate written language skill for a student to master by the
end of 3rd grade
provide a concluding statement or section
provide references for cited text
provide reasons that support an opinion
develop a topic with facts, definitions, and details - ✔✔provide references for cited text
✔✔Which is NOT an important component of fluency
use context clues to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding
read on-level text with purpose and understanding
read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression
use morphology to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context - ✔✔use morphology
to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context
,✔✔Which of the following is effective in building fluency and confidence
choral reading
echo reading
round robin reading
literature circles - ✔✔choral reading
✔✔During modeled writing activity, the students are primarily - ✔✔listening and
watching
✔✔Which assessment method would be appropriate to guide instruction for fluency
issues - ✔✔informal reading inventory
✔✔Repeated reading positively impacts which fo the following reading skill
inference
comprehension
vocabulary
fluency - ✔✔fluency
✔✔Which of the most appropriate use of anecdotal notes - ✔✔as an objective record of
student behaviors and/or learning to guide classroom practices
✔✔Mr. Adams' 4th grade class is engaging in narrative writing through personal
memory essay. One of the activities includes a peer review. During which part of the 5-
step writing process would occur? - ✔✔after drafting/before revision
✔✔Which is NOT an appropriate use of a rubric - ✔✔to identify miscues in student
writing
✔✔Phonemic awareness includes the ability to - ✔✔pronounce individual sounds in
words
✔✔Which is NOT a best practice for vocabulary instruction - ✔✔explicit instruction using
a dictionary
✔✔Which of the following are essential skills in reading comprehension - ✔✔decoding,
word recognition, fluency
✔✔To develop phonics skills, students must have which of the following - ✔✔decoding
skills and graphophonemic knowledge
✔✔To measure her students' mastery of grade-level presentation skills, which project
would be the most appropriate for Mrs. Jones to choose for her 3rd grade students? -
✔✔an oral report with visuals
, ✔✔Mr. Madison is a 5th grade teacher who wants to measure his students' mastery of
persuasive writing. Which activity would be the most appropriate to meet the objective?
- ✔✔an easy arguing an opinion about a topic
✔✔What is the most appropriate use of a diagnostic assessment - ✔✔to determine
areas of strength and weakness
✔✔Mr. Williams creates six heterogeneous groups of four students who work together
during a literacy unit to achieve shared learning goals and complete specific tasks and
assignments. Each group is given
explicit instructions, and each group member has a specific role to ensure that all
students contribute.
This is an example of - ✔✔formal cooperative learning
✔✔What are the differences between fixed poetic form and free verse poetry - ✔✔fixed
poetic form serves a template for composing a poem while free verse poetry has no pre-
established guidelines
✔✔Which is NOT a convention of epic poetry - ✔✔It takes place in a confined
geographical area sometime in the remote past
✔✔There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, "Does it buzz?"
He replied, "Yes, it does!
It's a regular brute of a Bee!"
This is an example of a - ✔✔limerick
✔✔The blue ocean gleams.
Shimmering like precious gems.
An endless treasure.
This is an example of - ✔✔haiku
✔✔Juliet is the sun is an example of which figurative language device - ✔✔metaphor
✔✔Select the correct order of the first four stages of writing - ✔✔scribbling, wavy
scribble, mock letters, conventional letters
✔✔Which is NOT true of the conventional letters stage of writing
the writing is usually more vertical than horizontal
the letters are usually from the child's name
children are not always conscious they are making conventional letters
children often create strings of letters across a page - ✔✔the writing is usually more
vertical than horizontal
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Mr. Skinner's students are breaking down word parts to better understand their
meaning.
Which instructional strategy is Mr. Skinner using? - ✔✔structural analysis
✔✔Mrs. Diaz implements readers theatre into her third grade class. This activity
involves reading parts from a text.
What does this strategy help to build?
vocabulary
comprehension
fluency
phonological awareness - ✔✔fluency
✔✔How is differentiated instruction different from accommodations - ✔✔differentiated
instruction provides alternatives for students to learn the same material based on
readiness, interests, and learning needs while accommodations reduce the effects of a
learning disability without decreasing learning expectations
✔✔Which is NOT an example of figurative language
simile
idiom
anecdote
ononmatopoeia - ✔✔idiom
✔✔When a student has awareness of phonemes in words, syllables, onset-rime
segments, and spelling, he or she is demonstrating - ✔✔phonological awareness
✔✔Which is NOT an appropriate written language skill for a student to master by the
end of 3rd grade
provide a concluding statement or section
provide references for cited text
provide reasons that support an opinion
develop a topic with facts, definitions, and details - ✔✔provide references for cited text
✔✔Which is NOT an important component of fluency
use context clues to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding
read on-level text with purpose and understanding
read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression
use morphology to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context - ✔✔use morphology
to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context
,✔✔Which of the following is effective in building fluency and confidence
choral reading
echo reading
round robin reading
literature circles - ✔✔choral reading
✔✔During modeled writing activity, the students are primarily - ✔✔listening and
watching
✔✔Which assessment method would be appropriate to guide instruction for fluency
issues - ✔✔informal reading inventory
✔✔Repeated reading positively impacts which fo the following reading skill
inference
comprehension
vocabulary
fluency - ✔✔fluency
✔✔Which of the most appropriate use of anecdotal notes - ✔✔as an objective record of
student behaviors and/or learning to guide classroom practices
✔✔Mr. Adams' 4th grade class is engaging in narrative writing through personal
memory essay. One of the activities includes a peer review. During which part of the 5-
step writing process would occur? - ✔✔after drafting/before revision
✔✔Which is NOT an appropriate use of a rubric - ✔✔to identify miscues in student
writing
✔✔Phonemic awareness includes the ability to - ✔✔pronounce individual sounds in
words
✔✔Which is NOT a best practice for vocabulary instruction - ✔✔explicit instruction using
a dictionary
✔✔Which of the following are essential skills in reading comprehension - ✔✔decoding,
word recognition, fluency
✔✔To develop phonics skills, students must have which of the following - ✔✔decoding
skills and graphophonemic knowledge
✔✔To measure her students' mastery of grade-level presentation skills, which project
would be the most appropriate for Mrs. Jones to choose for her 3rd grade students? -
✔✔an oral report with visuals
, ✔✔Mr. Madison is a 5th grade teacher who wants to measure his students' mastery of
persuasive writing. Which activity would be the most appropriate to meet the objective?
- ✔✔an easy arguing an opinion about a topic
✔✔What is the most appropriate use of a diagnostic assessment - ✔✔to determine
areas of strength and weakness
✔✔Mr. Williams creates six heterogeneous groups of four students who work together
during a literacy unit to achieve shared learning goals and complete specific tasks and
assignments. Each group is given
explicit instructions, and each group member has a specific role to ensure that all
students contribute.
This is an example of - ✔✔formal cooperative learning
✔✔What are the differences between fixed poetic form and free verse poetry - ✔✔fixed
poetic form serves a template for composing a poem while free verse poetry has no pre-
established guidelines
✔✔Which is NOT a convention of epic poetry - ✔✔It takes place in a confined
geographical area sometime in the remote past
✔✔There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, "Does it buzz?"
He replied, "Yes, it does!
It's a regular brute of a Bee!"
This is an example of a - ✔✔limerick
✔✔The blue ocean gleams.
Shimmering like precious gems.
An endless treasure.
This is an example of - ✔✔haiku
✔✔Juliet is the sun is an example of which figurative language device - ✔✔metaphor
✔✔Select the correct order of the first four stages of writing - ✔✔scribbling, wavy
scribble, mock letters, conventional letters
✔✔Which is NOT true of the conventional letters stage of writing
the writing is usually more vertical than horizontal
the letters are usually from the child's name
children are not always conscious they are making conventional letters
children often create strings of letters across a page - ✔✔the writing is usually more
vertical than horizontal
