OAE 055 (PRIMARY EDUCATION PK-5) QUESTIONS
A student who is able to rhyme the words philosophize, sunrise, and eyes has most
likely developed an understanding of:
A. morphology
B. syntax
C. phonology
D. syllabication - Answers :C. phonology
A student who uses appropriate dramatic expression while reading a ballad aloud is
demonstrating skill in which of the following areas of reading fluency?
A. prosody
B. accuracy
C. rate
D. automaticity - Answers :A. prosody
During a conversation, a listener's ability to comprehend a speaker is impeded by the
speaker's use of idiomatic expressions. To overcome this barrier to communication, the
listener's best strategy would be to:
A. politely ask the speaker to clarify the expressions in their statement
B. observe the speaker's gestures to guess the meaning of the expressions
C. search for the expressions' meanings after the conversation
D. ask the speaker to repeat the expressions slowly and clearly - Answers :A. politely
ask the speaker to clarify the expressions in their statement
Readers theatre is an effective activity for promoting students' prosody primarily
because readers theatre requires students to:
A. read independently outside the classroom
B. produce an accurate summary of a dramatic narrative
C. analyze how dialogue develops character
D. use appropriate intonation, expression, and phrasing - Answers :D. use appropriate
intonation, expression, and phrasing
An English language arts teacher wants to engage students in team-building activities to
enhance their ability to work collaboratively during group assignments. Given the
teacher's goal, objectives for the team-building activities should primarily promote
development of which of the following skills?
A. trust building
B. communication
C. problem solving
D. leadership - Answers :B. communication
Memoir would be an effective form of writing to use to:
A. evoke sensory impressions of a summer day
B. narrate the experience of spending a year abroad
C. illustrate differences between two languages
, D. explore the family dynamics at a holiday gathering - Answers :B. narrate the
experience of spending a year abroad
Which of the following strategies would be most effective for a student to use to assess
comprehension after reading a chapter in a history textbook?
A. explaining information presented in graphs and tables in the chapter
B. asking and answering questions based on the chapter's subheadings
C. Skimming the chapter for terms formatted in bold and defining the terms
D. drawing connections between prior knowledge and the chapter's content - Answers
:B. asking and answering questions based on the chapter's subheadings
A student draws abstract lines and shapes, groups them together, and pretends to read
a story. The story has most likely achieved an understanding of which of the following
concepts?
A. words are composed of one or more letters
B one letter may represent various sounds
C. two or more consecutive letters may represent a single sound
D. uppercase and lowercase letters are used for different reasons - Answers :A. words
are composed of one or more letters
Which of the following questions would provide a student with the most effective starting
point for a personal essay will examine a childhood memory?
A. when did I learn to ride a bicycle
B. how many of my friends lived on the same block as me
C. what was my favorite TV show
D. why did my interest in astronomy begin at summer camp - Answers :D. why did my
interest in astronomy begin at summer camp
Use the verbal remark below to answer the question that follows.
"Did the weather forecaster say what I think they said?"
The verbal remark best exemplifies which of the following types of questions
A. rhetorical
B. open-ended
C. leading
D. hypothetical - Answers :A. rhetorical
Read the poem below: then answer the questions that follows.
Up here, with June, the sycamore throws
Across the window a whispering screen;
I shall miss you the sycamore more, I suppose
Than anything else on this earth that is out in green
But I mean to go through the door without fear,
Not caring much what happens here
When I'm away:
How green the screen is across the panes
Or who goes laughing along the lanes
A student who is able to rhyme the words philosophize, sunrise, and eyes has most
likely developed an understanding of:
A. morphology
B. syntax
C. phonology
D. syllabication - Answers :C. phonology
A student who uses appropriate dramatic expression while reading a ballad aloud is
demonstrating skill in which of the following areas of reading fluency?
A. prosody
B. accuracy
C. rate
D. automaticity - Answers :A. prosody
During a conversation, a listener's ability to comprehend a speaker is impeded by the
speaker's use of idiomatic expressions. To overcome this barrier to communication, the
listener's best strategy would be to:
A. politely ask the speaker to clarify the expressions in their statement
B. observe the speaker's gestures to guess the meaning of the expressions
C. search for the expressions' meanings after the conversation
D. ask the speaker to repeat the expressions slowly and clearly - Answers :A. politely
ask the speaker to clarify the expressions in their statement
Readers theatre is an effective activity for promoting students' prosody primarily
because readers theatre requires students to:
A. read independently outside the classroom
B. produce an accurate summary of a dramatic narrative
C. analyze how dialogue develops character
D. use appropriate intonation, expression, and phrasing - Answers :D. use appropriate
intonation, expression, and phrasing
An English language arts teacher wants to engage students in team-building activities to
enhance their ability to work collaboratively during group assignments. Given the
teacher's goal, objectives for the team-building activities should primarily promote
development of which of the following skills?
A. trust building
B. communication
C. problem solving
D. leadership - Answers :B. communication
Memoir would be an effective form of writing to use to:
A. evoke sensory impressions of a summer day
B. narrate the experience of spending a year abroad
C. illustrate differences between two languages
, D. explore the family dynamics at a holiday gathering - Answers :B. narrate the
experience of spending a year abroad
Which of the following strategies would be most effective for a student to use to assess
comprehension after reading a chapter in a history textbook?
A. explaining information presented in graphs and tables in the chapter
B. asking and answering questions based on the chapter's subheadings
C. Skimming the chapter for terms formatted in bold and defining the terms
D. drawing connections between prior knowledge and the chapter's content - Answers
:B. asking and answering questions based on the chapter's subheadings
A student draws abstract lines and shapes, groups them together, and pretends to read
a story. The story has most likely achieved an understanding of which of the following
concepts?
A. words are composed of one or more letters
B one letter may represent various sounds
C. two or more consecutive letters may represent a single sound
D. uppercase and lowercase letters are used for different reasons - Answers :A. words
are composed of one or more letters
Which of the following questions would provide a student with the most effective starting
point for a personal essay will examine a childhood memory?
A. when did I learn to ride a bicycle
B. how many of my friends lived on the same block as me
C. what was my favorite TV show
D. why did my interest in astronomy begin at summer camp - Answers :D. why did my
interest in astronomy begin at summer camp
Use the verbal remark below to answer the question that follows.
"Did the weather forecaster say what I think they said?"
The verbal remark best exemplifies which of the following types of questions
A. rhetorical
B. open-ended
C. leading
D. hypothetical - Answers :A. rhetorical
Read the poem below: then answer the questions that follows.
Up here, with June, the sycamore throws
Across the window a whispering screen;
I shall miss you the sycamore more, I suppose
Than anything else on this earth that is out in green
But I mean to go through the door without fear,
Not caring much what happens here
When I'm away:
How green the screen is across the panes
Or who goes laughing along the lanes
