Wgu language arts pretest UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which two strategies appropriately introduce and reinforce new vocabulary for elementary
students? - CORRECT ANSWER - word sorts, semantic mapping
Which lesson plan models developmentally appropriate English instruction for fifth-grade
students? - CORRECT ANSWER - teaching outlining by having students read a brief
passage and identify the main idea and supporting details
A teacher creates a lesson plan to teach the steps involved in planting a garden. The teacher
would also like to teach students to develop formal English structures.
Which two teaching strategies should be integrated into the lesson plan to meet the teacher's
objectives?
Choose 2 answers - CORRECT ANSWER - Have students brainstorm the step-by-step,
detailed procedures for creating a garden,
Use co-shaping to help students develop responses to questions about steps involved in planting
a garden
Which activity is an example of developing good listening and speaking skills for fifth graders? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each
claim is supported by reasons and evidence
Which lesson plan activity will help third-grade students learn the meaning of unknown words
while developing their oral language and speaking skills? - CORRECT ANSWER - Divide
students into small groups and have them dramatize the meanings of new words by putting the
words in the context of simple skits
, A first-grade teacher wants to develop students' oral language skills while helping them identify
the main topic and key details of a text. The teacher reads a story as an introductory activity and
develops a story map. He then has students identify narrative elements using a worksheet.
How should the teacher modify this lesson plan to help students develop oral language skills? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Have students retell the story to the teacher after reading the book
Graphic Organizers - CORRECT ANSWER - A reading and writing activity where
students use a diagram to show relationships among words or ideas
Quick Writes - CORRECT ANSWER - A middle-of-the-lesson activity in which students
respond to a prompt framed on the content of the lesson
Exit Cards - CORRECT ANSWER - An end-of-class activity where students respond to
two or three open-ended prompts about the day's lesson
Anticipation Guides - CORRECT ANSWER - A pre-reading activity in which students
respond to two or three content-related debatable questions before reading
KWL Charts - CORRECT ANSWER - A technique that students can use before, during,
and after reading that provides brainstorming, categorizing, and summarizing
Semantic map - CORRECT ANSWER - a graphic organizer in which students use lines
and circles to categorize information
admit slip - CORRECT ANSWER - an opening class activity where students respond to
two or three prompts reviewing the previous day's lesson
think aloud - CORRECT ANSWER - an activity that models comprehension processes
such as linking new information with previously learned information
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which two strategies appropriately introduce and reinforce new vocabulary for elementary
students? - CORRECT ANSWER - word sorts, semantic mapping
Which lesson plan models developmentally appropriate English instruction for fifth-grade
students? - CORRECT ANSWER - teaching outlining by having students read a brief
passage and identify the main idea and supporting details
A teacher creates a lesson plan to teach the steps involved in planting a garden. The teacher
would also like to teach students to develop formal English structures.
Which two teaching strategies should be integrated into the lesson plan to meet the teacher's
objectives?
Choose 2 answers - CORRECT ANSWER - Have students brainstorm the step-by-step,
detailed procedures for creating a garden,
Use co-shaping to help students develop responses to questions about steps involved in planting
a garden
Which activity is an example of developing good listening and speaking skills for fifth graders? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each
claim is supported by reasons and evidence
Which lesson plan activity will help third-grade students learn the meaning of unknown words
while developing their oral language and speaking skills? - CORRECT ANSWER - Divide
students into small groups and have them dramatize the meanings of new words by putting the
words in the context of simple skits
, A first-grade teacher wants to develop students' oral language skills while helping them identify
the main topic and key details of a text. The teacher reads a story as an introductory activity and
develops a story map. He then has students identify narrative elements using a worksheet.
How should the teacher modify this lesson plan to help students develop oral language skills? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Have students retell the story to the teacher after reading the book
Graphic Organizers - CORRECT ANSWER - A reading and writing activity where
students use a diagram to show relationships among words or ideas
Quick Writes - CORRECT ANSWER - A middle-of-the-lesson activity in which students
respond to a prompt framed on the content of the lesson
Exit Cards - CORRECT ANSWER - An end-of-class activity where students respond to
two or three open-ended prompts about the day's lesson
Anticipation Guides - CORRECT ANSWER - A pre-reading activity in which students
respond to two or three content-related debatable questions before reading
KWL Charts - CORRECT ANSWER - A technique that students can use before, during,
and after reading that provides brainstorming, categorizing, and summarizing
Semantic map - CORRECT ANSWER - a graphic organizer in which students use lines
and circles to categorize information
admit slip - CORRECT ANSWER - an opening class activity where students respond to
two or three prompts reviewing the previous day's lesson
think aloud - CORRECT ANSWER - an activity that models comprehension processes
such as linking new information with previously learned information
