TexEs Core Subjects 4-8 Practice
Exam with Complete Solutions
Photographs, illustrations, and diagrams in books are meant to represent real things.
You, as the teacher, can try to take the 2-D, or flat image and imagine it to be 3-D, like it
is in real life. You can make it more real by adding in details from other senses such as
smell, touch, and so on. Which of the following would NOT be considered a good
prompt when working with your students as they look at images in a text?
A. What's first? Why?
B. Read the caption. Now look at the picture. Describe what you see.
C. Make it seem more real. Say what you see
D. What do you imagine beyond the flat picture? - ANS-A. What's first? Why?
Simply by adding columns to a chart, you can dramatically increase the amount and
variety of information it contains. Be sure your students are ready for more complex
charts, however. Start simple. For example, you can leave the last two columns blank in
chart. Incomplete charts are excellent ways of
__________________________________.
A. using science material
B. setting purposes for reading
C. using print sources
D. limiting discussions - ANS-B. setting purposes for reading
How can students best learn the words said, one, and water?
A. Decoding
B. Segmenting
C. Frequent exposure
D. Word families - ANS-C. Frequent exposure
In designing reinforcement activities for newly introduced terms, teachers can easily
incorporate some of the terms previously studied. The interconnectedness of content -
_______________________________ - facilitates this practice.
A. used by judicial and executive branches
B. rote drills without the tedium
C. the fact that new information and ideas build on an existing knowledge base
D. past organizers in the feature analysis - ANS-C. the fact that new information and
ideas build on an existing knowledge base
Many kinds of charts are possible, as long as it has rows and columns. You needn't be
concerned about whether you are a using a particular type of chart. The only important
consideration is whether the chart makes sense to your students - whether it helps them
,think through the content of a reading selection. Which of the following is the simplest of
charts?
A. Multiple-column charts
B. Two-column charts
C.Tables
D. T-chart - ANS-D. T-chart
Mrs. Pratt writes the following sentence on the board: During the avalanche, a
___________________rolled downhill and came to rest in the middle of the highway.
(bolder, boulder) She then asks them to fill in the blank with the correct word.
_______________________________are words that sound the same but have different
spellings and different meanings.
A. Antonyms
B. Homophones
C. Synonyms
D. Analogies - ANS-B. Homophones
As we read, it is vital that relevant schemata be activated, or "switched on" to that new
information can be integrated with existing knowledge. You, as a teacher, know as your
students begin to read, their focus is limited to certain elements in the message
according to their _______________________________.
A. spelling capabilities
B. role of intentions
C. purposes for reading
D. printed language use - ANS-C. purposes for reading
Students read aloud together as a group. This is called
A. Guided reading
B. Directed reading
C. Independent reading
D. Choral reading - ANS-D. Choral reading
Inferential questions require students to use explicit facts in order to reach unstated, or
implicit, conclusions. Teachers should encourage students to draw on prior knowledge
in this process as well. All of the following are included in inferential questions except:
A. The student "reads between the lines"
B. The student extracts explicit facts, expressly stated
C. Reason is used to infer implicit facts, implied but not stated
D. The reasoning is key to high-stakes testing - ANS-B. The student extracts explicit
facts, expressly stated
The reading selections that a teacher uses in an informal reading inventory should be
A.The same for all students
B. Increasingly difficult
C. At the independent reading level for each student
D. At the instructional reading level for each student - ANS-B. Increasingly difficult
,Mrs. Burnley is conducting a reading-readiness assessment to test auditory blending.
Which of the following might be part of her test?
A. Say "cowboy." Now say it again but leave off "boy."
B. What sounds do you hear in the word cowboy?
C. I am going to say some sounds. Put the sounds together and tell me what word you
hear. Fl - a - t
D. Which of the following words has the same ending sound? cow cat now - ANS-C. I
am going to say some sounds. Put the sounds together and tell me what word you hear.
Fl - a - t
You are a teacher who is explaining to your 7th grade readers that the narrator tells the
story, but sometimes the narrator is also a character who acts IN the story. In a
narrative, the point of view is the perspective from which a story is told. If it is a fictional
story, it is told from the point of view of the narrator. There are three common types of
narrators. One is the First-Person Narrator who is a narrator
who_________________________________________________.
A. is also a character in the story and tells it from his or her point of view
B. tells the story as if it is happening to YOU
C. is not a character in the story
D. uses explicit evidence in telling the story - ANS-A. is also a character in the story and
tells it from his or her point of view
At higher levels, writing about mathematics includes not only description but also
analysis and interpretation. The label sometimes associated with this more advanced
approach is quantitative writing, which forces students to do all of the following except:
A. contemplate the meaning of numbers
B. understand where the numbers come from
C. how the numbers are presented
D. keep a journal - ANS-D. keep a journal
Which standardized test includes several subtests?
A. Diagnostic test.
B. Subject area achievement test.
C. Achievement batteries.
D. Skills test. - ANS-C.Achievement batteries.
Ms. Kapp is teaching her students the differences between argumentative and
persuasive writing. Argumentative writing is used to advance a particular position or
point of view. Persuasive writing tends to be which of the following?
A. two-dimensional
B. one-dimensional
C. multi-dimensional
D. acknowledges opposing opinions - ANS-B. one-dimensional
, What if a student reads a story that does not meet the assignment? How then might the
dialogue proceed? You, as a teacher, know that the general guidelines for class
dialogue still apply, however, two of the guidelines become more important.
A. acknowledge the story and thank the author or reader
B. check interpretations and create another assignment
C. Check interpretations and seek clarification from the writer and draw other students
into the dialogue
D. ask follow-up questions and expand on their point - ANS-C. Check interpretations
and seek clarification from the writer and draw other students into the dialogue
Your 8th grade students are writing a narrative for their writing assignment. You are
discussing with them how to create a setting in their story. Which of the following
questions would NOT be appropriate to ask for creating a vivid time and place?
A. What does the setting look like?
B. What does the setting sound like?
C. What does it feel like to be there?
D. Does the audience know everything you know? - ANS-D. Does the audience know
everything you know?
When good readers identify a confusing part of the text, they have a repertoire of fix-up
strategies to access, such as rereading, questioning the author, using context clues and
prior knowledge, or _____________, all of which enable them to wade through a difficult
spot.
A. remove irrelevant data
B. categorize information
C. close reading
D. locate topic sentences - ANS-C. close reading
By the end of 1st grade, what is the number of root words the average child is expected
to know?
A. 3440.
B. 4300.
C. 5160.
D. 6020. - ANS-C. 5160.
Properly using nouns, pronouns, verbs, and adjectives reflects the use of which of the
following writing mechanics skills?
A. Punctuation and capitalization skills
B. Sentence-processing skills
C. Word usage skills
D. Style skills - ANS-C. Word usage skills
Traditional instruction gives the teacher a central role in planning and conducting a
discussion. More recent thinking urges a reduced role, at least at times, in an effort to
develop within students the capacity to __________________________.
Exam with Complete Solutions
Photographs, illustrations, and diagrams in books are meant to represent real things.
You, as the teacher, can try to take the 2-D, or flat image and imagine it to be 3-D, like it
is in real life. You can make it more real by adding in details from other senses such as
smell, touch, and so on. Which of the following would NOT be considered a good
prompt when working with your students as they look at images in a text?
A. What's first? Why?
B. Read the caption. Now look at the picture. Describe what you see.
C. Make it seem more real. Say what you see
D. What do you imagine beyond the flat picture? - ANS-A. What's first? Why?
Simply by adding columns to a chart, you can dramatically increase the amount and
variety of information it contains. Be sure your students are ready for more complex
charts, however. Start simple. For example, you can leave the last two columns blank in
chart. Incomplete charts are excellent ways of
__________________________________.
A. using science material
B. setting purposes for reading
C. using print sources
D. limiting discussions - ANS-B. setting purposes for reading
How can students best learn the words said, one, and water?
A. Decoding
B. Segmenting
C. Frequent exposure
D. Word families - ANS-C. Frequent exposure
In designing reinforcement activities for newly introduced terms, teachers can easily
incorporate some of the terms previously studied. The interconnectedness of content -
_______________________________ - facilitates this practice.
A. used by judicial and executive branches
B. rote drills without the tedium
C. the fact that new information and ideas build on an existing knowledge base
D. past organizers in the feature analysis - ANS-C. the fact that new information and
ideas build on an existing knowledge base
Many kinds of charts are possible, as long as it has rows and columns. You needn't be
concerned about whether you are a using a particular type of chart. The only important
consideration is whether the chart makes sense to your students - whether it helps them
,think through the content of a reading selection. Which of the following is the simplest of
charts?
A. Multiple-column charts
B. Two-column charts
C.Tables
D. T-chart - ANS-D. T-chart
Mrs. Pratt writes the following sentence on the board: During the avalanche, a
___________________rolled downhill and came to rest in the middle of the highway.
(bolder, boulder) She then asks them to fill in the blank with the correct word.
_______________________________are words that sound the same but have different
spellings and different meanings.
A. Antonyms
B. Homophones
C. Synonyms
D. Analogies - ANS-B. Homophones
As we read, it is vital that relevant schemata be activated, or "switched on" to that new
information can be integrated with existing knowledge. You, as a teacher, know as your
students begin to read, their focus is limited to certain elements in the message
according to their _______________________________.
A. spelling capabilities
B. role of intentions
C. purposes for reading
D. printed language use - ANS-C. purposes for reading
Students read aloud together as a group. This is called
A. Guided reading
B. Directed reading
C. Independent reading
D. Choral reading - ANS-D. Choral reading
Inferential questions require students to use explicit facts in order to reach unstated, or
implicit, conclusions. Teachers should encourage students to draw on prior knowledge
in this process as well. All of the following are included in inferential questions except:
A. The student "reads between the lines"
B. The student extracts explicit facts, expressly stated
C. Reason is used to infer implicit facts, implied but not stated
D. The reasoning is key to high-stakes testing - ANS-B. The student extracts explicit
facts, expressly stated
The reading selections that a teacher uses in an informal reading inventory should be
A.The same for all students
B. Increasingly difficult
C. At the independent reading level for each student
D. At the instructional reading level for each student - ANS-B. Increasingly difficult
,Mrs. Burnley is conducting a reading-readiness assessment to test auditory blending.
Which of the following might be part of her test?
A. Say "cowboy." Now say it again but leave off "boy."
B. What sounds do you hear in the word cowboy?
C. I am going to say some sounds. Put the sounds together and tell me what word you
hear. Fl - a - t
D. Which of the following words has the same ending sound? cow cat now - ANS-C. I
am going to say some sounds. Put the sounds together and tell me what word you hear.
Fl - a - t
You are a teacher who is explaining to your 7th grade readers that the narrator tells the
story, but sometimes the narrator is also a character who acts IN the story. In a
narrative, the point of view is the perspective from which a story is told. If it is a fictional
story, it is told from the point of view of the narrator. There are three common types of
narrators. One is the First-Person Narrator who is a narrator
who_________________________________________________.
A. is also a character in the story and tells it from his or her point of view
B. tells the story as if it is happening to YOU
C. is not a character in the story
D. uses explicit evidence in telling the story - ANS-A. is also a character in the story and
tells it from his or her point of view
At higher levels, writing about mathematics includes not only description but also
analysis and interpretation. The label sometimes associated with this more advanced
approach is quantitative writing, which forces students to do all of the following except:
A. contemplate the meaning of numbers
B. understand where the numbers come from
C. how the numbers are presented
D. keep a journal - ANS-D. keep a journal
Which standardized test includes several subtests?
A. Diagnostic test.
B. Subject area achievement test.
C. Achievement batteries.
D. Skills test. - ANS-C.Achievement batteries.
Ms. Kapp is teaching her students the differences between argumentative and
persuasive writing. Argumentative writing is used to advance a particular position or
point of view. Persuasive writing tends to be which of the following?
A. two-dimensional
B. one-dimensional
C. multi-dimensional
D. acknowledges opposing opinions - ANS-B. one-dimensional
, What if a student reads a story that does not meet the assignment? How then might the
dialogue proceed? You, as a teacher, know that the general guidelines for class
dialogue still apply, however, two of the guidelines become more important.
A. acknowledge the story and thank the author or reader
B. check interpretations and create another assignment
C. Check interpretations and seek clarification from the writer and draw other students
into the dialogue
D. ask follow-up questions and expand on their point - ANS-C. Check interpretations
and seek clarification from the writer and draw other students into the dialogue
Your 8th grade students are writing a narrative for their writing assignment. You are
discussing with them how to create a setting in their story. Which of the following
questions would NOT be appropriate to ask for creating a vivid time and place?
A. What does the setting look like?
B. What does the setting sound like?
C. What does it feel like to be there?
D. Does the audience know everything you know? - ANS-D. Does the audience know
everything you know?
When good readers identify a confusing part of the text, they have a repertoire of fix-up
strategies to access, such as rereading, questioning the author, using context clues and
prior knowledge, or _____________, all of which enable them to wade through a difficult
spot.
A. remove irrelevant data
B. categorize information
C. close reading
D. locate topic sentences - ANS-C. close reading
By the end of 1st grade, what is the number of root words the average child is expected
to know?
A. 3440.
B. 4300.
C. 5160.
D. 6020. - ANS-C. 5160.
Properly using nouns, pronouns, verbs, and adjectives reflects the use of which of the
following writing mechanics skills?
A. Punctuation and capitalization skills
B. Sentence-processing skills
C. Word usage skills
D. Style skills - ANS-C. Word usage skills
Traditional instruction gives the teacher a central role in planning and conducting a
discussion. More recent thinking urges a reduced role, at least at times, in an effort to
develop within students the capacity to __________________________.
