MTTC English Language Arts and World
Languages Test Questions and Answers
A city resident is developing a speech to be delivered to a local civic organization. In the
speech, she hopes to persuade those present to support a city sales tax. Which of the
following communication skills would be most important for the speaker to utilize to
achieve her goal?
a. blending statistical facts with anecdotal evidence
b. addressing the values and concerns of the audience
c. supporting her speech with a variety of graphics
d. explaining the specialized vocabulary related to taxation - ANSWER-B
A fifth-grade student who is having difficulty reading the word instinctively in a science
text would be best advised to apply which of the following skills?
a. word recognition
b. structural analysis
c. syllabication
d. phonic analysis - ANSWER-B
A fifth-grade teacher would like to provide students with opportunities to share ideas
while developing independence during the writing process. Which of the following
student activities would be most appropriate for this purpose?
a. peer reviewing
b. keeping vocabulary journals
c. guided writing
d. creating graphic organizers - ANSWER-A
A fourth-grade teacher wants to help students build their knowledge of content-specific
vocabulary words to support their comprehension of grade-level science and social
studies texts. Which of the following strategies would be most effective for this purpose?
a.having students select correct words from a given text to complete sentences in fill-in-
the-blank exercises
b. guiding students in creating a graphic organizer to visually represent relationships
between the key words in a given text
c. instructing students to stop and write down unfamiliar words in a personal word bank
as they encounter them in a given text
d. providing vocabulary lists that include definitions of key words from given texts as a
home study aid for students - ANSWER-B
, A kindergarten teacher regularly leads classroom discussions before beginning a new
read-aloud of informational texts. For example, he may conduct a book walk of the
pictures, point out some key vocabulary, and then ask students to share what they
already know about the subject of the book. This practice most clearly demonstrates the
teacher's understanding of which of the following factors that influence emergent
readers' construction of meaning?
a. the role of setting a purpose and goal prior to reading a text
b. the importance of using textual evidence to draw conclusions
c. the role of activating background knowledge related to a text
d. the importance of determining a text's main idea and details - ANSWER-C
A kindergarten teacher regularly reads aloud "big books" to her students. As she reads
she points to each word, and during successive readings she encourages students to
join in the reading as she points. Which of the following emergent literacy skills is this
activity most likely to promote?
a. awareness of consonant and vowel phonemes
b. understanding of the relationship of speech to print
c. recognition of basic phonics and spelling patterns
d. knowledge of variations in letter-sound relationships - ANSWER-B
A kindergarten teacher wants to involve all families in helping students develop oral
language skills that support literacy development. Which of the following teacher
recommendations to families is likely to be most effective in addressing this goal?
a. "Take your children to arts and cultural community events such as concerts and
festivals."
b. "Visit the local public library regularly with your child to borrow children's books such
as picture books and easy readers."
c. "Spend time with your children playing active games such as hopscotch and jump
rope."
d. "Talk with your children while working together when preparing meals and doing other
daily activities." - ANSWER-D
A second-grade teacher notices that several students regularly place adjectives after
nouns in their writing and speaking. These students most likely require explicit
instruction related to which of the following English language systems?
a. phonological
b. semantic
c. syntactic
d. pragmatic - ANSWER-C
Languages Test Questions and Answers
A city resident is developing a speech to be delivered to a local civic organization. In the
speech, she hopes to persuade those present to support a city sales tax. Which of the
following communication skills would be most important for the speaker to utilize to
achieve her goal?
a. blending statistical facts with anecdotal evidence
b. addressing the values and concerns of the audience
c. supporting her speech with a variety of graphics
d. explaining the specialized vocabulary related to taxation - ANSWER-B
A fifth-grade student who is having difficulty reading the word instinctively in a science
text would be best advised to apply which of the following skills?
a. word recognition
b. structural analysis
c. syllabication
d. phonic analysis - ANSWER-B
A fifth-grade teacher would like to provide students with opportunities to share ideas
while developing independence during the writing process. Which of the following
student activities would be most appropriate for this purpose?
a. peer reviewing
b. keeping vocabulary journals
c. guided writing
d. creating graphic organizers - ANSWER-A
A fourth-grade teacher wants to help students build their knowledge of content-specific
vocabulary words to support their comprehension of grade-level science and social
studies texts. Which of the following strategies would be most effective for this purpose?
a.having students select correct words from a given text to complete sentences in fill-in-
the-blank exercises
b. guiding students in creating a graphic organizer to visually represent relationships
between the key words in a given text
c. instructing students to stop and write down unfamiliar words in a personal word bank
as they encounter them in a given text
d. providing vocabulary lists that include definitions of key words from given texts as a
home study aid for students - ANSWER-B
, A kindergarten teacher regularly leads classroom discussions before beginning a new
read-aloud of informational texts. For example, he may conduct a book walk of the
pictures, point out some key vocabulary, and then ask students to share what they
already know about the subject of the book. This practice most clearly demonstrates the
teacher's understanding of which of the following factors that influence emergent
readers' construction of meaning?
a. the role of setting a purpose and goal prior to reading a text
b. the importance of using textual evidence to draw conclusions
c. the role of activating background knowledge related to a text
d. the importance of determining a text's main idea and details - ANSWER-C
A kindergarten teacher regularly reads aloud "big books" to her students. As she reads
she points to each word, and during successive readings she encourages students to
join in the reading as she points. Which of the following emergent literacy skills is this
activity most likely to promote?
a. awareness of consonant and vowel phonemes
b. understanding of the relationship of speech to print
c. recognition of basic phonics and spelling patterns
d. knowledge of variations in letter-sound relationships - ANSWER-B
A kindergarten teacher wants to involve all families in helping students develop oral
language skills that support literacy development. Which of the following teacher
recommendations to families is likely to be most effective in addressing this goal?
a. "Take your children to arts and cultural community events such as concerts and
festivals."
b. "Visit the local public library regularly with your child to borrow children's books such
as picture books and easy readers."
c. "Spend time with your children playing active games such as hopscotch and jump
rope."
d. "Talk with your children while working together when preparing meals and doing other
daily activities." - ANSWER-D
A second-grade teacher notices that several students regularly place adjectives after
nouns in their writing and speaking. These students most likely require explicit
instruction related to which of the following English language systems?
a. phonological
b. semantic
c. syntactic
d. pragmatic - ANSWER-C
