WGU D677 PRE OA QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A=first-
grade=teacher=is=preparing=a=reading=lesson=that=will=help=students=identify=the=main=t
opic=and=retell=key=details=of=a=text.Which=of=the=following=activities=would=best=align=
with=the=standard=for=key=ideas=and=details=in=reading=at=this=grade=level?
-Asking=students=to=build=a=model=related=to=the=story
-
Encouraging=students=to=write=a=short=play=based=on=the=story=using=key=details=from
=the=text
-Having=students=sing=a=song=about=the=main=topic=of=the=text
-
Instructing=students=to=create=a=timeline=of=events=highlighting=the=main=topic=and=key
=details=from=the=text=-=ans-
✔✔Instructing=students=to=create=a=timeline=of=events=highlighting=the=main=topic=and=
key=details=from=the=text
A=teacher=is=organizing=a=lesson=aimed=at=helping=sixth-
grade=students=evaluate=how=well=an=author=uses=vivid=language=to=set=the=atmosphe
re=and=express=feelings=in=a=story=or=poem.Which=learning=standard=does=this=lesson
=address?
-
Examine=the=methods=used=to=introduce=and=elaborate=on=a=significant=character,=eve
nt,=or=central=idea=in=a=narrative.
-
Review=and=critique=the=reasoning=and=specific=points=made=in=a=narrative,=differentia
ting=between=well-supported=arguments=and=those=lacking=evidence.
-
Assess=the=impact=of=the=author's=choice=of=sensory=details=and=imagery=in=establishi
ng=the=emotional=landscape=and=narrative=voice.
-
Interpret=the=meanings=of=various=words=and=expressions=in=their=context=within=a=nar
rative,=including=those=with=multiple=layers=of=interpretation.=-=ans-
✔✔Assess=the=impact=of=the=author's=choice=of=sensory=details=and=imagery=in=establ
ishing=the=emotional=landscape=and=narrative=voice.
, A=first-
grade=teacher=is=planning=a=lesson=to=help=students=understand=the=concept=of=cause
=and=effect=in=stories.=The=teacher=will=read=a=short=narrative=and=wants=students=to=i
dentify=the=causes=and=effects=of=events.Which=instructional=activity=would=best=align=
with=the=standard=for=recognizing=cause=and=effect=relationships=at=this=grade=level?
-Encouraging=students=to=create=a=new=ending=for=the=story=based=on=their=own=ideas
-
Asking=students=to=identify=the=sequence=of=events=in=the=story=to=determine=cause=a
nd=effect
-Having=students=list=the=characters=in=the=story=and=describe=their=appearances
-
Instructing=students=to=identify=why=certain=events=happened=in=the=story=and=what=ha
ppened=as=a=result=-=ans-
✔✔Instructing=students=to=identify=why=certain=events=happened=in=the=story=and=wha
t=happened=as=a=result
In=order=to=evaluate=the=third=graders'=understanding=of=character=traits=and=their=influ
ence=on=the=story's=events,=which=inquiry=should=the=teacher=make=during=the=literacy
=circle?
-"What=do=you=think=was=the=author's=purpose=behind=the=creation=of=these=character
s?"
-"Are=you=able=to=alphabetize=the=names=of=the=characters=from=the=story?"
-"What=qualities=of=the=main=character=can=you=outline,=and=how=do=these=qualities=d
etermine=the=unfolding=of=the=plot?"
-"What=are=the=consequences=of=the=main=character's=last=action=for=the=future=events
=in=the=story?"=-=ans-
✔✔"What=qualities=of=the=main=character=can=you=outline,=and=how=do=these=qualities
=determine=the=unfolding=of=the=plot?"
The=standard=for=a=fourth-
grade=English=language=arts=class=is=for=students=to=be=able=to=identify=the=main=idea
=and=supporting=details=in=a=text.Which=activity=is=both=multisensory=and=aligns=with=th
e=standard?
-
Students=listen=to=a=story=read=aloud=and=discuss=the=main=idea=and=details=in=small=
groups,=using=graphic=organizers=to=illustrate=their=points.
-
Students=read=a=passage=silently=and=then=write=a=summary=of=the=main=idea=and=det
ails.
-
Students=watch=a=silent=film=and=write=down=what=they=think=the=main=idea=and=detail
s=are.
ANSWERS
A=first-
grade=teacher=is=preparing=a=reading=lesson=that=will=help=students=identify=the=main=t
opic=and=retell=key=details=of=a=text.Which=of=the=following=activities=would=best=align=
with=the=standard=for=key=ideas=and=details=in=reading=at=this=grade=level?
-Asking=students=to=build=a=model=related=to=the=story
-
Encouraging=students=to=write=a=short=play=based=on=the=story=using=key=details=from
=the=text
-Having=students=sing=a=song=about=the=main=topic=of=the=text
-
Instructing=students=to=create=a=timeline=of=events=highlighting=the=main=topic=and=key
=details=from=the=text=-=ans-
✔✔Instructing=students=to=create=a=timeline=of=events=highlighting=the=main=topic=and=
key=details=from=the=text
A=teacher=is=organizing=a=lesson=aimed=at=helping=sixth-
grade=students=evaluate=how=well=an=author=uses=vivid=language=to=set=the=atmosphe
re=and=express=feelings=in=a=story=or=poem.Which=learning=standard=does=this=lesson
=address?
-
Examine=the=methods=used=to=introduce=and=elaborate=on=a=significant=character,=eve
nt,=or=central=idea=in=a=narrative.
-
Review=and=critique=the=reasoning=and=specific=points=made=in=a=narrative,=differentia
ting=between=well-supported=arguments=and=those=lacking=evidence.
-
Assess=the=impact=of=the=author's=choice=of=sensory=details=and=imagery=in=establishi
ng=the=emotional=landscape=and=narrative=voice.
-
Interpret=the=meanings=of=various=words=and=expressions=in=their=context=within=a=nar
rative,=including=those=with=multiple=layers=of=interpretation.=-=ans-
✔✔Assess=the=impact=of=the=author's=choice=of=sensory=details=and=imagery=in=establ
ishing=the=emotional=landscape=and=narrative=voice.
, A=first-
grade=teacher=is=planning=a=lesson=to=help=students=understand=the=concept=of=cause
=and=effect=in=stories.=The=teacher=will=read=a=short=narrative=and=wants=students=to=i
dentify=the=causes=and=effects=of=events.Which=instructional=activity=would=best=align=
with=the=standard=for=recognizing=cause=and=effect=relationships=at=this=grade=level?
-Encouraging=students=to=create=a=new=ending=for=the=story=based=on=their=own=ideas
-
Asking=students=to=identify=the=sequence=of=events=in=the=story=to=determine=cause=a
nd=effect
-Having=students=list=the=characters=in=the=story=and=describe=their=appearances
-
Instructing=students=to=identify=why=certain=events=happened=in=the=story=and=what=ha
ppened=as=a=result=-=ans-
✔✔Instructing=students=to=identify=why=certain=events=happened=in=the=story=and=wha
t=happened=as=a=result
In=order=to=evaluate=the=third=graders'=understanding=of=character=traits=and=their=influ
ence=on=the=story's=events,=which=inquiry=should=the=teacher=make=during=the=literacy
=circle?
-"What=do=you=think=was=the=author's=purpose=behind=the=creation=of=these=character
s?"
-"Are=you=able=to=alphabetize=the=names=of=the=characters=from=the=story?"
-"What=qualities=of=the=main=character=can=you=outline,=and=how=do=these=qualities=d
etermine=the=unfolding=of=the=plot?"
-"What=are=the=consequences=of=the=main=character's=last=action=for=the=future=events
=in=the=story?"=-=ans-
✔✔"What=qualities=of=the=main=character=can=you=outline,=and=how=do=these=qualities
=determine=the=unfolding=of=the=plot?"
The=standard=for=a=fourth-
grade=English=language=arts=class=is=for=students=to=be=able=to=identify=the=main=idea
=and=supporting=details=in=a=text.Which=activity=is=both=multisensory=and=aligns=with=th
e=standard?
-
Students=listen=to=a=story=read=aloud=and=discuss=the=main=idea=and=details=in=small=
groups,=using=graphic=organizers=to=illustrate=their=points.
-
Students=read=a=passage=silently=and=then=write=a=summary=of=the=main=idea=and=det
ails.
-
Students=watch=a=silent=film=and=write=down=what=they=think=the=main=idea=and=detail
s=are.