TESOL EXAM REVIEW SET QUESTIONS
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Q: In the sentence "Charlie gave his sister a new sweater," what grammatical
role does the word "sister" play? A) An object pronoun
B) An indirect object
C) A direct object
D) A predicate nominative
A: B (An indirect object). In this sentence, the "sweater" is the direct object (the
thing being given), and the "sister" is the indirect object (the recipient of the gift).
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Q: An ESL teacher is helping a small group with a math word problem. When
a student asks for help, the teacher invites the other students to explain their
methods rather than giving the answer directly. What is the main advantage
of this approach? A) It strengthens the students' critical thinking skills.
B) It utilizes an inquiry-based strategy for language acquisition.
C) It pushes students to create entirely new strategies for difficult tasks.
D) It boosts the students' confidence in their own problem-solving abilities and
math literacy.
A: D (It helps build the ESL students' confidence in independent problem
solving and their mathematical knowledge). By allowing peers to explain, the
teacher creates a collaborative environment that validates the students' skills and
reduces the "affective filter," making them more comfortable with the material.
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There is an ESL classroom that has students who speak Hindi, Spanish, Korean,
Italian, Farsi, and Russian. In which of the following situations would the students
,be benefited from being paired with speakers of a language different than their
own?
A: When students are giving presentations on a show and tell item they brought
from home that represents their culture
B: When the teacher is instructing students on pronunciation differences
C: When the students are working on problem-solving or cooperative
learning tasks assigned by the teacher
D: When students are correcting each other's math homework -ANSWER ✔️✔️C:
When the students are working on problem-solving or cooperative
learning tasks assigned by the teacher
These English Language Learners do not require explicit instruction English
discourse patterns such as word stress, intonation, and sentence rhythms:
A: Spanish speakers
B: Students with strengths in mathematics
C: Students at younger ages
D: Visual learners -ANSWER ✔️✔️C: Students at younger ages
When asked for a rationale behind ESL instruction, the teacher answers that:
"Communication requires both sending and receiving messages.
Production and reception are simply two sides of the same coin.
Spoken and written language tend to reinforce one another."
Why does he use these phrases as his rationale?
A: ESL instruction integrates the four language modes rather than
teaching them as discrete skills.
B: ESL instruction presents all information in meaningful contexts.
, C: ESL instruction emphasizes real life application over rote memorization.
D: ESL instruction incorporates the use of authentic literature. -ANSWER ✔️✔️A:
ESL instruction integrates the four language modes rather than
teaching them as discrete skills.
A mixed intermediate- and advanced-level fourth-grade ESL class is reading a
chapter book together. The teacher expects that some students may have trouble
understanding the following sentence spoken by the main character, Leigh, about
his father: "I had learned by now that I couldn't count on anything he said."Which
of the following questions would most likely effectively test the ESL students'
comprehension of the sentence?
A: How many conversations did Leigh have with his dad?
B: How does Leigh feel about his dad?
C: What does it mean to count someone's words?
D: What are Leigh and his dad counting? -ANSWER ✔️✔️B: How does Leigh feel
about his dad?
A subset of bilingual students who can somewhat easily read short stories and
chapter books are having difficulty with reading comprehension during content-
area lessons. How can the teacher effectively fix this problem?
A: Have students go on a dictionary scavenger hunt for the vocabulary words in
each section.
B: Do a mini-lesson that focuses on the reading comprehension strategy of
differentiating between fact and opinion.
C: Use lower-level nonfiction texts and make the comprehension questions easier
for the students to answer.
D: Explicitly teach the students about nonfiction texts' parts and format and the
specialized terminology and language used in nonfiction texts. -ANSWER ✔️✔️D:
Explicitly teach the students about nonfiction texts' parts and format and the
specialized terminology and language used in nonfiction texts.
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SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
Q: In the sentence "Charlie gave his sister a new sweater," what grammatical
role does the word "sister" play? A) An object pronoun
B) An indirect object
C) A direct object
D) A predicate nominative
A: B (An indirect object). In this sentence, the "sweater" is the direct object (the
thing being given), and the "sister" is the indirect object (the recipient of the gift).
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Q: An ESL teacher is helping a small group with a math word problem. When
a student asks for help, the teacher invites the other students to explain their
methods rather than giving the answer directly. What is the main advantage
of this approach? A) It strengthens the students' critical thinking skills.
B) It utilizes an inquiry-based strategy for language acquisition.
C) It pushes students to create entirely new strategies for difficult tasks.
D) It boosts the students' confidence in their own problem-solving abilities and
math literacy.
A: D (It helps build the ESL students' confidence in independent problem
solving and their mathematical knowledge). By allowing peers to explain, the
teacher creates a collaborative environment that validates the students' skills and
reduces the "affective filter," making them more comfortable with the material.
✔️✔️
There is an ESL classroom that has students who speak Hindi, Spanish, Korean,
Italian, Farsi, and Russian. In which of the following situations would the students
,be benefited from being paired with speakers of a language different than their
own?
A: When students are giving presentations on a show and tell item they brought
from home that represents their culture
B: When the teacher is instructing students on pronunciation differences
C: When the students are working on problem-solving or cooperative
learning tasks assigned by the teacher
D: When students are correcting each other's math homework -ANSWER ✔️✔️C:
When the students are working on problem-solving or cooperative
learning tasks assigned by the teacher
These English Language Learners do not require explicit instruction English
discourse patterns such as word stress, intonation, and sentence rhythms:
A: Spanish speakers
B: Students with strengths in mathematics
C: Students at younger ages
D: Visual learners -ANSWER ✔️✔️C: Students at younger ages
When asked for a rationale behind ESL instruction, the teacher answers that:
"Communication requires both sending and receiving messages.
Production and reception are simply two sides of the same coin.
Spoken and written language tend to reinforce one another."
Why does he use these phrases as his rationale?
A: ESL instruction integrates the four language modes rather than
teaching them as discrete skills.
B: ESL instruction presents all information in meaningful contexts.
, C: ESL instruction emphasizes real life application over rote memorization.
D: ESL instruction incorporates the use of authentic literature. -ANSWER ✔️✔️A:
ESL instruction integrates the four language modes rather than
teaching them as discrete skills.
A mixed intermediate- and advanced-level fourth-grade ESL class is reading a
chapter book together. The teacher expects that some students may have trouble
understanding the following sentence spoken by the main character, Leigh, about
his father: "I had learned by now that I couldn't count on anything he said."Which
of the following questions would most likely effectively test the ESL students'
comprehension of the sentence?
A: How many conversations did Leigh have with his dad?
B: How does Leigh feel about his dad?
C: What does it mean to count someone's words?
D: What are Leigh and his dad counting? -ANSWER ✔️✔️B: How does Leigh feel
about his dad?
A subset of bilingual students who can somewhat easily read short stories and
chapter books are having difficulty with reading comprehension during content-
area lessons. How can the teacher effectively fix this problem?
A: Have students go on a dictionary scavenger hunt for the vocabulary words in
each section.
B: Do a mini-lesson that focuses on the reading comprehension strategy of
differentiating between fact and opinion.
C: Use lower-level nonfiction texts and make the comprehension questions easier
for the students to answer.
D: Explicitly teach the students about nonfiction texts' parts and format and the
specialized terminology and language used in nonfiction texts. -ANSWER ✔️✔️D:
Explicitly teach the students about nonfiction texts' parts and format and the
specialized terminology and language used in nonfiction texts.
