TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024-2025 300 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100 % PASS SOLUTION A+ GRADE
A Texas high school has a program that integrates ESL instruction with academic instruction.
The focus of the program is for students to learn English as a second language and use it as a
medium to learn other academic subjects. In the program, a full-time teacher provides
supplementary instruction for all academic subjects. Based on the characteristics, the
program can best be described as...
A. sheltered instruction
B. content-based ESL
C. two-way immersion
D. pull-out ESL - ANSWER--B. content-based ESL
Rationale: integrates ESL instruction with content area instruction simultaneously
Which of the following best explains why ELLs need to receive direct instruction in the use of
nonverbal elements of English?
A. the meanings of gestures and body language vary from culture to culture
B. people need explicit instruction in nonverbal communication because they lack
instinctive communication skills
C. cultures associated with English tend to have more taboos related to the body than
other cultures
D. nonverbal gestures only have meaning when they are connected to specific phrases
in the oral language - ANSWER--A. the meanings of gestures and body language vary from
culture to culture
Rationale: need to understand what various nonverbal elements of English
Which of the following is most important for effective second language acquisition?
A. engaging in social activities and meaningful interactions
B. memorizing and practicing frequently used words and phrases
C. interacting primarily with the teacher and other adults
D. learning with various structured and rote activities - ANSWER--A. engaging in social
activities and meaningful interactions
,Which of the following statements is primarily true about the relationship between a
students first and second language acquisition?
A. cognitive development in L1 should be discontinued through the elementary years in
order to achieve cognitive and academic success in L2
B. cognitive development in L1 should be limited through the elementary years in order
to achieve cognitive and academic success in L2
C. students who receive formal schooling in L1 do better at acquiring L2 students with
no school in L1
D. students who receive formal schooling in L1 do worse at acquiring L2 then students
with no schooling in L1 - ANSWER--C. students who receive formal schooling in L1 do better
at acquiring L2 students with no school in L1
Which of the following is a similarity between L1 and L2 acquisition?
A. Learners generally acquire and apply rules with equal facility for both
B. learners are no more inhibited/anxious in learning an L2 than their L1
C. learners generally have more world knowledge learning L1 than an L2
D. learners construct language from existing concept knowledge in both - ANSWER--D.
learners construct language from existing concept knowledge in both
According to the concept of the 'Dual Iceberg Representation' regarding L1 and L2
acquisition, which of these is most accurate?
A. it is more effective to teach skills and concepts in L1 while teach L2 vocab
B. it is more effective to teach skills and concepts in L2 while teaching L2 vocab
C. the visible surface features that different from L1 to L2 are the largest components
D. the underlying skills for L1 are different from those required for learning the L2
,- ANSWER--A. it is more effective to teach skills and concepts in L1 while teach L2
vocab
According to the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) required by the Texas
Administrative Code, curriculum requirements include that school districts offer one of more
courses in required curriculum containing a research writing component for students
entering grade...
A. 12
B. 9
C. 6
D. 3 - ANSWER--B. 9
Rationale: a research writing component must be included in courses offered in the
required curriculum for students entering grade 9
Planned ESL instruction should ideally focus on which of these?
A. listening, speaking, reading, and writing English at every proficiency level
B. primarily in speaking English at each level with secondary focus on reading
C. mainly speaking and listening with secondary focus on reading and writing
D. mainly reading and writing English and then listening and speaking English -
ANSWER--A. listening, speaking, reading, and writing English at every proficiency level
According to many ESL experts, which is most accurate about concepts and skills that ESL
students have learned in their native languages?
A. students must unlearn what they learned in L1 to learn in L2
B. students can transfer these learned skills from their L1 to L2
C. students must learn skills all over again in English as their L2
, D. students must learn concepts separately in each language - ANSWER--B. students can
transfer these learned skills from their L1 to L2
If an ESL student has had no previous education or support in his/her native language, about
how long will it usually take to acquire CALP in English after coming to America?
A. seven to ten years
B. six months to two years
C. five years to seven years
D. less time than six months - ANSWER--A. seven to ten years
A school district is implementing a new ESL program. Which of the following is required in
order for the program to be in accordance with the criteria established by Castaneda v.
Pickard?
A. the program must allocate funds to support high quality professional development
for all staff that educates ELLs
B. the parents of ELLs must be informed of their rights to deny any and all services
provided by the program
C. the program must be evaluated and found to be effective in achieving its
instructional goals in language for ELLs
D. the district must ensure that ELLs are not discriminated against because they do not
speak English - ANSWER--C. the program must be evaluated and found to be effective in
achieving its instructional goals in language for ELLs
Which of the following strategies would be most effective in helping intermediate and
advanced ELLs improve their reading fluency?
A. providing frequent opportunities for students to read and reread texts written at
their independent reading levels
AND ANSWERS 100 % PASS SOLUTION A+ GRADE
A Texas high school has a program that integrates ESL instruction with academic instruction.
The focus of the program is for students to learn English as a second language and use it as a
medium to learn other academic subjects. In the program, a full-time teacher provides
supplementary instruction for all academic subjects. Based on the characteristics, the
program can best be described as...
A. sheltered instruction
B. content-based ESL
C. two-way immersion
D. pull-out ESL - ANSWER--B. content-based ESL
Rationale: integrates ESL instruction with content area instruction simultaneously
Which of the following best explains why ELLs need to receive direct instruction in the use of
nonverbal elements of English?
A. the meanings of gestures and body language vary from culture to culture
B. people need explicit instruction in nonverbal communication because they lack
instinctive communication skills
C. cultures associated with English tend to have more taboos related to the body than
other cultures
D. nonverbal gestures only have meaning when they are connected to specific phrases
in the oral language - ANSWER--A. the meanings of gestures and body language vary from
culture to culture
Rationale: need to understand what various nonverbal elements of English
Which of the following is most important for effective second language acquisition?
A. engaging in social activities and meaningful interactions
B. memorizing and practicing frequently used words and phrases
C. interacting primarily with the teacher and other adults
D. learning with various structured and rote activities - ANSWER--A. engaging in social
activities and meaningful interactions
,Which of the following statements is primarily true about the relationship between a
students first and second language acquisition?
A. cognitive development in L1 should be discontinued through the elementary years in
order to achieve cognitive and academic success in L2
B. cognitive development in L1 should be limited through the elementary years in order
to achieve cognitive and academic success in L2
C. students who receive formal schooling in L1 do better at acquiring L2 students with
no school in L1
D. students who receive formal schooling in L1 do worse at acquiring L2 then students
with no schooling in L1 - ANSWER--C. students who receive formal schooling in L1 do better
at acquiring L2 students with no school in L1
Which of the following is a similarity between L1 and L2 acquisition?
A. Learners generally acquire and apply rules with equal facility for both
B. learners are no more inhibited/anxious in learning an L2 than their L1
C. learners generally have more world knowledge learning L1 than an L2
D. learners construct language from existing concept knowledge in both - ANSWER--D.
learners construct language from existing concept knowledge in both
According to the concept of the 'Dual Iceberg Representation' regarding L1 and L2
acquisition, which of these is most accurate?
A. it is more effective to teach skills and concepts in L1 while teach L2 vocab
B. it is more effective to teach skills and concepts in L2 while teaching L2 vocab
C. the visible surface features that different from L1 to L2 are the largest components
D. the underlying skills for L1 are different from those required for learning the L2
,- ANSWER--A. it is more effective to teach skills and concepts in L1 while teach L2
vocab
According to the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) required by the Texas
Administrative Code, curriculum requirements include that school districts offer one of more
courses in required curriculum containing a research writing component for students
entering grade...
A. 12
B. 9
C. 6
D. 3 - ANSWER--B. 9
Rationale: a research writing component must be included in courses offered in the
required curriculum for students entering grade 9
Planned ESL instruction should ideally focus on which of these?
A. listening, speaking, reading, and writing English at every proficiency level
B. primarily in speaking English at each level with secondary focus on reading
C. mainly speaking and listening with secondary focus on reading and writing
D. mainly reading and writing English and then listening and speaking English -
ANSWER--A. listening, speaking, reading, and writing English at every proficiency level
According to many ESL experts, which is most accurate about concepts and skills that ESL
students have learned in their native languages?
A. students must unlearn what they learned in L1 to learn in L2
B. students can transfer these learned skills from their L1 to L2
C. students must learn skills all over again in English as their L2
, D. students must learn concepts separately in each language - ANSWER--B. students can
transfer these learned skills from their L1 to L2
If an ESL student has had no previous education or support in his/her native language, about
how long will it usually take to acquire CALP in English after coming to America?
A. seven to ten years
B. six months to two years
C. five years to seven years
D. less time than six months - ANSWER--A. seven to ten years
A school district is implementing a new ESL program. Which of the following is required in
order for the program to be in accordance with the criteria established by Castaneda v.
Pickard?
A. the program must allocate funds to support high quality professional development
for all staff that educates ELLs
B. the parents of ELLs must be informed of their rights to deny any and all services
provided by the program
C. the program must be evaluated and found to be effective in achieving its
instructional goals in language for ELLs
D. the district must ensure that ELLs are not discriminated against because they do not
speak English - ANSWER--C. the program must be evaluated and found to be effective in
achieving its instructional goals in language for ELLs
Which of the following strategies would be most effective in helping intermediate and
advanced ELLs improve their reading fluency?
A. providing frequent opportunities for students to read and reread texts written at
their independent reading levels
