RICA Subtest 2 Multiple Choice With
Complete Solution.
A sixth-grade teacher creates a written assessment in which the teacher leaves a
word out of the sentence and asks students which of four nonsense words would
be the most appropriate to use to complete the sentence. An example of this type
of assessment is shown below.
George___________ a prize at the fair yesterday.
Twibly
Norfing
Lubbed
Vishes ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Intuitively make use of grammar when
reading
Fifth grade teacher provides her students with an easier science article with
easier vocabulary about the topic of asteroids before reading from the actual
science textbook. What is the teacher trying to achieve? It says pre reading
lesson. ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Possible pre teaching/preloading information
to familiarize students with content and vocabulary (build on background/prior
knowledge)
Part 1: Understanding how punctuation is used to set off nonrestrictive...would
enable students to gain which of the following pieces of information from this
reading passage? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓All mammals are endotherms
,Part 2: One student comes to the teacher and says, "I get what an exotherm is but
what's an endotherm?" This particular passage provides an especially good
opportunity for the teacher to help the student? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Apply knowledge of suffixes to gain meaning from unfamiliar
word
The teacher provides students a sentence frame and demonstrates how to fill the
sentence frames. What is the teacher trying to demonstrate?
An (A) _____ castle was in _____.
An ugly castle was in the forest.
A beautiful castle was in a dark green forest? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Sentence structure in the English language
Gerard's New Home:
Which of the following strategies for effective discussion...does the teacher
demonstrate as the students talk about Gerard's New Home? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Encouraging the students to respond to another's idea and details
from text
Gerard's New Home Part 2:
Which of the following comprehension strategies does Student 3 demonstrate
during the group discussion? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Referring to the text to
clarify meaning
Gerard's New Home Part 3:
During the group discussion, which of the following strategies does the teacher
use to help students develop these responses to...? ~CORRECT
, ANSWER~✓✓Encouraging students to provide evidence from the text to
support their interpretations
A fourth grade teacher asked her students to break into groups and each student
read a different passage from the same story in their respective group. The
students are to discuss their passage in the group and then report the important
elements back to the whole class. What is the primary reason or what is the
teacher trying to achieve through this instructional technique? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓The students gain a deeper understanding of the passage and
have an opportunity to clarify by discussing it with peers.
A fourth grade teacher selected a core literature book for her students to read.
After her students have completed reading the book she asked them to go back
to the text and find situations where the main character has experience that
reminded the student of something in their own lives. The student uses a
response log to record their ideas. The teacher might choose this strategy as a
follow-up to reading the book because ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The teacher
understands that helping her students connect real life experiences to those of
character will deepen their understanding of the above and she can analyze their
responses to plan future appropriate instruction.
A middle school teacher designs an instructional activity in which students
combine several sentences to form a single sentence, as illustrated below.
Combine
Matthew stood and waited for the bus.
The sun was blazing hot.
Matthew fanned himself with the newspaper.
Complete Solution.
A sixth-grade teacher creates a written assessment in which the teacher leaves a
word out of the sentence and asks students which of four nonsense words would
be the most appropriate to use to complete the sentence. An example of this type
of assessment is shown below.
George___________ a prize at the fair yesterday.
Twibly
Norfing
Lubbed
Vishes ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Intuitively make use of grammar when
reading
Fifth grade teacher provides her students with an easier science article with
easier vocabulary about the topic of asteroids before reading from the actual
science textbook. What is the teacher trying to achieve? It says pre reading
lesson. ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Possible pre teaching/preloading information
to familiarize students with content and vocabulary (build on background/prior
knowledge)
Part 1: Understanding how punctuation is used to set off nonrestrictive...would
enable students to gain which of the following pieces of information from this
reading passage? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓All mammals are endotherms
,Part 2: One student comes to the teacher and says, "I get what an exotherm is but
what's an endotherm?" This particular passage provides an especially good
opportunity for the teacher to help the student? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Apply knowledge of suffixes to gain meaning from unfamiliar
word
The teacher provides students a sentence frame and demonstrates how to fill the
sentence frames. What is the teacher trying to demonstrate?
An (A) _____ castle was in _____.
An ugly castle was in the forest.
A beautiful castle was in a dark green forest? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Sentence structure in the English language
Gerard's New Home:
Which of the following strategies for effective discussion...does the teacher
demonstrate as the students talk about Gerard's New Home? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Encouraging the students to respond to another's idea and details
from text
Gerard's New Home Part 2:
Which of the following comprehension strategies does Student 3 demonstrate
during the group discussion? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Referring to the text to
clarify meaning
Gerard's New Home Part 3:
During the group discussion, which of the following strategies does the teacher
use to help students develop these responses to...? ~CORRECT
, ANSWER~✓✓Encouraging students to provide evidence from the text to
support their interpretations
A fourth grade teacher asked her students to break into groups and each student
read a different passage from the same story in their respective group. The
students are to discuss their passage in the group and then report the important
elements back to the whole class. What is the primary reason or what is the
teacher trying to achieve through this instructional technique? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓The students gain a deeper understanding of the passage and
have an opportunity to clarify by discussing it with peers.
A fourth grade teacher selected a core literature book for her students to read.
After her students have completed reading the book she asked them to go back
to the text and find situations where the main character has experience that
reminded the student of something in their own lives. The student uses a
response log to record their ideas. The teacher might choose this strategy as a
follow-up to reading the book because ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The teacher
understands that helping her students connect real life experiences to those of
character will deepen their understanding of the above and she can analyze their
responses to plan future appropriate instruction.
A middle school teacher designs an instructional activity in which students
combine several sentences to form a single sentence, as illustrated below.
Combine
Matthew stood and waited for the bus.
The sun was blazing hot.
Matthew fanned himself with the newspaper.
