PACE Exam questions well answered
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When instructing students about résumé writing, it is most appropriate for the teacher to
emphasize the importance of which of the following?
Maintaining a first-person point of view
Highlighting positive personality characteristics
Embellishing the objective and skills sections
Using formal and sophisticated language - ANS ✔Option D is correct because a résumé should
be written in formal, professional language and be free of slang or conversational language.
A teacher instructs students to read a short story on their own and keep track of the major
events by listing them in their notebooks as they read. The next day, the teacher asks the
students to use their lists to write a summary of the story. A primary benefit of the activity is
that it helps students
retain comprehension of literature.
make personal connections with literature.
write creatively when responding to literature.
develop analytical thinking skills about literature - ANS ✔Option A is correct because this
activity helps students to understand the relationship between reading and writing by allowing
students to reflect on the story and then create a summary based on their responses.
Which of the following assignments best integrates math and expository writing to assess
specific skills in both areas?
An argument paper that is either for or against including basic computation in the math
curriculum
A research paper about the important contributions of a particular early mathematician
A procedural essay explaining the steps involved in solving a particular math equation
,A reflective essay that describes the students' memories of learning math concepts at an early
age - ANS ✔Option C is correct because in explaining the process of solving a math equation,
the students must develop a full understanding of the process; furthermore, explaining the
process in writing reinforces the students' understanding of the process as well as their writing
skills.
A high school teacher reads a text aloud to students daily while students follow along with their
own copies of the text. By hearing the text read aloud, students gain an understanding of how
which of the following elements contributes to the quality of writing?
Themes and motifs
Text structure
Setting and characterization
Sentence structure - ANS ✔Option D is correct because seeing and hearing the connection
between written and spoken language will help students understand the role of punctuation in
writing and can help them better understand different sentence structures.
A seventh-grade English teacher is assessing students' understanding of the persuasive essay by
having them complete an in-class persuasive writing assignment. To most appropriately support
an English learner (EL) in the class who writes at the advanced level of English-language
proficiency, the teacher should provide the student with which of the following?
Simple sentence stems that facilitate the EL's ability to write about familiar concepts
Instructions in the EL's native language when discussing familiar concepts
Complex sentence stems that facilitate the EL's ability to write about abstract concepts
Permission to write about abstract concepts in the EL's native language - ANS ✔Option C is
correct because complex sentence stems would aid the EL in writing about abstract concepts in
the same manner that a native English speaker might write, which is an appropriate goal for an
EL writing at the advanced level of English-language proficiency.
When giving a seventh-grade class an informational essay to read, a teacher wants to ensure
that an English learner (EL) in the class who is reading at the intermediate English-language
proficiency level is able to comprehend the language. Which of the following supports will best
promote the EL's comprehension while reading?
, Providing the EL a word list that gives a familiar synonym for words likely to be unfamiliar
Providing the EL a list of commonly used sentence stems used in informative articles
Having the EL record events that are most important to remember in a graphic organizer
Having the EL illustrate the parts of the article that he or she finds interesting - ANS ✔Option A
is correct because providing word lists of synonyms will ensure that ELs will not have to struggle
to understand unknown words; they will be better able to understand the content of the
informational text.
An English learner (EL) speaking at the beginning level of English-language proficiency can be
expected to speak with
a variety of sentence structures.
a variety of verb tenses.
abstract ideas and terms.
single words and short phrases. - ANS ✔Option D is correct because an EL at the beginning level
of English-language proficiency mainly speaks using short words and phrases about recently
practiced, memorized, or highly familiar material.
A high school teacher has assigned a novel for students to read outside of class. Which of the
following strategies will be most helpful for a student who struggles with basic reading
comprehension?
Working with a partner while reading the novel
Watching the film version of the novel before reading the novel
Having extra time to finish reading the novel
Choosing a different novel that is at a lower reading level for the class - ANS ✔Option B is
correct because seeing the film version helps provide needed context and a basic plot outline; it
will also help the student distinguish the different characters so that when reading the novel,
the student will already have a basic understanding and can use this background knowledge to
develop a deeper understanding.
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When instructing students about résumé writing, it is most appropriate for the teacher to
emphasize the importance of which of the following?
Maintaining a first-person point of view
Highlighting positive personality characteristics
Embellishing the objective and skills sections
Using formal and sophisticated language - ANS ✔Option D is correct because a résumé should
be written in formal, professional language and be free of slang or conversational language.
A teacher instructs students to read a short story on their own and keep track of the major
events by listing them in their notebooks as they read. The next day, the teacher asks the
students to use their lists to write a summary of the story. A primary benefit of the activity is
that it helps students
retain comprehension of literature.
make personal connections with literature.
write creatively when responding to literature.
develop analytical thinking skills about literature - ANS ✔Option A is correct because this
activity helps students to understand the relationship between reading and writing by allowing
students to reflect on the story and then create a summary based on their responses.
Which of the following assignments best integrates math and expository writing to assess
specific skills in both areas?
An argument paper that is either for or against including basic computation in the math
curriculum
A research paper about the important contributions of a particular early mathematician
A procedural essay explaining the steps involved in solving a particular math equation
,A reflective essay that describes the students' memories of learning math concepts at an early
age - ANS ✔Option C is correct because in explaining the process of solving a math equation,
the students must develop a full understanding of the process; furthermore, explaining the
process in writing reinforces the students' understanding of the process as well as their writing
skills.
A high school teacher reads a text aloud to students daily while students follow along with their
own copies of the text. By hearing the text read aloud, students gain an understanding of how
which of the following elements contributes to the quality of writing?
Themes and motifs
Text structure
Setting and characterization
Sentence structure - ANS ✔Option D is correct because seeing and hearing the connection
between written and spoken language will help students understand the role of punctuation in
writing and can help them better understand different sentence structures.
A seventh-grade English teacher is assessing students' understanding of the persuasive essay by
having them complete an in-class persuasive writing assignment. To most appropriately support
an English learner (EL) in the class who writes at the advanced level of English-language
proficiency, the teacher should provide the student with which of the following?
Simple sentence stems that facilitate the EL's ability to write about familiar concepts
Instructions in the EL's native language when discussing familiar concepts
Complex sentence stems that facilitate the EL's ability to write about abstract concepts
Permission to write about abstract concepts in the EL's native language - ANS ✔Option C is
correct because complex sentence stems would aid the EL in writing about abstract concepts in
the same manner that a native English speaker might write, which is an appropriate goal for an
EL writing at the advanced level of English-language proficiency.
When giving a seventh-grade class an informational essay to read, a teacher wants to ensure
that an English learner (EL) in the class who is reading at the intermediate English-language
proficiency level is able to comprehend the language. Which of the following supports will best
promote the EL's comprehension while reading?
, Providing the EL a word list that gives a familiar synonym for words likely to be unfamiliar
Providing the EL a list of commonly used sentence stems used in informative articles
Having the EL record events that are most important to remember in a graphic organizer
Having the EL illustrate the parts of the article that he or she finds interesting - ANS ✔Option A
is correct because providing word lists of synonyms will ensure that ELs will not have to struggle
to understand unknown words; they will be better able to understand the content of the
informational text.
An English learner (EL) speaking at the beginning level of English-language proficiency can be
expected to speak with
a variety of sentence structures.
a variety of verb tenses.
abstract ideas and terms.
single words and short phrases. - ANS ✔Option D is correct because an EL at the beginning level
of English-language proficiency mainly speaks using short words and phrases about recently
practiced, memorized, or highly familiar material.
A high school teacher has assigned a novel for students to read outside of class. Which of the
following strategies will be most helpful for a student who struggles with basic reading
comprehension?
Working with a partner while reading the novel
Watching the film version of the novel before reading the novel
Having extra time to finish reading the novel
Choosing a different novel that is at a lower reading level for the class - ANS ✔Option B is
correct because seeing the film version helps provide needed context and a basic plot outline; it
will also help the student distinguish the different characters so that when reading the novel,
the student will already have a basic understanding and can use this background knowledge to
develop a deeper understanding.
