FL.NESINC Professional Education
Test-Graded A
Competency 1: For a unit on the novel Touching Spirit Bear, the teacher prepared an
activity that required his 8th-grade students to work in pairs to generate and discuss
pros and cons of the judge's decision regarding the main character. This was an
effective activity because young adolescents are likely to be in the process of
_________________ - ANSWER-Developing formal reasoning
Competency 1: Middle school language arts teachers use semantic mapping and
webbing to help develop students' cognitive abilities primarily because these methods -
ANSWER-encourage the integration, interaction, and understanding of ideas from
various content areas.
Competency 1: To improve students' writing and motivate them to continue striving for
mastery, a teacher would employ which of the following strategies most often? -
ANSWER-individual conferencing with specific feedback
Competency 1: Which of the following instructional goals for a 7th-grade language arts
class is aligned with the emotional development of students at that grade level? -
ANSWER-encouraging students to express their perceptions, ideas, and feelings in
personal narratives
Competency 2: A team of 7th grade teachers would like to incorporate technology into a
unit that includes science and language arts. Which of the following technology-based
activities provides the most opportunities for interdisciplinary experiences? - ANSWER-
creating an interactive website about ecosystems found in the Florida Everglades
Competency 2: Identify the best interdisciplinary project to incorporate history,
mathematics, and language arts. - ANSWER-writing a story about a time-traveler who
visits famous mathematicians and helps them solve mathematical problems
Competency 2: Prior to taking her 6th-grade class on an excursion to an amusement
park, which language arts activity should the teacher use to help the English language
learners in her class communicate with the vendors at the park? - ANSWER-role-
playing
Competency 2: Which of the following language arts activities is facilitated by a word
processing program? - ANSWER-Free writing
Test-Graded A
Competency 1: For a unit on the novel Touching Spirit Bear, the teacher prepared an
activity that required his 8th-grade students to work in pairs to generate and discuss
pros and cons of the judge's decision regarding the main character. This was an
effective activity because young adolescents are likely to be in the process of
_________________ - ANSWER-Developing formal reasoning
Competency 1: Middle school language arts teachers use semantic mapping and
webbing to help develop students' cognitive abilities primarily because these methods -
ANSWER-encourage the integration, interaction, and understanding of ideas from
various content areas.
Competency 1: To improve students' writing and motivate them to continue striving for
mastery, a teacher would employ which of the following strategies most often? -
ANSWER-individual conferencing with specific feedback
Competency 1: Which of the following instructional goals for a 7th-grade language arts
class is aligned with the emotional development of students at that grade level? -
ANSWER-encouraging students to express their perceptions, ideas, and feelings in
personal narratives
Competency 2: A team of 7th grade teachers would like to incorporate technology into a
unit that includes science and language arts. Which of the following technology-based
activities provides the most opportunities for interdisciplinary experiences? - ANSWER-
creating an interactive website about ecosystems found in the Florida Everglades
Competency 2: Identify the best interdisciplinary project to incorporate history,
mathematics, and language arts. - ANSWER-writing a story about a time-traveler who
visits famous mathematicians and helps them solve mathematical problems
Competency 2: Prior to taking her 6th-grade class on an excursion to an amusement
park, which language arts activity should the teacher use to help the English language
learners in her class communicate with the vendors at the park? - ANSWER-role-
playing
Competency 2: Which of the following language arts activities is facilitated by a word
processing program? - ANSWER-Free writing
