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EC-6 Practice Exam Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
English Language Arts Answer: 105 minutes for 75 questions
Marcos is a five-year-old student in the process of first-language
acquisition. He often produces statements like, "This lollipop is the
bestest Mom." Based on this speech sample, this child is ... Answer:
Applying language rules
What is the key advantage of using semantic clusters - such as
chemical concepts, soils and rocks, and English modals - to teach
vocabulary development? Select all that apply. Answer: *The vocab
can be easily linked to a content area
*Teachers can develop thematic units based on these semantic clusters
*Students are exposed to similar owrds of various levels of complexity
What is the key advantage of using interactive writing journals for
emerging writers? Answer: Students learn that writing can be used for
communication
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Which of the following statements best illustrates the linguistic benefit
of using thematic units in instructing English language learners
(ELLs)? Answer: ELLs are exposed to similar vocabulary and concepts
in multiple formats
Students in Mr. Campos's classroom are learning to interpret visual
images. As part of Mr. Campos's explanation to his class, which of the
following is he least likely to consider mentioning as a benefit of visual
media? Answer: Visual images cannot stimulate thinking because they
can confuse people
What is one of the key challenges that children in upper elementary
school experience when moving from the stage of "learning to read" to
"reading to learn"? Answer: Understanding the organizational patterns
of the text to read more efficiently
What is one of the key advantages of using integrated thematic
instruction? Answer: It eliminates the artificial boundaries created
through traditional course scheduling.
Ms. Perez is planning a lesson that she can implement to increase her
students' understanding of viewing and representing. She decides that
one of the key issues for her students is to be able to identify how the
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visual materials they will be using must directly respond to the
audience and their needs. As part of the lesson, she intends to have
students work on this as a group project. Which of the following group
project ideas would be a good choice for her students to select?
Answer: Students can create a video directly responding to issues
raised by a reporter in a newspaper article and share their response on
YouTube
Sixth-grade students presenting a formal speech about the role of
technology in school today should do which of the following? Answer:
Present data to support their conclusions
To help her students acquire research skills, Ms. Sutherland, a fifth-
grade teacher, wants them to understand how to evaluate the
academic value and credibility of information found on the Internet.
Which of the following questions can students use to assess the value
and credibility of electronic sources? Select all that apply. Answer: *Is
the source a commercial, personal, or university site?
Is the author associated with any special interest group?Is the author
promoting goods or services?
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*Is the information written with appropriate factual referencing or it is
based solely on opinions?
Ms. Becerra uses a strategy with her sixth graders to help them
monitor their own comprehension as they read independently. She
instructs her students to stop and check that they understand the main
ideas in the story before moving on to the next section. This type of
comprehension practice fosters which of the following? Answer:
Metacognition
What is the value of using a Venn diagram to analyze two stories with
a similar theme? Answer: It can help students to compare and contrast
ideas across the two stories
The use of a dictionary can be an effective tool in vocabulary
development only if students ... Answer: Receive explicit instruction
on how to use it
Visual media can be a powerful instrument to contextualize and
enhance education. Which of the following identify examples of two
types of visual media? Answer: Videos and photographs
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EC-6 Practice Exam Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
English Language Arts Answer: 105 minutes for 75 questions
Marcos is a five-year-old student in the process of first-language
acquisition. He often produces statements like, "This lollipop is the
bestest Mom." Based on this speech sample, this child is ... Answer:
Applying language rules
What is the key advantage of using semantic clusters - such as
chemical concepts, soils and rocks, and English modals - to teach
vocabulary development? Select all that apply. Answer: *The vocab
can be easily linked to a content area
*Teachers can develop thematic units based on these semantic clusters
*Students are exposed to similar owrds of various levels of complexity
What is the key advantage of using interactive writing journals for
emerging writers? Answer: Students learn that writing can be used for
communication
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Which of the following statements best illustrates the linguistic benefit
of using thematic units in instructing English language learners
(ELLs)? Answer: ELLs are exposed to similar vocabulary and concepts
in multiple formats
Students in Mr. Campos's classroom are learning to interpret visual
images. As part of Mr. Campos's explanation to his class, which of the
following is he least likely to consider mentioning as a benefit of visual
media? Answer: Visual images cannot stimulate thinking because they
can confuse people
What is one of the key challenges that children in upper elementary
school experience when moving from the stage of "learning to read" to
"reading to learn"? Answer: Understanding the organizational patterns
of the text to read more efficiently
What is one of the key advantages of using integrated thematic
instruction? Answer: It eliminates the artificial boundaries created
through traditional course scheduling.
Ms. Perez is planning a lesson that she can implement to increase her
students' understanding of viewing and representing. She decides that
one of the key issues for her students is to be able to identify how the
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visual materials they will be using must directly respond to the
audience and their needs. As part of the lesson, she intends to have
students work on this as a group project. Which of the following group
project ideas would be a good choice for her students to select?
Answer: Students can create a video directly responding to issues
raised by a reporter in a newspaper article and share their response on
YouTube
Sixth-grade students presenting a formal speech about the role of
technology in school today should do which of the following? Answer:
Present data to support their conclusions
To help her students acquire research skills, Ms. Sutherland, a fifth-
grade teacher, wants them to understand how to evaluate the
academic value and credibility of information found on the Internet.
Which of the following questions can students use to assess the value
and credibility of electronic sources? Select all that apply. Answer: *Is
the source a commercial, personal, or university site?
Is the author associated with any special interest group?Is the author
promoting goods or services?
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*Is the information written with appropriate factual referencing or it is
based solely on opinions?
Ms. Becerra uses a strategy with her sixth graders to help them
monitor their own comprehension as they read independently. She
instructs her students to stop and check that they understand the main
ideas in the story before moving on to the next section. This type of
comprehension practice fosters which of the following? Answer:
Metacognition
What is the value of using a Venn diagram to analyze two stories with
a similar theme? Answer: It can help students to compare and contrast
ideas across the two stories
The use of a dictionary can be an effective tool in vocabulary
development only if students ... Answer: Receive explicit instruction
on how to use it
Visual media can be a powerful instrument to contextualize and
enhance education. Which of the following identify examples of two
types of visual media? Answer: Videos and photographs
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