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EC-6 Practice Exam Questions Questions and
Correct Answers
English Language Arts Ans: 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 ... Ans:
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. Ans: *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? Ans: Students learn that writing can be used for
communication
Which of the following statements best illustrates the linguistic
benefit of using thematic units in instructing English language
learners (ELLs)? Ans: 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,
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which of the following is he least likely to consider mentioning as
a benefit of visual media? Ans: 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"? Ans: Understanding the
organizational patterns of the text to read more efficiently
What is one of the key advantages of using integrated thematic
instruction? Ans: 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 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? Ans: 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? Ans:
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. Ans: *Is the source a commercial, personal, or
university site?
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Is the author associated with any special interest group?Is the
author promoting goods or services?
*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?
Ans: Metacognition
What is the value of using a Venn diagram to analyze two stories
with a similar theme? Ans: 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 ... Ans: 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? Ans: Videos and photographs
Silent sustained reading (SSR) is designed to promote ... Ans:
Reading comprehension
In the initial stages of language development, the role of explicit
grammar instruction is futile because children at this age ... Ans:
Are concerned primarily with meaning and the communication
process
Tier 3 vocabulary includes academic and technical terms used ...
Ans: In the content areas
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*Tier 2 = words used to provide specificity to instruction
*Tier 4 = sophisticated words like those used in spelling bees
When children master the alphabetic principle of English, they are
able to ... Ans: Connect letters and letter combinations to create
sounds
Vocabulary development is a key predictor of success in reading in
the content areas for all students, but especially for children new
to the English language. Identify the best strategy to introduce
vocabulary development to ELLs from diverse cultural and
linguistic backgrounds. Ans: Teach content vocabulary through
direct, concrete experience as opposed to definitions
Mr. Lawrence read a story to his kindergarten students in a
pleasant and natural tone of voice. Later, he uses a series of
connected pictures representing events in the story. In addition to
helping children understand the story, what other element is he
teaching? Ans: The teacher is introducing sequencing and the
story structure
Which of the following best illustrates a teacher using multimedia
as a model or "mentor text" Ans: Reading aloud from a chapter
book and discussing rich imagery and style
Which of the following statements most appropriately describe the
characteristics of the Language Acquisition Device (LAD)? Select all
that apply. Ans: *The LAD enables human beings to produce
language and utilize correct language rules
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EC-6 Practice Exam Questions Questions and
Correct Answers
English Language Arts Ans: 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 ... Ans:
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. Ans: *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? Ans: Students learn that writing can be used for
communication
Which of the following statements best illustrates the linguistic
benefit of using thematic units in instructing English language
learners (ELLs)? Ans: 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,
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which of the following is he least likely to consider mentioning as
a benefit of visual media? Ans: 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"? Ans: Understanding the
organizational patterns of the text to read more efficiently
What is one of the key advantages of using integrated thematic
instruction? Ans: 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 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? Ans: 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? Ans:
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. Ans: *Is the source a commercial, personal, or
university site?
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Is the author associated with any special interest group?Is the
author promoting goods or services?
*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?
Ans: Metacognition
What is the value of using a Venn diagram to analyze two stories
with a similar theme? Ans: 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 ... Ans: 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? Ans: Videos and photographs
Silent sustained reading (SSR) is designed to promote ... Ans:
Reading comprehension
In the initial stages of language development, the role of explicit
grammar instruction is futile because children at this age ... Ans:
Are concerned primarily with meaning and the communication
process
Tier 3 vocabulary includes academic and technical terms used ...
Ans: In the content areas
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*Tier 2 = words used to provide specificity to instruction
*Tier 4 = sophisticated words like those used in spelling bees
When children master the alphabetic principle of English, they are
able to ... Ans: Connect letters and letter combinations to create
sounds
Vocabulary development is a key predictor of success in reading in
the content areas for all students, but especially for children new
to the English language. Identify the best strategy to introduce
vocabulary development to ELLs from diverse cultural and
linguistic backgrounds. Ans: Teach content vocabulary through
direct, concrete experience as opposed to definitions
Mr. Lawrence read a story to his kindergarten students in a
pleasant and natural tone of voice. Later, he uses a series of
connected pictures representing events in the story. In addition to
helping children understand the story, what other element is he
teaching? Ans: The teacher is introducing sequencing and the
story structure
Which of the following best illustrates a teacher using multimedia
as a model or "mentor text" Ans: Reading aloud from a chapter
book and discussing rich imagery and style
Which of the following statements most appropriately describe the
characteristics of the Language Acquisition Device (LAD)? Select all
that apply. Ans: *The LAD enables human beings to produce
language and utilize correct language rules
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