NES Elementary Education Subtest I
Exam-Graded A
Bird and silver - ANS-I. angry
II. bridge
III. bird
IV. silver
A teacher is looking to do a lesson on the different phonemes created by r-controlled
vowels. Which two words are most appropriate to use?
Text direction - ANS-A student writes the sentence "I am going to eat ice cream" as:
I am going to
eat
is
crem.
When going over with the studewnt, which of the following print concepts should the
teacher focus on?
Constructive - ANS-A group of children are working to make an eagle with Styrofoam,
balls, eggs, toothpicks, beads, ribbons, glue, and scissors. Which of the following types
of plays are the students engaged in?
To support the students in activities until they can independently perform - ANS-Which
of the following is the primary purpose of scaffolding?
Having students repeat readings of familiar text with corrective feedback - ANS-More
than 70% of a third grade class scored at high risk on the oral reading fluency. Which
instructional practice would be best for improving the students' oral reading fluency?
Night sky darkness - ANS-The following is an Iroquois poem entitled "Darkness Song."
We wait in the darkness!
Come, all ye who listen,
Help in our night journey:
Now no sun is shining;
Now no star is glowing; (5)
Come show us the pathway:
The night is not friendly:
, She closes her eyelids;
The moon has forgot us,
We wait in the darkness. (10)
Line 9 most likely refers to the...
Norm-referenced assessments - ANS-What are assessments that provide information
on where an individual student's performance is in relation to his/her peers?
Exit card - ANS-An elementary English education teacher is looking to use an informal
assessment to capture overall learning. Which of the following is the best option?
I and II - ANS-!. Diagnostic assessment allows teachers to map out a route, using
existing knowledge to build upon.
II. Response to Intervention is an approach for the early identification and support of
students with learning and behavior needs.
III. Screening assessments are used to determine whether students are ready to end a
course.
Of the above, which of the following is/are correctly stated?
Formative assessment - ANS-An elementary English teacher is looking to evaluate
student learning at the conclusion of an instructional period (ex. at the end of the unit).
Which is the best assessment to use?
Personification - ANS-"An angel, robed in spotless white, bent down and kissed the
sleeping Night, Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone, Men saw the blush and called
it Dawn." -Paul Laurence Dunbar
Which of the following literacy devices is used with the word "Night" in Paul Laurence
Dunbar's statement?
A gerund - ANS-*Blowing* bubbles on a hot day is a great activity for kids.
The bolded word in the sentence above is an example of
Sentence 3 and sentence 5 - ANS-(1) Others indicate that the new teacher certification
examinations are the cause of teachers being swayed from perusing teaching careers.
(2) Some potential teachers have taken the exam multiple times and have changed
career paths due to have difficulty passing the certification exams. (3) Only time will tell
if the proposed solution will solve the problem of teacher shortage in Indiana. (4) Many
also blame the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in 2014, which
made it harder to deliver quality education. (5) As a result, the teaching profession has
obtained a negative perception.
Which sentences are in the wrong place?
Exam-Graded A
Bird and silver - ANS-I. angry
II. bridge
III. bird
IV. silver
A teacher is looking to do a lesson on the different phonemes created by r-controlled
vowels. Which two words are most appropriate to use?
Text direction - ANS-A student writes the sentence "I am going to eat ice cream" as:
I am going to
eat
is
crem.
When going over with the studewnt, which of the following print concepts should the
teacher focus on?
Constructive - ANS-A group of children are working to make an eagle with Styrofoam,
balls, eggs, toothpicks, beads, ribbons, glue, and scissors. Which of the following types
of plays are the students engaged in?
To support the students in activities until they can independently perform - ANS-Which
of the following is the primary purpose of scaffolding?
Having students repeat readings of familiar text with corrective feedback - ANS-More
than 70% of a third grade class scored at high risk on the oral reading fluency. Which
instructional practice would be best for improving the students' oral reading fluency?
Night sky darkness - ANS-The following is an Iroquois poem entitled "Darkness Song."
We wait in the darkness!
Come, all ye who listen,
Help in our night journey:
Now no sun is shining;
Now no star is glowing; (5)
Come show us the pathway:
The night is not friendly:
, She closes her eyelids;
The moon has forgot us,
We wait in the darkness. (10)
Line 9 most likely refers to the...
Norm-referenced assessments - ANS-What are assessments that provide information
on where an individual student's performance is in relation to his/her peers?
Exit card - ANS-An elementary English education teacher is looking to use an informal
assessment to capture overall learning. Which of the following is the best option?
I and II - ANS-!. Diagnostic assessment allows teachers to map out a route, using
existing knowledge to build upon.
II. Response to Intervention is an approach for the early identification and support of
students with learning and behavior needs.
III. Screening assessments are used to determine whether students are ready to end a
course.
Of the above, which of the following is/are correctly stated?
Formative assessment - ANS-An elementary English teacher is looking to evaluate
student learning at the conclusion of an instructional period (ex. at the end of the unit).
Which is the best assessment to use?
Personification - ANS-"An angel, robed in spotless white, bent down and kissed the
sleeping Night, Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone, Men saw the blush and called
it Dawn." -Paul Laurence Dunbar
Which of the following literacy devices is used with the word "Night" in Paul Laurence
Dunbar's statement?
A gerund - ANS-*Blowing* bubbles on a hot day is a great activity for kids.
The bolded word in the sentence above is an example of
Sentence 3 and sentence 5 - ANS-(1) Others indicate that the new teacher certification
examinations are the cause of teachers being swayed from perusing teaching careers.
(2) Some potential teachers have taken the exam multiple times and have changed
career paths due to have difficulty passing the certification exams. (3) Only time will tell
if the proposed solution will solve the problem of teacher shortage in Indiana. (4) Many
also blame the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in 2014, which
made it harder to deliver quality education. (5) As a result, the teaching profession has
obtained a negative perception.
Which sentences are in the wrong place?
