NYSTCE multi-subject 1-6 Literacy and
Language Arts Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
semantic approach -
correct answer ✅emphasizes the meaning of words
syntactic approach -
correct answer ✅emphasizes the order of the words in a sentence
Literal Comprehension -
correct answer ✅skills a reader uses to deal with the actual words
in a text: identifying topic sentence, main idea, facts, details,
context clues to determine meaning of a word, sequencing events
critical comprehension -
correct answer ✅involves analysis of meaning, evaluation,
validation, questioning, and the reasoning skills to recognize:
purpose, tone, pov, themes, organizational patter, explicit and
implicit relationship, biased language, arguments, difference
between fact and opinion.
Metacognition -
correct answer ✅"Thinking about thinking" or taking control of
their own learning process, self-monitoring, evaluating themselves
and making changes
, NYSTCE multi-subject 1-6 Literacy and
Language Arts Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
metacognitive skills -
correct answer ✅awareness, planning, self-monitoring and
reflection
awareness -
correct answer ✅identifying prior knowledge, learning goals, using
resources, recognizing requirements and motivation levels
planning -
correct answer ✅estimating time, prioritizing, studying, making
checklists etc.
self-monitoring and reflection -
correct answer ✅recognizing what works best and altering to
better fit
Critical Thinking Tools -
correct answer ✅Summarization, question generation, textual
marking
Language Arts Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
semantic approach -
correct answer ✅emphasizes the meaning of words
syntactic approach -
correct answer ✅emphasizes the order of the words in a sentence
Literal Comprehension -
correct answer ✅skills a reader uses to deal with the actual words
in a text: identifying topic sentence, main idea, facts, details,
context clues to determine meaning of a word, sequencing events
critical comprehension -
correct answer ✅involves analysis of meaning, evaluation,
validation, questioning, and the reasoning skills to recognize:
purpose, tone, pov, themes, organizational patter, explicit and
implicit relationship, biased language, arguments, difference
between fact and opinion.
Metacognition -
correct answer ✅"Thinking about thinking" or taking control of
their own learning process, self-monitoring, evaluating themselves
and making changes
, NYSTCE multi-subject 1-6 Literacy and
Language Arts Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
metacognitive skills -
correct answer ✅awareness, planning, self-monitoring and
reflection
awareness -
correct answer ✅identifying prior knowledge, learning goals, using
resources, recognizing requirements and motivation levels
planning -
correct answer ✅estimating time, prioritizing, studying, making
checklists etc.
self-monitoring and reflection -
correct answer ✅recognizing what works best and altering to
better fit
Critical Thinking Tools -
correct answer ✅Summarization, question generation, textual
marking
