English Language Arts and Reading and the Science of
Teaching Reading | Practice Test
During the pre-reading stage of the shared book experience, teachers can increase
interest in the story by: Answ - encouraging students to make predictions based on the
title and the pictures.
Luke's mother has commented that her two year old is constructing sentences with only
two or three words at a time. For instance, she says that Luke responds by saying "no
more play" and "mommy milk more." She suggests that he has heard his brothers use
phrases like these. Luke uses these two phrases frequently. Based on the information
above, in which stage of language acquisition is Luke at this point? Answ - telegraphic
stage
Identify the main benefit of using a thesaurus. Answ - it can expand the vocabulary
repertoire of the child
Mr Michel provides guiding questions to guide Tamara's writing. A couple of the
questions are "what evidence do you need to prove your thesis to skeptics?" and "what
would you say to convince them?" Based on this information, what type of writing is
Tamara developing? Answ - persuasive writing
Identify the factor that most likely can affect the development of early literacy among
preschool children. Answ - parents read frequently to their children and have books
available at home
Identify the most appropriate strategy to meet the needs of children at the emergent
stage of writing development Answ - provide a shared writing or language experience in
which the teacher writes what the children says
Which of the following summaries best describes aspects of the writing process of
competent writers? Answ - brainstorming for ideas, completing an initial draft, revising
content, proofreading for errors in spelling, punctuation, and usage, and writing a final
draft
Mrs. London frequently leads students in choral reading to promote reading fluency.
What is the main purpose of the activity? Answ - to teach the intonation pattern of the
language
, Mr. Chapman is a third grade teacher at a school that is implementing a balanced
reading program. Which of the following TWO sets of learning experiences will he
include to provide the major components of a balanced literacy program? Answ - -
reading aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading
- shared writing and independent writing
Dan is an eight year old whose oral communication has significantly improved over the
past two months. He is beginning to use relative pronoun clauses when speaking and
more sophisticated constructions. However, his teacher has discovered that he
struggles when using subordinate clauses. Based on this current limitation, Dan might
have problems with the following types of sentences: Answ - if you want me to go, I will
need to start getting ready now
Marcus can separate a word into syllables by tapping as he says the word. However, he
has problems telling what the word is when the teacher says "th-at" or "b-ed". Based on
this description, Marcus needs additional support with what type of phonological skill?
Answ - blending onset and rime
Connectors are used in writing to create cohesive and coherent compositions.
Connections like "on the contrary," "conversely," and "on the other hand" are commonly
used in compositions addressing Answ - contrast
English writing samples from Spanish dominant ELLs may contain which key feature?
Answ - the stories might be perceived as disjointed and lacking a logical sequence
Mr. Martinez is going to be introducing the Dolch words to his first grade students.
Before showing the list of words to his students, Mr. Martinez explains that these words
are the most frequently used words in English. Which of the following words should not
be included in the list that Mr. Martinez is going to show to his students? Answ -
awesome
Identify the statement that best describes the advantages of using the language
experience approach to teach reading to language minority students. Answ - when
students' language is the basis of what they read students are more apt to be able to
say the words and learn words as they read what they dictated
Identify the strategies that lead the child from the stage of learning to read to the stage
of reading to learn. Answ - introduce children to different kinds of texts, and teach how
to scan to locate and retrieve information
Mrs. Thompson has directed her students to create a powerpoint presentation on the
history of visual media. Before working on such a presentation, students need to pick a
topic to create their presentation. Which of the following would be the most appropriate
topic for such a presentation? Answ - the evolution of billboards on the highway
Teaching Reading | Practice Test
During the pre-reading stage of the shared book experience, teachers can increase
interest in the story by: Answ - encouraging students to make predictions based on the
title and the pictures.
Luke's mother has commented that her two year old is constructing sentences with only
two or three words at a time. For instance, she says that Luke responds by saying "no
more play" and "mommy milk more." She suggests that he has heard his brothers use
phrases like these. Luke uses these two phrases frequently. Based on the information
above, in which stage of language acquisition is Luke at this point? Answ - telegraphic
stage
Identify the main benefit of using a thesaurus. Answ - it can expand the vocabulary
repertoire of the child
Mr Michel provides guiding questions to guide Tamara's writing. A couple of the
questions are "what evidence do you need to prove your thesis to skeptics?" and "what
would you say to convince them?" Based on this information, what type of writing is
Tamara developing? Answ - persuasive writing
Identify the factor that most likely can affect the development of early literacy among
preschool children. Answ - parents read frequently to their children and have books
available at home
Identify the most appropriate strategy to meet the needs of children at the emergent
stage of writing development Answ - provide a shared writing or language experience in
which the teacher writes what the children says
Which of the following summaries best describes aspects of the writing process of
competent writers? Answ - brainstorming for ideas, completing an initial draft, revising
content, proofreading for errors in spelling, punctuation, and usage, and writing a final
draft
Mrs. London frequently leads students in choral reading to promote reading fluency.
What is the main purpose of the activity? Answ - to teach the intonation pattern of the
language
, Mr. Chapman is a third grade teacher at a school that is implementing a balanced
reading program. Which of the following TWO sets of learning experiences will he
include to provide the major components of a balanced literacy program? Answ - -
reading aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading
- shared writing and independent writing
Dan is an eight year old whose oral communication has significantly improved over the
past two months. He is beginning to use relative pronoun clauses when speaking and
more sophisticated constructions. However, his teacher has discovered that he
struggles when using subordinate clauses. Based on this current limitation, Dan might
have problems with the following types of sentences: Answ - if you want me to go, I will
need to start getting ready now
Marcus can separate a word into syllables by tapping as he says the word. However, he
has problems telling what the word is when the teacher says "th-at" or "b-ed". Based on
this description, Marcus needs additional support with what type of phonological skill?
Answ - blending onset and rime
Connectors are used in writing to create cohesive and coherent compositions.
Connections like "on the contrary," "conversely," and "on the other hand" are commonly
used in compositions addressing Answ - contrast
English writing samples from Spanish dominant ELLs may contain which key feature?
Answ - the stories might be perceived as disjointed and lacking a logical sequence
Mr. Martinez is going to be introducing the Dolch words to his first grade students.
Before showing the list of words to his students, Mr. Martinez explains that these words
are the most frequently used words in English. Which of the following words should not
be included in the list that Mr. Martinez is going to show to his students? Answ -
awesome
Identify the statement that best describes the advantages of using the language
experience approach to teach reading to language minority students. Answ - when
students' language is the basis of what they read students are more apt to be able to
say the words and learn words as they read what they dictated
Identify the strategies that lead the child from the stage of learning to read to the stage
of reading to learn. Answ - introduce children to different kinds of texts, and teach how
to scan to locate and retrieve information
Mrs. Thompson has directed her students to create a powerpoint presentation on the
history of visual media. Before working on such a presentation, students need to pick a
topic to create their presentation. Which of the following would be the most appropriate
topic for such a presentation? Answ - the evolution of billboards on the highway
