TexES Content Exam - ELA Section
A fourth grade teacher notices several students who are shy and reluctant to speak in class. What
strategy would be most effective in motivating students' participation in class while enhancing their
listening and speaking skills?
A. Allowing students regular opportunities to read aloud in front of the class.
B. Giving students opportunities to share and listen to stories in a small-group setting.
C. Encouraging students to orally respond to higher-level thinking questions during class.
D. Permitting students to choose which groups of students they feel comfortable speaking to.
Giving students opportunities to share and listen to stories in a small-group setting.
A fifth-grade teacher includes a read aloud as a part of the language arts block. Which of the following
steps would be most appropriate for the teacher to take to help students' oral language skills and
support students' comprehension of the read-aloud texts?
A. grouping students by reading level to complete differentiated activities related to the read-aloud
texts
B. giving students multiple-choice questions about the main ideas and key details of the read-aloud
texts
C. providing students with opportunities to use a think-pair-share strategy to discuss the read-aloud
texts
D. determining students' language development levels before choosing the read-aloud texts
C. Providing students with opportunities to use a think-pair-share strategy to discuss the read-aloud
texts.
A fourth-grade teacher has students write about a specific topic from the current social studies unit
and discuss their written response with a group of classmates. The primary purpose for this type of
activity is to develop the students'
A. short-term memory
B. oral language skills
C. writing skills
D. comprehension
B. oral language skills
Which of the following silent reading practices provides the best conditions for students' individual
reading improvement?
A. engaging in sustained silent reading for an hour once a week while the teacher reads a book to
model engaged reading behaviors
B. dropping everything and reading several times a week for 30 minutes while the teacher grades
papers or prepares instructional materials.
C. reading silently anytime independent work has been completed early while the teacher keeps
anecdotal records of student behaviors.
D. participating in scaffolded silent reading for 20 minutes per day while the teacher confers with
students individually about their reading.
D. participating in scaffolded silent reading for 20 minutes per day with students individually about
their reading.
During a unit on propaganda, a sixth-grade teacher asks students to evaluate short statements made
in advertising materials and to attempt to detect any faulty reasoning. Which of the following levels of
reading comprehension is primarily being targeted in the lesson?
A. literal
B . inferential
C. evaluative
D. appreciative
A fourth grade teacher notices several students who are shy and reluctant to speak in class. What
strategy would be most effective in motivating students' participation in class while enhancing their
listening and speaking skills?
A. Allowing students regular opportunities to read aloud in front of the class.
B. Giving students opportunities to share and listen to stories in a small-group setting.
C. Encouraging students to orally respond to higher-level thinking questions during class.
D. Permitting students to choose which groups of students they feel comfortable speaking to.
Giving students opportunities to share and listen to stories in a small-group setting.
A fifth-grade teacher includes a read aloud as a part of the language arts block. Which of the following
steps would be most appropriate for the teacher to take to help students' oral language skills and
support students' comprehension of the read-aloud texts?
A. grouping students by reading level to complete differentiated activities related to the read-aloud
texts
B. giving students multiple-choice questions about the main ideas and key details of the read-aloud
texts
C. providing students with opportunities to use a think-pair-share strategy to discuss the read-aloud
texts
D. determining students' language development levels before choosing the read-aloud texts
C. Providing students with opportunities to use a think-pair-share strategy to discuss the read-aloud
texts.
A fourth-grade teacher has students write about a specific topic from the current social studies unit
and discuss their written response with a group of classmates. The primary purpose for this type of
activity is to develop the students'
A. short-term memory
B. oral language skills
C. writing skills
D. comprehension
B. oral language skills
Which of the following silent reading practices provides the best conditions for students' individual
reading improvement?
A. engaging in sustained silent reading for an hour once a week while the teacher reads a book to
model engaged reading behaviors
B. dropping everything and reading several times a week for 30 minutes while the teacher grades
papers or prepares instructional materials.
C. reading silently anytime independent work has been completed early while the teacher keeps
anecdotal records of student behaviors.
D. participating in scaffolded silent reading for 20 minutes per day while the teacher confers with
students individually about their reading.
D. participating in scaffolded silent reading for 20 minutes per day with students individually about
their reading.
During a unit on propaganda, a sixth-grade teacher asks students to evaluate short statements made
in advertising materials and to attempt to detect any faulty reasoning. Which of the following levels of
reading comprehension is primarily being targeted in the lesson?
A. literal
B . inferential
C. evaluative
D. appreciative
