ELAR EC-6th Practice Test UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
A teacher wants to provide tips for parents to use at home to support students' development of
reading fluency. Which of the following tips will best support the teacher's goal? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Listen to your child read aloud the same text multiples times
Use the information below to answer the questions that follow. A sixth-grade teacher plans to
assign a research project about Africa. Each student will be using various print resources as
well as the Internet to research aspects of culture, society, and government in different parts
of Africa. Students will create artistic projects as well as written products, and each student
will present his or her findings to the class. The teacher sketches out her goals for the project.
Goals: 1) Students will identify characteristics of reliable Websites 2)Students will compare
and contrast electronic and print media 3) Parents will be aware of project goals and
expectations Which of the following best achieves goal 3? - CORRECT ANSWER- Inviting
students and parents to a project orientation night to view samples from previous students
A language arts teacher has students set personal reading goals at the beginning of each
month. The students monitor, record, and reflect on their progress in data notebooks. The
primary purpose of setting and monitoring personal reading goals is to have students -
CORRECT ANSWER- think metacognitively about reading strengths and weaknesses
Which of the following statements about the stages of writing development is best supported
by research? - CORRECT ANSWER- Although most students progress through predictable
stages of writing development, the rate of skill development can vary.
A second grade teacher notices that several students are experiencing difficulty decoding
words like "fleet", "mean", and "coat". In which of the following areas should the teacher
plan further instruction for the students? - CORRECT ANSWER- Vowel digraphs
Which of the following activities is the best way for elementary students to learn the
techniques of pragmatic language usage? - CORRECT ANSWER- Role-playing a range of
sample conversations
A student asks the teacher for assistance reading a multisyllabic word. Which of the
following strategies will best support the student in learning to decode complex words
independently? - CORRECT ANSWER- Identifying syllables or chunks and highlighting
each differently
, The last skill a teacher should expect students to master during a unit on phonemic awareness
isa) phoneme deletionb) syllable deletion c) blending phonemesd) blending onsets and rimes
- CORRECT ANSWER- phoneme deletion
As part of their daily morning work, fourth-grade students dissect a given word into smaller
chunks by coding prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Then the students analyze the chunks to
hypothesize the meaning of the word. The activity best develops the skill of - CORRECT
ANSWER- decoding
Ms. Ruiz incorporates a weekly guest reader program in her first-grade classroom by inviting
school leaders, community members, and parents to read a story to the class. Following the
story, the guest reader and Ms. Ruiz lead a discussion about the story and have students draw
a picture and write about the story. Which of the following is the primary goal of the activity?
- CORRECT ANSWER- Collaborating with others to improve students' comprehension skills
A second-grade teacher informally assesses the oral language skills of all students, including
native English speakers and English-language learners (ELLs). Which of the following
observations warrants a further in-depth evaluation? - CORRECT ANSWER- A native
English-speaking student cannot verbalize ideas clearly during conversations
Which of the following practices best supports younger students in the prewriting stage of the
writing process? - CORRECT ANSWER- Providing opportunities for students to use oral
conversation to organize their thoughts
A fourth-grade student researches information on lions prior to writing an expository essay.
Which of the following strategies will help the student to most appropriately organize
information before writing the essay? - CORRECT ANSWER- Summarizing important
information from each resource
While reading realistic fiction, a teacher helps students make text-to-self connections to the
protagonist and antagonist. Which of the following best represents the targeted literary
feature? - CORRECT ANSWER- Characterization elements
Use the information below to answer the questions that follow.A first-grade teacher is
planning a reading lesson consisting of the following steps. 1- Read aloud a predictable big
book containing a repetitive pattern and several words unfamiliar to the class. 2- Reread the
book, encouraging students to chime in on predictable words and phrases 3- Have students
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
A teacher wants to provide tips for parents to use at home to support students' development of
reading fluency. Which of the following tips will best support the teacher's goal? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Listen to your child read aloud the same text multiples times
Use the information below to answer the questions that follow. A sixth-grade teacher plans to
assign a research project about Africa. Each student will be using various print resources as
well as the Internet to research aspects of culture, society, and government in different parts
of Africa. Students will create artistic projects as well as written products, and each student
will present his or her findings to the class. The teacher sketches out her goals for the project.
Goals: 1) Students will identify characteristics of reliable Websites 2)Students will compare
and contrast electronic and print media 3) Parents will be aware of project goals and
expectations Which of the following best achieves goal 3? - CORRECT ANSWER- Inviting
students and parents to a project orientation night to view samples from previous students
A language arts teacher has students set personal reading goals at the beginning of each
month. The students monitor, record, and reflect on their progress in data notebooks. The
primary purpose of setting and monitoring personal reading goals is to have students -
CORRECT ANSWER- think metacognitively about reading strengths and weaknesses
Which of the following statements about the stages of writing development is best supported
by research? - CORRECT ANSWER- Although most students progress through predictable
stages of writing development, the rate of skill development can vary.
A second grade teacher notices that several students are experiencing difficulty decoding
words like "fleet", "mean", and "coat". In which of the following areas should the teacher
plan further instruction for the students? - CORRECT ANSWER- Vowel digraphs
Which of the following activities is the best way for elementary students to learn the
techniques of pragmatic language usage? - CORRECT ANSWER- Role-playing a range of
sample conversations
A student asks the teacher for assistance reading a multisyllabic word. Which of the
following strategies will best support the student in learning to decode complex words
independently? - CORRECT ANSWER- Identifying syllables or chunks and highlighting
each differently
, The last skill a teacher should expect students to master during a unit on phonemic awareness
isa) phoneme deletionb) syllable deletion c) blending phonemesd) blending onsets and rimes
- CORRECT ANSWER- phoneme deletion
As part of their daily morning work, fourth-grade students dissect a given word into smaller
chunks by coding prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Then the students analyze the chunks to
hypothesize the meaning of the word. The activity best develops the skill of - CORRECT
ANSWER- decoding
Ms. Ruiz incorporates a weekly guest reader program in her first-grade classroom by inviting
school leaders, community members, and parents to read a story to the class. Following the
story, the guest reader and Ms. Ruiz lead a discussion about the story and have students draw
a picture and write about the story. Which of the following is the primary goal of the activity?
- CORRECT ANSWER- Collaborating with others to improve students' comprehension skills
A second-grade teacher informally assesses the oral language skills of all students, including
native English speakers and English-language learners (ELLs). Which of the following
observations warrants a further in-depth evaluation? - CORRECT ANSWER- A native
English-speaking student cannot verbalize ideas clearly during conversations
Which of the following practices best supports younger students in the prewriting stage of the
writing process? - CORRECT ANSWER- Providing opportunities for students to use oral
conversation to organize their thoughts
A fourth-grade student researches information on lions prior to writing an expository essay.
Which of the following strategies will help the student to most appropriately organize
information before writing the essay? - CORRECT ANSWER- Summarizing important
information from each resource
While reading realistic fiction, a teacher helps students make text-to-self connections to the
protagonist and antagonist. Which of the following best represents the targeted literary
feature? - CORRECT ANSWER- Characterization elements
Use the information below to answer the questions that follow.A first-grade teacher is
planning a reading lesson consisting of the following steps. 1- Read aloud a predictable big
book containing a repetitive pattern and several words unfamiliar to the class. 2- Reread the
book, encouraging students to chime in on predictable words and phrases 3- Have students
