ESL Certification Test UPDATED Actual
Questions and CORRECT Answers
True or False: ELLs represent roughly 10% of students in Texas school. . - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True. ELLs represent 16% of students in Texas school.
How many languages are represented in Texas schools? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Over
120 languages.
What is the percentage of Spanish speakers? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 92%
What is the overall number of ELLs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 800,671 students
(440,540 bilingual, 307,827 ESL)
What are the prominent languages other than Spanish? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1.
Vietnamese (14,094)
2. Urdu
3. Arabic
4. Korean
ELL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- English Language Learner
LEP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Limited English Proficiency
ESOL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- English to speakers of other language
DLI - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dual language immersion
LOTE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Languages other than English
,SI or SIOP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
True or False: Absolutes are usually the wrong answer on this test - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- TRUE.
True or False: Referring a student to SPED is usually the wrong answer. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- TRUE.
True or False: Trends, popular methods, and points are often the correct answer - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- TRUE.
True or False: Use the "perfect world lens" while answering the questions. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- TRUE.
Which trends usually indicate a correct answer? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Multiple
intelligence, balanced literacy, brain research, cooperative learning, multi-sensory activities,
and differentiated instruction.
What is the second largest largest ELL group in Texas? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Vietnamese
Avoid answer choices that include... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Phonics, watering down
the curriculum, discreet language arts skills (very specific)
Answers usually come down to... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Vocabulary!
A good ESL teacher is.... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Proactive! Never wait for things to
happen, seek out help and information .
Focus on ____ first. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Comprehension
The test is 45% _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Domain II, ESL instruction and
assessment.
,Domain 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Language Concepts and Language Acquisition
ESL standard 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The ESL teacher understand fundamental
language concepts and knows the structure and conventions of English.
ESL standard 3 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The ESL teacher understands processes of first
and second language acquisition and uses the knowledge to promote students language
development in English.
What do ESL teachers need to know about language? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Language
is flexible, responsive, and changes constantly to meet the communication needs of it's
speakers.
Language is systematic (has rules) and generative (changes, is flexible, accepts new words all
the time)
Language is used for communication.
Phonology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- system of sounds
Phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a unit of sound (cat has three phonemes)
Allophones - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- letters or combination of letters that make the same
sound (/K/ and /C/ make the same sound: "keep cool")
Morphology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Level of words
Morphemes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Parts of words that have meaning (lease amount of
letter to make a word- tree = 1 morpheme, trees= 2 morphemes
Semantics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Meaning (simple understanding of what a word
means, its synonyms and antonyms and even metaphorical nuances)
, Cognates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Words that are similar in two languages (same origin)
Latin roots for English-Spanish means that ___ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the closer the
language, the more likely there will be cognates.
Cognates should be used________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- vocabulary resources
to help with meaning
to acquire academic language
***there can be semantic interference with false cognates****
(exit and exito are not the same, education is the same as educacion)
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sentence structure and grammar (how a word functions
in a sentence)
How you use words: the priest blessed vs it is a blessed event.
Pragmatics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Use of language in social context
Real world/appropriate use/manners.
Lexicon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Refers to one's vocabulary or dictionary
Orthography - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A writing system, an alphabet.
Code-Switching - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- "I will go a la casa de mi tia"
Language Borrowing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- "I want a taco."
Linguistic Interference from native language - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- If a sound doesn't
exist in your native language, it is hard to hear or learn.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
True or False: ELLs represent roughly 10% of students in Texas school. . - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True. ELLs represent 16% of students in Texas school.
How many languages are represented in Texas schools? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Over
120 languages.
What is the percentage of Spanish speakers? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 92%
What is the overall number of ELLs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 800,671 students
(440,540 bilingual, 307,827 ESL)
What are the prominent languages other than Spanish? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1.
Vietnamese (14,094)
2. Urdu
3. Arabic
4. Korean
ELL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- English Language Learner
LEP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Limited English Proficiency
ESOL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- English to speakers of other language
DLI - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dual language immersion
LOTE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Languages other than English
,SI or SIOP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
True or False: Absolutes are usually the wrong answer on this test - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- TRUE.
True or False: Referring a student to SPED is usually the wrong answer. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- TRUE.
True or False: Trends, popular methods, and points are often the correct answer - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- TRUE.
True or False: Use the "perfect world lens" while answering the questions. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- TRUE.
Which trends usually indicate a correct answer? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Multiple
intelligence, balanced literacy, brain research, cooperative learning, multi-sensory activities,
and differentiated instruction.
What is the second largest largest ELL group in Texas? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Vietnamese
Avoid answer choices that include... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Phonics, watering down
the curriculum, discreet language arts skills (very specific)
Answers usually come down to... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Vocabulary!
A good ESL teacher is.... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Proactive! Never wait for things to
happen, seek out help and information .
Focus on ____ first. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Comprehension
The test is 45% _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Domain II, ESL instruction and
assessment.
,Domain 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Language Concepts and Language Acquisition
ESL standard 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The ESL teacher understand fundamental
language concepts and knows the structure and conventions of English.
ESL standard 3 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The ESL teacher understands processes of first
and second language acquisition and uses the knowledge to promote students language
development in English.
What do ESL teachers need to know about language? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Language
is flexible, responsive, and changes constantly to meet the communication needs of it's
speakers.
Language is systematic (has rules) and generative (changes, is flexible, accepts new words all
the time)
Language is used for communication.
Phonology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- system of sounds
Phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a unit of sound (cat has three phonemes)
Allophones - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- letters or combination of letters that make the same
sound (/K/ and /C/ make the same sound: "keep cool")
Morphology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Level of words
Morphemes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Parts of words that have meaning (lease amount of
letter to make a word- tree = 1 morpheme, trees= 2 morphemes
Semantics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Meaning (simple understanding of what a word
means, its synonyms and antonyms and even metaphorical nuances)
, Cognates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Words that are similar in two languages (same origin)
Latin roots for English-Spanish means that ___ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the closer the
language, the more likely there will be cognates.
Cognates should be used________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- vocabulary resources
to help with meaning
to acquire academic language
***there can be semantic interference with false cognates****
(exit and exito are not the same, education is the same as educacion)
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sentence structure and grammar (how a word functions
in a sentence)
How you use words: the priest blessed vs it is a blessed event.
Pragmatics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Use of language in social context
Real world/appropriate use/manners.
Lexicon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Refers to one's vocabulary or dictionary
Orthography - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A writing system, an alphabet.
Code-Switching - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- "I will go a la casa de mi tia"
Language Borrowing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- "I want a taco."
Linguistic Interference from native language - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- If a sound doesn't
exist in your native language, it is hard to hear or learn.
