TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
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EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AN
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SWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
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Which of the following best explains why ELLs need to receive direct instruction
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in the use of nonverbal elements of English?
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A. the meanings of gestures and body language vary from culture to culture
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B. people need explicit instruction in nonverbal communication because they lac
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k instinctive communication skills
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C. cultures associated with English tend to have more taboos related to the bo
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dy than other cultures
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D. nonverbal gestures only have meaning when they are connected to specif
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ic phrases in the oral language - ANSWER--
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A. the meanings of gestures and body language vary from culture to culture
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Rationale: need to understand what various nonverbal elements of English are
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Which of the following strategies would be most effective in helping intermediat
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e and advanced ELLs improve their reading fluency?
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A. providing frequent opportunities for students to read and reread texts writte
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n at their independent reading levels
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B. expanding students vocabulary knowledge by assigning challenging texts at an
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d beyond their instructional reading levels
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C. encouraging students to use various comprehension strategies, such as self m
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onitoring, predicting, and questions
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, TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
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EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AN
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SWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+ m m m m
D. administering timed reading tests to students monthly to motivate them to r
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ead more quickly and accurately - ANSWER--
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A. providing frequent opportunities for students to read and reread texts writte
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n at their independent reading levels
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Rationale: increases reading rate/fluency, increases self efficacy, encourages st
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udents to continue to improve
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What is the difference between deep and surface culture? - ANSWER--
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erful aspects of culture: Bel
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, TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
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EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AN
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SWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+ m m m m
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Rachid, a high school ELL, wrote the following paragraph in his history class.
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The Kaunstion of the america was writing in 1787. the Kaunstion had creating
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ma three parts for the government. The three parts are a kongress president a
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nd a supreme kourt. Also made the system federal of country.
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Based on Rachid's writing, which of the following accommodations would best h
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elp improve his writing?
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A. providing Rachid with sample sentence stems that are more grammatically co
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mplex than his sentences
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B. allowing Rachid to draw his responses for future writing assignments
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C. providing Rachid with a list of high frequency words that had been used throu
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ghout the year m m
D. assigning Rachid new writing tasks that are above his current level of content
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munderstanding evident in his sentences - ANSWER-- m m m m m m
A. providing Rachid with sample sentence stems that are more grammatically co
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mplex than his sentences
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Rationale: allows him to improve his writing in the context are by providing him
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with a model m m
Ms. Miranda asks the students in her high school English class to write a paragr
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aph describing school in their home countries. The following is a student's sampl
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e.
, TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
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EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AN
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SWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+ m m m m
I like going to school, I attended school in Cuba. In Cuba, I went to school during
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mthe day and I workd at night on homework. I went to school to learn English. I
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studyed hard before I came to Texas.
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After reviewing the student's paragraph, Ms. Miranda plans appropriate interve
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ntions and follow-up activities for the student.
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Ms. Miranda can best help the student by focusing on which of the following?
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A. future tense verbs
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b. present tense verbs m m
c. past tense verbs
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d. subject verb agreement - ANSWER--
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C. past tense verbs Rationale: frequency makes errors when
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m using the past tense
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Ms. Miranda asks the students in her high school English class to write a paragr
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aph describing school in their home countries. The following is a student's sampl
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e.
I like going to school, I attended school in Cuba. In Cuba, I went to school during
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mthe day and I workd at night on homework. I went to school to learn English. I
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studyed hard before I came to Texas.
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After reviewing the student's paragraph, Ms. Miranda plans appropriate interve
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ntions and follow-up activities for the student.
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EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AN
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SWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
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Which of the following best explains why ELLs need to receive direct instruction
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in the use of nonverbal elements of English?
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A. the meanings of gestures and body language vary from culture to culture
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B. people need explicit instruction in nonverbal communication because they lac
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k instinctive communication skills
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C. cultures associated with English tend to have more taboos related to the bo
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dy than other cultures
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D. nonverbal gestures only have meaning when they are connected to specif
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ic phrases in the oral language - ANSWER--
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A. the meanings of gestures and body language vary from culture to culture
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Rationale: need to understand what various nonverbal elements of English are
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Which of the following strategies would be most effective in helping intermediat
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e and advanced ELLs improve their reading fluency?
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A. providing frequent opportunities for students to read and reread texts writte
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n at their independent reading levels
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B. expanding students vocabulary knowledge by assigning challenging texts at an
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d beyond their instructional reading levels
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C. encouraging students to use various comprehension strategies, such as self m
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onitoring, predicting, and questions
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, TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
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EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AN
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SWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+ m m m m
D. administering timed reading tests to students monthly to motivate them to r
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ead more quickly and accurately - ANSWER--
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A. providing frequent opportunities for students to read and reread texts writte
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n at their independent reading levels
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Rationale: increases reading rate/fluency, increases self efficacy, encourages st
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udents to continue to improve
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What is the difference between deep and surface culture? - ANSWER--
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Part of culture is
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visible, like the tip ofm m m m m
an iceberg.
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m Language
m Clothing
m Food
m Customs
m Art
Below the surface are the
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more meaningful and pow
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erful aspects of culture: Bel
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iefs - m
m What we see as truth.
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Norms - m
Unwritten rules for beha
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Values - What we hold m m m m
, TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
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EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AN
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SWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+ m m m m
most important. m
Rachid, a high school ELL, wrote the following paragraph in his history class.
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The Kaunstion of the america was writing in 1787. the Kaunstion had creating
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ma three parts for the government. The three parts are a kongress president a
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nd a supreme kourt. Also made the system federal of country.
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Based on Rachid's writing, which of the following accommodations would best h
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elp improve his writing?
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A. providing Rachid with sample sentence stems that are more grammatically co
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mplex than his sentences
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B. allowing Rachid to draw his responses for future writing assignments
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C. providing Rachid with a list of high frequency words that had been used throu
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ghout the year m m
D. assigning Rachid new writing tasks that are above his current level of content
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munderstanding evident in his sentences - ANSWER-- m m m m m m
A. providing Rachid with sample sentence stems that are more grammatically co
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mplex than his sentences
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Rationale: allows him to improve his writing in the context are by providing him
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with a model m m
Ms. Miranda asks the students in her high school English class to write a paragr
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aph describing school in their home countries. The following is a student's sampl
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e.
, TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
m m m m m
EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AN
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SWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+ m m m m
I like going to school, I attended school in Cuba. In Cuba, I went to school during
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mthe day and I workd at night on homework. I went to school to learn English. I
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studyed hard before I came to Texas.
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After reviewing the student's paragraph, Ms. Miranda plans appropriate interve
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ntions and follow-up activities for the student.
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Ms. Miranda can best help the student by focusing on which of the following?
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A. future tense verbs
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b. present tense verbs m m
c. past tense verbs
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d. subject verb agreement - ANSWER--
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C. past tense verbs Rationale: frequency makes errors when
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m using the past tense
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Ms. Miranda asks the students in her high school English class to write a paragr
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aph describing school in their home countries. The following is a student's sampl
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e.
I like going to school, I attended school in Cuba. In Cuba, I went to school during
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mthe day and I workd at night on homework. I went to school to learn English. I
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studyed hard before I came to Texas.
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After reviewing the student's paragraph, Ms. Miranda plans appropriate interve
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ntions and follow-up activities for the student.
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