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m m m m m m m m m
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AmTexasmhighmschoolmhasmamprogrammthatmintegratesmESLminstructionmwithmacademicminstruct
ion.mThe mfocusmofmthe mprogrammismformstudentsmtomlearnmEnglishmasmamsecondmlanguage mandm
use mitmasmammediummtomlearnmothermacademicmsubjects.mInmthe mprogram,mamfull-
time mteachermprovidesmsupplementaryminstructionmformallmacademicmsubjects.mBasedmonmthe
m characteristics, m the m programm canm bestm be m described m as...
A. shelteredminstruction
B. content-basedmESL
C. two-waymimmersion
D. pull-outmESLm-mANSWER--B.mcontent-basedmESL
Rationale:mintegratesmESLminstructionmwithmcontentmareaminstructionmsimultaneously
WhichmofmthemfollowingmbestmexplainsmwhymELLsmneedmtomreceive mdirectminstructionminmthemu
se mof mnonverbalmelementsmofmEnglish?
A. the mmeaningsmof mgesturesmandmbodymlanguage mvarymfrommculture mtomculture
B. people mneedmexplicitminstructionminmnonverbalmcommunicationmbecausemtheyml
ackminstinctive mcommunicationmskills
C. culturesmassociatedmwithmEnglishmtendmtomhavemmore mtaboosmrelatedmtomthembodym
thanmothermcultures
D. nonverbalmgesturesmonlymhavemmeaningmwhenmtheymaremconnectedmtomspecificmphr
asesminmthe moralmlanguage m-mANSWER--
A.mthe mmeaningsmof mgesturesmandmbodymlanguage mvarymfrommculture mtomculture
Rationale:mneedmtomunderstandmwhatmvariousmnonverbalmelementsmofmEnglish
Whichmofmthe mfollowingmismmostmimportantmformeffective msecondmlanguage macquisition?
A. engagingminmsocialmactivitiesmandmmeaningfulminteractions
B. memorizingmandmpracticingmfrequentlymusedmwordsmandmphrases
C. interactingmprimarilymwithmthe mteachermandmothermadults
D. learningmwithmvariousmstructuredmandmrote mactivitiesm-mANSWER--
A.mengagingminmsocialmactivitiesmandmmeaningfulminteractions
,Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismprimarilymtrue maboutmthemrelationshipmbetweenmamstu
dentsmfirstmandmsecondmlanguage macquisition?
A. cognitive mdevelopmentminmL1mshouldmbe mdiscontinuedmthroughmthemelementarymyear
sminmordermtomachieve mcognitive mandmacademicmsuccessminmL2
B. cognitive mdevelopmentminmL1mshouldmbe mlimitedmthroughmthemelementarymyearsminmo
rdermtomachieve mcognitive mandmacademicmsuccessminmL2
C. studentsmwhomreceivemformalmschoolingminmL1mdombettermatmacquiringmL2mstudentsm
withmnomschoolminmL1
D. studentsmwhomreceivemformalmschoolingminmL1mdomworsematmacquiringmL2mthenmstud
entsmwithmnomschoolingminmL1m-mANSWER--
C.mstudentsmwhomreceivemformalmschoolingminmL1mdombettermatmacquiringmL2mstudentsmwithm
nomschoolminmL1
Whichmofmthe mfollowingmismamsimilaritymbetweenmL1mandmL2macquisition?
A. Learnersmgenerallymacquire mandmapplymrulesmwithmequalmfacilitymformboth
B. learnersmare mnommore minhibited/anxiousminmlearningmanmL2mthanmtheirmL1
C. learnersmgenerallymhave mmore mworldmknowledge mlearningmL1mthanmanmL2
D. learnersmconstructmlanguagemfrommexistingmconceptmknowledge minmbothm-mANSWER-
-D.mlearnersmconstructmlanguage mfrommexistingmconceptmknowledge minmboth
Accordingmtomthemconceptmofmthe m'DualmIcebergmRepresentation'mregardingmL1mandmL2macqui
sition,mwhichmof mthese mismmostmaccurate?
A. itmismmore meffective mtomteachmskillsmandmconceptsminmL1mwhile mteachmL2mvocab
B. itmismmore meffective mtomteachmskillsmandmconceptsminmL2mwhile mteachingmL2mvocab
C. the mvisible msurface mfeaturesmthatmdifferentmfrommL1mtomL2mare mthe mlargestmcomponents
D. the munderlyingmskillsmformL1mare mdifferentmfrommthose mrequiredmformlearningmthe mL2
,- ANSWER--
A.mitmismmore meffective mtomteachmskillsmandmconceptsminmL1mwhile mteachmL2mvocab
Accordingmtomthe mEnglishmLanguagemProficiencymStandardsm(ELPS)mrequiredmbymthe mTexasmAd
ministrative mCode,mcurriculummrequirementsmincludemthatmschoolmdistrictsmoffermone mof mmor
e mcoursesminmrequiredmcurriculummcontainingmamresearchmwritingmcomponentmformstudentsme
nteringmgrade...
A. 12
B. 9
C. 6
D. 3m-mANSWER--B.m9
Rationale:mamresearchmwritingmcomponentmmustmbemincludedminmcoursesmofferedminmthe mre
quiredmcurriculummformstudentsmenteringmgrade m9
PlannedmESLminstructionmshouldmideallymfocusmonmwhichmof mthese?
A. listening,mspeaking,mreading,mandmwritingmEnglishmatmeverymproficiencymlevel
B. primarilyminmspeakingmEnglishmatmeachmlevelmwithmsecondarymfocusmonmreading
C. mainlymspeakingmandmlisteningmwithmsecondarymfocusmonmreadingmandmwriting
D. mainlymreadingmandmwritingmEnglishmandmthenmlisteningmandmspeakingmEnglish
m - m ANSWER--
A.mlistening,mspeaking,mreading,mandmwritingmEnglishmatmeverymproficiencymlevel
AccordingmtommanymESLmexperts,mwhichmismmostmaccurate maboutmconceptsmandmskillsmthatmES
Lmstudentsmhave mlearnedminmtheirmnative mlanguages?
A. studentsmmustmunlearnmwhatmtheymlearnedminmL1mtomlearnminmL2
B. studentsmcanmtransfermthese mlearnedmskillsmfrommtheirmL1mtomL2
C. studentsmmustmlearnmskillsmallmovermagainminmEnglishmasmtheirmL2
, D. studentsmmustmlearnmconceptsmseparatelyminmeachmlanguage m-mANSWER--
B.mstudentsmcanmtransfermthese mlearnedmskillsmfrommtheirmL1mtomL2
If manmESLmstudentmhasmhadmnompreviousmeducationmormsupportminmhis/hermnativemlanguage,ma
boutmhowmlongmwillmitmusuallymtake mtomacquire mCALPminmEnglishmaftermcomingmtomAmerica?
A. sevenmtomtenmyears
B. six mmonthsmtomtwomyears
C. five myearsmtomsevenmyears
D. lessmtime mthanmsix mmonthsm-mANSWER--A.msevenmtomtenmyears
AmschoolmdistrictmismimplementingmamnewmESLmprogram.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismrequiredm
inmordermformthemprogrammtombeminmaccordancemwithmthemcriteriamestablishedmbymCastaneda
m v.
Pickard?
A. the mprogrammmustmallocate mfundsmtomsupportmhighmqualitymprofessionalmdevelopm
entmformallmstaff mthatmeducatesmELLs
B. the mparentsmofmELLsmmustmbe minformedmofmtheirmrightsmtomdenymanymandmallmser
vicesmprovidedmbymthe mprogram
C. the mprogrammmustmbe mevaluatedmandmfoundmtombemeffectiveminmachievin
gmitsminstructionalmgoalsminmlanguage mformELLs
D. the mdistrictmmustmensuremthatmELLsmaremnotmdiscriminatedmagainstmbecausemtheymdo
m notm speak m English m - m ANSWER--
C.mthe mprogrammmustmbemevaluatedmandmfoundmtombemeffective minmachievingmitsminstruction
almgoalsminmlanguage mformELLs
Whichmofmthemfollowingmstrategiesmwouldmbemmostmeffectiveminmhelpingmintermediate mandma
dvancedmELLsmimprove mtheirmreadingmfluency?
A. providingmfrequentmopportunitiesmformstudentsmtomreadmandmrereadmtextsmwritte
nmatmtheirmindependentmreadingmlevels
m m m m m
2025 300 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 % PASS SOLUTION
m m m m m m m m m
A+ GRADE
m
AmTexasmhighmschoolmhasmamprogrammthatmintegratesmESLminstructionmwithmacademicminstruct
ion.mThe mfocusmofmthe mprogrammismformstudentsmtomlearnmEnglishmasmamsecondmlanguage mandm
use mitmasmammediummtomlearnmothermacademicmsubjects.mInmthe mprogram,mamfull-
time mteachermprovidesmsupplementaryminstructionmformallmacademicmsubjects.mBasedmonmthe
m characteristics, m the m programm canm bestm be m described m as...
A. shelteredminstruction
B. content-basedmESL
C. two-waymimmersion
D. pull-outmESLm-mANSWER--B.mcontent-basedmESL
Rationale:mintegratesmESLminstructionmwithmcontentmareaminstructionmsimultaneously
WhichmofmthemfollowingmbestmexplainsmwhymELLsmneedmtomreceive mdirectminstructionminmthemu
se mof mnonverbalmelementsmofmEnglish?
A. the mmeaningsmof mgesturesmandmbodymlanguage mvarymfrommculture mtomculture
B. people mneedmexplicitminstructionminmnonverbalmcommunicationmbecausemtheyml
ackminstinctive mcommunicationmskills
C. culturesmassociatedmwithmEnglishmtendmtomhavemmore mtaboosmrelatedmtomthembodym
thanmothermcultures
D. nonverbalmgesturesmonlymhavemmeaningmwhenmtheymaremconnectedmtomspecificmphr
asesminmthe moralmlanguage m-mANSWER--
A.mthe mmeaningsmof mgesturesmandmbodymlanguage mvarymfrommculture mtomculture
Rationale:mneedmtomunderstandmwhatmvariousmnonverbalmelementsmofmEnglish
Whichmofmthe mfollowingmismmostmimportantmformeffective msecondmlanguage macquisition?
A. engagingminmsocialmactivitiesmandmmeaningfulminteractions
B. memorizingmandmpracticingmfrequentlymusedmwordsmandmphrases
C. interactingmprimarilymwithmthe mteachermandmothermadults
D. learningmwithmvariousmstructuredmandmrote mactivitiesm-mANSWER--
A.mengagingminmsocialmactivitiesmandmmeaningfulminteractions
,Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismprimarilymtrue maboutmthemrelationshipmbetweenmamstu
dentsmfirstmandmsecondmlanguage macquisition?
A. cognitive mdevelopmentminmL1mshouldmbe mdiscontinuedmthroughmthemelementarymyear
sminmordermtomachieve mcognitive mandmacademicmsuccessminmL2
B. cognitive mdevelopmentminmL1mshouldmbe mlimitedmthroughmthemelementarymyearsminmo
rdermtomachieve mcognitive mandmacademicmsuccessminmL2
C. studentsmwhomreceivemformalmschoolingminmL1mdombettermatmacquiringmL2mstudentsm
withmnomschoolminmL1
D. studentsmwhomreceivemformalmschoolingminmL1mdomworsematmacquiringmL2mthenmstud
entsmwithmnomschoolingminmL1m-mANSWER--
C.mstudentsmwhomreceivemformalmschoolingminmL1mdombettermatmacquiringmL2mstudentsmwithm
nomschoolminmL1
Whichmofmthe mfollowingmismamsimilaritymbetweenmL1mandmL2macquisition?
A. Learnersmgenerallymacquire mandmapplymrulesmwithmequalmfacilitymformboth
B. learnersmare mnommore minhibited/anxiousminmlearningmanmL2mthanmtheirmL1
C. learnersmgenerallymhave mmore mworldmknowledge mlearningmL1mthanmanmL2
D. learnersmconstructmlanguagemfrommexistingmconceptmknowledge minmbothm-mANSWER-
-D.mlearnersmconstructmlanguage mfrommexistingmconceptmknowledge minmboth
Accordingmtomthemconceptmofmthe m'DualmIcebergmRepresentation'mregardingmL1mandmL2macqui
sition,mwhichmof mthese mismmostmaccurate?
A. itmismmore meffective mtomteachmskillsmandmconceptsminmL1mwhile mteachmL2mvocab
B. itmismmore meffective mtomteachmskillsmandmconceptsminmL2mwhile mteachingmL2mvocab
C. the mvisible msurface mfeaturesmthatmdifferentmfrommL1mtomL2mare mthe mlargestmcomponents
D. the munderlyingmskillsmformL1mare mdifferentmfrommthose mrequiredmformlearningmthe mL2
,- ANSWER--
A.mitmismmore meffective mtomteachmskillsmandmconceptsminmL1mwhile mteachmL2mvocab
Accordingmtomthe mEnglishmLanguagemProficiencymStandardsm(ELPS)mrequiredmbymthe mTexasmAd
ministrative mCode,mcurriculummrequirementsmincludemthatmschoolmdistrictsmoffermone mof mmor
e mcoursesminmrequiredmcurriculummcontainingmamresearchmwritingmcomponentmformstudentsme
nteringmgrade...
A. 12
B. 9
C. 6
D. 3m-mANSWER--B.m9
Rationale:mamresearchmwritingmcomponentmmustmbemincludedminmcoursesmofferedminmthe mre
quiredmcurriculummformstudentsmenteringmgrade m9
PlannedmESLminstructionmshouldmideallymfocusmonmwhichmof mthese?
A. listening,mspeaking,mreading,mandmwritingmEnglishmatmeverymproficiencymlevel
B. primarilyminmspeakingmEnglishmatmeachmlevelmwithmsecondarymfocusmonmreading
C. mainlymspeakingmandmlisteningmwithmsecondarymfocusmonmreadingmandmwriting
D. mainlymreadingmandmwritingmEnglishmandmthenmlisteningmandmspeakingmEnglish
m - m ANSWER--
A.mlistening,mspeaking,mreading,mandmwritingmEnglishmatmeverymproficiencymlevel
AccordingmtommanymESLmexperts,mwhichmismmostmaccurate maboutmconceptsmandmskillsmthatmES
Lmstudentsmhave mlearnedminmtheirmnative mlanguages?
A. studentsmmustmunlearnmwhatmtheymlearnedminmL1mtomlearnminmL2
B. studentsmcanmtransfermthese mlearnedmskillsmfrommtheirmL1mtomL2
C. studentsmmustmlearnmskillsmallmovermagainminmEnglishmasmtheirmL2
, D. studentsmmustmlearnmconceptsmseparatelyminmeachmlanguage m-mANSWER--
B.mstudentsmcanmtransfermthese mlearnedmskillsmfrommtheirmL1mtomL2
If manmESLmstudentmhasmhadmnompreviousmeducationmormsupportminmhis/hermnativemlanguage,ma
boutmhowmlongmwillmitmusuallymtake mtomacquire mCALPminmEnglishmaftermcomingmtomAmerica?
A. sevenmtomtenmyears
B. six mmonthsmtomtwomyears
C. five myearsmtomsevenmyears
D. lessmtime mthanmsix mmonthsm-mANSWER--A.msevenmtomtenmyears
AmschoolmdistrictmismimplementingmamnewmESLmprogram.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismrequiredm
inmordermformthemprogrammtombeminmaccordancemwithmthemcriteriamestablishedmbymCastaneda
m v.
Pickard?
A. the mprogrammmustmallocate mfundsmtomsupportmhighmqualitymprofessionalmdevelopm
entmformallmstaff mthatmeducatesmELLs
B. the mparentsmofmELLsmmustmbe minformedmofmtheirmrightsmtomdenymanymandmallmser
vicesmprovidedmbymthe mprogram
C. the mprogrammmustmbe mevaluatedmandmfoundmtombemeffectiveminmachievin
gmitsminstructionalmgoalsminmlanguage mformELLs
D. the mdistrictmmustmensuremthatmELLsmaremnotmdiscriminatedmagainstmbecausemtheymdo
m notm speak m English m - m ANSWER--
C.mthe mprogrammmustmbemevaluatedmandmfoundmtombemeffective minmachievingmitsminstruction
almgoalsminmlanguage mformELLs
Whichmofmthemfollowingmstrategiesmwouldmbemmostmeffectiveminmhelpingmintermediate mandma
dvancedmELLsmimprove mtheirmreadingmfluency?
A. providingmfrequentmopportunitiesmformstudentsmtomreadmandmrereadmtextsmwritte
nmatmtheirmindependentmreadingmlevels
