- A sixth-grade teacher had decided to use literature circles with her class to work through a new fiction text they're reading. She will provide the groups with guided questions and discussion ideas to complete during and after their reading sections.Which question stem would encourage students to cite textual evidence to support a prediction for the next chapter of the reading?A. The word "_____" means ______. I know because in the text it says, "_____."B. The main character did _____ because ______ happened first.C. Because the character said _____, I believe s/he will _____.D. When ____ said _____, it reminded me of _____.
- A fourth-grade teacher wants to encourage more sustained independent reading from her students. She includes 15 minutes most days for students to read a self-selected text. Once a week she checks with each student to see how they've progressed on their text and to ask a few questions. When meeting with Tina, the teacher discovers that Tina has only read 20 pages since her last check. Tina explains that she is struggling to understand what the book is saying; some words are too big and she gets distracted trying to figure out what they mean. She also says she really wants to finish reading the book because all her friends have read it already. What should the teacher do to help Tina be successful during silent reading time?A. Set a page count goal for Tina to meet every day.B.Have Tina keep a journal while reading to document challenging vocabulary and take notes on the plot or other interesting elements of the text
- A music teacher has designed a unit that focuses on reading, writing, reproducing, and creating music. Which learning strand are they targeting with this unit?A. creative expressionB. critical evaluation and responseC. historical and cultural relevanceD. foundations: music literacy
- Which of the following types of writing would be most appropriate for a student's use of academic vocabulary?A. informational essayB. short storyC. advertisementD. memoir
- Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti are part of the:A. Orff system.B. Italian singing syllable system.C. solfège system.
- When attempting to assess a student's oral language skills, a teacher might use any of the following activities except:A. asking students to give and follow directions.B. asking a student to rewrite two short sentences as one compound sentence.C. asking a student to read a passage with multiple inflections or volume levels.D. asking students to participate in a literary discussion with a small group.
- When conducting a writing conference with students, a teacher should do all of the following except:A. focus revisions on one key area that will improve the whole text.B. when possible, provide correct examples of the student's mistake.C. point out areas of success that do not need editing or revision.D. provided a detailed and specific assessment of all grammatical errors present.
- Which of the following writing activities best assesses a student's understanding of using quotation marks and italics for titles?A. a career report detailing what it's like to work a job that interests each studentB. an opinion piece on the best restaurant in townC. a nonfiction essay about a fun event that happened over winter breakD. a review of their favorite musician and the songs on the album
- A fifth-grade class is reading Wonder by R.J. Palacios. Which of these journal questions would the teacher ask in order to encourage students to make a text-to-world connection?A. In what ways is the school in Wonder similar to or different from our school? Do you think other schools are also like ours and August's?B. Describe a time when you felt the same way August does in chapter 2.C. How would August get along with the main character from the short story we just read?D. After reading chapter 1, how do you think you would respond to August if he joined our classroom? Would you be his friend right away?
- A sixth-grade class is studying world cultures. For each culture studied, the teacher selects a short, representative piece to read. Which activity should the teacher include to help students understand and appreciate each new culture?A. identify a favorite culture and explain what is most appealing about it in an essayB. listen to the same story read in the native language of the represented cultureC. complete a Venn diagram comparing the new culture to the students' culturesD. compare the depictions of the culture in the text to their preconceived ideas of that culture
- A sixth-grade class is conducting research related to a science unit. When choosing vocabulary words to study related to the reading, which method is most effective?A. Preselecting words based on the teacher's understanding of the most challenging terms.B. Providing students with research articles with footnotes that identify and define new terms.C. Allowing students to select unknown words after reading one or two research articles.D. Choosing research articles that use vocabulary words already studied by students in other academic areas.
- A second-grade teacher passes out single syllable nouns (e.g. door, knob) to each student in the class. She asks the students to walk around the room until they find another student with a word that can combine with their own to form a new word (e.g. doorknob). This activity is most likely to help the students understand which of the following?A. morphemesB. pronouncing words with multiple syllablesC. roots and affixesD. compound words
- Which of the following is not an important component of creating an effective language arts learning environment?A. using teacher-selected texts and writing promptsB. spending time in class reading and writingC. using process-based approaches to reading and writingD. working with all genres of literature and all styles of writing
- After giving a lesson on simple sentences, a teacher posts a single review question and asks the students to answer this question on an exit slip before heading off to lunch. What form of assessment is being used?A. diagnosticB. norm-referencedC. formativeD. summative
- Students are about to begin a research report on an assigned topic. Which of the following steps should the students perform first in order to successfully research and write the report?A. Review procedures for identifying credible sources while researching.B. Brainstorm a list of what is already known about the assigned topic.C. Write a thesis statement to guide their research.D. Draft an outline of the report and supporting details.
- A sixth-grade class is working on a research project. Students were asked to choose from a list of teacher-provided topics. After each student selected a topic, the teacher reviewed safe internet practices, analyzing sources for credibility, and reminded students to log any sources they use for the bibliography at the end. After this review, students are given a graphic organizer to use to record notes and research and are allowed to begin searching either the class's reference material or the internet as needed.What step in the research process should the teacher have included before allowing students to begin researching?A. organize source material into an outlineB. draft an introductory paragraph and thesis statementC. generate questions to guide research and inquiryD. identify relevant sources to use for research
- A fifth-grade class is working on composing haikus. The teacher provides students with a thesaurus to use while writing. In what way can haikus help develop a student's vocabulary?A. Students can play with derivations of a word family to better understand root words.B. Students must know the proper connotation of a word to effectively create their poems.C. Students must know or find appropriate synonyms to meet the syllable requirements of a haiku.D. Students can practice spelling more complicated and lengthy words in a short, quick poem.
- A class has recently studied how authors display bias in their writing and incorporate literary devices like hyperbole, inclusive language, and understatements to prove their point of view. The teacher would like to provide students with examples of media that also incorporates these devices. Which type of media should the teacher use to meet this goal?A. persuasiveB. entertainmentC. informationalD. educational
- Which element of drama is defined as the "who" in the play and is a human, animal, natural entity, or emotion played by an actor?A. thoughtB. spectacleC. characterD. plot
- A student is still in the phonetic stage of spelling development. In order to move this student from phonetic to transitional, the teacher should incorporate activities that:A. review and reinforce writing upper- and lower-case letters.B. introduce and reinforce common spelling patterns.C. review letter-sound correspondence.D. introduce and reinforce irregular spelling patterns.