Elementary Education Subtest I Flashcards
Emergent readers understand the alphabetic principle if they are able to:
Recognize that letters in written words represent the sounds in spoken words
A young child says, “I drawed you a picture!” The error in this sentence best illustrates which process of language development?
Overgeneralization of morphological rules
A second-grade teacher writes the following words on the board:
lady – ladder
Peter – petted
biter – bitter
hoping – hopping
super – supper
These words could best be used to introduce students to:
Decoding rules for open and closed syllables
A first-grade teacher puts the rime -all in magnetic letters on a board and gives a student three onsets for that rime. The teacher asks the student to place one onset in front of the rime and read the word aloud. This activity would be most effective for promoting the student’s:
Phonics blending skills
A third-grade teacher begins a small-group reading lesson focused on comprehension strategies by providing an explicit explanation of a visualization strategy. Which of the following would be the most appropriate step for the teacher to take, next in supporting the students’ ability to use the comprehension strategy independently?
Model the technique by reading aloud a description and thinking aloud about the mental pictures it evokes
A fourth-grade teacher regularly integrates content area vocabulary into language arts lessons and activities. This practice benefits students primarily by:
Enhancing their ability to understand and use the new vocabulary words in context
A Venn diagram is typically used in informational texts for which of the following purposes?
To compare and contrast the characteristics of two items
Foreshadowing is a device used in literacy works primarily to:
Suggest an important turn of events in advance
A student is drafting a letter to the editor of the local newspaper proposing that skateboarders be allowed to skate on the steps of the local library after hours. Which of the following intro sentences would be most appropriate for the student to use?
It’s understandable why skateboarders must always follow the law of gravity, but why must they follow the no-skateboarding law when the library is closed?
In which stage of the writing process should a writer focus on sharpening a persuasive argument?
Revising
In which of the following ways does the U.S. Senate differ from the House of Representatives?
Each state is represented equally in the Senate
For which of the following purposes does the U.S. Constitution guarantee the right to a writ of habeas corpus?
To prevent the illegal imprisonment of persons in the United States
Which of the following best describes an important contribution Mohandas K. Gandhi made to the Indian nationalist movement?
He launched nonviolent campaigns to resist British rule in India
One major cause of the American Revolution was disagreement between colonists and the British over which of the following questions?
Who has the authority to tax the colonists?
Population pyramids would be most helpful to a geographer trying to answer which of the following questions?
What proportion of a country’s population is in the age range for retirement?
