Practice Test: Language Arts and Reading Flashcards
Mrs. H is teaching her fifth-grade class a strategy for listening. Which of the following is she teaching?
SLANT “Sit up, Lean forward, Ask Questions, Nod yes and no and Talk with Teachers” strategy for improving listening skills
Mr. S is preparing a lesson for his class using a word processing program and PowerPoint. This saves him time and effort. What kind of software is he using?
productivity (allows teachers to use tools to increase efficiency and time management)
Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the word “genre”?
type of story (a genre is particular type of written work)
What is the literary device used to compare things directly, without use of words such as “like” or “as”?
metaphor (used to compare things w/o using the words “like” or “as”
Which of the following is a major component of syntax?
rules for determining the correct order of words in sentences
*Mary, a second grader, reads with very little expression or variability in pitch, and she often introduces pauses at inappropriate places. In what aspect of language does she most clearly need improvement?
prosody (refers to the rhythms, stress patterns, and intonations of speech)
What is the purpose of activating student’ prior knowledge during a reading exercise?
students engage a text more readily when they have a personal connection to it (students more readily connect to texts that reflect their own experiences)
*Which of the following levels is higher than the other’s in Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy?
Evaluating (2nd highest level)
*For a unit on Ancient Greece. the Social Studies Language Arts teachers plan to collaborate. Which of the following literature would be most suitable for the unit?
biographies of famous Greeks (timelines and maps should be eliminated because they reflect dates, rather than people. While poetry may be important, biographies would be most relevant and engaging)
Susan is a second grade-student learning to write a paragraph. Which of the following is not involved in this process?
large motor skills (writing involved small motor skills, not large motor skills)
Ms. K is giving her students an assessment to determine if they are developing at the correct pace with the instruction she is currently using. What kind of assessment is Ms. K using?
progress monitoring (used to assess students’ academic progress within the current instructional environment)
Mr. P teaches third grade. In teaching today’s reading lesson, he begins with brief direct instruction on a “teaching point.” Students practice the skill and Mr. Perkins conferences with individual students to coach skills and provide feedback on practice. What strategy is Mr. P using?
reading workshop (involve a “teaching point,” practice, and conferencing with students
*Which of the following assessments gives the best review of the needs of a student?
progress monitoring (used to assess students’ academic performance and evaluate the effectiveness of instruction)
*Automaticity is most related to
fluency
Which of the following illustrates expository writing?
an essay about how the postal service works (expository writing presents information in a factual way)
Third-grade student Lisa has a writing assignment for homework. She is supposed to write a story about her adventures in an imaginary place. The focus of this assignment is which kind of writing?
creative narrative (writing from the imagination. Skill: Knowledge of Language and the Writing Process)
Mr. C’s class is learning about intellectual property. What concept is most closely related to that topic?
copyright
Which of these would yield information about percentiles or stanine scores?
standardized test (are based on normative data and can be used to identify percentile rankings of individual students)
What does it mean to say that a student scored in the 72nd percentile on a test?
the student scored better than 72% of the comparison group (percentile ranking refers to the percentage on one’s peers that one has outperformed)
The ability to hear and identify individual sounds in words is known as
phonemic awareness
Worksheets, writings and projects could all be included in
portfolio (collections of students’ best work)
Structural analysis involved the ability to
break a word into parts or syllables (through this, unfamiliar words can be divided into familiar syllables and other units in order to facilitate decoding)
*The four types of assessments included in the “Just Read, Florida” Reading Formula are
screening, progress monitoring, diagnosis, and outcome measures
Carlos is working on one of the six traits of writing
voice
*Kevin is learning about parts of speech. What aspect of writing does this involve?
syntax
What is an example of phonemic awareness?
recognition of the same sound in rods (phonemes and phonemic awareness involve sounds)
Ms. W teaches first grade. She is doing an activity with her class. Ms. W said, “If I take the word mail and replace the /m/ sound with an /s/ sound, what word would I have?” This activity involves
phonemic substitution
Which of the following most clearly reflects structural analysis?
A. hearing the difference between “bat,” “bad,” and “back”
B. articulating each syllable of the word “watermelon”
C. understanding that the /s/ sound is represented in more than one way
D. recognizing that “guarded” consists of the word “guard” plus the suffix “ed”
articulating each syllable of the word”watermelon” (structural analysis - breaking a word into meaningful parts)
*Characteristics of emergent literacy include
interest in books and printed materials (aspects of reading that occur before children can read - pre-reading stage)
Which of the following would be used in assessing reading fluency? A. multiple option tests B. story retelling C. sight-word analyses D. running records
running records (informal checks of oral reading accuracy)
What is prosody?
the rhythm, stress patterns, and intonations of speech
Structural analysis involves the ability
break a word into meaningful parts or syllables
*Mr. J is asking his students to read a brief essay and identify the theme. What level of comprehension is Mr. J requiring of his students?
analysis
Mr. D is having her class read an expository text that contains many charts, pictures, and other graphics. Which of the following is the best way for her to support her students’ comprehension of the text?
help students understand the specific ways the graphics support the details presented in the text
After reading her class a story about how one child helped keep his neighborhood clean, the teacher asks the class to brainstorm ways that they can keep their own neighborhood clean. What level in Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy is primarily used for this activity?
Applying
Ms. M is discussing the main character of a text with her students. Which of the following activities would best promote her students’ thinking at the evaluation level of Bloom’s Taxonomy?
ask students to reflect on the author’s treatment of the main character and then to write a paper that argues the fairness of the portrayal (evaluation involves judgment in terms of the equality of fairness)
*What type of assessment relies on mastery of learning objectives for student achievement?
criterion-reference (address mastery of content)
The results of what type of assessment are reported in percentile ranks?
norm-referenced (report student scores in reference to other scores in the norming popular)
*Which of the following is not part of emergent literacy?
A. showing awareness of the directionality of print
B. being able to decode words fluently
C. recognizing where the title of a book is located
D. understanding that words in books tell stories
B. being able to decode words fluently (answer - would be proficient reader)
showing awareness of the directionality of print
recognizing where the title of a book is located
understanding that words in books tell stories
Your school board is considering a proposal to lengthen the school day. You are encouraging your students to write to the board to express their views either in favor of or against the proposal. You will be encouraging your students to write to the board to express their views in favor or or against the proposal. You will be encouraging your students to use which mode of writing?
persuasive
A new novel about a fictional Native American girl who lived in the South during the pre-Colonial era represents which of the following genres?
historical fiction
Mr. Lee is discussing words such as “buzz,” “hiss,” and “splat” with his students.
These words are examples of
onomatopoeia
Plot can be briefly defined as the
main event of a story
Which of the following descriptions contains a simile?
Patricia is like a bear (like or as)
*All of the following would support the use of multicultural literature in the classroom EXCEPT
A. guiding students to think about the world from different perspectives.
B. informing students about the cultural contributions of different societies.
C. encouraging students to celebrate their own distinctive characteristics.
D. basing readings on the works of 18th-century European writers.
D. basing readings on the works of 18th-century European writers.
What is the correct order of stages in process writing?
prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
When planning an expository essay, which of the following should students consider? A. audience, occasion, and purpose B. means of introducing a main character C. methods of persuasion D. approach to developing plot
audience, occasion, and purpose
What of assessment gives a teacher the most specific information about a student’s reading strengths and weaknesses?
diagnostic test
Generally speaking, writing rubrics are helpful in communicating which of the following?
A. lesson content
B. expectations about the elements of an assignment
C. metacognitive strategies
D. class goals
expectations about the elements of an assignment
*A student whose scores on a standardized test of reading comprehension are in the 50th percentile is, with respect to reading comprehension,
average (percentile ranks create a curve of scores from 1 to 100)
Ms. Riker administers a brief test of oral fluency each week and finds that students’ scores tend to vary widely from week to week. Which of the following seems like the most plausible explanation for the variability in student scores?
The test has poor reliability. (test results are not consistent in repeated trials)
Which of the following teachers is engaging in active listening during a story retell by one of her students?
At several points, the teacher briefly paraphrases what the student just said or asks a clarifying question.
Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the word genre? A. theme of a story B. setting of a story C. response to story D. type of story
type of story
Which of the following can be a primary source? A. a textbook B. a letter C. a movie review D. a critical summary
a letter
Which of the following appears to violate the principles of fair use of copyrighted materials?
A. posting a photo from a website on the classroom wall
B. photocopying a textbook and selling it to students’ parents
C. integrating several quotations from a book into a slideshow for students
D. asking students to write down their favorite passage from a play
B. photocopying a textbook and selling it to students’ parents
*Kate is learning about the dimensions of language. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. The dimensions are speaking, thinking, writing, and reading.
B. Listening comes before speaking.
C. Oral language consists of speaking and listening.
D. Oral language provides the foundation for how written language works.
The dimensions are speaking, thinking, writing, and reading. (dimensions of language are speaking, listening, writing, and reading)
Which of the following is defined as the acceptance of the distinctive characteristics of all cultures, including one’s own?
cultural pluralism (smaller groups within a larger group maintain unique cultural identities, values, and practices as long as they are not illegal in the larger group)
Ms. Carter is teaching her kindergarten students how to write the alphabet. She notices that Erik has problems holding his pencil. What developmental issue might contribute to this problem?
small motor development
*Mr. Lassiter has a student whom he thinks could be helped by bibliotherapy. Which of the following students, given their description, is most likely to benefit from this approach?
Carl because his dog just died. (using the right book at the right time to promote emotional healing)
The focus of Ms. Green’s lesson is syntactic understanding. What would you expect to see her students doing?
using a computer to check for grammar errors
Principal Moore is observing Mrs. Kraft’s third-grade class. He notes that the focus of the lesson will be conventions of writing. What would Principal Moore expect to see in this lesson?
Students working together on grammar, spelling and punctuation from a previous writing assignment.
After school, Tim showed his mother the very first paragraph he had ever written. What grade would Tim most likely be in? A. kindergarten B. second grade C. fourth grade D. sixth grad
second grade
