ELAR Practice Test Questions
"Penny for your thoughts?" Marla said. "Not to add insult to injury, but you are barking up the wrong tree," Sam said. "Well, the ball is in your court," Marla replied. The two characters in this excerpt are having a conversation using a particular literary device. Which of the following sentences below adopts the same style and would fit into their conversation? A. "Back to the drawing board." B. "A suggestion is like a flower." C. "Playing ping pong pings pockets." D. "A friend is a sturdy oak tree."
A
(1) Greetings! (2) My name is Carol Burkett, and I'm the President of the Treeville Neighborhood Moms' Association. (3) Our association is disheartened to hear of the discontinuation of the storytime. (4) Among other reasons children benefit from the social emotional and intellectual offerings of a local library storytime. (5) If the reason for discontinuation is economic, we would be happy to fundraise and create a fund for the storytime to continue. (6) Please reply back to let us know how we can assist with keeping this vital neighborhood resource. Sincerely, Carol Burkett Which of the following assignments would be most appropriate for an English teacher to give her students to practice the mode of writing modeled in this example? A. Students determine a cause they are passionate about and create a written piece to make an impact on the issue in society in a positive way. B. Students think of their favorite movie star or famous person they admire and write a piece to them saying why they admire this person's work. C. Students break into groups and research the types of books in the local library in order to create a report to share with the community around the school. D. Students think of the most entertaining topics they can think of and write a piece containing these elements for other students to read.
A
A high-school English class is analyzing an excerpt from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë."Most true is it that "beauty is in the eye of the gazer." My master's colourless, olive face, square, massive brow, broad and jetty eyebrows, deep eyes, strong features, firm, grim mouth, — all energy, decision, will, — were not beautiful, according to rule; but they were more than beautiful to me; they were full of an interest, an influence that quite mastered me, — that took my feelings from my own power and fettered them in his. I had not intended to love him; the reader knows I had wrought hard to extricate from my soul the germs of love there detected; and now, at the first renewed view of him, they spontaneously arrived, green and strong! He made me love him without looking at me." What literary devices are used in this excerpt? A.aphorism and imagery B. simile and allusion C. personification and symbolism D. euphemism and irony
A
A high-school English class is analyzing an excerpt from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë."Most true is it that "beauty is in the eye of the gazer." My master's colourless, olive face, square, massive brow, broad and jetty eyebrows, deep eyes, strong features, firm, grim mouth, — all energy, decision, will, — were not beautiful, according to rule; but they were more than beautiful to me; they were full of an interest, an influence that quite mastered me, — that took my feelings from my own power and fettered them in his. I had not intended to love him; the reader knows I had wrought hard to extricate from my soul the germs of love there detected; and now, at the first renewed view of him, they spontaneously arrived, green and strong! He made me love him without looking at me." Which of the following inferences is best supported by the excerpt? A. The narrator has tried to compress her feelings in the past. B. The narrator doesn't have any freedom. C. The narrator shares the same feelings as most people. D. The narrator is suffering from unrequited love.
A
A middle school teacher is designing a rubric to use when evaluating students' oral presentations. She is planning to focus the rubric on a few different categories. Which category would the following question fit into? Are the words spoken clearly and correctly? A. articulation B. volume C. tone D. rate
A
A reading teacher has designed a lesson focused on skimming and scanning texts for significant features. What is the purpose of developing this skill? A. This skill will help students locate information more quickly. B. This skill will aid student comprehension of a text. C. This skill will ensure that students don't overlook any details in a text. D. This skill will help students to more easily identify the text structure.
A
A teacher has just finished teaching her class how to write a strong thesis statement. Now the students need to choose supporting details that are relevant to the topic and will provide sufficient support for their arguments. To scaffold this skill, which of the following could the teacher provide to the students? A. a list of details for them to order from strongest to weakest B. a Venn diagram with some sample information filled in C. a list of transitional phrases and examples of their uses D. a list of sentence stems to use in their essays
A
A teacher is leading her students in the task of writing a letter to the governor to make a request for a change. She provides students with a list of changes they could suggest, such as banning plastic bags in the town, putting a speed tracker on a busy road near the school, etc. When instructing the students on how to write the letter, which of the following should the teacher emphasize? A. use rhetorical strategies like logos B. exaggerate the problem C. use informal or casual language D. use a third-person point of view
A
A teacher is preparing to start a unit on descriptive writing. Which of the following should the teacher emphasize that students include in a well-organized piece of descriptive writing? A. Answer the questions who, what, where, when and how. B. Write in a parallel structure, grouping like and unlike details together. C. Add supporting evidence to develop an argument. D. Use appropriate transition words to guide the reader.
A
A teacher writes the following sentence from a narrative on the board and asks the class which of the words is the most suited for the sentence. As I walked through the forest, I couldn't help but notice the (elegant or alien) beauty of the tall, slender trees. By conducting this activity, the teacher is helping students work on which skill? A. connotation of a word B. annotating a passage C. syntax of a sentence D. descriptive language
A
An eighth-grade English teacher is teaching her students about persuasive advertising techniques. She shows them a car advertisement that provides details about the car and suggests that only a person who wears fancy clothes, lives in a mansion, and goes on luxurious vacations belongs in such a car. Which of the following persuasive techniques is being used in this advertisement? A. snob appeal B. glittering generalities C. bandwagon technique D. unfinished comparison
A
An eighth-grade English teacher is teaching her students how to identify different text structures. As part of the lesson, she asks her students to read the following excerpt about the famous philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. Although much of Aristotle's work was influenced by Plato, Aristotle was able to find many faults in Plato's theories and in time became a critic of his teacher. Their work targets many of the same aspects of philosophy, but their theories differ quite a bit. They both believed that thoughts were more powerful than senses. However, Plato believed the senses could not be used to determine reality, whereas Aristotle believed just the opposite, that the senses were needed to determine reality. So while Plato was busy imagining an invisible world, Aristotle looked to find truth in the world around him. Which of the following will help students recognize the text structure of this excerpt? A. finding signal words B. asking questions C. summarizing each sentence D. finding the thesis statement
A
An eighth-grade class is reading "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë. During class, the teacher pulls out the following passage from the novel to focus on. In this passage, the protagonist is describing her thoughts on people who live in the countryside. "I perceive that people in these regions acquire over people in towns the value that a spider in a dungeon does over a spider in a cottage, to their various occupants; and yet the deepened attraction is not entirely owing to the situation of the looker-on. They do live more in earnest, more in themselves, and less in surface, change, and frivolous external things. I could fancy a love for life here almost possible; and I was a fixed unbeliever in any love of a year's standing. One state resembles setting a hungry man down to a single dish, on which he may concentrate his entire appetite and do it justice; the other, introducing him to a table laid out by French cooks: he can perhaps extract as much enjoyment from the whole; but each part is a mere atom in his regard and remembrance..." Before the lesson, the teacher has planned the following learning objectives. 1. Students will be able to analyze a text for themes relative to life. 2. Students will be able to understand the purpose of different literary devices. Which statement best demonstrates a student meeting objective 1? A. "A rural lifestyle encourages people to be more reflective and attentive to what they have." B."People who live in cottages don't pay much attention to spiders because they have so much else to look at." C. "The protagonist's current opinion is different than an opinion she had in the past." D. "The protagonist is impressed by the values shared by people living in the countryside."
A
During this literary period, a focus on the writer or narrator's emotions and inner world and a distrust of reason, as well as a celebration of nature, beauty, and imagination. Which literary period is being described? A. The Romantic Period B. The Modernist Period C. The Renaissance D. The Contemporary Period
A
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A
Hundreds of fish swam around under the dock, waiting for me to drop down the line. While we were fishing, my dad and I discussed the important issues of the day: sports scores, grilling, my job, and mom's health. It feels like just yesterday we were standing there together--on the dock. *Above all*, the time we spent together is what I remember. Which of the following phrases, when replacing the underlined phrase above, preserves the meaning of the sentence? A.Most importantly, B. In conclusion, C. More or less, D. Last but not least,
A
Ms. Harper is reading an article with her high school English class. The students are completing a worksheet in which they compare the article to one they read the day before. Some of the students are struggling with comparing and contrasting the two articles. Which of the following comprehension strategies should the students complete as they read the article in order to compare and contrast what they are reading with the article from the previous day? A. draw and complete a Venn Diagram as they read B. draw and complete a t-chart with two columns C. choose quotes to state each article's main idea D. choose pictures out of magazines for each article
A
Ms. Morris wants to educate students about the importance of using credible websites in their research. Which of the following characteristics should she instruct students to look for when choosing a website to cite? A.contains a published author, date of information, source of the information, domain address, and a professional site design B. contains articles published by known leaders in the field, which are available for download to students for their use C. contains the most facts and opinions about the topic the students are researching, regardless of the site address or author D. contains graphics of what the students are researching in order to bring greater depth to the text of their papers
A
The paragraph was written by a ninth-grade student. Sentences are numbered sequentially within the paragraph.(1) It was a beautiful winter day, fresh snow was falling and the sun was shining. (2) My father and I were getting ready to go sledding at the park across the street. (3) While getting dressed, the phone call came. (4) My father answered, but spent most of the call just listening in silence. (5) Covered head to toe in my snow gear and ready to go, I ran to get my father. (6) To my surprise, he was sitting on his bed crying. (7) It was the first time I had ever seen my father cry. (8) I froze in the doorway, not knowing what to do. Which of the following sentences could the teacher use to demonstrate the correct use of the past perfect tense? A. sentence 7 B. sentence 2 C. sentence 4 D. sentence 5
A
To Whom It May Concern at the Electric Company: I have noticed lately the neighborhood street lights have not been coming on until 8 p.m. This is well after the time the sun sets around 5 p.m. This is upsetting to me because I come home and walk around the block for exercise after work. What if a dangerous person wanted to cause harm to me in the street? I would have no lights around to see the person in question's face or for others to see what was happening. This is a very pressing security issue. It is not expensive to turn the lights on earlier as they are solar powered. In fact, there will be no additional costs incurred by turning the lights on earlier. Therefore, my neighbors and I ask that you consider turning on the lights as soon as it gets dark. Our neighborhood will be safer as a result. Sincerely, A Concerned Citizen Which of the following types of writing is shown in this excerpt? A. a persuasive letter B. an informative article C. a personal memoir D. a diary entry
A
Which is the most important item to keep in mind when choosing an internet article to reference in a research paper? A. how credible, reliable, or accurate the source is B. how many downloads the article has had in the last year C. how many opinions fit the argument of your paper D. how many facts fit the argument of your paper
A
Which of the following is not an important element of effective oral presentations? A.reading a script for the oral presentation in order to ensure that you include all information B. determining what you want the audience to know/learn C. understanding exactly who is the audience D.changing the rate, pitch, and rhythm when showing excitement, urgency, and/or strong emotion
A
A middle school English teacher is reviewing grammar concepts with students. He writes the following sentence on the board: After our dog ran away, my brother and me spent hours searching the neighbors' yards calling it's name. What type of errors are displayed in the sentence? More than one choice is correct. Select all answers that apply. A. correct use apostrophes to show possession B. correct use of subject and object pronouns C. correct use of commas D. correct use of verb tenses
A and B
A language arts teacher has a group of students who are reluctant readers struggling to comprehend a novel set in the 1800s. What strategies can the teacher use to help the students understand what they are reading? Select all answers that apply. A.Pre-teach unfamiliar vocabulary for each chapter of the novel. B. Group the students together to split the reading. C.Provide time for students to research the setting of the novel. D. Assign students to write a summary at the end of each chapter.
A and C
The words eminent and imminent are often confused due to their similarities. Which sentences below show the word eminent being used in the correct manner. (Multiple Select) Select all answers that apply. A.His most eminent highness made the trip to Rome. B. Unfortunately, the verbal altercation was eminent. C. The most eminent psychologist spoke at the conference. D. The destructive hurricane's arrival is eminent.
A and C
The following is an excerpt from an eighth-grade student's descriptive writing piece. She slowly tiptoed into the library, careful not to wake the others. Staring in awe at the grandiose collection of books, she took a deep breath and drew in their sweet, musky smell. The books were calling out to her like a newborn to his mother. She longed to turn the pages, to be engulfed in the stories inside of them, to experience all the lives different than her own. Which of the following literary techniques does the student use to enhance the reader's mental image? Select all answers that apply. A. personification B. similes and metaphors C. sensory language D. onomatopoeia
A, B, C
A middle-school teacher is preparing an oral language assessment for her students in which she plans to listen to and analyze students' oral language to assess strengths and weaknesses and the next steps to support growth. Which of the following skills would be appropriate to include in her rubric? Select all answers that apply. A. reads fluently and with correct pronunciation B. understands and follows written directions C. uses a variety of sentence types and structures D. modifies speech, inflection and volume as appropriate
A, C, D
A high school ESL teacher is reading an article about climate change with the class. The teacher wants to have students discuss sections of the article with a partner along the way and then have students share their thoughts orally with the group. Which of the following discussion strategies is being used in this classroom scenario? A. Philosophical Chairs B. Think-Pair-Share C. Fishbowl D. Gallery Walk
B
A high school English teacher has planned a class discussion on one chapter from a novel the students have read. Some of the students are new to class discussions and are nervous about talking in front of their peers. The teacher wants students to feel comfortable, but she also wants to assess student understanding of the chapter at the same time. Therefore, which of the following activities should the teacher have the students take part in to make them feel more at ease with the discussion? A. provide a list of discussion expectations, such as sitting up straight and speaking loudly and clearly B. provide a list of discussion questions beforehand for students to discuss in pairs or small groups C. show students a taped discussion from last year's students to give them an idea of what to expect D. arrange students in pods all facing the front of the room instead of directly at each other to dispel nerves
B
A high school teacher has students read a play in the textbook, and then shows students the live action play version on film. Which of the following best describes the differences between a written and an oral work? A. The written work is easier to visualize when compared to the oral work, which has many distracting elements for the audience. B. An oral work provides the audience with elements of speech that a written work does not, such as tone, intonation, and prosody. C. The written work provides additional details that the oral work does not, such as additional points and characters. D. An oral work provides the audience with a mostly auditory experience, leaving out visual learners in the classroom.
B
A high-school English class is analyzing an excerpt from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë."Most true is it that "beauty is in the eye of the gazer." My master's colourless, olive face, square, massive brow, broad and jetty eyebrows, deep eyes, strong features, firm, grim mouth, — all energy, decision, will, — were not beautiful, according to rule; but they were more than beautiful to me; they were full of an interest, an influence that quite mastered me, — that took my feelings from my own power and fettered them in his. I had not intended to love him; the reader knows I had wrought hard to extricate from my soul the germs of love there detected; and now, at the first renewed view of him, they spontaneously arrived, green and strong! He made me love him without looking at me." During which of the following literary periods was this book written? A. Realism and Naturalism B. Victorian C. Modernist D. Colonial and Early National
B
A ninth-grade teacher assigns students the task of writing a persuasive essay pertaining to one of the topics on a provided list. Which of the following modifications will best support an English learner who is writing at the Intermediate level of English-language proficiency? A. Having the student work together with another EL to complete one essay. B. Providing the student with a list of sentence stems that can be used throughout the essay. C. Allowing the student to depict his or her thoughts using images, rather than words. D. Providing the student with a bilingual dictionary to use during the writing process.
B
An English teacher provides her students with the following excerpt from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens for a close-reading exercise. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insist on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only." After reading this excerpt, the teacher leads the class in a discussion. Which of the following statements would best demonstrate student understanding of the quote? A. "The narrator is living during a time of repose." B. "This paragraph captures the duplicity of human nature." C. "This shows how the good always outweighs the bad." D. "People see the world in shades of gray, not in black or white."
B
An English teacher provides her students with the following excerpt from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens for a close-reading exercise. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insist on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only." Which of the following best describes the technique used by Dickens in the first half of this excerpt? A. He uses sensory language to draw a clear picture for the reader. B. He uses antithesis to highlight the conflict that existed at the time. C. He is foreshadowing the conclusion of the paragraph. D. He uses an oxymoron to capture the reader's attention.
B
An eighth-grade English teacher has noticed that the English learners (ELs) in her class struggle to understand a lot of the vocabulary used in the text. Which two techniques from below would be the most effective ways for her to assist students in their long-term learning? (1) Teach students to use the contextual analysis to infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word by analyzing the text surrounding it. (2) Encourage students to read the text in their native language to gain a clear understanding. (3) Teach students the proper way to use a dictionary to find the meaning, pronunciation, and part of speech of words(4) Teach students how to use morphemic analysis to derive a word's meaning by analyzing its parts. A.3 and 4 B. 1 and 4 C. 1 and 2 D. 2 and 3
B
An eighth-grade English teacher is teaching her students how to identify different text structures. As part of the lesson, she asks her students to read the following excerpt about the famous philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. Although much of Aristotle's work was influenced by Plato, Aristotle was able to find many faults in Plato's theories and in time became a critic of his teacher. Their work targets many of the same aspects of philosophy, but their theories differ quite a bit. They both believed that thoughts were more powerful than senses. However, Plato believed the senses could not be used to determine reality, whereas Aristotle believed just the opposite, that the senses were needed to determine reality. So while Plato was busy imagining an invisible world, Aristotle looked to find truth in the world around him. Which of the following text structures is the teacher trying to help her students identify? A. chronological B. compare and contrast C. argumentative D. cause and effect
B
Laughing Song When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it; When the meadows laugh with lively green, And the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene; When Mary and Susan and Emily With their sweet round mouths sing 'Ha ha he!' When the painted birds laugh in the shade, Where our table with cherries and nuts is spread: Come live, and be merry, and join with me, To sing the sweet chorus of 'Ha ha he!' Students in the classroom would have a better chance of understanding all the levels of meaning in this poem if they had prior knowledge of which of the following rhetorical devices? A. metaphor B. personification C. iambic pentameter D. alliteration
B
Many students get off track reading poems because they feature unfamiliar vocabulary words from another time period. Because students are unfamiliar with these words, they must use context clues to determine their meaning. Which of the following underlined words within the poem is most likely to be problematic for high school students and require the use of context clues. A.But are other creatures so (line 7) B. Beasts do no jointures lose (line 12) C. himself being false or weak (line 2) D. And thence a law did grow (line 5)
B
Martha gave a bath to her puppy wearing a purple sweater. Which sentence below is a clearer version of the sentence above? A. Martha and her puppy went out to take a bath in a purple sweater. B. Martha, wearing a purple sweater, gave a bath to her puppy. C. The puppy and Martha went outside without her sweater. D. The puppy took a bath outside in a purple sweater sat Martha.
B
Read the excerpt of the poem "Ode to a Grecian Urn" by John Keats and answer the question that follows. Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd, Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal—yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair! Considering the style and topics considered in this poem, which world literary movement does it best represent? A. transcendentalism B. romanticism C. naturalism D. modernism
B
Students in Mrs. Jemmison's high school class maintain writing journals about the novels they read during independent reading time. The teacher would like students to use the journals as a space to better comprehend the novels they are reading. Which of the following assignments would be appropriate for students to complete in their notebooks following a classroom silent reading time? A.Write facts about the author of the novel you are reading. B. Write a reflection about the setting or characters in the novel. C. Draw a word web defining a word out of a short story. D. Rewrite the novel you are reading to be an expository article.
B
The paragraph was written by a ninth-grade student. Sentences are numbered sequentially within the paragraph.(1) It was a beautiful winter day, fresh snow was falling and the sun was shining. (2) My father and I were getting ready to go sledding at the park across the street. (3) While getting dressed, the phone call came. (4) My father answered, but spent most of the call just listening in silence. (5) Covered head to toe in my snow gear and ready to go, I ran to get my father. (6) To my surprise, he was sitting on his bed crying. (7) It was the first time I had ever seen my father cry. (8) I froze in the doorway, not knowing what to do. Which of the following sentences from the paragraph contains a dangling modifier? A. sentence 8 B. sentence 3 C. sentence 5 D. sentence 6
B
When evaluating a text, the teacher encourages students to ask the following questions: Did the author use transition words between ideas? Does the order of the sentences help to convey the meaning? Which of the following skills is the teacher asking her students to assess? A. author's purpose B. organization C. audience D. clarity
B
Which description below is consistent with effective, research-based writing instruction? A. Students should always be given a prompt to write to and should never be allowed to free write without a topic prescribed. B. Students who write in all subjects, not only in English class, have more opportunities to improve their craft as writers. C. The modern essay has 5 or 6 paragraphs, depending on the amount of description and details the author has drafted. D. Every grammar lesson should feature drills where students correct sentence after sentence of sentence errors from the textbook.
B
Which of the following descriptions explains the purpose of prewriting within the writing process? A. Prewriting is always the same process because every audience and every writing type can be approached in a similar way. B. Prewriting is the initial generation and organization of ideas in order to create a coherent piece of writing for a specific audience. C. Prewriting is recursive, and the writer returns to it again and again while drafting in order to best organize their writing. D. Prewriting is an important part of the revision process because it allows you to redo your ideas over and over to perfect them.
B
Which of the root word descriptions below best describes the word uncomfortable? A. Prefix: not Root: establish Suffix: past B. Prefix: not Root: solace Suffix: capable of C. Prefix: not Root: strong belief Suffix: every D. Prefix: not Root: regard Suffix: full of
B
A middle school teacher wants to do more to promote reading to her students. Which of the following strategies should she try? Select all answers that apply. A. Provide students with occasional independent reading time only on the days when instruction ends early. B. Allow students the ability to occasionally choose what to read from a list of pre-selected options. C. Make books accessible to students by setting up a system where students can easily borrow and return books. D. Ask students to present to the class a summary of a chapter within the book they are reading.
B and C
A teacher wants to informally assess the speaking skills of her English learners (ELs). Which of the following activities would best achieve this? Select all answers that apply. A. Pulling aside each student individually to assess if they can correctly identify phonemes in a written text. B. Observing student speech, inflection, and volume as they converse with peers in small groups. C. Asking students to record responses to a series of prompts that will later be analyzed and scored. D. Asking each student to read part of a text aloud to the class.
B and D
A teacher gives her class a political cartoon to look at and analyze. To perform this task the student needs to understand the historical context of the image and assess how the individual parts of the illustration create meaning. To best support her students in their analysis, what should the teacher recommend? Select all answers that apply. A. Try to replicate a drawing of the image. B. Determine the general mood evoked by the image. C. Note the size or scale of parts of the images. D. Carefully read the text included with the image.
B, C, D
A high school English teacher assigns students a novel to read outside of class along with corresponding discussion questions. The students come to class with the novel questions completed. Which of the following oral presentation strategies will allow students to share ideas with each other while also allowing the teacher to assess student understanding of the novel's main points? A. Each student takes a few minutes to prepare a 2-minute synopsis of their discussion question answers. Then, each student presents to the class while the teacher takes notes. B. Students break into two groups depending on their opinion of the novel, positive or negative. Then, pair off one student who has a positive viewpoint and one student who has a negative viewpoint to debate. C. Students sit in a circle and take turns participating in a guided discussion of the questions they completed. The discussion may be led by the students or by the teacher. D. Students break into groups and create a poster board covering the discussion question points. Then, students walk around the room and silently leave feedback next to the posters.
C
A middle school teacher has taught a lesson on simple, compound, and complex sentences and wants to check the understanding of the entire class. Which of the following is an appropriate formative assessment for a teacher to administer to students following the grammar lesson? A. popcorn questioning a few students around the room randomly to check for understanding B. a standardized test covering all the standards and skills present in the grade level curriculum C. an exit ticket asking students to demonstrate the skill by writing sentences of their own D. a unit test covering all the grammar concepts presented during the course of the semester
C
A teacher has students read the following sentences from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. (1) In an armchair, with an elbow resting on the table and her head leaning on that hand, sat the strangest lady I have ever seen, or shall ever see. She was dressed in rich materials—satins, and lace and silks—all of white.(2) My sister, Mrs. Joe, with black hair and eyes, had such a prevailing redness of skin that I sometimes used to wonder whether it was possible she washed herself with a nutmeg-grater instead of soap. The teacher uses the sentences to show how writing can be made more compact with the use of which of the following type of phrase? A.participle phrase B. adjective clause C. appositive phrase D. Infinitive
C
An eighth-grade English teacher is teaching her students how to identify different text structures. As part of the lesson, she asks her students to read the following excerpt about the famous philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. Although much of Aristotle's work was influenced by Plato, Aristotle was able to find many faults in Plato's theories and in time became a critic of his teacher. Their work targets many of the same aspects of philosophy, but their theories differ quite a bit. They both believed that thoughts were more powerful than senses. However, Plato believed the senses could not be used to determine reality, whereas Aristotle believed just the opposite, that the senses were needed to determine reality. So while Plato was busy imagining an invisible world, Aristotle looked to find truth in the world around him. Which graphic organizer would be helpful for students to use during the reading of this excerpt and the remainder of the text? A. Frayer model B.word web C. Venn diagram D. timeline
C
An eighth-grade class is reading "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë. During class, the teacher pulls out the following passage from the novel to focus on. In this passage, the protagonist is describing her thoughts on people who live in the countryside. "I perceive that people in these regions acquire over people in towns the value that a spider in a dungeon does over a spider in a cottage, to their various occupants; and yet the deepened attraction is not entirely owing to the situation of the looker-on. They do live more in earnest, more in themselves, and less in surface, change, and frivolous external things. I could fancy a love for life here almost possible; and I was a fixed unbeliever in any love of a year's standing. One state resembles setting a hungry man down to a single dish, on which he may concentrate his entire appetite and do it justice; the other, introducing him to a table laid out by French cooks: he can perhaps extract as much enjoyment from the whole; but each part is a mere atom in his regard and remembrance..." Before the lesson, the teacher has planned the following learning objectives. 1. Students will be able to analyze a text for themes relative to life. 2. Students will be able to understand the purpose of different literary devices. Which of the following discussion questions best supports objective 2? A. How does the author feel about people who live in the countryside? B. What type of literary device does the author when describing each part of the meal as "a mere atom in his regard and remembrance"? C. Why does the author use these metaphors to compare life in a town to life in the countryside? D. Why does the author use a semicolon to separate the two clauses, "I could fancy a love for life here almost possible; and I was a fixed unbeliever in any love of a year's standing"?
C
During the Renaissance more than 10,000 words entered the English lexicon. Where did most of these words originate from? A. Germanic languages B. French and Italian languages C. Latin and Greek languages D. Celtic languages
C
Group 1: unique, different, odd, peculiar, eccentric, distinctive Group 2: thrifty, frugal, cheap, stingy, economical Group 3: inquisitive, interested, curious, prying, nosy What was the likely purpose of this exercise? A. developing students' understanding of how affixes create meaning in a word B. teaching relationships among multiple-meaning words C. teaching students the difference between connotation and denotation of words D. developing students' ability to categorize words
C
Inspired by the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, a middle school teacher assigns her students a memoir assignment in which they will tell their own life stories. In order to incorporate technology into the assignment, she asks students to create a digital story of their memoirs to present to the class. Which of the following statements best describes a digital story? A. when a student researches another person's story on the internet and tells it digitally B. a collection of images, words, and phrases arranged on a posterboard to tell a story C. a collection of images, videos, text and audio files arranged to tell a story on digital slides D. when a student types out his or her memoir and adds pictures to enrich the story
C
Mrs. Grant assigns her middle school students a poem to read entitled "Poplars." In the poem, the trees are described as lonely and are difficult for birds to land on due to their short branches. The students are having difficulty attaching the images and figurative language present in the poem to what the real Poplar tree looks like. As a consequence, they are struggling with comprehending the poem. Mrs. Grant creates a slide with information about Poplar trees and includes a picture of the uniquely shaped tree. Then, she guides students through another analysis of the poem. Which comprehension strategy did the teacher rely on in this scenario? A.visualizing a scene in a text B. writing a summary of a text C. building background knowledge D. creating a list of questions
C
Students in a high school English class have written expository research papers on a historical time period of their choice and the famous novels written during this time period. Which of the following describes an appropriate assessment strategy for the essay? A. Students are presented with the rubric, grading guidelines, research expectations, and exemplary versions of the papers after the assignment has concluded. B. Students create their own research paper rubrics in groups before the assignment. Each group in the class creates a different rubric for the teacher to use. C. Students are presented with the rubric, grading guidelines, research expectations, and guided models for their research papers prior to beginning the assignment. D. Students create their own research paper rubrics individually before the assignment. Each student creates his or her own rubric to use before writing the paper.
C
Students in a high school English class read an article from an online peer-reviewed journal. In order to create a citation for this source, they will need which of the following pieces of information? A. the book in which the article was printed B. the other journals the students are reading C. the date the article was accessed online D. the page numbers of the printed article
C
The following is an excerpt from Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington: I think that the whole future of my race hinges on the question as to whether or not it can make itself of such indispensable value that the people in the town and the state where we reside will feel that our presence is necessary to the happiness and well-being of the community. No man who continues to add something to the material, intellectual, and moral well-being of the place in which he lives is long left without proper reward. This is a great human law which cannot be permanently nullified. Describing members of his race as "indispensable" and "necessary" to society, Washington builds an argument throughout the excerpt which culminates in the last line of the piece: "This is a great human law which cannot be permanently nullified." Using context clues, which of the following statements provides the best definition for the word "nullified" as it is used in this excerpt? A. reconciled B. dispensed C. invalidated D. validated
C
The paragraph was written by a ninth-grade student. Sentences are numbered sequentially within the paragraph.(1) It was a beautiful winter day, fresh snow was falling and the sun was shining. (2) My father and I were getting ready to go sledding at the park across the street. (3) While getting dressed, the phone call came. (4) My father answered, but spent most of the call just listening in silence. (5) Covered head to toe in my snow gear and ready to go, I ran to get my father. (6) To my surprise, he was sitting on his bed crying. (7) It was the first time I had ever seen my father cry. (8) I froze in the doorway, not knowing what to do. Which of the following forms of sentence 1 contains the correct grammar and punctuation? A. It was a beautiful winter day, fresh snow was falling, and the sun was shining. B. It was a beautiful winter day. Fresh snow was falling and the sun was shining. C. It was a beautiful winter day; fresh snow was falling, and the sun was shining. D. Correct as is.
C
There are an array of televisions on the market for buyers to choose from. According to Matthew Rodston, the leading media expert at Media To Go, a leading retail chain, the 50-inch HD Sonoyo television is the best on the market. "There is simply not a comparison with the other televisions," Rodston says. "This television features great graphics and vibrant colors for the buyer's viewing pleasure." Which of the following strategies is being utilized by the author to persuade the reader to buy the product? A. try to convince you that everyone has bought one already B. tell you what a great value the product is by comparison C. have an authority figure give a positive review of the product D. share facts and details of the product's most useful features
C
To help students with comprehension prior to reading expository text, a middle school English teacher should provide students with instruction in which of the following skills? A. summarizing a text B. identifying the text structure C. activating background knowledge D. making inferences
C
Use the excerpt for the questions that follow. Jacqueline wanted a new life in a new city. Over the rivers, under the bridges, and through the woods she drove and drove. The many landscapes of America rose to meet her: hills, valleys, plains, deserts, and forests. After driving for days and days, she finally arrived at her new destination, and a new day in a new city. What is the main purpose of the colon in sentence 3? A. separate phrases B. for emphasis C. to introduce a list D. join two sentences
C
What are the main determining factors one should consider when choosing a type of writing to undertake? A. audience and media coverage B. quickest format and available resources C.audience and appropriate format D. public opinion and appropriate format
C
Which of the following describes a credible source? A. an online dictionary anyone can edit or change B. the opinion column written by the mayor's office C. an online database with peer-reviewed articles D. an online blog written by a very popular blogger
C
Which of the following statements comes from a persuasive article concerning recycling? A. "Some of the most commonly recycled items are milk jugs, cardboard boxes, and junk mail." B. "30% of American households recycle weekly, while 70% lack access to these services." C. "Without recycling, our oceans will become littered and uninhabitable for treasured species." D. "Recycle man is coming your way! He will show you how to recycle everyday! To the rescue!"
C
Which of the following statements is true of the writing process? A. The editing and revising portions of the writing process are the same. B. Prewriting and drafting take place at the same time in the process. C. The editing and revising portions of the writing process are recursive. D. Publishing the work requires a public forum for presentation.
C
While writing a research paper on the life of scientist Albert Einstein, a student uses many different sources that need to be cited. Which of the following would be an appropriate citation for an article found online? A. Lyons, James. "Einstein." Discover Science, 20 May 1990, 22-24. B. Beyers, Jillian. The Making of a Genius. September 4, 1978, ArtScience Museum. https://www.artsciencemuseum/topics/science/themakingofagenius. October 20, 2019. "C. Albert Einstein." History, May 19, 2019, A&E Television Networks, 1, https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/albert-einstein. October 17, 2019. D. Smith, Henry. The Life of a Genius. Science Press, August 2000.
C
Works of literature by American transcendentalists such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman traditionally center on which of the following topics? A. the feeling of being socially alienated from society while also humorously taking note of life's ironic nature B. the expression of cultural ideas from African Americans, providing insight for the struggles they had faced C. the belief that people and nature are inherently good and society's institutions have marred society D. the challenge of settling in the United States and reconciling tensions between newcomers and Native Americans
C
A high-school English class is analyzing an excerpt from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë."Most true is it that "beauty is in the eye of the gazer." My master's colourless, olive face, square, massive brow, broad and jetty eyebrows, deep eyes, strong features, firm, grim mouth, — all energy, decision, will, — were not beautiful, according to rule; but they were more than beautiful to me; they were full of an interest, an influence that quite mastered me, — that took my feelings from my own power and fettered them in his. I had not intended to love him; the reader knows I had wrought hard to extricate from my soul the germs of love there detected; and now, at the first renewed view of him, they spontaneously arrived, green and strong! He made me love him without looking at me." Which of the following best states the meaning of "mastered" as used in the following quote? "...they were full of an interest, an influence that quite mastered me." A. to cause an unexpected feeling B. to mesmerize or capture the attention of C. to learn something very thoroughly D. to control one's emotions
D
A student is having trouble fully comprehending a paragraph he just read about tectonic plate movement. The student doesn't normally struggle with fluency or vocabulary, so the teacher assumes the student is struggling to visualize the process. What should the teacher do to help the student fully comprehend the topic? A. Have the student read a second, easier text explaining tectonic plate movements. B.Ask the student to write a summary of the paragraph for the teacher to review. C. Provide the student with a vocabulary cheat sheet to use while rereading the passage. D. Ask the student a basic level question about the passage, then continue with more prompts and guided questions to encourage understanding.
D
A teacher has provided her class with a descriptive writing assignment. The students have chosen a topic and are now filling out a sensory-focused graphic organizer in which they list descriptions matching with each of the five sentences. What step in the writing process are the students most likely to be in? A. drafting B. revising C.editing D. prewriting
D
An English learner (EL) at the intermediate level of English-language proficiency can be expected to: A. write using most tenses, grammar features, and sentence patterns. B. use only high-frequency words and phrases in writing. C. use grade-appropriate English to express ideas in writing. D. explain ideas briefly and simply in writing.
D
An English teacher provides her students with the following excerpt from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens for a close-reading exercise. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insist on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only." What is the purpose of using repetition of the phrase "it was" at the start of each clause in the first half of the passage? A.to clarify the intended purpose, which might otherwise be confusing B. to draw attention to a seemingly unimportant detail C. to encourage the reader to slow down when reading D. to emphasize the direct opposition of the statements
D
An eighth-grade class is reading "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë. During class, the teacher pulls out the following passage from the novel to focus on. In this passage, the protagonist is describing her thoughts on people who live in the countryside. "I perceive that people in these regions acquire over people in towns the value that a spider in a dungeon does over a spider in a cottage, to their various occupants; and yet the deepened attraction is not entirely owing to the situation of the looker-on. They do live more in earnest, more in themselves, and less in surface, change, and frivolous external things. I could fancy a love for life here almost possible; and I was a fixed unbeliever in any love of a year's standing. One state resembles setting a hungry man down to a single dish, on which he may concentrate his entire appetite and do it justice; the other, introducing him to a table laid out by French cooks: he can perhaps extract as much enjoyment from the whole; but each part is a mere atom in his regard and remembrance..." Which literary device should the teacher make sure to review with students prior to reading this excerpt? A. irony B. imagery C. allusion D. metaphor
D
Do all superheroes wear capes? Well, Jonathan Thomas doesn't, and he is a real life Superman. He helped out with meals after I came home from late night cancer treatments, got my mail, enlisted the help of others when needed, and took care of my ailing mother. Words can't express how appreciative I am of his willingness to help and care for others. Which of the following rhetorical strategies does the author utilize in this passage? A. hyperbole B. simile C. alliteration D. allusion
D
During a lesson about mass media, a teacher has her students watch an online video advertisement and evaluate the creative techniques used to capture their attention. Which concept of media literacy is the teacher focusing on? A.purpose B.audience C.authorship D. format
D
How can students most effectively use the rubric to improve their own writing before submitting it for grading? A. Students sit with a partner and apply the rubric's criteria to their partner's paper. B. Students take a sample essay out of the textbook and apply the rubric's criteria. C. Students create a new rubric based on what they want out of the assignment. D. Students reference the rubric's criteria before, during, and after drafting their papers.
D
Ms. Adams displays the following sentence and asks the class which of the two words in parenthesis is the best choice for the sentence. Following his string of robberies in the small town, James Smith was (famous or infamous) among the tight knit community. This activity focuses on which of the following? A. figurative language B.grammar C. conflict D. connotation
D
Ms. Jennison pairs up students in her class according to abilities and provides them with a rubric. Students exchange papers with their partners and compare their partner's work to the rubric. This scenario describes which of the following assessment tools? A. group work B. standardized grading C. self assessment D. peer editing
D
Read the following statements: 1. I have so much weight to lose if I want my pants to feel loose. 2. There is a loose ball foul on the team, so they will lose. Which of the following descriptions below best describes the meanings of the two statements? A. In statement 1, loose refers to a sad personal experience. In statement 2, loose refers to previously lost item now found. B. In statement 1, lose refers to an emotionally heavy event. In statement 2, lose refers to a missing teammate on the bench. C. In statement 1, lose refers to a hard loss a person is feeling. In statement 2, lose refers to the disappearance of an item. D. In statement 1, loose refers to a lot of slack in something. In statement 2, loose refers to an item that is not contained.
D
Students are creating short grammar tutorial videos to upload to the class website. The purpose of these videos is to give students a database to reference when they need assistance with a grammar concept. In addition, younger students in the school will be able to view the videos to get ahead in the curriculum they will soon see. Which of the following steps will be essential for students to take part in as they create purposeful videos for the school community? A. Students determine the most entertaining way to present the information in order to have the most views they can from the school's students. B. Students create the videos in one class period without creating a script because part of the magic of online videos is diving into the unknown. C. Students take another online video on the same topic and record their voice over the images because they know someone else has approved them. D. Students determine the concepts students need to review and research how to convey the steps on camera in a clear, concise, entertaining way.
D
To ensure that the affective filter is low for an English learner (ELs) in the class at a High Intermediate English-language proficiency level, when assigning the students an oral presentation, what should the teacher ensure that she does? A.Allow the EL to use his or her native language in the presentation. B.Encourage the EL to use illustrations to explain his or her point of view. C. Provide the EL with some public speaking tips like ways to capture the audience's attention. D. Provide the EL with a list of sentence stems to aid in the presentation.
D
Which of the following best describes narrators featured in young adult literature? A. a subjective narrator, who is usually the main character's parent, gives unsolicited advice B. a second person narrator gives advice for the coming-of-age challenges young adults face C. a third person omniscient narrator who describes the character's entire life into late adulthood D. a first person narrator who grows with the story and has experiences to which the reader can relate
D
Which of the following examples is the best representation of situational irony? A. In an adventure film, the audience knows that the character viewed as the hero by his peers is actually the villain. B. A character in a play woke up late, missed the bus and spilled coffee on her shirt before stating, "This day is off to a great start!" C. In a scary movie, the character enters into an abandoned alleyway, which viewers know is where the thief is hiding. D. A wife in a play plots revenge on her husband for forgetting their anniversary, only to learn that he has spent all morning planning an elaborate surprise.
D
Which of the following lists the steps of the writing process in the correct order? A. Publishing, Editing/Revising, Drafting, Prewriting B. Drafting, Prewriting, Editing/Revising, Publishing C. Prewriting, Editing/Revising, Drafting, Publishing D. Prewriting, Drafting, Editing/Revising, Publishing
D
Which of the following quotes from the excerpt is a simile? A. "The law takes a man worth six thousand dollars and up'ards, and jams him into an old trap of a cabin like this." B. "The law backs that old Judge Thatcher up and helps him to keep me out o' my property." C. "Lets him go round in clothes that ain't fitten for a hog." D. "Then it ain't rightly a hat at all, but more like my head was shoved up through a jint o' stove-pipe."
D
Which of the following statements best describes the impact of technology and the Internet on the evolution of the English language? A. Technology has increased the number of foreign words being brought into English. B. Technology has led to the development of a more clearly defined and established way of speaking. C. Technology has decreased the exposure to and understanding of different dialects of English. D. Technology has led to the development of new words and phrases and semantic expansion of old words and phrases.
D
