Texes English Test 2
Which of the following excerpts is written in first-person narrative? A. Dory was thirteen and chunky, larger than her fifteen-year-old sister. They wore their long chestnut hair alike, pulled into ponytails high on their heads so that they cascaded like fountain spray. All their friends wore their hair in identical style, Ruth had noticed. When she was their age, she had wanted to grow her hair long the way the other girls did, but her mother made her cut it short. "Long hair look like suicide maiden," Lu-ling had said. And Ruth knew she was referring to the nursemaid who had killed herself when her mother was a girl. [Excerpt from: Tan, (2001). The Bonesetter's Daughter. G.P. Putnam Sons: New York. B. The request should be viewed as "a relationship-driven exercise," Walker wrote. While Fastow was anticipating 30 percent returns, Walker was eyeing other benefits, such as "substantial financing and M&A opportunities" from LJM2 to Merrill. [Excerpt from: McLean & Elkind, (2004). The Smartest Guys in the Room. Penguin Group: New York]. C. The National Weather Service has continuous broadcasts of current conditions and forecasts that are of considerable interest and value to those on the water. With very few exceptions, these transmissions are on channels Wx-1, Wx-2, or Wx-3, all of which are on all marine VHF transceivers. [Excerpt from: Ellison, B. (Ed.). (1998). Reed's Nautical Companion. Banta Press: Boston, MA.] D. When I first entered heaven, I thought everyone saw what I saw. That in everyone's heaven there were soccer goalposts in the distance and lumbering women throwing shot put and javelin. That all the buildings were like suburban northwest high schools built in the 1960s. Large, squat buildings spread out on dismally landscaped sandy lots, with overhangs and open spaces to make them feel modern. My favorite part was how the colored blocks were turquoise and orange, just like the blokes in Fairfax High. Sometimes, on Earth, I had made my father drive me by Fairfax high so I could imagine myself there. [Excerpt from: Sebold, A. (2002). The Lovely Bones. Little Brown & Company: Boston, MA.]
D. When I first entered heaven, I thought everyone saw what I saw. That in everyone's heaven there were soccer goalposts in the distance and lumbering women throwing shot put and javelin. That all the buildings were like suburban northwest high schools built in the 1960s. Large, squat buildings spread out on dismally landscaped sandy lots, with overhangs and open spaces to make them feel modern. My favorite part was how the colored blocks were turquoise and orange, just like the blokes in Fairfax High. Sometimes, on Earth, I had made my father drive me by Fairfax high so I could imagine myself there. [Excerpt from: Sebold, A. (2002). The Lovely Bones. Little Brown & Company: Boston, MA.]
The English Renaissance marked changes in people's values, beliefs, and behaviors. A teacher plans a unit with Literature from this period in British Literature. Which of the following would the teacher most likely exclude from the plans? A. a study of William Shakespeare B. a study of sonnets C. a study of Sir Francis Bacon and the scientific method D. a study of John Locke's essay
D. a study of John Locke's essay
A teacher plans to use an article containing tables and graphs in a class lesson. Which of the following strategies would be least helpful before reading the article? A. predict content of the text B. attend to the author and source information C. examine the graphics D. define unknown vocabulary words
D. define unknown vocabulary words
The ELAR teacher selected a science article about findings regarding the green house effect. The ELAR teacher may use expository texts from a variety of disciplines in order to - A. help students learn to compare/contrast across narrative texts. B. help students recall factual knowledge. C. help students understand that decoding skills are critical in all subject areas. D. engage in deep levels of thinking across a wide range of subjects.
D. engage in deep levels of thinking across a wide range of subjects.
A high school teacher with several ELLs wants to promote pride and respect in language backgrounds. Which of the following activities would achieve this goal? A. The teacher should use both English and Spanish in class. B. The teacher should interview the student to see if the student's native culture is literate. C. The teacher should use interdisciplinary language arts to have students explore their own identities. D. The teacher should attempt to infuse reading materials that reflect the backgrounds and cultures of the students.
D. The teacher should attempt to infuse reading materials that reflect the backgrounds and cultures of the students.
Which of the following is the most important advantage of using portfolios for developing writers? A. Keeping a large amount of their work in one place provides students with additional writing opportunities. B. A portfolio can be used during teacher-student conferences. C. A portfolio can provide evidence of growth and change in a student's writing skills. D. A portfolio contains goals for writing improvement.
C. A portfolio can provide evidence of growth and change in a student's writing skills.
A teacher assigns a project in which the final product includes a presentation of information. Each student may use Power Point, Prezi, or other tools as visual aids, but the oral presentation is the largest part of the grade. Which of the following statements reflects strong presentation skills? A. A student reads the text from each slide. B. A student uses video for the presentation. C. A student creates power point slides with main points bulleted. D. A student includes a photo on each slide.
C. A student creates power point slides with main points bulleted.
Which of the following examples is the best example of dramatic irony? A. The audience watching a play knows the leading female character was given a potion to sleep, but the character's boyfriend believes she is dead. B. A character in a sitcom remarks about a sweet and innocent character, "She is ferocious!" C. A character playing a patient in a mental hospital is using sharp scissors while talking to the nurse. D. A play is set on the beach of Jamaica, but all of the characters are wearing coats.
A. The audience watching a play knows the leading female character was given a potion to sleep, but the character's boyfriend believes she is dead.
A high school teacher wants to prepare students to build comprehension while reading informational texts. Which of the following strategies would not improve comprehension through questions and questioning? A. The teacher could model making predictions. B. The teacher could use think alouds to improve metacognitive reading skills. C. The teacher could use the ReQuest to model questioning techniques. D. The class could analyze questions through the QAR.
A. The teacher could model making predictions.
A teacher is helping a student who struggles with writing a coherent paragraph. The student has outlined ideas key to the paragraph. The next step might be for the student to - A. consider appropriate connecting devices. B. help the student use an outline to get ideas organized. C. help the student use persuasive language. D. help the student locate appropriate supporting sources.
A. consider appropriate connecting devices.
An English teacher brings photos to class that convey various messages about our culture. The teacher would like to have students analyze and evaluate the photos in terms of compositional and social elements. The teacher - A. should explain how the elements of design contribute to the message the pictures convey. B. should model how to incorporate detail when taking photos. C. analyze student reactions to the photos. D. have students categorize photos according to time periods.
A. should explain how the elements of design contribute to the message the pictures convey.
The students in Mr. Brogna's 10th-grade English class are having difficulty with reading fluency. Which of the following instructional strategies would be most effective in helping these students read with increased fluency? A. Have students use morphemic/structural analysis on unknown words. B. Ask students to re-read some of their favorite novels and short stories. C. Have students participate in several lessons that emphasize metacognative awareness. D. Ask students to write a script for the reader's Theater production.
B. Ask students to re-read some of their favorite novels and short stories.
An English teacher planned a unit aligned with the Civil War time period. Which of the following would the teacher most likely use in the unit? A. "I Hear America Singing," by Walt Whitman B. "Old Ironsides," by Oliver Wendell Holmes C. "American Cookery," by Amelia Simmons D. All of the above
A. "I Hear America Singing," by Walt Whitman
Students in Mr. Holmes 10th-grade English Language Arts class just completed an assignment on the Renaissance era of literature. Students worked in groups to produce Power Point presentations of their reports. When Mr. Holmes looked closely at the projects while grading them, he noticed many incorrect facts about the content, spelling errors and lack of citations throughout the projects. Even though the students were very proud of their application of technology into their final projects, Mr. Holmes wants to ensure that in the future his students' media productions address the project objects and meet the high learning expectations he has for classroom work with regard to spelling, usage and content. Of the following assessment methods, which would be the best method for Mr. Holmes to use with future projects that would help ensure that the students' products reflect his high expectations? A. After introducing a project, Mr. Holmes should explain his high expectations for the project through the use of a grading rubric that clearly outlines all of the project expectations, content as well as grammar and usage. B. After introducing a project, Mr. Holmes should ask students to brainstorm ways that the assessment of the project can reflect grading fairness and high learning expectations for all students. C. Mr. Holmes should ask a member of his planning team of teachers who has assigned similar content projects about the Renaissance to speak to the class about what their final project should entail. D. Mr. Holmes should make sure that each student is aware that their grade reflects not only the final team project, but also their individual efforts as well.
A. After introducing a project, Mr. Holmes should explain his high expectations for the project through the use of a grading rubric that clearly outlines all of the project expectations, content as well as grammar and usage.
Which of the following playwrights wrote a play set in Salem, Massachusetts? A. Arthur Miller B. Nathaniel Hawthorne C. William Shakespeare D. None of the above
A. Arthur Miller
Mr. Kuzmick notices that many of his students have an inadequate working vocabulary and hopes to incorporate effective lessons to increase his students' vocabulary. Which of the following strategies would be the most effective way for Mr. Kuzmick to help his students increase the number of words in their working vocabulary? A. Ask students to work in groups to complete "word family" lessons in order to create new words with common root words and affixes. B. After reading an assigned novel, ask students to work in groups and use the dictionary to define unknown words they encountered during the reading assignment. C. Require that students make journal entries about new words and definitions that they come into contact with over the next two weeks. D. Ask students to create an individual glossary and write each new word and its definition into the glossary
A. Ask students to work in groups to complete "word family" lessons in order to create new words with common root words and affixes.
Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence ? A. Because her heart had grown cold, she no longer had feeling for the lover who had chosen another. B. Don and Michael rode to Taos, New Mexico for an exciting ski-trip. C. Joanna, Jonathan, Erin, Jason, and Dave all gathered together for a Christmas celebration. D. "Stop!" she shouted at the bus driver in an angry, contemptuous, hate-filled voice.
A. Because her heart had grown cold, she no longer had feeling for the lover who had chosen another.
What type of sentence is found in the following example? Even though I passed the test, I had to attend tutorials. A. Compound sentence B. Complex sentence C. Simple sentence D. Compound-complex sentence
A. Compound sentence
Mr. Brogna understands that it is important for students to view writing as a tool for inquiry, reflection and learning. Of the following strategies, which is the most effective strategy to support the use of writing as a tool for inquiry, reflection and learning? A. Provide students with opportunities to wonder about self, feelings, friends, school, family, relationships, and issues about justice in their community and beyond, and generate ideas from their personal experience. B. Before asking students to begin the assignment, provide students with a grading rubric which directly correlates with the assignment's criteria. Students then can begin writing with a clear understanding of the assignment's requirements. C. Require that students complete a writing assignment for the purpose of convincing an audience to agree with them on a given subject; their appeal can be emotional, ethical or logical. D. Require that students complete a writing assignment for the purpose of conveying information to their audience; they should use facts and descriptions to covey information to the reader.
A. Provide students with opportunities to wonder about self, feelings, friends, school, family, relationships, and issues about justice in their community and beyond, and generate ideas from their personal experience
During an eighth-grade lesson using informational text, a teacher supports her ELLS who are reading at the intermediate English-language proficiency level. Which of the following is least likely to support the ELL's comprehension while reading? A. Read the text aloud to the student. B. Use nonverbal support such as visuals. C. Provide the ELL a vocabulary list with synonyms for difficult words it the text. D. Provide the ELL background knowledge on the topic.
A. Read the text aloud to the student.
Mr. Louis, an eleventh-grade English/language arts teacher, is planning to have his students read The Illiad, , the classical work written by homer in 700 B.C. The story of The Illiad is a salute to heroes. The story begins after wars have been raging for ten years. Homer describes the cause of the war (known as the Judgment of Paris). The problems started at a wedding when Eris, the goddess of discord, rolled a golden apple on the floor which was inscribed for the fairest. The favored Prince of Troy, Paris, had to decide which of the three goddesses would receive the apple. The goddess Aphrodite bribed Paris into picking her; in return, Paris would receive Helen, the wife of Menelaus, who was the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris then steals the beautiful Helen and takes her and the Spartan treasure back to the city of Troy. Seeking revenge, the Greek kings band together to sail to Troy to seek the return of Helen and the treasure. Mr. Louis wants to enhance his students' understanding of the characters' motivations and actions by relating classroom assignments to their own personal understanding and learning. Which of the following activities would most effectively integrate writing and reading to their own personal understanding? A. Students choose a favorite character in the story that has traits and characteristics they feel important for success in life (courage, leadership, truthful); then write a personal response describing the character and why that character's trait is important to the story's outcome. B. Students note the descriptive words of the major characters found within the story and work in groups to create a rubric of words describing the main characters. C. Students work in groups to draw a plot graph of the story's main events and use it to guide them as they discuss the events and characters. D. Students choose an important event in the story, then write a journal entry describing how it would feel to take part in that historic event.
A. Students choose a favorite character in the story that has traits and characteristics they feel important for success in life (courage, leadership, truthful); then write a personal response describing the character and why that character's trait is important to the story's outcome.
A teaching strategy used in the classroom to encourage students to write without interruption of the flow of thoughts is called: A. Brainstorming B. Freewriting C. Portfolio writing D. Authors' circle
B. Freewriting
A seventh-grade English teacher is assessing understanding of imagery by having students analyze literacy devices used in poetry. Which of the following strategies would most appropriately support an English-language learner (ELL) in the class who reads at the beginning level of English-language proficiency? A. Simple, rhyming poems rewritten for easy reading B. Instructional support with the use of visuals C. Recorded text D. Poems written in the ELL's native language
B. Instructional support with the use of visuals
Mr. Brogna, an eleventh-grade English and Language Arts teacher, feels that it is important that students learn about the various career opportunities that the media industry has to offer. Of the following, which would be the most effective strategy for Mr. Brogna to use to achieve this purpose? A. Have students meet in small groups to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing a career path in the media industry. B. Invite several parents employed in the media industry to participate in a panel discussion about the ups and downs of pursuing a career in the media industry. Have students prepare questions in advance to ask the panel during the discussion. C. Ask students to choose from a list of well-known media icons, their favorite multi-media entrepreneur; then have them research in the library the life and work of that person. D. Ask students to meet in small groups to brainstorm the various careers associated with the media industry. Students then should choose their favorite career in this industry and write a paper about what would feel like to pursue that career path.
B. Invite several parents employed in the media industry to participate in a panel discussion about the ups and downs of pursuing a career in the media industry. Have students prepare questions in advance to ask the panel during the discussion.
Students in Mr. Louis' 10th-grade English class are reading a historical account of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to America. Mr. Louis wants students to be able to comprehend the reading selection on multiple levels in order to understand the historical significance of the document. Mr. Louis conducts a guided reading lesson during which he leads the class through literal interpretation and comprehension of the text. During the guided reading lesson, Mr. Louis helps students break down long and complex sentences, look for signal words, use context clues for unknown words, and restate difficult parts of the passage. After the lesson, Mr. Louis wants to extend student understanding of the passage by integrating other language arts skills. Which of the following activities would best extend students understanding and comprehension of the reading selection and also integrate the language arts skills of speaking, listening, and viewing? A. Mr. Louis asks students to write down the difficult words they have learned in their vocabulary notebooks, then write a new story in their journals using as many of the new words as possible. B. Mr. Louis has students write a reader's Theater script based on the reading selection, make simple props and costumes for the characters then perform the play in front of their peers. C. Mr. Louis takes students on a local field trip to the art museum to view a painting of Columbus' landing in America. Students are given the opportunity to make sketches in their notebooks as they view the painting. D. Mr. Louis asks students to design and color a flag which they think represents Columbus' voyage to the new world; the teacher then posts the flags on the classroom bulletin board.
B. Mr. Louis has students write a reader's Theater script based on the reading selection, make simple props and costumes for the characters then perform the play in front of their peers.
Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation? A. As the rain pelted down upon him, he walked hurriedly down the street. B. My mother is a terrible listener, she always interrupts when I am talking. C. I need to investigate the cost of the new sailboat; the price needs to fall within my budget. D. Hurry up, shouted the train conductor.
B. My mother is a terrible listener, she always interrupts when I am talking.
Romanticism focused on individualism and the concerns of the heart. Which of the following authors was in tune with the optimism of a growing nation? A. Edgar Allen Poe B. Ralph Waldo Emerson C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. James Fenimore Cooper
B. Ralph Waldo Emerson
In addition to comprehension questions concerning main idea, details, inferences and vocabulary, an 11th-grade English/Language Arts teacher often asks students to respond to reading selections in aesthetic ways. Which of the following statements best explains the primary reason this instructional strategy is effective in increasing student understanding and comprehension? A. Students of high school age should be allowed to express their opinions and ideas in order to ensure effective psychosocial maturation. B. The reader's thoughts and feelings in response to a literary selection are considered very important components of literary interpretation. C. Introducing the fine arts in response to good literature may accommodate students with diverse leaning styles. D. It is important that students learn to interpret literature on varying levels: literal, interpretive, and critical.
B. The reader's thoughts and feelings in response to a literary selection are considered very important components of literary interpretation.
A teacher works to prepare a class to create their own media works. The teacher may first — A. have students complete simple projects such as power points. B. have students analyze the forms and messages of a variety of media works. C. use cameras to teach students about creating desired imagery. D. teach students to grab the viewer's attention.
B. have students analyze the forms and messages of a variety of media works.
A teacher plans a lesson to help students improve note-taking skills. Which of the following skills is the foundation for all study skills? A. paraphrasing B. listening C. understanding main idea D. reading
B. listening
Students should be aware of effective method for evaluation of oral communication. An effective evaluation strategy that supports the development of oral communication skills occurs when students are allowed to practice their presentations in front of a small group of peers. Before students present their speeches in front of their groups, Mr. Brogna hands out and discusses the following guidelines: * Be open and receptive to feedback. * Look for nonverbal message from the audience. * Don't overreact or defend yourself with the reasons why you did or said something. * Accept responsibility for any needs or changes. * Recognize that whatever your rehearsal audience perceives is real to them and may represent what your real audience will see. Which of the following additional guidelines for evaluating oral presentations would be most important for Mr. Brogna to include on this list? A. Begin and end your speech with your main points using a strong voice for emphasis. B. At the end of your speech, thank your audience for their help in this evaluation. C. Listen carefully to comments, take notes, and ask for specific information and examples. D. Hand out a written summary of your speech to audience members.
C. Listen carefully to comments, take notes, and ask for specific information and examples.
Which of the following topic sentences for a persuasive composition is considered weak? A. You are probably tired of the glut of advertisements on radio, television, and the Internet. B. The plan to eliminate humanely some of Alaska's soaring number of wolves makes good sense. C. Marcelo and other scientists were interested in finding out how much of a human's personality is inborn and how much is environmental. D. Have you ever considered how many books we'd read if it were not for television?
C. Marcelo and other scientists were interested in finding out how much of a human's personality is inborn and how much is environmental.
Which of the following is the least appropriate expectation when working with students writing argumentative essays? A. The student uses effective language to appeal to the audience using logic, emotions, or ethical beliefs. B. The student addresses the appropriate audience with effective formality, style, and tone. C. The student organizes the structure of the composition to reflect the narrative framework. D. The student presents an opinion which can be supported with reliable and valid primary and secondary sources.
C. The student organizes the structure of the composition to reflect the narrative framework.
A middle school teacher uses the think-pair-share strategy while discussing a novel in class. The strategy stresses reflective thinking and cooperative learning. The teacher poses a question about the novel. What might be the next step? A. Pairs of students would discuss the question. B. The students would develop a question for the teacher. C. The students would think individually about the answer. D. The students would share answers with the teacher.
C. The students would think individually about the answer.
Which of the following assignments describes an authentic method of assessment? A. The teacher uses a checklist to assess whether or not a student has used a certain number of sources. B. The teacher grades a student's literature log to determine the student's level of involvement and depth of thought while responding to literature. C. The teacher asks students to research and describe a community problem that parallels the problems faced by characters in a literature selection. D. While grading an essay, the teacher simply responds to the overall impact of the paper. Content and organization play an important role in the overall score of the paper.
C. The teacher asks students to research and describe a community problem that parallels the problems faced by characters in a literature selection.
Mr. Brogna has selected the works from the following set of authors to use in his 10th-grade English and language arts class: Richard Rodriguez, N. Scott Momaday, Sandra Cisneros, and Toni Morrison. Which of the following statements describes the best reason for selecting this set of authors? A. These works will help students identify different authors with the various geographic regions of the United States. B. These works will help teach students to recognize social change and resistance. C. These works will introduce students to the diversity of cultural experience found within the United States. D. These works will help spark students' interest in the social changes that took place in the United States during the 1960's.
C. These works will introduce students to the diversity of cultural experience found within the United States.
An English Language Learner in a ninth-grade class is able to express ideas in writing and engage in meaningful, grade-appropriate content area writing tasks. In addition, the learner grasps basic grammar features and sentence patterns but makes occasional second-language acquisition errors. It is likely the ELL is - A. at the Beginning level of English Language proficiency. B. at the Intermediate level of English Language proficiency. C. at the Advanced level of English Language proficiency. D. at the Advanced High level of English Language proficiency.
C. at the Advanced level of English Language proficiency.
Students in Mr. Brogna's 10th-grade English class often have difficulty when reading new words. Mr. Brogna has taught the students to use structural analysis when trying to determine the meaning of words. Structural analysis would be most effective with which of the following words? A. au pair B. détente C. audiophile D. vilify
C. audiophile
During a research project in which students wrote about a controversial topic, a teacher discovered that many students used questionable websites as resources for their work. To ensure students share reliable and accurate information, the teacher should A. teach students to reference materials accurately. B. teach students to use professional journals instead of online articles. C. teach students to evaluate resources for reliable and accurate information. D. all of the above.
C. teach students to evaluate resources for reliable and accurate information.
A teacher has assigned a project in which the students must present research through a multimedia project. One student wants to share information about misinformation in commercials. Which of the following graphic aids would best contribute to the presentation? A. graphs depicting the percentage of commercials using misinformation B. illustrations of fake commercials C. video clips examples of misinformation D. charts containing types of commercials
C. video clips examples of misinformation
The stimulus information below relates to the question that follows. Mr. Louis, an eleventh-grade English/language arts teacher, is planning to have his students read The Illiad, , the classical work written by homer in 700 B.C. The story of The Illiad is a salute to heroes. The story begins after wars have been raging for ten years. Homer describes the cause of the war (known as the Judgment of Paris). The problems started at a wedding when Eris, the goddess of discord, rolled a golden apple on the floor which was inscribed for the fairest. The favored Prince of Troy, Paris, had to decide which of the three goddesses would receive the apple. The goddess Aphrodite bribed Paris into picking her; in return, Paris would receive Helen, the wife of Menelaus, who was the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris then steals the beautiful Helen and takes her and the Spartan treasure back to the city of Troy. Seeking revenge, the Greek kings band together to sail to Troy to seek the return of Helen and the treasure. Many students in Mr. Louis' English/Language Arts class have below grade-level reading and comprehension abilities. Which of the following classroom activities would be most effective in helping these students make connections among the language arts ( reading, writing, speaking, and listening ) in order to improve reading comprehension and understanding of The Illiad ? A. Have students view the film, O'Brother Where Art Thou, a modern version of The Illiad. Then create a chart which lists the main characters of the film. B. Have students read a simple version of the The Illiad and then base the student's grade on activities completed with the easy-to-read version of the text. C. Have the students investigate The Illiad's origin, significance and meaning through additional print and technological resources and then work together to share their findings with the class through oral and written presentations. D. Place students in collaborative groups in order to reread and discuss the passage and then write a brief summary of the story.
C.Have the students investigate The Illiad's origin, significance and meaning through additional print and technological resources and then work together to share their findings with the class through oral and written presentations.
A teacher assigns group work in which each group is required to work together to understand a difficult text, "Common Sense," by Thomas Paine. As the groups collaborate, the teacher monitors progress to see if students are able to verbalize the intent of the essay. Which of the following behaviors indicates that a student possesses strong oral communication skills? A. Rereading the essay B. Asking the teacher to explain unknown words C. Speaking more frequently than other group members during group discussions D. Collaborating with members to interpret the essay
D. Collaborating with members to interpret the essay
Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence? A. Janie and Donnie paddled a total of 54 miles during the canoe race. B. The smallest jockey in the park had the best winning average which did not surprise any of the equestrian judges. C. Don decided to attend Rice University; his brother Michael will attend Houston's Culinary Arts Academy. D. Donnie's family yelled and screamed for joy, and the fans cheered wildly because our team won the district title.
D. Donnie's family yelled and screamed for joy, and the fans cheered wildly because our team won the district title.
The students in Mr. Brogna's 10th-grade English and Language Arts class are having difficulty reading and comprehending nonliterary texts. As an instructional strategy, Mr. Brogna plans to teach his students to recognize organizational patterns within nonliterary text. Which of the following strategies would be the most effective in helping students identify the organizational pattern of nonliterary text? A. Have students use the Cornell note-taking method to identify main ideas and details important within several passages, then use the information to draw a map of the organizational pattern of each selection. B. Have students work in cooperative groups to determine the author's purpose for writing the passages, then apply that knowledge when reading selections. C. Have students work in cooperative groups to create post-it notes of the main points of the passage, then use the notes to create a summary of each passage. D. Have students read the passage and create a list of signal words that are found within the passage which convey the organizational pattern.
D. Have students read the passage and create a list of signal words that are found within the passage which convey the organizational pattern.
Which of the following sentences contains an error? A. She felt that the classroom contained an adequate amount of instructional materials. B. The principal walked over to the new teacher to discuss the new lunchroom rules. C. Mr. Bloomberg skulked behind the gang members until he determined that they meant no harm. D. He knows that each of the students need a book, pencil and paper.
D. He knows that each of the students need a book, pencil and paper.
Of the following which is the major advantage of using a holistic evaluation method when assessing student writing assignments? A. Holistic grading utilizes a subjective method of grading. B. Holistic grading is concrete and highlights specific strengths and weaknesses. C. In holistic grading the student's grade is determined by the point total which makes it fair and objective. D. Holistic grading places emphasis on the whole rather than the sum of its parts.
D. Holistic grading places emphasis on the whole rather than the sum of its parts.
Which of the following is the best rationale for students to self-evaluate their own work? A. Self-evaluation allows students time for developing oral and written language skills through authentic assessment. B. Self-evaluation places emphasis on subjective measures. C. Self-evaluation is a non-threatening and risk-free form of evaluation that promotes the attitude that evaluation is a valid, useful step in the writing process. D. Self-evaluation helps students reflect upon their own writing and take ownership of the learning process.
D. Self-evaluation helps students reflect upon their own writing and take ownership of the learning process.
An English teacher plans to have her students research a British author. Which of the following web literacy skills would be most important to emphasize? A. The teacher should explain how to use Boolean terms to assess the quality of a website. B. The teacher should explain how to use the Google scholar website. C. The student should understand how search results are generated by Apple. D. The student should know how to assess the quality and accuracy of a website
D. The student should know how to assess the quality and accuracy of a website
A teacher addresses visual composition by presenting a photo to the class. Which of the following answers is not a true statement about visual compositions? A. Visual compositions require accompanying text. B. Visual compositions can be "read." C. Visual compositions use line, shape, color, and texture to contribute to meaning. D. Visual compositions convey meaning, attitude, and tones.
Visual compositions require accompanying text.
