Certify Teacher ELAR Test
Paz's use of the literary element repetition, in the poem, "The Street", emphasizes the poem's _______________. A.alliteration of sound B.non-rhyming quality C.mood of fear and anxiety D.metaphysical properties
C.mood of fear and anxiety
In how many countries is English either the official or primary language? A.more than 32 B.less than 43 C.more than 50 D.less than 19
C.more than 50
A FLOWERING TREE HAS 4 MAIN PARTS Which of the following text structures does this excerpt best represent? A.description B.sequence C.compare and contrast D.problem/solution
A.description
Which of the following is NOT an element of a story? A.explanation B.conflict C.setting D.resolution
A.explanation
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. 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 who has traits and characteristics they feel important for success in life (courage, leadership, truthfulness); 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. Stude
A. Students choose a favorite character in the story who has traits and characteristics they feel important for success in life (courage, leadership, truthfulness); then write a personal response describing the character and why that character's trait is important to the story's outcome.
Which of the following graphic organizers is most appropriate to use to create a visual representation of the excerpt after reading? A. Topic box chart B. Topic with list C. Topic table chart D.Cause and Effect
A. Topic box chart
A FLOWERING TREE Which of the following signal words help you understand the type of structure used in the excerpt? A.For example B.Each part C.distinction D.several
A.For example
Mr. Holmes, an eleventh-grade English Language Arts teacher, is planning a media literacy unit to promote student understanding of the ways people use television as an information medium in their public and daily lives. Of the following, which teaching strategy would best promote this concept? A.Have students work in groups to compose and conduct a school-wide survey about the information gained from the media during public and daily life. Students then report their findings to the class. B.Have students work in groups to create a list of various types of visual media (such as television, film, billboard advertising, etc.) found in their daily lives. Students create a graphic organizer of their findings and report their findings to class. C.Have students write a journal entry about the types and uses of television and other types of visual media found within today's society. Students then share their writing with t
A.Have students work in groups to compose and conduct a school-wide survey about the information gained from the media during public and daily life. Students then report their findings to the class.
A teacher is planning to use the following excerpt from a tenth-grade student's personal narrative for a class discussion about effective writing. (1) The clouds gathered quickly over the school. (2) They were a heavy blanket pushing in on my emotions. (3) I stared down at my final exam. (4) I knew it was my enemy. (5) I looked out the window in the hope of some reprieve. (6) The Sun could have been my salvation, but it refused to shine. Which of the following is the most effective way to demonstrate combining sentences 3 and 4? A.I stared down at my final exam; I knew it was my enemy. B.I stared down at my final exam, and knew it was surely my enemy. C.Knowing it was my enemy I stared down at my final exam. D.I knew it was my enemy, therefore, I stared down at my final exam.
A.I stared down at my final exam; I knew it was my enemy.
Language transfer is also known as which of the following? A.Linguistic Interference. B.Language Sending C.Language Traveling. D.Linguistic Exchange
A.Linguistic Interference.
A high school history teacher uses a think-aloud during class while reading a difficult expository passage. How could this exercise improve reading comprehension? A.Modeling metacognitve skills enhances the reading process. B.Asking questions aloud as text is read is an effective strategy. C.Auditory reinforcement helps the reader internalize the information. D.Using a think aloud with expository text helps students improve fluency.
A.Modeling metacognitve skills enhances the reading process.
THE STREET BY OCTAVIO PAZ Which of the following themes is found within the first four lines of Paz's poem? A.Modern urban life is often lonely and harsh. B.Man must persevere through life's trials. C.Life has many responsibilities. D.Urban streets are decayed and difficult to walk upon.
A.Modern urban life is often lonely and harsh.
Mr. Brogna knows that it is important for him to ensure that his students' writing skills develop. Which of the following would be the most effective strategy for helping students like Sam develop their essay writing skills in the future? A.Mr. Brogna should have students spend more time during the pre-writing and drafting stage to ensure that ideas are properly developed. B.Mr. Brogna should have students spend time interacting with computer-enhanced skills programs that are designed to enhance their sentence composition skills. C.Mr. Brogna should allow students more time to share their writing with other students in the class so they can discuss errors. D.Mr. Brogna should ask each student to keep an "idea journal" as a way to ensure that students are motivated to write using their own personal ideas and experiences.
A.Mr. Brogna should have students spend more time during the pre-writing and drafting stage to ensure that ideas are properly developed.
How would you correct sentence 8? A.No change is needed. B.Century: with the death of Chaucer in 1400 C.Century; with the death of Chaucer in 1400 D.Century. With the death of Chaucer in 1400
A.No change is needed.
How would you correct sentence 9? A.No change is needed. B.The Conquerors spoke C.The conquerors, spoke D.The conquerors: spoke
A.No change is needed.
If one of your students needs to work on his vocabulary, which of the following activities would address this? A.On the board, write How many words for describing someone's appearance do you know? Set a time limit of one minute. Tell students to write down as many words as they can think of. B.On the board, write compare. Explain that to compare means to say how two or more things are different or the same. Explain that the way we form the comparative will change depending on the adjective. C.On the board, write dress code. Ask students if they can explain what it means. Ask Is there a dress code at your school or work? Do you think dress codes are a good idea? Why or why not? D.Instruct students to underline the parts of the words with the /ɜ/ sound.
A.On the board, write How many words for describing someone's appearance do you know? Set a time limit of one minute. Tell students to write down as many words as they can think of.
Mr. Brogna knows that it is important for his students to work on their delivery skills while rehearsing their speeches. During rehearsal, he tells the students to work on the physical aspects of their delivery which support communication including: volume: how loud or soft the speaker is speaking; pitch: the high or low sounds of the voice ;speaking rate: how fast or slow the person is speaking; and, stress: the amount of emphasis a speaker places on certain words. Of the following, which would be the best strategy to use in order to emphasize the physical aspects of speech delivery? A.Place students with a partner and then have each student record his/her speech. Students then work together with a partner to provide feedback on each other's delivery skills. B.Ask students to view videos of professional speakers. Students then work in small groups to analyze the speakers' delivery skills. C.Ask students to give th
A.Place students with a partner and then have each student record his/her speech. Students then work together with a partner to provide feedback on each other's delivery skills.
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.
Which of the following phrases or sentences depicts a synechdoche? A.The union hired hands decided to strike. B.Evening filled the night sky like blue paint spread upon a canvas. C.The cold embraced us as we walked along the road. D.Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
A.The union hired hands decided to strike.
An English teacher asks students to complete a close-reading exercise with the following excerpt from Thomas Paine's The American Crisis, Number 1. Before reading, the teacher discusses the political tension of the time when the piece was written. Which literacy device is used in the first sentence? A.an aphorism B.a metaphor C.imagery D.an anecdote
A.an aphorism
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.
SHE BEING BRAND BY E.E. CUMMINGS In the poem, E. E. Cummings uses which two literary devices/techniques to emphasize meaning? A.extended metaphor; stream-of-consciousness B.extended metaphor; onomatopoeia C.stream-of-consciousness; pathos D.stream-of-consciousness; iambic pentameter
A.extended metaphor; stream-of-consciousness
Structural analysis would be an especially appropriate strategy for a student to use to determine the meaning of which of the following words? A.impassable B.elephant C.interim D.examine
A.impassable
As one component of her reading program, an ESL teacher helps her students create and participate in literature response groups in which they can talk about the literature they are reading and share and/or enact favorite passages.The teacher also encourages students to record their reactions and questions to their readings in literature response journals. The students share their response journals with their teacher, peers and families. Students also invite these readers to add their own comments and questions to the journal, creating ongoing written dialogues.The teacher's use of literature response groups and journals demonstrates a strong understanding that — A.language development is an integrated process. B.language instruction should emphasize oral development over written development. C.language development is a sequential process. D.language instruction should emphasize receptive language skills before ex
A.language development is an integrated process.
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 works of Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, and Samuel Johnson belong to which British literary time period? A.the Restoration and Enlightenment (1660-1798) B.the Age of Romanticism (1798-1832) C.the Victorian Age (1832-1901) D.Emerging Modernism (1901-1959)
A.the Restoration and Enlightenment (1660-1798)
Cloze activities are designed to do which of the following? A.to help students move beyond a focus on individual words and use syntactic knowledge as they read B.to help students focus on sounding out individual words C.to help students learn English sentence patterns through audio dialogues and drills D.to help students learn words that come from the same root
A.to help students move beyond a focus on individual words and use syntactic knowledge as they read
Thomas Paine's The American Crisis, Number 1. A primary reason for the wording in the second labeled section (2) is — A.to persuade the reader using inflammatory words. B.to persuade the reader using the bandwagon technique. C.to persuade the reader using argumentative speech. D.to persuade the reader using patriotic language.
A.to persuade the reader using inflammatory words.
Which of the following citation and format styles is commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences? A.MLA B.APA C.CMOS D.AMA
B.APA
Select from the list below the following characteristics that are consistent with printed sources. A. goes through extensive editing and reviewing B. goes through fact-checking to ensure quality C. authorship and affiliation are difficult to determine D. sources the author used are not clearly identified E. author qualifications are not always given
Answer is A., B.
From the list below, select the online journal and research databases where you can view peer-reviewed articles for free.More than one choice is correct. Select ALL choices that apply. A. https://core.ac.uk B. https://scienceopen.com C. https://jstor.org D. https://eric.ed.gov E. https://doaj.org
Answer is A., B., D., E.
Which of the following refers to "cohesion" in writing?More than one choice is correct. Select ALL choices that apply. A. having clarity or intelligibility B. overlapping words and concepts between sentences indicating that the same ideas are being referred to across sentences C. the understanding that the reader derives from the text D. the presence or absence of explicit cues in the text that allow the reader to make connections between the ideas in the text E. Connectives such as because, therefore, and consequently, inform the reader that there are relationships between ideas and the nature of those relationships.
Answer is B., D., E.
Two current views of reading correspond to the distinction between learning and acquisition. From the list below, select the following principles or activities that are consistent with a teacher who believes that reading must be learned. A. The main task in reading is to identify words. B. Readers are taught a set of skills that allows them to make a connection between the black marks on the page and words in their oral vocabulary. C. Readers use their background knowledge and cues from three linguistic systems to make sense of texts. D. Students are taught to combine the meaning of individual words to make sense of what they read. E. Teachers break language into its component parts and teach them directly.
Answers are A., B., D., E.
Which of the following is considered a nonliterary text? More than one choice is correct. Select ALL choices that apply. A. Hamlet by William Shakespeare B. textbooks C. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho D. Factfulness by Hans Rosling E. L.A. Times
Answers are B., D., E.
ESSAY BY SAM A 9TH GRADE STUDENT The students in Mr. Brogna's ninth-grade English and language arts class have just completed a narrative essay responding to the essay prompt: What are the best rewards in life: hard work and achievement or fame and fortune? Support your position with examples taken from your personal life or from literature you have read.When conferencing with Sam during the revision stage of the writing process, which is the best first step Mr. Brogna can take to help Sam revise his paper? A.Ask Sam to read his paper aloud very slowly. B.Ask Sam to create an outline or graphic organizer of the ideas he has expressed. C.Ask Sam to explain and provide examples of a complete sentence. D.Ask Sam to reread the prompt, and then create a graphic organizer of response ideas.
B.Ask Sam to create an outline or graphic organizer of the ideas he has expressed.
The students in Mr. Brogna's eleventh-grade English and Language Arts class have just completed a unit on ancient myths about the Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. Mr. Brogna wants his students to link the effect of this cultural knowledge with current media messages they experience in their everyday life. Of the following, which would be the best strategy Mr. Brogna could use to link this classroom learning to real life experiences in an effort to expand his students' media literacy? A.Have students produce a multi-media commercial, advertising a product used by men and women of ancient Greece or Rome that they can share with the class. B.Have students work in teams to compile a list of images, magazine advertisements, billboard signs, newspaper clippings, and/or video clips which reference Greek and Roman mythology in some way. Then report their findings to the class in a multi-media presentation using these di
B.Have students work in teams to compile a list of images, magazine advertisements, billboard signs, newspaper clippings, and/or video clips which reference Greek and Roman mythology in some way. Then report their findings to the class in a multi-media presentation using these different types of media.
Which of the following is written in correct APA format? A.Pilgrim, J., & Bledsoe, C. (2012). An investigation of technology in the classroom and its impact on literacy education. English in Texas, 42(2), 45-49. B.Pilgrim, J., & Bledsoe, C. (2012). An investigation of technology in the classroom and its impact on literacyeducation. English in Texas, 42(2), 45-49. C.Pilgrim, J., & Bledsoe, C. (2012). An Investigation of Technology in the Classroom and its Impact on Literacy Education. English in Texas, 42(2), 45-49. D.Pilgrim, J., & Bledsoe, C. (2012). An investigation of technology in the classroom and its impact on literacy education. English in Texas, 42(2), pages 45-49.
B.Pilgrim, J., & Bledsoe, C. (2012). An investigation of technology in the classroom and its impact on literacyeducation. English in Texas, 42(2), 45-49.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Which of the following texts would be good to use along with Paine's work? A.The teacher could have students analyze "Common Sense" by Patrick Henry. B.The teacher could include a novel study of 1776 by David McCullough. C.The teacher could integrate Lincoln's famous "Gettysburg Address" into the unit of study. D.The teacher could compare and contrast "The Crisis" to other fictional essays.
B.The teacher could include a novel study of 1776 by David McCullough.
How would you correct sentence 7? A.No change needed. B.and extends C.and; extends D.And extends
B.and extends
Ask students to make notes as they read that focus on their gut response to the text, rather than on summary. When are they confused? When are they convinced? When do they trust the author, and when do they doubt the author's competence or sincerity? When are they amused, bored, or engaged? Have students bring their annotations into class and discuss them as a group. Did most readers have similar reactions to the text? Why were the convincing moments convincing, or the boring moments boring? What changes could the author make to engage or convince readers more effectively? Was there a connection between being entertained by a text and trusting the author? What about this text might students want to emulate or avoid in their own writing? What is the purpose of this activity? A.modeling annotation B.annotating for ethos C.reverse-engineering a thesis D.modeling database use C.reverse-engineering a thesis D.modeling
B.annotating for ethos
Read the following quote and then choose the corresponding mode of persuasion. "You should consider another route if you leave later. I heard that that street is far more dangerous and ominous at night than during the daytime." A.ethical appeal B.emotional appeal C.logical appeal D.persuasive appeal
B.emotional appeal
When a student considers the rest of the sentence to determine a word's meaning, this student is using which of the following context clues? A.definition B.logic C.roots and affixes D.grammar
B.logic
Your lesson today is on how the media can distort our perception of reality. According to EM-DAT (The international disasters database), the number of deaths per year from natural disasters decreased to less than half over the last 100 years. At the same time, because of the advances of technology, reporting on these disasters has increased exponentially.What mode of persuasion is the media using by describing natural disasters in an extraordinarily tragic way? A.ethos B.pathos C.logos D.lathos
B.pathos
Based on the essay by Norman Cousins, determine the prevailing form of discourse used in the essay. A.exposition B.persuasion C.descriptive D.narration
B.persuasion
Which of the following is the purpose of an expressive text? A.to capture and represent experience, feelings, or vision for self or others B.to shape or interpret experience for self C.to inform, instruct, direct, explain, persuade, argue, analyze, or plan D.to enlighten, foster understanding and empathy, and bring enjoyment
B.to shape or interpret experience for self
In order to improve writing proficiency, what would be the best strategy a student should take? A.increase reading B.increase writing C.increase both reading and writing D.increase speaking
C.increase both reading and writing
Mr. Batista's eighth-grade class, which includes a number of English language learners, has been reading a nonfiction science essay. He designs the following activity for the class. Paragraph-Building Activity 1. The teacher leads a whole-class discussion on a topic related to the subject in the essay. 2. Students form heterogeneous cooperative learning groups with three or four students in each group. Students in each group continue discussing the topic. 3. Each student writes five to eight sentences about the topic on sentence strips. 4. The members of the group then decide how to put the various sentences together, editing the sentences as necessary to form a comprehensible paragraph about the topic and correcting any errors in grammar or spelling. After participating in this activity, all of the students review the chapter in their science text about the topic. The paragraph-building activity designed by Mr. Bat
B.transfer skills from oral language to written language.
Audiobooks and e-books are beneficial to which students? A.students with learning disabilities B.children C.any student D.language learning students
C.any student
When outlining your paper for Cornell notes, what is the left column designated for? A.summary B.title C.keywords D.dates
C.keywords
From the list below, select which of the following is NOT an effective strategy teachers can use to help students develop academic language. A. Use techniques designed to make academic language comprehensible. B. Activate or build background knowledge, preview texts, and teach ways to use graphic organizers to represent key ideas. C. Assign fictional books from genres that the students can relate to (e.g., Young Adult Literature). D. Focus the students' learning on content-specific vocabulary, rather than general academic vocabulary. E. Teach students cognates.
C. Assign fictional books from genres that the students can relate to (e.g., Young Adult Literature).
Which of the following best describes one important way in which this activity is likely to benefit English language learners?
C. Discussing and writing about a content-area topic supports English language learners' reading of related texts by reinforcing key vocabulary, language structures, and schemata.
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
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.
Which of the following is an example of interlanguage from a Spanish student? A."Where are you going?" B."Can you recommend a good book?" C."Our uncle is doctor." D."We love her new friends."
C."Our uncle is doctor."
All of the following are characteristics of a relative clause except — A.A relative clause will contain a subject and verb. B.A relative clause will begin with a relative pronoun [who, whom, whose, that, or which] or a relative adverb [when, where, or why]. C.A relative clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone. D.A relative clause will function as an adjective, answering the questions: What kind? How many? or Which one?
C.A relative clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone.
Read the following solution to a problem, and then choose which problem this solution is related to.Be selective and write down errors representative of the class or level so that subsequent connection is relevant to as many students as possible. A.I can't hear any errors. B.I don't want to disrupt communication activity. C.I can't write down all their errors. D.I can't make out exactly what they're saying.
C.I can't write down all their errors.
TEXT/ MY REACTION TO THE TEXT GRAPH Which of the following is a true statement about the graphic organizer shown? I. The graphic organizer works with expository text. II. The graphic organizer elicits effective responses from the reader. III. The graphic organizer is a double entry journal. IV. The graphic organizer is a Cornell note taking example.
C.I, II, III
Which of the following literary works can be categorized as a Gothic novel? A.The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck B.War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy C.Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte D.The Pilgrims Progress, by John Bunyan
C.Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
The following is an excerpt from a tenth-grade student's research paper. The teacher has asked all students to use the APA format in their papers. Which of the following statements is true? A.The citation in sentence one needs an author. B.The citation in sentence two needs a page number. C.The citation in sentence three is fine. D.The citations should be at the bottom of the page instead of within the sentence.
C.The citation in sentence three is fine.
Which of the following offers the best interpretation of "it cannot check the peeper's silver croak" found in Robert Frost's poem, The Onset ? A.The frogs will not be destroyed by the harsh coldness of winter. B.The melting snow forms streams which flow down the mountain with a gentle sound. C.The death caused by winter's cold will not prevent the warmth and life of spring. D.The melting snow shines like silver as it moves down the mountain.
C.The death caused by winter's cold will not prevent the warmth and life of spring.
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.
After reviewing one of his students' essays, Mr. Jackson has come across several parts in the essay where he is confused about what the student is trying to say. Which of the following would be the best first step for Mr. Jackson when giving feedback to this student? A.Partially correct the essay and then allow the student to finish the corrections. B.Leave non-specific comments on the paper that highlight where the student made a mistake and allow the student to figure it out on his own. C.When assessing the written work, begin the feedback by asking questions rather than making corrections. D.Highlight all the areas of the paper that are confusing in red ink telling the student what Mr. Jackson thinks the student is trying to say.
C.When assessing the written work, begin the feedback by asking questions rather than making corrections.
Which is an example of data tracking? A.publishers create digital versions of magazines B.online stores email receipts for purchases C.ads for products appear based on search engine results D.digital photos are stored in the cloud
C.ads for products appear based on search engine results
Choose a text in your field that is unfamiliar to your students—this exercise works best if the article is complex, but not extraordinarily so. Break the article into sections, and divide students into groups. Each group should receive a section of the text, but no group should see the introduction or thesis paragraph. Ask students to read through the paper, marking topic sentences and signposts, and from that information to write a thesis for the section they've received. Once each group has agreed on a thesis, come together as a class to try to assemble a thesis for the entire article. After students are satisfied with the thesis they've developed, let them read the actual thesis of the paper. How close were they? Why?What is the purpose of this activity? A.modeling annotation B.annotating for ethos C.reverse-engineering a thesis D.modeling database use
C.reverse-engineering a thesis
When critiquing a student's writing, what should you begin with? A.the general errors of the writing B.the grammar of the writing C.the good qualities of the writing D.the style of the writing
C.the good qualities of the writing
Besides sentence structure, which of the following mistakes in Sam's paper should be corrected during editing? A.sentence fragments B.run-on sentences C.the use of homophones: to, too, two D.the use of comma for items in a sequence
C.the use of homophones: to, too, two
Mr. Alfonzo's twelfth-grade English class is reading Robert Frost's work, "Letter to the Amherst Student". The basic theme of the work is to tell the reader not to worry whether the past is better than modern times, but instead enjoy the life they have.In order to increase understanding of this work, Mr. Alfonzo has asked students to write an essay expressing their views on life. Mr. Alonzo asks students to create a compare/contrast chart titled "Life is Better Now Than It Was in the Past" with two columns labeled Pro and Con. Students will then list reasons for (Pro) and against (Con) this.For this writing assignment, it would be most helpful to create the compare/contrast chart during which phase of the writing process? A.freewriting B.revising C.editing D.prewriting
D.prewriting
Of the following, which strategy should Mr. Brogna use to help Sam and other students in the class with their essay composition and sentence structure skills? A.Ask students to work with a partner to analyze and improve the sentence structure of their essays. B.Provide several examples on the overhead projector of effective student essays that exhibit logical flow of thought and varying sentence structure. C.Provide students with several examples of other students' essays and have them analyze the essays by creating a graphic organizer for each essay. D.Give the students a mini-lesson on varying sentence structure, and then ask students to work in small groups to revise their papers.
D.Give the students a mini-lesson on varying sentence structure, and then ask students to work in small groups to revise their papers.
Which of the following is an example of an effective informal method for monitoring students' comprehension of their literary texts? A.Quiz the students on characters, plot and setting. B.Assign them to give oral presentations of the reading. C.Use test scores to identify comparable strengths and weaknesses with the students' peers. D.Keep running records of the students.
D.Keep running records of the students.
How would you correct sentence 10? A.No change is needed. B.Latin base; but had C.Latin base. But had D.Latin base, but had
D.Latin base, but had
THE ONSET BY ROBERT FROST In the poem, Frost uses the literary element of extended metaphor to infer meaning. Which of the following best depicts Robert Frost's meaning for the poem? A.The good and evil forces within man and the universe are constantly at battle. B.Man must learn to appreciate the rebirth of the earth during spring, the season that follows the bleak winter days. C.The trees, birds and flowers that appear in the spring are all signs of God's grace and goodness upon the earth. D.The cold, harsh winter cannot prevail over the earth because spring always comes to bring the warmth and rebirth of plants and trees just as evil and death cannot prevail over the spirit of man.
D.The cold, harsh winter cannot prevail over the earth because spring always comes to bring the warmth and rebirth of plants and trees just as evil and death cannot prevail over the spirit of man.
How would you correct sentence 11? A.No change is needed. B.period, many C.This sentence is a fragment. D.This sentence is a run-on sentence.
D.This sentence is a run-on sentence.
In Spanish, the simple present tense is often used for a future action. Which of the following represents L1 interference in this area (verb tense)? A.John sent to Robert a gift. B.Every child should assist to school. C.I will read my book and the yours also. D.We see each other tomorrow.
D.We see each other tomorrow.
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
The Latin root, sacre, found in the word sacred is used to create many other words such as sacrilege, sacrilegious, consecrate, desecrate. Another name given for a word created from a root is a ________________. A.diphthong B.phoneme C.morpheme D.derivative
D.derivative
Which of the following best describes the point of view used by Paz in his poem, "The Street"? A.third person, omniscient B.third person C.second person D.first person
D.first person
An English teacher asks students to complete a close-reading exercise with the following excerpt from Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Before reading, the teacher discusses the political tension of the time when the piece was written. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. Which of the following answers best describes Common Sense? A.expository text B.historical fiction C.extended metaphor D.primary document
D.primary document
Select from the following the situations when it is appropriate to use first-person in academic writing.More than one choice is correct. Select ALL choices that apply. A. when including a personal anecdote B. to avoid ambiguity C. establishing your credibility (ethos) D. stating your position in relation to others E. clarifying passive constructions
The answer is all of them
Select from the list below the questions that must be answered that determine whether a source is reliable or not.More than one choice is correct. Select ALL choices that apply. A. Is the author clearly identified? B. Is the article peer reviewed or referred? C. Are links to supporting external sources provided? D. Is the date of the publication clearly identified? E. Is opinion clearly distinguished from factual information?
The answer is all of them
