ESOL Abbreviated Praxis Practice Test

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An ELL approaches the ESOL teacher and says, "Give me a piece of paper." The ELL's utterance is best characterized as an error in

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register

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Which term refers to how the level of a language learner's negative feelings and motivation correlates to his or her ability to acquire new language skills? (Options: deductive reasoning, extrinsic reinforce, affective filter, self-regulated learning)

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affective filter

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Which of the following is the most appropriate question for Mr. Lewis to use as a guideline when screening the assessments for cultural bias? Options: Was the ESL teacher who designed the assessments fluent in more than one language?, Will the students need a high level of sociopragmatic competence to complete the assessments?, Are the scores that students received on the assessments in the past reliable?, Do the assessments separate content-area learning from language learning?

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Will the students need a high level of sociopragmatic competence to complete the assessments?

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In the sentence above, which word would you emphasize when speaking to answer the questions below? The primary purpose of the worksheet is to provide instruction on

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stress

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Which court case resulted in a ruling that district-implemented programs for ELLs must be evaluated for effectiveness? Options: Lau v. Nichols, Brown v. Board of Education, Plyer v. Doe, Castañeda v. Pickard

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Castañeda v. Pickard

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An ESL teacher plans to evaluate the students' midyear progress by referencing various examples of their work taken from the current semester. Which of the following will most accurately assist the teacher in assessing the students' English-language development? Options: Standardized test scores that demonstrate ESL students' academic performance in specific content areas, Report card grades and comments from all content area classroom teachers, Individualized portfolios that include all essays, presentation rubrics, and tests, A norm-referenced midterm exam that was recently administered to ESL students

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Individualized portfolios that include all essays, presentation rubrics, and tests

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Subtractive bilingualism is most likely to occur in second-language learners who: have difficulty understanding content-area vocabulary, have little opportunity to continue using their first language, work to maintain the customs of their home cultures, had limited formal schooling in their home countries.

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have little opportunity to continue using their first language

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Which of the following makes the greatest use of active participation, including gestures and body movement? Grammar Translation, Total Physical Response, Suggestopedia, The Direct Method

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Total Physical Response

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The errors in the second sentence primarily involve: word choice, word structure, word order, word spelling

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word choice

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Listen to an ESOL student read the following sentence aloud: He finally went to bed. (Student pronounces "bed" as "bet.") The error in pronunciation in the word "bed" indicates a problem with

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voiced and voiceless sounds