REVIEW

Multiple Choice

60. A teacher conducts an assessment of a student’s oral reading and accuracy, this type of assessment would best be used to determine whether the student can:

• A. Use textual evidence to support comprehension.

• B. Decode text automatically

• C. Apply background knowledge to an unfamiliar text

• D. Read text without expression.

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What is the purpose of language assessment?

• To evaluate learners' ability to understand and use language

• To teach grammar rules

• To assess mathematical skills

• To improve physical education outcomes

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A student of yours gets a new puppy over the weekend and is so excited she has been talking about it all day. At center time, she paints a picture of her puppy at the easel and calls you over to look at it.

Which of the following actions on your part would BEST help her develop her language acquisition and writing skills?

• You write the words "New Dog" on her paper.

• She tells you about the dog and you write what she says then read it back to her.

• You tell her about your dog.

• You do a search on the internet and show her pictures of other dogs like hers.

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3. 3. Which of the following strategies would best help a kindergarten teacher assess a student’s ability to blend phonemes?

• A. Say the words set, pet, and mp, then ask the child which one sounds different.

• B. Say the sounds /s/, /e/, and /t/ separately, then ask the child to say them as one word

• C. Say the words sat, set, and sit, then ask the child to say them with /m/ in place of /s/.

• D. Say the word set, then ask the child to tap once for each sound the word contains

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What is the purpose of formative language assessment?

• Improve learning

• Adjust teaching strategies

• Support language development

• All of the above

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Which of the following is NOT a specific form of formative language assessment?

• Observation-based assessment

• Oral language tasks

• Informal quizzes

• Standardized tests

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What is the purpose of summative language assessment?

• Measure mastery

• Assign grades

• Evaluate learning outcomes

• All of the above

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What characteristic distinguishes formative assessments from summative assessments?

• Formative assessments are always formal, while summative assessments are informal.

• Formative assessments are designed to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback, while summative assessments evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against a standard or benchmark.

• Summative assessments are used daily, while formative assessments are used once at the end of a term.

• Summative assessments are optional, while formative assessments are mandatory.

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Which summative assessment is most appropriate?

• Oral presentation

• Vocabulary drill

• Classroom observation

• Exit slip

Multiple Select

Identify whether the assessment is Formative or Summative: 1. Picture description during lesson 2. End-of-unit language exam 3. Teacher observation checklist 4. Oral presentation with rubric

• Formative

• Summative

• Both

• None

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What are the key purposes of specific language assessment according to Vygotsky’s Social Interactionist Theory?

• To identify strengths and weaknesses

• To assess only independent learning

• To focus solely on written language

• To ignore social interaction