Subtest 1 Reading, Language and Literature

While teaching an art lesson the teacher walks around her kindergarten classroom and one of the students calls out to her and shows her his work.

Based on language development and the understanding of syntax, which sounds most like a 5 year old's speech pattern?

• This tree was made by me!

• I make it!

• I paint my hands.

• Me paint.

Mr. Gutierrez, a 3rd grade teacher, is developing his daily schedule as well as his long-range classroom goals. According to the California Language Arts Framework, what is the minimum amount of time per day to be allocated for language arts instruction?

• 3 1/2 hours

• 2 1/2 hours

• 1 1/2 hours

• 1/2 hour

The purpose of revising text when writing an essay is to:

• Check over and publish your final draft

• Critically evaluate the final draft

• Critically evaluate the first draft

• Organize your thesis statement

In context, which is the best version of the underlined portion of the sentence:

"For example, men like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie, who became major figures."

• Carnegie became

• Carnegie, both of whom became

• Carnegie, both of who became

• Carnegie, and they both became

Use the information below to answer the question that follows.

Einstein, Albert, The Meaning of Relativity. 5th Edition, 1956, Princeton University Press, pp. 26-29

The reference above is most likely an example taken from the bibliography of a(n):

• literary periodical

• anthology of essays

• student's term paper

• newsletter editorial

In most dictionaries, the explanation of the meaning of pronunciation symbols is usually found:

• in the beginning of the spelling section of the dictionary.

• in an appendix of the dictionary.

• at the bottom of each page.

• with each word, before the definition of the word.

Read the poem below and answer the question that follows.

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may:

Old time is still a-flying

And this same flower that smiles today

Tomorrow will be dying."

The figure of speech for the word "flower" used in the third line of the poem is an example of:

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• irony

A 2-year-old child points to his favorite book and says, "book." Which of the following responses by his parent represents the best method to help this child develop linguistically correct speech patterns?

• Speaking naturally, "yes this is your favorite book; it's called Goodnight Moon."

• Speaking with infant directed speech, "Yes, book."

• After careful thought, "Yes, this is your favorite book; it's called Goodnight Moon."

• Speaking with infant-directed speech, "Yes, this is your favorite book; it's called Goodnight Moon."

A first-grade teacher plans a mid-year reading lesson for a class with many English Language Learners (ELLs) from diverse social-cultural backgrounds.

Which of the following should the teacher consider first before preparing her lesson?

• Preparing visual tools (e.g., pictures, diagrams)

• Preparing a portfolio for each child with strategies for individual instructional needs

• Preparing Strategies for teaching reading lessons written in their native language(s) to meet individual needs

• Including read-aloud reading material that is culturally sensitive

"I was helpless. I did not know what in the world to do. I was quaking from head to foot, and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far." Old Times on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• oxymoron