ELA subject area exam

Over the course of a school term, students have undertaken many writing projects. The most effective way to assess individual student growth in writing through the term would be

• peer assessment

• portfolio assessment.

• cumulative assessment

• self-assessment

The best method for utilizing the data collected from various classroom activities is to

• make decisions about groups of students based on strengths and areas of need

•  identify one area to focus in which to make decisions about groups of students

•  encourage students to monitor themselves and their activities.

•  engage students in learning new subject matter.

A middle school language arts teacher writes informal notes to students that contain questions about subject matter covered in class. The students, in turn, write back to the teacher with answers and questions of their own. This is an example of which of the following methods of assessing student understanding in an integrated language arts class?

•  dialogue journal

•  portfolio

•  anecdotal record

•  teacher conference

A language arts class is studying word relationships. The teacher selects several sets of words to illustrate the concept. Which of the following sets would be INAPPROPRIATE for this lesson?

• centennial, centimeter, century, percentage

• immortal, mortal, mortuary, post mortem

• cognate, cognizant, incognito, recognize

•  abhor, abridge, acquainted, acquired

Which of the following are the best instructional practices to teach writing and speaking in response to informational texts?

•  quiz and debate

• collaborative writing groups and multimedia presentation

•  cooperative learning groups and literary analysis

•  test and speech

A language arts teacher asks students to take out a piece of writing from their writing folder that they want to work on. The teacher tells the students to rewrite their piece of writing from a different perspective or point of view. This is a strategy for which stage of the writing process?

•  drafting

•  drafting

•  revising

•  editing

The works of which of the following authors would provide middle school students with the best introduction to the concept of allegory?

• Washington Irving

•  Madeleine L'Engle

•  C. S. Lewis

•  Mildred D. Taylor

A 9th-gradenineth grade English teacher asks each student in class to write an essay that argues that organic produce is better than nonorganic produce. During the drafting phase of the writing process, students work in pairs, asking and answering a series of questions about the topic. Which of the following questions will best help students support their arguments effectively in writing?

• When did the local supermarket begin stocking organic produce?

• How does organic produce differ from nonorganic produce?

•  Why does some organic produce taste better raw than cooked?

• What types of organic produce are the most difficult to cultivate?

A middle school language arts teacher is presenting a lesson on writing conventions. Which of the following is the best way for the teacher to effectively show students how to use correct proofreading symbols for peer editing?

•  provide a proofreading chart for implementation of symbols

•  use a projection device to share how to use proofreading symbols

• identify sample papers and share with the whole group

•  form groups and have students correct their papers

A 7th-gradeseventh grade teacher wants her students to actively engage in group discussion. However, when she places students in their respective groups, provides them a summary of her expectations, topics, roles and goals, only one group's outcomes are compatible with those she intended. She polls the class and discovers that the groups that erred did not understand their mission.

Which of the following personal conduct components did she not adequately address?

• self-discipline

• listening

• respect

•  mutual intent