WorksheetsAdapting Assessments
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
Why do teachers need to adapt the language on classroom assessments?
a)
Adapted assessments yield more valid results.
b)
Adapted assessments provide ELs with access to the curriculum as required by law.
c)
Adapted assessments will allow ELs to get higher grades.
d)
Adapted assessments are easier to grade.
2.
How should this sentence be adapted for an EL: "Before a cat eats its prey, it usually plays with it"?
a)
Change "prey" to "mouse."
b)
Change the first "it" to "the cat" and the second "it" to "the prey."
c)
Move "before a cat eats its prey" to the end of the sentence.
d)
Take out "usually."
3.
How should this sentence be adapted for an EL: "People in Mexico celebrate the Day of the Dead, whereas people in the United States celebrate Halloween"?
a)
Change "people from Mexico" to "Mexicans" and "people from the United States" to "Americans."
b)
Change "celebrate" to "observe"
c)
Change it to passive, using "is celebrated."
d)
Change "whereas" to "but."
4.
How should this question be adapted for an EL: "Determine the greatest common factor of 74 and 36."
a)
Spell out the numerals.
b)
Change "determine" to "calculate."
c)
Change it to: "What is the greatest common factor..?"
d)
Use the abbreviation "GCF" in place of "greatest common factor."
5.
How should this question be adapted for an EL: "John has 5 friends. He wants to buy 3 cookies for each friend. How many sweets does he need to buy in all?"
a)
Spell out the numerals.
b)
Change "sweets" to "cookies."
c)
Change "in all" to "in total."
d)
Use "John" instead of "he."
6.
What might cause confusion for an EL in this question: "Why does Biff jump down Willy's throat in Act Two of Death of a Salesman?"
a)
Biff and Willy are unusual names.
b)
There are too many "of"s in the question.
c)
Capitalizing "Act Two" may cause the student to think it is a place.
d)
"Jump down Willy's throat" is an idiom.
7.
How should this question be adapted for an EL: "Why doesn't the popular vote determine the results of the presidential election in the United States?"
a)
Change "determine" to "decide."
b)
Rewrite it as a fact ("The popular vote...") followed by a positive question ("Why?")
c)
Change "results of the presidential election" to "who becomes president"
d)
Change "popular" to "people's"
8.
Why might it be better to use a specific verb, like "surrender," rather than a more common phrasal verb, like "give up," in an adapted question?
a)
The meaning of phrasal verbs cannot be deduced from the individual words.
b)
Specific verbs have more precise translations.
c)
It takes less time to look up specific verbs than to look up the parts of phrasal verbs.
d)
All of the above
9.
Assuming none of the words have been taught during the unit, what's the best way to adapt this question: "What do pollinators do to assist plants?"
a)
Change to: "How do pollinators assist plants?"
b)
Change to: "What things do pollinators do to help plants?"
c)
Change to: "What do bees, bats, and birds do to help plants?"
d)
Change to: "How do pollinators, like bees, do to assist plants in their growth?"
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