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WorksheetsWI 22: ELE Content Practice Test #2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A fourth-grade teacher is creating a list of suggested literacy texts to guide students’ independent reading choices. Which of the following factors should the teacher take into consideration when qualitatively measuring a text’s complexity?
The average length of sentences in the first few paragraphs
The number of words used that are not on a grade-level word list
The presence and usefulness of text features
The literal and inferential levels of meaning of the text
A teacher is using a Big Book in a read-aloud session with students at the beginning of first grade. Which of the following methods would likely be most effective for the teacher to use to develop students’ knowledge of print and emergent literacy concepts?
Flipping the pages and discussing the illustrations before starting the reading
Using a finger to track the text from left to right and line to line while reading
Explaining how the words are composed of letters and are read to form sentences
Having students echo read the text as the teacher reads it to them
Which of the following teacher strategies would most effectively support an entering-level English language learners understanding of academic content instruction delivered in English?
Providing the student with materials that are below grade level
Arranging for the student to receive help in a pullout program
Pairing the student with a classmate with similar reading skills
Presenting related graphics, pictures, and other visuals to the student
Which of the following questions should a teacher use in a phonemic awareness lesson designed to give students practice in segmenting phonemes?
“What are the last sounds you hear in the word crush?”
“Can you name a word that rhymes with /c/ /r/ /u/ /sh/?”
“How many sounds do you hear in the word crush?”
“What vowel sound do you hear in the word crush?”
Which of the following student activities provides the best example of an approach that effectively integrates many strands of English language arts and literacy?
Student read a short story independently. They keep a log of unknown vocabulary words in notebooks so that they can ask the teacher for definitions later
Student read a short story aloud in a whole-group setting. As they read, each student makes notes of text-related questions and unfamiliar words in the story
Students watch a video clip of a short story. Then they read the story independently and create individual posts illustrating the main idea of the story
Students work together in small groups to read a short story. They discuss the plot and challenging vocabulary words before writing and sharing reading responses
An elementary school teacher would like to create a literacy environment that meets the diverse needs of all learners. Which of the following approaches to selecting materials (e.g., books, media, magazines) for the classroom would be most appropriate for the teacher to take?
Conducting a student survey about materials students would like to have in the classroom
Selecting a wide range of materials at different reading levels that reflect various cultures and interests
Consulting with colleagues about materials that have been well received by their students
Reading book reviews and literacy blogs to get recommendations for particular materials
Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates a teacher’s understanding of providing students with differentiated instruction?
The teacher offers a wide range of reading and writing activities and asks students to select several favorite activities to complete
The teacher uses flexible, student-selected groupings for nearly all classroom reading, writing, and speaking activities
The teacher provides tiered reading activities that have the same learning goal with difficulty levels adjusted according to students’ abilities
The teacher assigns students to groups heterogeneously and has the stronger readers be discussion leaders, lead readers, and note takers
A teacher is giving instruction in reading multisyllabic words with VCV syllable patterns. The teacher explains that a good decoding strategy is to first break an unknown word after the first vowel and read the word with an open first syllable. If the word does not sound familiar, the reader should break the word after the consonant and read the word with a closed first syllable. Which of the following words would be appropriate for the teacher to use to model this strategy?
Second
Cartoon
Moral
Reason
A second-grade teacher is introducing dipthongs in a phonics lesson with the class by providing instruction in appropriate sound-letter relationships and modeling how to read words containing dipthongs. Which of the following groups of words would be the most appropriate for the teacher to use with the students to provide them with practice in reading dipthongs?
East, meat, creak, teacher
Chat, choke, fetch, pitcher
Arm, hard, start, parcel
Now, loud, shout, crowd
Which of the following word lists would be most appropriate for a first-grade teacher to use when providing practice to students on consonant blends?
Big, catch, rock
Trap, flag, snap
Coin, boy, warn
Chance, page, dish
