TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which of the following best explains why ELLs need to receive direct
instruction in the use of nonverbal elements of English?
A. the meanings of gestures and body language vary from culture to
culture
B. people need explicit instruction in nonverbal communication because
they lack instinctive communication skills
C. cultures associated with English tend to have more taboos related to
the body than other cultures
D. nonverbal gestures only have meaning when they are connected to
specific phrases in the oral language – ANSWER- A. the meanings of
gestures and body language vary from culture to culture
Rationale: need to understand what various nonverbal elements of
English are
Which of the following strategies would be most effective in helping
intermediate and advanced ELLs improve their reading fluency?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A. providing frequent opportunities for students to read and reread texts
written at their independent reading levels
B. expanding students vocabulary knowledge by assigning challenging
texts at and beyond their instructional reading levels
C. encouraging students to use various comprehension strategies, such as
self monitoring, predicting, and questions
D. administering timed reading tests to students monthly to motivate
them to read more quickly and accurately – ANSWER- A. providing
frequent opportunities for students to read and reread texts written at
their independent reading levels
Rationale: increases reading rate\/fluency, increases self efficacy,
encourages students to continue to improve
What is the difference between deep and surface culture? – ANSWER\u0002Part of culture is
visible, like the tip of
an iceberg.
Language
Clothing
Food
Customs
Art
Below the surface are the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
more meaningful and
powerful aspects of culture:
Beliefs – What we see as
truth.
Norms – Unwritten rules
for behavior.
Values – What we hold
most important.
Rachid, a high school ELL, wrote the following paragraph in his history
class.
The Kaunstion of the america was writing in 1787. the Kaunstion had
creating a three parts for the government. The three parts are a kongress
president and a supreme kourt. Also made the system federal of country.
Based on Rachid’s writing, which of the following accommodations
would best help improve his writing?
A. providing Rachid with sample sentence stems that are more
grammatically complex than his sentences
B. allowing Rachid to draw his responses for future writing assignments
C. providing Rachid with a list of high frequency words that had been
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D. assigning Rachid new writing tasks that are above his current level of
content understanding evident in his sentences – ANSWER- A.
providing Rachid with sample sentence stems that are more
grammatically complex than his sentences
Rationale: allows him to improve his writing in the context are by
providing him with a model
Ms. Miranda asks the students in her high school English class to write a
paragraph describing school in their home countries. The following is a
student’s sample.
I like going to school, I attended school in Cuba. In Cuba, I went to
school during the day and I workd at night on homework. I went to
school to learn English. I studyed hard before I came to Texas.
After reviewing the student’s paragraph, Ms. Miranda plans appropriate
interventions and follow-up activities for the student.
Ms. Miranda can best help the student by focusing on which of the
following?
A. future tense verbs
b. present tense verbs
c. past tense verbs
d. subject verb agreement – ANSWER- C. past tense verbs
Rationale: frequency makes errors when using the past tense<\/p>\n\n\n\n