English as a Second Language (ESL) 154 Certification Practice Test

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• How can teachers increase thinking and study skills?
• What is the main goal of the four key concepts for ELLs in mainstream classrooms?
• What is TELPAS?
• How long does the Silent/Receptive or Preproduction stage typically last?
• What does phonology study?
• Practicing minimal pairs primarily helps with which linguistic area?
• Which two factors have a huge impact on readiness to learn?
• Which sentence in a paragraph typically states the main idea?
• Which statement best describes the communication-based ESL instruction?
• Which is correct: 'make a decision' or 'do a decision'?
• In academic writing, what does 'significant' mean?
• A story map helps a student understand what type of text?
• Which phrase describes the development of a second language through the first language?
• What are key ingredients of a strong conclusion?
• Which description best fits content-based instruction?
• Translating questions and assignments into the student's native language helps clarify what?
• What does paragraph unity mean?
• Which program model allows ESL students to spend most of the day in general education classrooms and are taken out for ESL instruction in smaller groups?
• Which practice helps students apply familiar concepts from their cultural backgrounds and prior experiences to new learning?
• Evaluation standards are: self-referenced; criterion-referenced; and norm-referenced.
• What do individual assessments offer?
• Which practice best increases thinking and study skills for ELL students?
• CALP stands for which of the following?
• Which group includes 'its', 'his', and 'her'?
• Which term is about knowing word meanings?
• Which strategy is most helpful for understanding unknown words through surrounding text?
• Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills are composed of how many styles?
• In Two-Way Immersion, how are students' language backgrounds and instruction typically arranged?
• Which activity is appropriate for the beginning level of English-language proficiency?
• In sentences with either... or, or neither... nor, with which subject should the verb agree?
• Which program is designed to assist these students in English language development, survival English skills, and orientation to U.S. education and culture?
• School districts must provide ESL services when they have at least how many ELLs at one grade level?
• What does it mean to paraphrase a sentence?
• Increase comprehensibility by which practice?
• What is culturally responsive instruction?
• Which statement best describes an expository text?
• What best describes Language Across The Curriculum?
• Which Krashen hypothesis relates to a learner's emotional state affecting language acquisition?
• When is a semicolon appropriate in writing?
• What is the primary characteristic of SIOP?
• Which key concept focuses on increasing the understandability of lesson content by using pictures, props, and short sentences?
• A timeline is most useful for understanding which aspect of events?
• Which sentence uses a stative verb?
• Which description matches the Advanced High Proficiency Level?
• What is the prefix in unbelievable that reverses the meaning?
• What is the main goal of Transitional Bilingual education?
• Which set lists the three commonly used ESL teaching methods?
• In the Early Production stage, how do students indicate understanding?
• For how many years are ELLs who exit the language program monitored?
• What term describes the order in which events occur in a narrative?
• Which practice clarifies instructions and helps ELL students understand what is expected?
• What is a primary purpose of preteaching key vocabulary before new content?
• Which of the following is a Krashen hypothesis?
• An Observation Checklist can be used to measure growth in:
• Learning orthographic skills helps with which aspect of language?
• What are transitions, and give an example?
• A word web is a graphic organizer that primarily helps with what?
• Which of the following is deemed most important for effective second-language acquisition?
• What is the function of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
• Which stage is characterized by using one- to two-word phrases and yes/no questions?
• TELPAS measures which of the following?
• Is water countable or uncountable, and can it be pluralized in standard usage?
• What is cohesion in writing?
• How can you tell if a text uses a formal vs informal tone?
• Which is NOT an effective listening strategy on an ESL certification exam?
• Which cognitive process is listed for ELLs?
• Cutting sentences apart helps with which language skill?
• Which is an effective instructional practice for ELLs?
• Which idiom means to start a conversation and ease tension?
• Which sentence uses the present simple to describe a routine?
• BICS stands for which of the following?
• Which statement describes the function of a defining relative clause?
• Which concept focuses on improving thinking and study skills?
• Which option describes L1 interference as a common difficulty for ELLs?
• Which statement best describes fluency?
• The Early Production stage may last up to how long?
• What is an effective strategy for listening on an ESL certification exam?
• Before assessing reading ability or level, one of the first things to determine is?
• How do you distinguish a fact from an opinion?
• If a paragraph describes something indirectly and requires reading between the lines, what skill is this?
• Which activity uses sequencing to explain the butterfly life cycle?
• Which of the following is NOT an indefinite pronoun?
• How is the third conditional formed?
• Which describes a stative verb?
• Which sentence demonstrates the use of a linking verb?
• Which sentence expresses strong deduction about a present situation?
• What is the purpose of the Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDS)?
• What best describes a defining relative clause?
• Which statement is a positive aspect of individual assessments?
• Which sentence uses the present perfect to show ongoing relevance?
• Which of the following is a reflexive pronoun?
• Which stage lasts five to seven years with substantial vocabulary and full discussion participation?
• Which term refers to mixing L1 and L2?
• In title case, which words are capitalized?
• What does the idiom 'break the ice' mean in conversation?
• What is the primary purpose of an expository text?
• In academic writing, which word is a more formal synonym for 'help'?
• Which tool is described as connecting ideas within a text?
• What is the conventional order of multiple adjectives before a noun?
• What is the function of linking verbs?
• What should a strong thesis statement include?
• Which term describes easy performance in something?
• How do you form a noun from the verb 'decide'?
• Which word is a reflexive pronoun that can refer to both 'you' and multiple people?
• What do individual assessments focus on?
• Which strategy helps you deduce the meaning of an unfamiliar word from surrounding text?
• Which term refers to written or spoken communication?
• What is fluency?
• In a passive sentence, the agent may be omitted; which word is typically used to introduce the agent if it is mentioned?
• What plays an important role in reading readiness and ability?
• Which of the following is a reflexive pronoun used for third person plural?
• Which sentence uses the simple past tense?
• Which sentence correctly uses a comma to separate an introductory element from the main clause?
• What do the ELPS provide to teachers?
• Which term describes a program model where ESL students stay in a general education classroom for most of the day and receive ESL instruction in separate sessions?
• Which activity would best support an intermediate level learner writing about the butterfly life cycle in simple sentences?
• Which pairing is correct?
• Castaneda v. Pickard established which requirement?
• Which sentence contains a non-defining relative clause?
• Which concept focuses on building on students' existing language knowledge to support new learning?
• Developmental Bilingual education emphasizes the use of which language in core subjects?
• In the sentence 'Neither the manager nor the team is ready', what should the verb be?
• Which tone is used when a writer presents facts in a neutral, objective way?
• Which statement best describes the use of 'look up' in research contexts?
• Content-Based Language Instruction combines information, hands-on tasks and instructional techniques and uses these tools to develop language skills, learn subject matter and acquire cognitive and study skills.
• Which Krashen hypothesis proposes that learners monitor form and use of language?
• How many hypotheses are part of Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition as listed?
• In American punctuation, where do quotation marks typically go with periods and commas?
• Which preposition completes: 'arrive ___ Monday'?
• Where does the topic sentence usually appear in a paragraph?
• Which of the following is listed as an ESL program option?
• Which term describes how context contributes to meaning?
• Context clues are...
• Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce an explanation after an independent clause?
• Which is a common difficulty for ELLs?
• A Venn Diagram is used to understand what aspect of two concepts?
• Basic interpersonal communication skills encompass two styles of communication. Which two are they?
• Which description best describes the Beginning Proficiency Level?
• Content-Based Language Instruction aims to develop which three areas?
• Which of the following is a possessive pronoun?
• How do you correctly use a colon to introduce a list?
• Which of the following describes someone who writes a book or article?
• Which of the following is a relative pronoun?
• What is the best strategy to help ELLs with phonetic struggles?
• When should you use a comma in a list of three or more items?
• Which term refers to a person who writes a book or article?
• What error does unclear pronoun reference create?
• Rating Scales measure the quality of performance based on specific criteria on a predetermined continuum.
• Which list shows the principal parts of a verb?
• Which description matches the Intermediate Proficiency Level?
• What are the ELPS?
• Which strategy should be used to improve comprehensibility?
• Which of the following is a correct example of the principal parts of the verb 'to fly'?
• Context-embedded communication is characterized by which of the following?
• Which of the following is part of a strong conclusion?
• Which activity is associated with the intermediate level of English-language proficiency?
• Which word is a relative pronoun?
• Which transition word would introduce a result?
• Increase comprehensibility by using pictures, props, gestures and voice variations to explain and demonstrate the subject.
• What is the main idea of a paragraph that begins with a broad statement and then provides details?
• Which strategy involves metacognition, hands-on and other experiential learning strategies?
• What does a thinking map connect in language learning?
• Which of the following is an indefinite pronoun?
• Anecdotal Records are written observations of day-to-day activities.
• Which practice increases an ELL student's confidence by providing opportunities to practice?
• Which phrase represents the correct expansion of SIOP?
• Which statement about modal verbs is true?
• What does the phrasal verb 'look up' commonly mean in research?
• What did the Lau Remedies of 1974 require in all school districts?
• Which description matches the Advanced Proficiency Level?
• Transitional Bilingual education primarily uses what language in core academic subjects?
• Rating Scales are particularly useful for rating which type of presentation?
• What does Dysnomia mean?
• Which statement best describes grammar-based ESL instruction?
• An Observation Checklist is a group of specific skills, behaviors, attitudes and processes relevant to a student's development.
• Which practice includes using realia, media and other visual supports to introduce and reinforce concepts?
• In academic writing, when a result is described as significant, what does it most often mean?
• Which sentence uses a colon to introduce a list after an independent clause?
• Which stage is associated with speaking more complex statements and sharing thoughts?
• He said, 'I will go.' Which is the correct reported speech?
• What strategy is recommended to increase comprehensibility?
• Which sentence describes a routine?
• Which sentence uses present continuous correctly to describe an action happening now?
• Context-reduced communication is characterized by which of the following?
• Context-embedded communication relies on which of the following to aid understanding?
• Which tool helps you understand the sequence of events in a narrative?
• What does the rule 'i before e except after c' describe, and what are its common exceptions?
• Which term means effectively communicating written thoughts and language in two languages?
• Which statement best describes the goals of the full-day newcomer program?
• What do fluent readers DON'T do?
• Provide an example of a complex sentence with a dependent clause.
• What do fluent readers DO?
• Which article is used with a singular unspecific noun?
• Which term means the vocabulary of a person?
• Which term is included as a cognitive process for ELLs?
• An Anecdotal log is best described as what?
• Which term refers to the study of the internal structure of words and their meaningful parts?
• Which of the following is NOT part of Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition?
• What does 'Dual Language' instruction involve?
• Which ESL program type involves total instruction in the target language with minimal use of the native language?
• Which sentence best serves as a topic sentence?
• What type of information does an expository text primarily provide?
• Anecdotes and incidents used in Anecdotal Records should be described in a way that is:
• Which strategy encourages interaction for ELL students?
• Which ESL program option is NOT listed?
• Which word is an antonym of 'increase'?
• What pattern often follows 'consider'?
• Which scenario best illustrates unity in a paragraph?
• What is the LPAC?
• What is the effect of encouraging interaction on ELL students?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a graphic organizer to help ELLs understand expository texts?
• Which ESL method is described as integrating language learning with subject matter content?
• What word best means 'to stop something temporarily'?
• Which statement reflects a negative aspect of individual assessments?
• What is the main objective of Sheltered Instruction?
• Which term refers to the arrangement of sentences, or sentence structure?
• Which statement describes the purpose of the Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDS)?
• How do students communicate in the Silent/Receptive stage?
• How is the passive voice formed in a simple sentence?
• Which option is NOT a commonly used ESL method?
• Which statement describes a feature of the SIOP model?
• Which of the following is a valid SIOP practice?
• What term describes instruction in both English and the student's native language?
• Sheltered Instruction is used to help which students?
• Which concept emphasizes encouraging interaction with students and adults to develop language skills?
• Which word is used to introduce a dependent clause referring to a noun?
• Which strategy best encourages interaction for ELL students?
• After the verb enjoy, which form is used?
• How to lower the affective filter?
• Which term describes someone who writes a book or article?
• What is the primary function of an expository text?
• The identification and placement of ELLs occurs within the first how many weeks of enrollment?
• Using the native language in ELL instruction is intended to achieve which outcome?
• Which of the following best describes the high affective filter in language learning?
• For what purpose are PLDS used by teachers?
• What are the comparative and superlative forms of 'interesting'?
• Which statement best explains the main idea's role in a paragraph?
• Using the student's native language in instruction helps to...
• Which possessive pronoun indicates ownership by the speaker and at least one other person?