MTEL Communication and Literacy EXAM BUNDLE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS!!

absolute phrase - ANSWER a phrase that is related to a sentence in meaning, but has no grammatical relationship to the phrase. Ex. "The movie over......," abstract noun - ANSWER a noun that names a quality or mental concept active voice - ANSWER the subject performs the action antecedent ...

affect Mary's suggestion did not affect me. - ANSWER v. to influence effect The plan was effected with great success. The effect of the medicine is excellent. - ANSWER v. to cause to happen n. result principal Her principal reason for leaving was boredom. - ANSWER adj. first or hi...

Discuss facts and opinions - ANSWER A fact can be proved or disproved. An opinion is personal thought or feelings. Discuss dual passages (comparative essays) - ANSWER Dual passages give 2 passages from authors with different points of view. For example, the author of the first passage may give an...

Topic & Main Idea - ANSWER Topic - ANSWER the subject of a text/what the text is about Main Idea - ANSWER the most important point being made by the author Supporting Details - ANSWER provide evidence and backing for the main point they serve to reinforce some larger point most often fou...

passive voice sentence - ANSWER a sentence in which the subject receives the action personal pronoun - ANSWER a pronoun that refers to beings or objects: I, you, he, she, we, they predicate - ANSWER the action of the sentence or what is being said about the subject preposition - ANSWER a wo...

Abstract - ANSWER Not easy to understand; theoretical acclaim - ANSWER loud approval; applause adamant - ANSWER not yielding; firm adversary - ANSWER an enemy; foe advocate - ANSWER to plead in favor of ; supporter;defender aesthetic - ANSWER showing good taste; artistic alleviate ...

excavate - ANSWER to dig out of the ground and remove Smash - ANSWER to break into pieces violently or noisily, or to make something do this by dropping, throwing, or hitting it depict - ANSWER To give a picture of; to describe virtue - ANSWER behavior showing high moral standards Mediev...

abstract - ANSWER adj.- not easy to understand; theoretical acclaim - ANSWER n.- loud approval; applause acquiesce - ANSWER v.- to agree or consent to an opinion adamant - ANSWER adj.- not yielding; firm adversary - ANSWER n.- an enemy; foe advocate - ANSWER v.- to plead in favor of ...

Schema - ANSWER Your prior knowledge Pre-reading Strategies - ANSWER Building word and background knowledge (examples: read the titles and subtitles of the chapter or reading) Skimming - ANSWER Looking at a text or chapter quickly in order to have a general idea of the contents Scanning - A...

Noun - ANSWER a person, place, thing, quality, or act. Examples: pencil, girl, supermarket, happiness Verb - ANSWER action or existence words that tell what nouns do. Examples: to fly, to run, to be, jump, lived Adjective - ANSWER describes a noun. Examples: hairy, crazy, wonderful Adver...

modifiers - ANSWER words that act to describe or qualify another word in such a way that it changes the other word's meaning. ex. hot pan, tall glass, skinny girl misplaced modifiers - ANSWER a phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintend...

natural approach - ANSWER natural genuine learning situations where they use both conscious understanding of a language and subconscious (take cues from visual and commands) communicative language approach - ANSWER focus on students communicating naturally in second language; conversation instead...

Which of the following examples provides the strongest support for the nativist notion that all children are born with an innate sense of universal language principles that can be applied to the acquisition of any language? - ANSWER A child can produce structurally complex novel utterances at a very...

Cognition: - ANSWER The mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired, including perception, intuition, and reasoning. Cognitive processes: - ANSWER Needed to internalize language rules and vocabulary in L2: - memorization; - categorization; and - generalization [categorize and generali...