MTTC 103 - Practice Test Questions and Answers 100% Correct!

During world language instruction, which of the following student activities would best incorporate opportunities for students to negotiate meaning? A. reading a text and underlining any words that are unfamiliar B. playing a game in which a word must be guessed by use of circumlocution C. filling out a worksheet of questions that require the use of a dictionary D. writing a short story based on a sequential set of illustrations from a picture book - ANSWER-B. playing a game in which a word must be guessed by use of circumlocution Which of the following characteristics of literacy development best illustrates the relationship between speaking and writing? A. printing the letters of the alphabet B. overgeneralizing regular verb tense endings C. using phonetic spelling D. recognizing examples of environmental print - ANSWER-C. using phonetic spelling A second-grade teacher notices that several students regularly place adjectives after nouns in their writing and speaking. These students most likely require explicit instruction related to which of the following English language systems? A. phonological B. semantic C. syntactic D. pragmatic - ANSWER-C. syntactic At the beginning of the school year, a kindergarten teacher talks informally with students' families about the kinds of prior experiences their children have had, especially those related to learning and literacy. The teacher uses this information to help plan dramatic play and literacy centers that reflect familiar settings, tasks, and experiences. These actions most clearly demonstrate the teacher's awareness of the: A. integrated nature of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. B. interconnections between language, literacy, and culture. C. relationship between oral language development and reading achievement. D. links between vocabulary development and reading in the home. - ANSWER-B. interconnections between language, literacy, and culture. As a regular component of whole-group mathematics instruction, a fifth-grade teacher guides students in closely reading key pages from the grade-level textbook. Afterward, in addition to guiding students in applying the new material presented in the text to sample exercises, the teacher also helps the students summarize the text's main ideas orally. Finally, students draft their own written summaries of the new concepts, processes, and/or terminology in their mathematics journals. This approach to content-area instruction promotes students' school achievement primarily in which of the following ways? A. by providing a print-rich environment in which students at all skill levels participate in differentiated literacy activities B. by using nonverbal, concrete experiences to scaffold students' comprehension and vocabulary development C. by promoting students' development of skill in using listening, speaking, reading, - ANSWER-C. by promoting students' development of skill in using listening, speaking, reading, and writing for academic purposes A kindergarten teacher wants to involve all families in helping students develop oral language skills that support literacy development. Which of the following teacher recommendations to families is likely to be most effective in addressing this goal? A. "Take your children to arts and cultural community events such as concerts and festivals." B. "Visit the local public library regularly with your child to borrow children's books such as picture books and easy readers." C. "Spend time with your children playing active games such as hopscotch and jump rope." D. "Talk with your children while working together when preparing meals and doing other daily activities." - ANSWER-D. "Talk with your children while working together when preparing meals and doing other daily activities." A teacher is designing a sequence of instruction for teaching letter recognition skills to emergent readers. Which of the following sets of letters would be most appropriate for a teacher to include in the first lessons? A. c, o, w, x, y, z B. I, L, T, H, E, F C. a, m, t, s, f, d D. A, a, B, b, C, c - ANSWER-C. a, m, t, s, f, d An English Language Learner in a fourth-grade class can read fluently in a language that is written using a nonalphabetic script. Which of the following concepts is likely to be most difficult for this student to grasp when learning to read in English? A. A series of letters represents a word. B. Print symbolizes spoken language. C. A sentence is composed of a sequence of words. D. Letters correspond to phonemes. - ANSWER-D. Letters correspond to phonemes. A kindergarten teacher regularly reads aloud "big books" to her students. As she reads she points to each word, and during successive readings she encourages students to join in the reading as she points. Which of the following emergent literacy skills is this activity most likely to promote? A. awareness of consonant and vowel phonemes B. understanding of the relationship of speech to print C. recognition of basic phonics and spelling patterns D. knowledge of variations in letter-sound relationships - ANSWER-B. understanding of the relationship of speech to print A kindergarten teacher regularly leads classroom discussions before beginning a new read-aloud of informational texts. For example, he may conduct a book walk of the pictures, poi