TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
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TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+..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 langu...
TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
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?
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
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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-Part of culture is
visible, like the tip of an iceberg.
Language
Clothing
Food
Customs
Art
Below the surface are the 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.
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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 used throughout the
year
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.
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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
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.
Based on the writing sample, the student's English language proficiency level for writing is best
classified as:
A. beginning
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