ELAR Portion: Content UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following examples will influence the development of oral language skills? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Students choose a favorite book and retell the story to a small group
or in front of the class.
Which of the following examples would NOT represent a speech delay? - CORRECT
ANSWER- A student that does not like to speak in front of the class.
Which of the following describe the relationship between oral language and literacy
development? - CORRECT ANSWER- Oral language is a foundation for literacy
development. Oral language provides development of vocabulary and learning the structure
of language which provides a foundation for children when learning to read.
Which instructional strategy would help students connect written and oral language? -
CORRECT ANSWER- During a shared reading, a teacher points to each word as it is read.
A teacher would like to help her students improve their listening skills. Which of the
following activities would NOT help achieve that objective? - CORRECT ANSWER- Having
students memorize a selection from an audio clip.
Which component of language involves the smallest unit of sound? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Phoneme
Which of the following statements explains the difference between phonological awareness
and phonemic awareness? - CORRECT ANSWER- Phonemic awareness is the knowledge
that phonemes form sounds that forms words and that phonemic awareness is just one aspect
of phonological awareness. Phonological awareness is the foundation for learning to read.
Which of the following activities would help improve phonological awareness? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Helping students segment a word, for example breaking the word cat by sound
into c-a-t.
, A kindergarten student is having difficulty with identifying rhyming words. Which activity
would help improve this skill? - CORRECT ANSWER- Having the student create a rhyming
book.
Fluency is the ability to read text accurately and quickly. Which statement correctly identifies
how poor fluency skills affect comprehension? - CORRECT ANSWER- Readers who are
weak in fluency read slowly, word by word, focusing on decoding words instead of
understanding the meaning of what they read.
The alphabetic principle states. - CORRECT ANSWER- The ideas that letters and letter
patterns represent the sounds of spoken language.
English Learners (EL's) have greater success when their first language (L1) is proficient.
However, when an EL student comes from a country where the language is not alphabetic
they have greater difficulty with phonological awareness in English. Which of the following
languages is not an alphabetic language? - CORRECT ANSWER- Chinese
Which of the following is NOT an instructional strategy to promote the alphabetic principle?
- CORRECT ANSWER- Clapping out the syllables in words.
A Kindergarten teacher is teaching a lesson on story elements, which of the following
activities would be most appropriate to teach these skills? - CORRECT ANSWER- Have
students participate in a lesson that focuses on the ingredients in a story. After explaining the
recipe for a story, use a big book, and point out the ingredients of the story as it is read.
A fifth grade ELAR teacher is teaching a lesson on the theme of a story. Which of following
choices would be the best way to explain theme? - CORRECT ANSWER- In the book The
Mighty Miss Malone, the theme is that Deza experiences many trials and troubles she must
overcome with her family during The Depression. The theme is the universal idea or message
in the book.
Which of the following statements describes a student that is in the Transitional Stage of
literacy? - CORRECT ANSWER- Reading for meaning.
A teacher asks students to identify the following genre:
• Characters have special powers.
• Animals act like people (Anamorphs).
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following examples will influence the development of oral language skills? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Students choose a favorite book and retell the story to a small group
or in front of the class.
Which of the following examples would NOT represent a speech delay? - CORRECT
ANSWER- A student that does not like to speak in front of the class.
Which of the following describe the relationship between oral language and literacy
development? - CORRECT ANSWER- Oral language is a foundation for literacy
development. Oral language provides development of vocabulary and learning the structure
of language which provides a foundation for children when learning to read.
Which instructional strategy would help students connect written and oral language? -
CORRECT ANSWER- During a shared reading, a teacher points to each word as it is read.
A teacher would like to help her students improve their listening skills. Which of the
following activities would NOT help achieve that objective? - CORRECT ANSWER- Having
students memorize a selection from an audio clip.
Which component of language involves the smallest unit of sound? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Phoneme
Which of the following statements explains the difference between phonological awareness
and phonemic awareness? - CORRECT ANSWER- Phonemic awareness is the knowledge
that phonemes form sounds that forms words and that phonemic awareness is just one aspect
of phonological awareness. Phonological awareness is the foundation for learning to read.
Which of the following activities would help improve phonological awareness? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Helping students segment a word, for example breaking the word cat by sound
into c-a-t.
, A kindergarten student is having difficulty with identifying rhyming words. Which activity
would help improve this skill? - CORRECT ANSWER- Having the student create a rhyming
book.
Fluency is the ability to read text accurately and quickly. Which statement correctly identifies
how poor fluency skills affect comprehension? - CORRECT ANSWER- Readers who are
weak in fluency read slowly, word by word, focusing on decoding words instead of
understanding the meaning of what they read.
The alphabetic principle states. - CORRECT ANSWER- The ideas that letters and letter
patterns represent the sounds of spoken language.
English Learners (EL's) have greater success when their first language (L1) is proficient.
However, when an EL student comes from a country where the language is not alphabetic
they have greater difficulty with phonological awareness in English. Which of the following
languages is not an alphabetic language? - CORRECT ANSWER- Chinese
Which of the following is NOT an instructional strategy to promote the alphabetic principle?
- CORRECT ANSWER- Clapping out the syllables in words.
A Kindergarten teacher is teaching a lesson on story elements, which of the following
activities would be most appropriate to teach these skills? - CORRECT ANSWER- Have
students participate in a lesson that focuses on the ingredients in a story. After explaining the
recipe for a story, use a big book, and point out the ingredients of the story as it is read.
A fifth grade ELAR teacher is teaching a lesson on the theme of a story. Which of following
choices would be the best way to explain theme? - CORRECT ANSWER- In the book The
Mighty Miss Malone, the theme is that Deza experiences many trials and troubles she must
overcome with her family during The Depression. The theme is the universal idea or message
in the book.
Which of the following statements describes a student that is in the Transitional Stage of
literacy? - CORRECT ANSWER- Reading for meaning.
A teacher asks students to identify the following genre:
• Characters have special powers.
• Animals act like people (Anamorphs).
