LETRS Unit 5 - 8 Pretest Questions with Answers
Which one of the following is not a key difference between narrative and informational text? - Answer-its appropriateness for classroom libraries in all grades
Dialect differences characterize students in many regions of the United States. Resear...
Which one of the following is not a key difference between narrative and informational
text? - Answer-its appropriateness for classroom libraries in all grades
Dialect differences characterize students in many regions of the United States.
Research supports handling these language differences by: - Answer-explicitly
contrasting "home language" with "school language" in frequent, brief lessons.
If an English Learner (EL) is confused about the meaning of a reading passage, a
teacher might be more successful conveying the meaning by: - Answer-supplementing
the language in the text with pictures, actions, and objects.
Which of these techniques is least helpful for encouraging comprehension monitoring
(e.g., students noticing and reacting when the text does not make sense to them)? -
Answer-waiting until a reading is completed and then asking students to summarize
About how many American students demonstrate "proficient" or "advanced" writing skills
by grade 8, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (2007)? -
Answer-33 percent
Writing is sometimes called the "quintessential mental juggling act" because: - Answer-it
requires more cognitive, motor, and language skills than any other academic activity.
The act of transcribing words into print by hand or by keyboarding is part of which phase
of the writing process? - Answer-translating
Which statement best describes the relationship between foundational writing skills
(handwriting, spelling, punctuation, capitalization) and composition? - Answer-An equal
emphasis on learning foundational skills and composition will work best for most
students.
The most important reason for systematically teaching and valuing good handwriting
and spelling is that: - Answer-mastery and automaticity enable higher-quality
compositions.
Which of the following sentence-writing skills is the most challenging for students to
learn? - Answer-writing complex sentences beginning with adverbial phrases
Which would be the most essential step to take in preparing students to write a
complete narrative? - Answer-Talk out ideas and make notes within a Story Framework.
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