TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
During the first week of school, Ms. Lynn takes anecdotal notes on Samira. - ANSWER--D. Voicing of the
sound
Rationale: /b/ is voiced and /p/ is voiceless
Use the information below to answer the questions that follow.
The following conversation takes place between Samira, a middle school ESL student, and Mrs. Lynn, her
new ESL teacher. Samira is visiting her new school and meeting Ms. Lynn before the first day of school.
Ms. Lynn: Good afternoon, Samira. I'm glad you will be in my class this year. Tell me a little about
yourself.
Samira: Hi! My name is Samira, and I'm from Iraq. I come here with baba, mother, and brother. I being
here since two weeks...I don't know how to say...what to say. Nothing.
Ms. Lynn: Do you have any hobbies?
Samira: I reading poems {pronounces the /p/ as a /b/}
Ms. Lynn: Oh, that's nice. I like poems, too. Tomorrow morning can you introduce yourself to the other
students?
, TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
Samira: No...No...Isoshy...very shy.
Ms. Lynn: No problem. Well, I'll see you tomorrow!
During the first week of school, Ms. Lynn takes anecdotal notes on Samira. - ANSWER--A. Forming small
groups for speaking activities
Rationale: Feels less shy in a small group, encourages her to engage in a discussion
Use the information below to answer the questions that follow.
The following conversation takes place between Samira, a middle school ESL student, and Mrs. Lynn, her
new ESL teacher. Samira is visiting her new school and meeting Ms. Lynn before the first day of school.
Ms. Lynn: Good afternoon, Samira. I'm glad you will be in my class this year. Tell me a little about
yourself.
Samira: Hi! My name is Samira, and I'm from Iraq. I come here with baba, mother, and brother. I being
here since two weeks...I don't know how to say...what to say. Nothing.
Ms. Lynn: Do you have any hobbies?
Samira: I reading poems {pronounces the /p/ as a /b/}
, TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
Ms. Lynn: Oh, that's nice. I like poems, too. Tomorrow morning can you introduce yourself to the other
students?
Samira: No...No...Isoshy...very shy.
Ms. Lynn: No problem. Well, I'll see you tomorrow!
During the first week of school, Ms. Lynn takes anecdotal notes on Samira. - ANSWER--B. Cognitive
Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA)
Rationale: fosters participation in content directed instruction
Mr. Kinu, an elementary teacher, has several intermediate level ELLs in his class.
During workstation time, all students participate in language workstations and Mr. Kinu takes anecdotal
notes as students work at the stations. Each stations has a stack of note cards with a word written on
each card. The following directions are at station one.
1. Work with a partner
2. Make a sentence using these words.
3. You must use all the words.
4. You may not add any words.
5. You and your partner must agree on the sentence.
6. Write the sentence in your notebook.
, TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is the primary focus of station one?
A. Syntax
B. Phonology
C. Morphology
D. Pragmatics - ANSWER--A. Syntax
Rationale: helps learn grammatical structures of sentences, phrases, and clauses
Mr. Kinu, an elementary teacher, has several intermediate level ELLs in his class.
During workstation time, all students participate in language workstations and Mr. Kinu takes anecdotal
notes as students work at the stations. Each stations has a stack of note cards with a word written on
each card. The following directions are at station one.
1. Work with a partner
2. Make a sentence using these words.
3. You must use all the words.
4. You may not add any words.
5. You and your partner must agree on the sentence.
6. Write the sentence in your notebook.
As Mr. Kinu takes anecdotal notes, he realizes that the directions for station one should have an
additional step to help students successfully complete the station
EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
During the first week of school, Ms. Lynn takes anecdotal notes on Samira. - ANSWER--D. Voicing of the
sound
Rationale: /b/ is voiced and /p/ is voiceless
Use the information below to answer the questions that follow.
The following conversation takes place between Samira, a middle school ESL student, and Mrs. Lynn, her
new ESL teacher. Samira is visiting her new school and meeting Ms. Lynn before the first day of school.
Ms. Lynn: Good afternoon, Samira. I'm glad you will be in my class this year. Tell me a little about
yourself.
Samira: Hi! My name is Samira, and I'm from Iraq. I come here with baba, mother, and brother. I being
here since two weeks...I don't know how to say...what to say. Nothing.
Ms. Lynn: Do you have any hobbies?
Samira: I reading poems {pronounces the /p/ as a /b/}
Ms. Lynn: Oh, that's nice. I like poems, too. Tomorrow morning can you introduce yourself to the other
students?
, TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
Samira: No...No...Isoshy...very shy.
Ms. Lynn: No problem. Well, I'll see you tomorrow!
During the first week of school, Ms. Lynn takes anecdotal notes on Samira. - ANSWER--A. Forming small
groups for speaking activities
Rationale: Feels less shy in a small group, encourages her to engage in a discussion
Use the information below to answer the questions that follow.
The following conversation takes place between Samira, a middle school ESL student, and Mrs. Lynn, her
new ESL teacher. Samira is visiting her new school and meeting Ms. Lynn before the first day of school.
Ms. Lynn: Good afternoon, Samira. I'm glad you will be in my class this year. Tell me a little about
yourself.
Samira: Hi! My name is Samira, and I'm from Iraq. I come here with baba, mother, and brother. I being
here since two weeks...I don't know how to say...what to say. Nothing.
Ms. Lynn: Do you have any hobbies?
Samira: I reading poems {pronounces the /p/ as a /b/}
, TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
Ms. Lynn: Oh, that's nice. I like poems, too. Tomorrow morning can you introduce yourself to the other
students?
Samira: No...No...Isoshy...very shy.
Ms. Lynn: No problem. Well, I'll see you tomorrow!
During the first week of school, Ms. Lynn takes anecdotal notes on Samira. - ANSWER--B. Cognitive
Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA)
Rationale: fosters participation in content directed instruction
Mr. Kinu, an elementary teacher, has several intermediate level ELLs in his class.
During workstation time, all students participate in language workstations and Mr. Kinu takes anecdotal
notes as students work at the stations. Each stations has a stack of note cards with a word written on
each card. The following directions are at station one.
1. Work with a partner
2. Make a sentence using these words.
3. You must use all the words.
4. You may not add any words.
5. You and your partner must agree on the sentence.
6. Write the sentence in your notebook.
, TEXAS ESL CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is the primary focus of station one?
A. Syntax
B. Phonology
C. Morphology
D. Pragmatics - ANSWER--A. Syntax
Rationale: helps learn grammatical structures of sentences, phrases, and clauses
Mr. Kinu, an elementary teacher, has several intermediate level ELLs in his class.
During workstation time, all students participate in language workstations and Mr. Kinu takes anecdotal
notes as students work at the stations. Each stations has a stack of note cards with a word written on
each card. The following directions are at station one.
1. Work with a partner
2. Make a sentence using these words.
3. You must use all the words.
4. You may not add any words.
5. You and your partner must agree on the sentence.
6. Write the sentence in your notebook.
As Mr. Kinu takes anecdotal notes, he realizes that the directions for station one should have an
additional step to help students successfully complete the station
