WEST-E ELL Endorsement Questions
and Answers 2024
A classroom includes students with a primary language other than English. The teacher
differentiates learning for these students to ensure that their instructional needs are met.
Which approach to second-language instruction is being implemented in the classroom?
a. a one-way dual language instructional model
b. a bilingual instructional model
c. a two-way dual language instructional model
d. an ESL instructional model - ANSWER-D
A game of Simon Says in which students must point to body parts as the teacher calls
them out would best aid what kind of learner in gaining new vocabulary?
a. analytic
b. kinesthetic
c. tactile
d. visual - ANSWER-B
A seventh grade ESOL teacher has asked students to write down a description of what
it is like to order lunch in the cafeteria, a common experience that all students share.
She plans to use the students' accounts to develop their new target language objectives
and create a role-playing lesson in which students use the target language to create
scripts and act out common occurrences. Which of the following explains how the
activity may be beneficial to the students?
a. students are using authentic texts on which to base their lessons
b. students are generating their own target language, thereby creating personal interest
c. students are preparing to work in a context that they will use outside of the classroom
d. students are being provided with a specific task to complete in order to learn new
vocabulary - ANSWER-C
A student is reading aloud to a teacher while the teacher marks boxes on a checklist
used to assess reading fluency. Which of the following choices names the type of
literary assessment the teacher is using?
a. formal group literacy assessment
b. formal individual literacy assessment
c. informal group literacy assessment
d. informal individual literacy assessment - ANSWER-B
A teacher asks a bilingual panel of community poets to provide constructive feedback to
students in response to the students' spoken recitations of original poems in their
language of choice. Which best identifies the type of assessment the teacher is using?
a. standardized assessment
b. self-assessment
c. diagnostic assessment
, d. performance-based assessment - ANSWER-D
A teacher has divided students into groups of three to discuss the internal and external
motivations of a character from a story. The teacher takes notes while moving around
the room to monitor student discussions. Which best identifies the type of literary
assessment the teacher is using?
a. formal group literacy assessment
b. formal individual literacy assessment
c. informal group literacy assessment
d. informal individual literacy assessment - ANSWER-C
A video of an English language learner orally presenting a research project is an
example of which type of assessment?
a. standardized
b. portfolio
c. diagnostic
d. receptive - ANSWER-B
According to the direct method of instruction, how will students learn the grammatical
rules of new languages?
a. by receiving direct instruction
b. by reading various works in class
c. by writing personal stories and essays
d. by playing speaking and listening games - ANSWER-D
According to the SIOP model, how frequently should students' learning be assessed?
a. daily
b. weekly
c. monthly
d. biannually - ANSWER-A
After completing a unit on poetic elements, students are asked to write original poems,
which they are told can be written in their language of choice. Which best explains why
a teacher might have students write original poems in their language of choice?
a. the teacher is interested in assessing student understanding of the unit content
separate from language proficiency
b. the teacher is gathering data to find out the language most students prefer for writing
assignments
c. the teacher is not planning on assessing the students' poems because poetry is an
enrichment activity
d. the teacher is planning on having students translate each other's poems during a
peer-editing session - ANSWER-A
After each lesson involving the reading of a classroom novel, Mrs. Gonzalez has
students submit words or phrases from the text that need clarification. Prior to the
subsequent lesson, she reviews the submitted words and phrases orally with the whole
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