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1. In miscue analysis, which category of graphic similarity does the teacher illustrates in this situation?

Text:

            The project encourage the use of imagination

Child read about:

             The project encourage the use of inauguration

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Miscue record:

                                                                                            

A. High graphic similarity

B. Some graphic similarity

C. Low graphic similarity

D. No graphic similarity

ANS: B  Some graphic similarity

-  A miscue would be considered having some graphic similarity if one of the three parts a word is broken into is visually similar to the text printed word when broken into thirds. No graphic similarity. A miscue is of NO graphic similarity when the text-printed word and the readers pronunciation of the word do not have any common letters or number of letters.

2. Which type of retelling does the situation exemplify?

Teacher: “You told me that Isabelle couldn’t find a seat when she got on the school bus, why not?”

Victor: “I think the other kids, you know the animals, didn’t want her to sit with them because she was small and plus the bus driver was mean so she didn’t want to sit near him.”

A. Unaided retelling

B. Aided retelling

C. Half-aided retelling

D. Fully-aided retelling

ANS: B Aided retelling

-In unaided retelling the teacher praises the reader and ask the students to tell the story in his/her own words.

3. While reading orally, John’s word error range is form 2 to 5 words calling errors per 100 words of text (95% accuracy or better), with at least 80 percent comprehension on a simple recall questions about the story. In what level does his reading ability belong?

A. Independent Reading level

B. Successful Reading Level

C. Frustration Reading Level

D. Instructional Reading level

ANS: D. Instructional Reading Level

- Independent Reading level. Easy reading. In oral reading. a child would have one or less word calling errors in 100 words of text, with 100 percent accuracy on comprehension questions about the story. A student could read it alone with ease. Frustration Reading Level. This is too hard for the reader. Word errors are over 5 per 100 words of text comprehension questions are below 70 percent accuracy

4. Jude, a Grade 4 pupil read saw for was, says a b is a d, skips, omits or adds words when he reads out loud, rites 41 for 14, shows no difference between 1 2 3 and 1 2 3 act and cat,+ X, and between OIL and 710. What learning difficulty does he suffer from?

A. Dyscalcula

B. Dyslexia

C. Dysgraphia

D. Reading miscues

ANS: B Dyslexia

- Dysgraphia-affects the ability to recognize forms in letters, to write letters and words on paper and to understand the relationship between sounds spoken words and written letters

-Dyscalcula type of learning disability that causes students to show inability to process information using numerical figures and poor computational and logical-mathematical skills.

5. What should teachers avoid in order to help pupils with learning difficulties remediate their challenge?

A. For a child with difficulty in speaking, allow extra for the child to respond instead of hurrying hi  to answer, teach vocabulary words clearly, practice sentence building and sequencing introduce “talking partners’ and use speaking frames.

B. For a child who has difficulty in planning, organizing ideas and formulating language, provide sequencing, idea/concept mapping activities, use reading sessions to explore meaning, cause and effect, and teach  and guide pupils how to use coloured pens to highlight different sorts of information for note-taking revision etc.

C. For the child who has difficulty with interaction, use auditory aids respect an instruction if requiring an elaboration (‘what do you like to drink?’), than closed questions indicating a preference (‘Do you want orange or milk?’)

D. For a child who has reading difficulty, use imitative, repeated and impress methods which are characterized by the use of more than one physical sense.

ANS: C.  For the child who has difficulty within interaction use auditory aids repeat an instruction if requested phrases questions carefully and use open-ended questions requiring an elaboration (what do you like to drink “?) Than closed questions indicating a preference (Do you want orange or milk?)

- For the child who has difficulty within interaction use auditory aids repeat an instruction if requested phrases questions carefully and use open-ended questions requiring an elaboration (what do you like to drink “?) Than closed questions indicating a preference (Do you want orange or milk?)

6. Fe, Grade 5 pupils has difficulty completing school work, using writing in everyday situations, producing letters, words and sounds, shows weakness in understanding letter  sound connections and in fine motor, and in fine motor skills, What learning difficulty does she suffers from?

A. Dyscalcula

B. Dyslexia

C. Dysgraphia

D. Digraph

ANS: C. Dysgraphia

-Dyslexia- type of reading disability that causes students to have the confusion and difficulty with the written language particularly reading and spelling tendency to interchange letters within the words when reading  or spelling, confuse letters such as B, D, P and Q and have difficulty grasping sound-leter association in words. Dyscalcula-type of learning disability that causes students to show inability to process causes students to show inability to process information using numerical figures and poor computation and logical-mathematical skills

7. Self-monitoring and playing attention belong to which category of learning strategies identified by Oxford in 1989?

A. Metacognitive

B. Affective

C. Compensation

D. Social

ANS: A. Metacognitive

- Affective learning strategy (e.g.  Self encouragement anxiety reduction)

- Social learning strategy (e.g. ask questions become culturally aware)

-Compensation learning Strategy – (e.g. guessing meanings using synonyms)

8. Which of the following statements does not describe correctly the given illustrations of miscue analysis?

Text:

   The parachute did not seem to be working

Child read aloud:

    The film did not seem to be working.

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Miscue record:

                                                The parachute did not seem to be wrong.

A. There is no graphic similarity

B. It is syntactically incorrect

C. It is semantically correct

D. It is syntactically correct

ANS: B. It is syntactically incorrect

-Miscue analysis focuses specifically on “cueing systems” used by the reader labeled as the graphophonic system (visual cues based on graphic similarity), the syntactic system (syntax or structures cues sentence the reader might produce in his/her dialect of the language in which the text appears and semantic system (meaning cues-what the student has make sense)

9. Which of the following characterize a “strategic reader”?

A. Refers to the dictionary when an unfamiliar word is encountered in the text

B. Choose reading materials that are easier to read

C. Previous a selection and rereads difficult passages

D. Refrain from taking notes while reading

ANS:  C Previous a selection and rereads difficult passages

-The other term are ordinary things done during reading

10. Which of the following statements accurately describes the bottom-up model of reading?

A. Suggest that the reader constructs meaning from all available sources

B. The primary focus of instruction should be the reading of whole selections

C. Reading is driven by the text, not the reader

D. The emphasis is on comprehension, not decoding

ANS: C. Reading is driven by the text, not the reader

-The other choices describe top-down model

11. Don, a grade three pupil finds it difficult to relate his thoughts and feelings through speaking and writing. He may find it hard to recall the right word and may try to communicate using gestures and sound effects. When he does speak it will often be in short phrases or sentence which may show incorrect grammar or tense. After undergoing diagnosis, Don is found to suffer from _______________.

A. expressive disorder

B. receptive disorder

C. auditory processing disorder

D. phonological difficulty

ANS: A. Expressive disorder

- Auditory processing disorder materials through difficulty to process what has been said to make sense of  what is heard to distinguish between syllables word and sentence and may be particularly upset by loud or sudden noise or noisy environments. Receptive disorder is a problem I understanding certain aspects of speech such as hearing words but not always making sense of them, e.g to confuse between a bell and a ball; being slow to respond to questions and instructions; may be having difficulties with spatial and temporal relationships.

12. Which of these words is an example of slang?

A. Spyware

B. Goalie

C. Ammo

D. Scrub suit

ANS: C. Ammo

-Ammo is clipped form a ammunition. Slang is a type of language that consist of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal and are more common in speech than in writing.

13.Which among the list of activities below should be prioritized or use in an ESP class?

A. Simulation

B. Feasibility studies

C. Case studies

D. Research

ANS:  A. Simulation

 -All other option are activities in an ESP class

14. Which item is an example of an ESP needs analysis?

A. Psychoanalysis

B. Material-based Analysis

C. Advocacy Analysis

D. Target Situation Analysis

ANS: D. Target Situation Analysis

- Target Situation Analysis determines the needed in ESP including necessity wants, lack.

15. The following statements characterize ESP in the context of English language teaching. EXCEPT __________.

A. it is designed to meet specified needs of the learner

B. it is related in content to particular disciplines, occupation and activities

C. it is centered on the language appropriate to those activities in syntax, lexis, discourse, semantics, etc, and analysis of this discourse

D. it is in contrast with General English

ANS:  C. it is centered on the language appropriate to those activities in syntax, lexis, discourse, semantics, etc, and analysis of this discourse

- The rest of the options are characteristics of ESP class.

16. Which is a jargon of academe?

A. Pedagogy

B. Leverage

C. Deficit

D. Bureaucracy

ANS: A. Pedagogy

-Other options are jargons of the other disciples

17. Which is an example of a course for English for Occupational Purpose (EOP)?

A. English for Counseling

B. English for Classroom Application

C. English for technicians

D. English for Social Advocacy

ANS: C. English for technicians

-The other options are not specific to a particular discipline

18. Slang expressions are any of the following EXCEPT _______ .

A. expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker’s language or dialect

B. considered acceptable in certain social settings

C. widely used in informal and formal speech and writing

D. very short and momentary expressions

ANS: C. widely used in informal and formal speech and writing

-Slang expression are not inappropriate in formal speech and writing

19. Which of the following written outputs does NOT qualify as a product of English for Academic Purposes (EAP)?

A. Annual Reports

B. Financial reports

C. Laboratory reports

D. Thesis abstract

ANS: A. Annual Reports

- Annual reports are outputs of established agencies/offices

20. Which of the following K to 12 features of English language teaching in secondary level is NOT true?

A. Focus on common areas of difficulty in grammar

B. Sequential teaching of language forms

C. Common errors included in standard and international English proficiency tests

D. Use of literary and informative texts

ANS: B. Sequential teaching of language forms

- The other choices are all feature of K to 12 English in Secondary Level

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