TeXes ESL Supplemental Practice Exam

TeXes ESL Supplemental Practice Exam questions with correct answers Domain I—Language Concepts and Language Acquisition Answer✔✔ Competency 001—The ESL teacher understands fundamental language concepts and knows the structure and conventions of the English language. Answer✔✔

• Which of the following is most important for effective second-language

acquisition?(a) Engaging in social activities and meaningful interactions (b) Memorizing and practicing frequently used words and phrases (c) Interacting primarily with the teacher and other adults (d) Learning with various structured and rote activities Answer✔✔ Option A is correct because second-language acquisition occurs most easily with meaningful interaction in social settings. Option B is incorrect because memorizing frequently used words and phrases with no genuine context will not have a positive effect on second-language acquisition. Option C is incorrect because second-language acquisition occurs most often when interacting with peers as well as adults. Option D is incorrect because second-language acquisition occurs most often when interacting primarily in social settings rather than structured settings.

• Which of the following statements most accurately identifies state-mandated

Limited English Proficient (LEP) policies?(a) ELLs who meet requirements and exit the special language program are monitored for one year.(b) School districts that have at least two ELLs at one grade level must provide ESL services. 1 / 3

(c) The Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC) assesses the proficiency levels of ELLs annually.(d) The identification and placement of ELLs occurs within the first four weeks of their enrollment in school. Answer✔✔ Option D is correct because state requirements require that ELL identification and placement must occur within the first four weeks of enrollment. Option A is incorrect because students who meet requirements and exit the ESL program are monitored for two years. Option B is incorrect because school districts with one ELL must provide ESL services. Option C is incorrect because the LPAC is not responsible for assessing the students.

• A teacher gives the following oral feedback to students.

"We need to review the lesson about the auxiliary verbs that are placed before other verbs to express meanings such as permission, ability, and possibility. It appears that the application of these words still poses some difficulties for you." The feedback is primarily in response to the students' difficulty in using which of the following?(a) Principal verbs (b) Linking verbs (c) Stative verbs (d) Modal verbs Answer✔✔ Option D is correct because modal verbs or modals are verbs that precede other verbs to express permission, possibility, ability, etc.Option A is incorrect because a principal verb has a meaning of its own and does not accompany another verb. Option B is incorrect because linking verbs are used to connect the subject with more information. Option C is incorrect because stative verbs describe a state, situation, or condition. 2 / 3

Competency 002—The ESL teacher understands the processes of first-language (L1) and second-language (L2) acquisition and the interrelatedness of L1 and L2 development. Answer✔✔ Which of the following statements is primarily true about the relationship between a student's first- and second-language acquisition?(a) Cognitive development in L1 should be discontinued through the elementary years in order to achieve cognitive and academic success in L2.(b) Cognitive development in L1 should be limited through the elementary years in order to achieve cognitive and academic success in L2.(c) Students who receive formal schooling in L1 do better at acquiring L2 than students with no schooling in L1.(d) Students who receive formal schooling in L1 do worse at acquiring L2 than students with no schooling in L1. Answer✔✔ Option C is correct because first- language acquisition has a positive correlation to second-language acquisition.Option A is incorrect because cognitive development in L1 should be continued through the elementary years in order to achieve cognitive and academic success in L2. Option B is incorrect because cognitive development in L1 must be developed to at least the comparable level of native English speaking peers in order to achieve cognitive and academic success in L2. Option D is incorrect because students who receive formal schooling in L1 do better than students with no primary language schooling.

• Marcos is an ELL who is literate in his native language and speaks English well

but struggles with reading informative texts in English. After assigning a research project, the teacher wants to find a way to support Marcos' English literacy development as he completes the assignment. Which of the following is the best way to accomplish the teacher's goal?(a) Providing Marcos with research in English presented in an audio format that he can listen to and then present his findings to the class

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