FTCE English 6-12 Practice Test 1

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FTCE English 6-12 Practice Test 1 The English language is described as a living language because - ANS - it changes due to growth and decay. In a living language, words are added and others cease to... exist. English has changed over time due to - ANS - historical influences, new science and medical discoveries and modifications in social attitudes. Romantic poets feel that isolation and alienation are important components to the creation of their poetry. What does alienation have to do with Romantic Ideology? - ANS - To commune with nature, one needs to be alone with nature. As being with nature is a cathartic experience to the Romantics, there needs to be a one-to-one relationship with no other distractions. Hamlin Garlin and Bret Harte used realism to create texts. Realism is best defined as - ANS - the literary technique of realistically representing the nature of life and the social world, as it would appear to the common reader. Think of realism as a literary attempt at photography-a realistic approach as opposed to a romantic one. Who is the author attributed with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey? - ANS - Scholars credit Homer, a Greek poet In the construction of an effective persuasive argument, you must include - ANS - a full recognition and clear analysis of the counterargument showing its strengths and weaknesses. What American author is famous for such works as Life on the Mississippi and Innocents Abroad: or The New Pilgrim;s Progess? - ANS - Mark Twain What is a topic sentence? - ANS - A sentence usually located at the beginning of a paper that states the main premise of the essay. What is the definition of grammar? - ANS - The branch of language study or linguistic study that deals with the means of showing the relationship between words in use. Approaches to instruction in grammar include - ANS - transformational, traditional and structural The term alliteration means - ANS - a repetitive consonant sound occuring at the beginning of a word or of a stressed syllable within a word. What does the narrator of Moby Dick mean when he says "This is my substitute for pistol and ball"? - ANS - If he doesn't get to the sea right away, he will kill himself. In other words, it suggests that sailing is the only cure for his depression. When the narrator refers to "a damp, drizzly November in my soul," he is using what type of figure of speech. - ANS - metaphor, whereby symbols replace literal representations. For the purpose of continuity, historians and scholars divide the periods of English literature into various segments. - ANS - Old English, Middle English, Renaissance, Neoclassical, Romantic, Victorian, Modern periods. The term that denotes or classifies a recurring type of literature, also called a literary form, is more commonly referred to as - ANS - Genre is a word of French that denotes the categorizing or classification of literary works by subject. Genres can include but are not limited to such categories as westersn, science fiction, horror, mystery, and detective stories. Keats, Shelly (Percy Bysshe and Mary), Coleridge, and Wordsmith are names associated with which period of English Literature? - ANS - The authors are all associated with the Romantic period. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, one of the most famous authors in American History, is know by a more familiar pen name. What is it? - ANS - Mark Twain, who took his pen name from the language of the river boats he so loved. A noun formed from a verb by the addition of -ing, as in run to running, is known as a (an) - ANS - A gerund is fromed by adding -ing to a verb, resulting in a word that functions as a noun. When two independent clauses are NOT joined correctly, the sentence is known as a - ANS - A run-on sentence In the phrase to boldly go where no man has gone before, what is the grammatical term for to boldy go? - ANS - split infinitve What is the best practice in writing instruction? - ANS - Instruct students in writing, and give them time to write. Listening is a process students use to extract meaning from oral speech. Activities teachers can engage in to assist students in becoming more effective listeners include - ANS - clearly setting a purpose for listening, asking questions about the selection, and encouraging students to forge links between the new information and knowledge already in place. If a teacher is interested in improving the comprehension skills of students, that teacher should - ANS - teach students to decode well, allow time during the day to read and reread selections and discuss the selections after reading to clarify meaning and make connections. If a student's purpose is to give an informational speech, he is likely to - ANS - be somewhat repetitive to reinforce points made. A scoring rubric is designed to - ANS - focus on each aspect of an assigned task and allow teachers to afford some aspects of an assignment more importance by weighing them more highly. The primary purpose of an IRI (Informal Reading Inventory) is to - ANS - diagnose weaknesses in specific reading skills so that a teacher can target remediation. It can also indicate the student's instructional, independent, and frustration level, but this is not its primary purpose. A checklist can be used to assess listening and might reasonably include - ANS - the student's ability to follow directions, make pertinent remarks and ask relevant questions following a presentation. If a second language learner is literate in his native language, it will usually take him how long to acquire CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Pr [Show More]

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