ESOL Level 2

Question 1

Which of the following listening techniques requires responding to a speaker's verbal and nonverbal social cues?

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Social listening

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Passive listening

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Active listening

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Academic listening

Question 2

Active listening means

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providing entire attention to a speaker in order to understand their message and answer appropriately.

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understanding and reacting to vocal and nonverbal social signals in a normal, timely manner.

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students hear and retain information for evaluation, testing, and other instructional reasons.

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consider the process of listening and checking for self-monitoring actions like nodding and eye contact.

Question 3

Which of the following is correct, based on the characteristics of various learning disorders?

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Nonverbal learning disabilities are characterized by poor coordination skills.

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Students with dyscalculia are more prone to suffer from dyslexia.

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Students with visual processing abnormalities have good organizational skills but struggle to copy material from a book to a paper.

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Auditory processing impairments cause difficulties hearing and perceiving printed words.

Question 4

Clarification questions that help to avoid communication breakdowns are best defined as which of the following?

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strategic competence

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sociolinguistic competence

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situational competence

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linguistic competence

Question 5

An ELL instructor recently welcomed Lhang Wei, a new ELL student, into the classroom. In speech, Lhang Wei does not conjugate verbs or utilize plurals in English. These flaws primarily include

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negative transfer

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critical thinking

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word choice

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linguistic competence

Question 6

Which of the following is the MOST accurate statement about cultural conflict avoidance and resolution?

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It is more effective to use the Platinum Rule.

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Diversity exists among diverse civilizations.

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It is best to follow the Golden Rule.

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It is better not to ask numerous inquiries.

Question 7

Which of the following most effectively represents explicit teaching as a research-based method for promoting ELL development?

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A teacher provides clear instances of adverbs.

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A teacher sets groups of students to create lists of adverbs.

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A teacher assigns students a text to underline adverbs in.

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A teacher instructs students to write a list of adverbs.

Question 8

A pocket translator is a tool you may use in your English learning lessons, such as:

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assistive technology

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dictionary

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visual aid

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technology for special needs

Question 9

Assume you have a student with exceptional needs in your English language learning class. What is the first thing you should do to properly assist the student?

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Identify the linguistic skills affected by the disability.

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Give comprehension questions.

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Ask the pupil what challenges he/she has.

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Instruct vocabulary to the pupil.

Question 10

The following is required for readers to decipher words.

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phonemic awareness

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tactile learning

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decoding

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authomatic word recognition