ILTS English Language Arts 2

Question 1

A student uses the word 'affect' when the sentence requires 'effect.' Which type of error has the student made?

Accepted Answer

Homophone/word choice error

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Spelling error

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Syntactic error

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Punctuation error

Question 2

In the context of reading instruction, what does 'text complexity' primarily refer to?

Accepted Answer

The quantitative, qualitative, and reader-task factors that determine how challenging a text is

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The number of pages in the text

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Whether the text is fiction or nonfiction

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The number of vocabulary words that are unfamiliar

Question 3

Which rhetorical appeal relies on the credibility and trustworthiness of the speaker or writer?

Accepted Answer

Ethos

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Logos

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Pathos

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Kairos

Question 4

A student writes a paragraph in which every sentence begins with 'I' and uses simple subject-verb structure. The BEST instructional response would be to teach:

Accepted Answer

Sentence combining and syntactic variety strategies

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Paragraph indentation rules

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The difference between common and proper nouns

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How to use a spell-checker

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a compound-complex sentence?

Accepted Answer

Although she is tired, she runs every morning, and she lifts weights in the evening.

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She runs every morning.

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She runs every morning and lifts weights in the evening.

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Although she is tired, she runs every morning.

Question 6

When teaching close reading, an ELA teacher asks students to annotate a text. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of close reading annotation?

Accepted Answer

To mark key ideas, unfamiliar words, and connections to deepen understanding

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To summarize the entire text in the margins

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To record comprehension questions to ask the teacher

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To translate difficult vocabulary into simpler words

Question 7

A novel written from the perspective of a character who participates in the story's events and uses 'I' throughout is written in which point of view?

Accepted Answer

First person

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Third-person omniscient

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Third-person limited

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Second person