M.Ed English Language Arts 3

Question 1

Which text structure signal word indicates a cause-and-effect relationship?

Accepted Answer

Consequently

Answer

'Consequently' signals that what follows is a result or effect of what was previously stated.

Question 2

A teacher notices students struggle to infer unstated ideas. Which practice most directly builds inferential comprehension?

Accepted Answer

Teaching students to combine text clues with prior knowledge to draw conclusions

Answer

Inference requires combining explicit textual information with background knowledge, so explicit instruction in this process directly builds the skill.

Question 3

Which literary device involves attributing human qualities to non-human entities?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Personification assigns human characteristics or emotions to animals, objects, or abstract concepts.

Question 4

A student's narrative essay lacks a coherent sequence of events. Which revision strategy should the teacher recommend first?

Accepted Answer

Use a story-mapping graphic organizer to outline events before revising

Answer

A story map helps students visualize and reorganize their narrative structure before making line-level revisions.

Question 5

In the 'gradual release of responsibility' model, which phase directly precedes independent student practice?

Accepted Answer

Guided practice ('We do')

Answer

In the gradual release model, guided collaborative practice ('We do') serves as a bridge between teacher modeling and independent practice.

M.Ed. Master of Education Practice Test

M.Ed. Master of Education Practice Test

M.Ed English Language Arts 3