NYSTCE NYSTCE English Language Arts (003) 3

Question 1

In which genre would a student most likely encounter elements such as foreshadowing, rising action, and a climax?

Accepted Answer

Narrative fiction

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Expository nonfiction

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Biography

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Procedural text

Question 2

A teacher wants students to self-monitor their reading comprehension. Which strategy is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Think-alouds

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Choral reading

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Round-robin reading

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Echo reading

Question 3

Which writing mode primarily aims to inform the reader about a topic using facts and evidence?

Accepted Answer

Expository

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Narrative

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Descriptive

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Persuasive

Question 4

A student writes: 'Running to the store, my keys fell out of my pocket.' What error is present?

Accepted Answer

Dangling modifier

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Run-on sentence

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Comma splice

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Subject-verb disagreement

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

Accepted Answer

'She sells seashells by the seashore'

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'The moon is a silver coin'

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'It was raining cats and dogs'

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'The thunder roared like a lion'

Question 6

Which approach to spelling instruction teaches students the relationship between letters and the sounds they represent?

Accepted Answer

Phonics-based approach

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Whole-language approach

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Sight-word approach

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Contextual approach