OAE Writing Connections and Language Arts

Question 1

The writing process approach includes which sequence of stages?

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Prewrite, draft, revise, edit, publish

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Draft, publish, revise, edit, prewrite

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Edit, draft, prewrite, revise, publish

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Publish, prewrite, edit, revise, draft

Question 2

Shared writing is an instructional approach in which:

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The teacher and students compose text together, with the teacher scribing

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Students write independently and then share with a partner

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Students read a shared text and discuss its features

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Partners take turns writing alternating sentences of a story

Question 3

Phonics knowledge directly supports writing development through a process called:

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Encoding (spelling)

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Transcription

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Reading fluency transfer

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Semantic mapping

Question 4

When young writers use invented (or developmental) spelling, they are:

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Applying their current phonics understanding to approximate standard spellings

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Making random errors that indicate no phonics knowledge

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Demonstrating a need for immediate remedial phonics instruction

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Avoiding engagement with the alphabetic principle

Question 5

Interactive writing differs from shared writing primarily because:

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In interactive writing, students share the pen and write portions of the text

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In interactive writing, the teacher writes the entire text independently

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Interactive writing is only used in high school settings

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Interactive writing focuses only on grammar correction

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the revision stage of the writing process?

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Rethinking and improving the content, organization, and clarity of the writing

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Correcting spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors

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Generating and organizing ideas before drafting begins

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Preparing the final copy for sharing with an audience