Versant English Proficiency ParaPro Assisting with the Student Writing Process 1

Question 1

A student's paragraph begins with 'There are many reasons why recycling is good.' What type of sentence is this?

Accepted Answer

A topic sentence

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A concluding sentence

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A transition sentence

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A supporting detail

Question 2

A student writes: 'She don't like homework.' What grammatical error should the paraeducator address?

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Subject-verb agreement error

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Incorrect verb tense

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Missing punctuation

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Incorrect pronoun case

Question 3

Which prewriting strategy asks students to write continuously for a set time without stopping to edit or erase?

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Freewriting

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Outlining

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Clustering

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Summarizing

Question 4

A paraeducator notices a student's paragraph jumps from one idea to another without any connection. What should the paraeducator suggest adding?

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Transition words or phrases

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A stronger topic sentence

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More descriptive adjectives

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A longer concluding sentence

Question 5

During the editing stage, a paraeducator should focus primarily on helping a student correct which of the following?

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Grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors

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The overall structure and organization of ideas

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Whether the topic sentence is interesting

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The number of paragraphs in the essay

Question 6

A student wants to make a sentence more specific. She has written: 'The weather was bad.' Which revised sentence BEST improves specificity?

Accepted Answer

Dark storm clouds brought heavy rain and strong winds.

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The weather was very, very bad.

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It was a bad and unpleasant day outside.

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The bad weather made everyone feel unhappy.