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These 10 free 154 questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the TExES English as a Second Language Supplemental (154) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A fourth-grade student who has been in U.S. schools for two years converses easily with classmates at lunch and recess but understands very little of the science textbook and performs poorly on written science assessments. Which conclusion is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: B - The student has developed social language but still requires academic language development.
A newly arrived seventh grader has not spoken in class during her first four weeks. She follows classroom routines, responds accurately to picture-based tasks, and completes written matching activities. Which action should the teacher take?
Correct answer: C - Continue comprehensible input and accept nonverbal demonstrations of understanding
A second-grade emergent bilingual student who previously said 'went' and 'ran' correctly now consistently says 'goed' and 'runned.' This change MOST likely indicates that the student is:
Correct answer: A - developing an internal rule for forming the English past tense
During a whole-class lesson on the water cycle, a teacher notices that three beginning-level emergent bilingual students appear lost. Which adjustment would MOST effectively increase comprehensible input for these students?
Correct answer: C - Pairing each key term with a labeled diagram and a gesture
During a class discussion about the weekend, a student says, 'Yesterday my family go to the lake.' Which teacher response BEST supports the student's language development while keeping the focus on communication?
Correct answer: B - 'Oh, your family went to the lake! What did you do there?'
A fifth-grade social studies teacher has two intermediate-level emergent bilingual students who cannot read the grade-level textbook chapter independently. Which approach BEST reflects the ELPS requirement for linguistically accommodated instruction?
Correct answer: C - Chunk the grade-level chapter and add key vocabulary and a graphic organizer
A seventh-grade student's TELPAS reading rating advances from Advanced to Advanced High. Which instructional response is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: C - Gradually reduce second-language acquisition supports while monitoring comprehension
A student who arrived from Honduras six weeks ago was initially eager and outgoing. She now appears withdrawn, complains of frequent stomachaches, and repeatedly asks to go home during the school day. Her teacher's BEST interpretation is that the student is most likely:
Correct answer: A - experiencing the hostility stage of culture shock
At a conference, the parents of a first-grade emergent bilingual student ask whether they should stop speaking Spanish at home so their child will learn English faster. The teacher's BEST response is to:
Correct answer: D - explain that continuing to use Spanish at home supports overall language development
A district has offered the same ESL program for eight years. The program is based on published research and is staffed by certified ESL teachers, but the district has never examined whether participating students' achievement has improved. Under the standard established in Castaneda v. Pickard, this program is deficient because it fails to:
Correct answer: A - demonstrate results through evaluation after a legitimate trial period
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