Question 1

A group of students examined a list of words and then decided which ones they thought were related to the textbook chapter. These students participated in an activity known as:

Accepted Answer

Exclusion brainstorming involves students examining a list of words and deciding which ones are related to a topic, such as a textbook chapter.

Question 2

Students conduct authentic research when they:

Accepted Answer

Authentic research involves students searching for answers to their own questions, rather than just researching topics assigned by their teacher or completing assigned definitions or readings. Students engage in their own inquiry, which allows for greater personal investment and a deeper understanding of the research process.

Question 3

After reading many books and magazine articles about tennis star Serena Williams, fourth grade student Caroline pretended that she was Serena Williams and she began writing journal entries using the viewpoint of the famous athlete. Caroline's writing is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

Caroline's writing is a simulated journal because she is pretending to be Serena Williams and writing journal entries from her point of view.

Question 4

Interdisciplinary units that integrate reading and writing with social studies, science, and other curricular areas are known as:

Accepted Answer

Thematic units integrate multiple subject areas around a common theme, allowing students to explore a topic in-depth and connect their learning across disciplines. Reading and writing are often key components of thematic units. The other options, Gestalt, Morphemic Units, and Multigenre Projects, do not specifically refer to interdisciplinary units that integrate multiple subject areas like social studies and science. Gestalt refers to a psychological concept of perceiving patterns, Morphemic Units refer to linguistic units, and Multigenre Projects involve students creating a variety of literary genres around a single topic.

Question 5

Effective teachers help students focus upon the big ideas as they read by using:

Accepted Answer

Graphic organizers help students visually organize and connect information, allowing them to focus on the big ideas while reading. Flashcards and word chains are more appropriate for memorizing isolated pieces of information, while assessments are used to check for understanding after reading has taken place.

Question 6

Before reading a chapter in their textbooks, the teacher asked the students to use two or more new vocabulary words to compose sentences that might be in the textbook chapter. These students participated in an activity known as:

Accepted Answer

The activity described is known as "possible sentences," where students use new vocabulary to create sentences that they think might appear in the upcoming material, helping them to anticipate and understand the content better.

Question 7

Of the following, the most effective way to activate students' background knowledge is to use:

Accepted Answer

KWL charts are an effective way to activate students' prior knowledge because they allow students to reflect on what they already know about a topic before learning anything new, which helps them better understand and retain new information. Additionally, KWL charts allow for ongoing reflection as students continue to learn and can help guide future learning activities. RTI and miscue analysis are not necessarily designed to activate prior knowledge, while Elkonin Boxes are primarily used to support phonemic awareness and decoding skills.

Question 8

Effective teachers have found that students read textbooks more successfully when they:

Accepted Answer

Students are more likely to engage with and comprehend the material if they understand why they are reading it. Providing a purpose for reading helps students focus on what is important and retain the information better. Using workbooks, giving assignments, or reading pages orally may also be useful strategies, but they are not as effective as providing a clear purpose for reading.

Question 9

A technique which helps students to be consciously aware of whether they are likely to find the answer to a question "right there" on the page, between the lines, or beyond the information provided in the text is:

Accepted Answer

The technique described is a key component of the Question-Answer-Relationships (QAR) strategy, which teaches students to analyze question types and use context clues to determine where to locate the answer to a question. SQ3R, Miscue Analysis, and Guided Reading are all different strategies or techniques for improving reading comprehension, but they do not specifically address this particular skill.

Question 10

As they studied the topic of recycling, a group of students prepared posters, diagrams, and timelines, read Internet articles, and wrote poems. These students participated in a:

Accepted Answer

The use of different genres (posters, diagrams, timelines, Internet articles, and poems) indicates that the students were participating in a multigenre project, where they were able to explore the topic of recycling in various ways and through different mediums.

Question 11

When he reached the midpoint of a thematic unit on the Industrial Revolution, teacher Tony Catania asked his students to spend 10 minutes writing about the topic. These students participated in a:

Accepted Answer

A quickwrite is an activity in which students are given a short amount of time (usually 5-10 minutes) to write about a given topic without worrying about grammar or spelling. The goal is to encourage students to activate their prior knowledge, generate ideas, and practice writing fluency.

Question 12

A common thread or unifying feature of a project is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A repetend is a term used to describe a recurring element or theme in a project, which serves as a common thread or unifying feature.

Question 13

As she read the novel, Esperanza Rising, eleven-year-old Marissa wrote her favorite lines on sticky-notes. She then arranged the lines to create a poem. That type of poem is known as a (n):

Accepted Answer

A found poem is created by taking words or phrases from another source, such as a novel, and arranging them into a poem. Marissa used lines from Esperanza Rising to create her poem, making it a found poem. The other choices do not fit the description of the type of poem Marissa created.

Question 14

Before her students read a textbook chapter about the Grand Canyon, the teacher introduced a set of statements and asked the students whether they thought the statements were true or false. Then they read the chapter to see if they were correct. This teacher was using a (n):

Accepted Answer

The teacher is using an anticipation guide, which is a pre-reading strategy that involves introducing a set of statements related to the topic of a text and asking students to predict whether they are true or false. After reading the text, students can confirm or revise their predictions.

Question 15

Because they wanted the principal to reverse his decision on the school's dress code, sixth grade students wrote compositions from their own viewpoints in which they expressed the need for change. Their writing could most appropriately be classified as:

Accepted Answer

The students' writing aims to persuade the principal to change the dress code, so it can be classified as persuasive essays.

Question 16

To help students use textbooks effectively, teachers remind them to:

Accepted Answer

Previewing chapters before reading them can help students get an overview of the main ideas, headings, and subheadings before diving into the details. This can improve comprehension and retention of the material. None of the other choices are effective strategies for using textbooks.

Question 17

Gloria kept a journal on her desk as she read a textbook chapter about the solar system. She divided each page of her journal into two columns. She wrote questions in one column and answers to the questions in the opposite column. Gloria's journal is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

Gloria's journal is divided into two columns where she writes questions in one column and answers in the opposite column. This is a characteristic of a double-entry journal, which is a note-taking strategy that helps students engage with and process the material they are reading. QAR journal stands for Question-Answer-Relationship journal, which is a different type of note-taking strategy that focuses on helping students understand the relationship between different types of questions and where to find the answers. Conference journals are used for recording thoughts and ideas to share during a conference or meeting. SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) journal is a personal reflection or response to a book that a student has read.

Question 18

To help his students retain information as they read, a sixthgrade teacher would like to teach a strategy that incorporates before, during, and after-reading components and encourages students to review material. An appropriate technique would be:

Accepted Answer

SQ3R stands for Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review. This strategy helps students to preview the material by Surveying it, develop questions that they want to answer while Reading, Recite the information to reinforce it, and Review the information to solidify it in their memory. It incorporates before, during, and after-reading components and encourages students to review material, which makes it an appropriate technique for the teacher's goal. RTI is Response to Intervention, an approach to academic and behavioral support. SSR stands for Silent Sustained Reading, where students read silently for a set period of time. LEA is an acronym for a variety of phrases and does not align with a specific reading strategy.

Question 19

When students take notes in class, they should:

Accepted Answer

Restating concepts in their own words helps with understanding and retention of information. Copying information verbatim and attempting to memorize facts can lead to a superficial understanding of the material, and focusing on spelling and handwriting can distract from the content being presented.

Question 20

Teacher Donna Rutgers was given a science textbook and correctly advised that she should:

Accepted Answer

It is best to supplement the textbook with other print and Internet resources to provide a more well-rounded and thorough understanding of the subject matter. Relying solely on one textbook may not provide enough depth and variety for students to fully grasp the concepts being taught. Additionally, using a variety of resources can help cater to different learning styles and abilities. Round-robin reading sessions and memorization are not effective teaching methods for science subjects.

Quiz 12: Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum

A group of students examined a list of words and then decided which ones they thought were related to the textbook chapter. These students participated in an activity known as:

Students conduct authentic research when they:

After reading many books and magazine articles about tennis star Serena Williams, fourth grade student Caroline pretended that she was Serena Williams and she began writing journal entries using the viewpoint of the famous athlete. Caroline's writing is an example of a:

Interdisciplinary units that integrate reading and writing with social studies, science, and other curricular areas are known as:

Effective teachers help students focus upon the big ideas as they read by using:

Before reading a chapter in their textbooks, the teacher asked the students to use two or more new vocabulary words to compose sentences that might be in the textbook chapter. These students participated in an activity known as:

Of the following, the most effective way to activate students' background knowledge is to use:

Effective teachers have found that students read textbooks more successfully when they:

A technique which helps students to be consciously aware of whether they are likely to find the answer to a question "right there" on the page, between the lines, or beyond the information provided in the text is:

As they studied the topic of recycling, a group of students prepared posters, diagrams, and timelines, read Internet articles, and wrote poems. These students participated in a:

When he reached the midpoint of a thematic unit on the Industrial Revolution, teacher Tony Catania asked his students to spend 10 minutes writing about the topic. These students participated in a:

A common thread or unifying feature of a project is known as the:

As she read the novel, Esperanza Rising, eleven-year-old Marissa wrote her favorite lines on sticky-notes. She then arranged the lines to create a poem. That type of poem is known as a (n) :

Before her students read a textbook chapter about the Grand Canyon, the teacher introduced a set of statements and asked the students whether they thought the statements were true or false. Then they read the chapter to see if they were correct. This teacher was using a (n) :

Because they wanted the principal to reverse his decision on the school's dress code, sixth grade students wrote compositions from their own viewpoints in which they expressed the need for change. Their writing could most appropriately be classified as:

To help students use textbooks effectively, teachers remind them to:

Gloria kept a journal on her desk as she read a textbook chapter about the solar system. She divided each page of her journal into two columns. She wrote questions in one column and answers to the questions in the opposite column. Gloria's journal is an example of a:

To help his students retain information as they read, a sixthgrade teacher would like to teach a strategy that incorporates before, during, and after-reading components and encourages students to review material. An appropriate technique would be:

When students take notes in class, they should:

Teacher Donna Rutgers was given a science textbook and correctly advised that she should:

Quiz 12: Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum

A group of students examined a list of words and then decided which ones they thought were related to the textbook chapter. These students participated in an activity known as:

Students conduct authentic research when they:

After reading many books and magazine articles about tennis star Serena Williams, fourth grade student Caroline pretended that she was Serena Williams and she began writing journal entries using the viewpoint of the famous athlete. Caroline's writing is an example of a:

Interdisciplinary units that integrate reading and writing with social studies, science, and other curricular areas are known as:

Effective teachers help students focus upon the big ideas as they read by using:

Before reading a chapter in their textbooks, the teacher asked the students to use two or more new vocabulary words to compose sentences that might be in the textbook chapter. These students participated in an activity known as:

Of the following, the most effective way to activate students' background knowledge is to use:

Effective teachers have found that students read textbooks more successfully when they:

A technique which helps students to be consciously aware of whether they are likely to find the answer to a question "right there" on the page, between the lines, or beyond the information provided in the text is:

As they studied the topic of recycling, a group of students prepared posters, diagrams, and timelines, read Internet articles, and wrote poems. These students participated in a:

When he reached the midpoint of a thematic unit on the Industrial Revolution, teacher Tony Catania asked his students to spend 10 minutes writing about the topic. These students participated in a:

A common thread or unifying feature of a project is known as the:

As she read the novel, Esperanza Rising, eleven-year-old Marissa wrote her favorite lines on sticky-notes. She then arranged the lines to create a poem. That type of poem is known as a (n) :

Before her students read a textbook chapter about the Grand Canyon, the teacher introduced a set of statements and asked the students whether they thought the statements were true or false. Then they read the chapter to see if they were correct. This teacher was using a (n) :

Because they wanted the principal to reverse his decision on the school's dress code, sixth grade students wrote compositions from their own viewpoints in which they expressed the need for change. Their writing could most appropriately be classified as:

To help students use textbooks effectively, teachers remind them to:

Gloria kept a journal on her desk as she read a textbook chapter about the solar system. She divided each page of her journal into two columns. She wrote questions in one column and answers to the questions in the opposite column. Gloria's journal is an example of a:

To help his students retain information as they read, a sixth grade teacher would like to teach a strategy that incorporates before, during, and after-reading components and encourages students to review material. An appropriate technique would be:

When students take notes in class, they should:

Teacher Donna Rutgers was given a science textbook and correctly advised that she should:

To help his students retain information as they read, a sixthgrade teacher would like to teach a strategy that incorporates before, during, and after-reading components and encourages students to review material. An appropriate technique would be: