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A teacher can help facilitate the development of students' writing by
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Carefully selecting books exposes students to varied writing styles, vocabulary, and structures, directly enhancing their writing skills through modeling and inspiration. Attendance charts track participation, not writing. Accepting all writing attempts encourages effort but lacks guidance for skill growth. Rhyming books aid phonemic awareness, primarily supporting reading, not writing development.
Which of the following parts of speech expresses emotion?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Interjections like 'Wow!' or 'Ouch!' express emotions directly, making B correct. Verbs describe actions or states, not emotions. Adverbs modify other words, indicating manner or degree, not feelings. Pronouns replace nouns, lacking emotional expression. Thus, only interjections fit the description.
As part of a classroom activity, students read and annotate a one-page piece of text. Then, the teacher acts as a discussion leader and asks an open-ended question about the text. Students do not have to raise their hand to speak but are mindful of making sure their classmates have adequate time to speak as well. All students have a chance to speak, and they support their comments with text evidence. The conversation lasts for fifteen minutes, with the overall goal being a deeper understanding of the text.
The activity described is best categorized as which of the following?
Rationale: A Socratic seminar involves teacher-led, open-ended discussions with text-based evidence, matching the described activity. Fishbowl has observers, not full participation. Think-pair-share includes paired discussion, not mentioned here. Literature circles are student-led with roles, unlike this teacher-guided format.
Which of the following sentences contains an example of personification?
Rationale: Personification gives human traits to non-human entities. 'Wind whispering' assigns the human act of whispering to wind, fitting B. 'Raining cats and dogs' is a metaphor, not personification. The lion sentence is a simile, comparing bravery. The math problem sentence is literal, lacking personification.
A teacher passes out twenty slips of paper—half with the beginnings of ten different jokes and half with the corresponding punch lines—to twenty students. Students are then asked to mingle and converse until each has found the student whose paper corresponds with his or her own and until everyone has learned one new fact about his or her partner.
Which of the following best explains a primary benefit of the activity?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The activity fosters communication by having students mingle and share facts, promoting skills with diverse peers. Inferential reading isn't emphasized, as it's about matching, not text analysis. Humor integration is secondary, not primary. Opinion expression isn't a focus, as the task centers on fact-sharing.
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