In most of the English grammar problems, students have can be solved by a teacher knowing the weak points of their students and helping them through it. Are you planning on passing the upcoming Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessment exam? Take up this practice quiz and be guaranteed a pass. All the best!
Problem–solution
Spatial order
Cause and effect
Sequential order
Rate this question:
Make the speech more entertaining.
Increase audience participation.
Emphasize major themes and ideas.
Introduce opposing points of view.
Rate this question:
Apply their knowledge of the features of expository texts.
Learn the meanings of unfamiliar words.
Connect their background knowledge to new information.
Adjust their reading rate based on text difficulty.
Rate this question:
From slang to formal
From informal to technical
From clichéd to conversational
From plain to picturesque
Rate this question:
Somber and bored.
Anxious and excited.
Indifferent and withdrawn.
Reflective and curious.
Rate this question:
Hide his deep-seated aversion to the dry and desolate Southwest environment.
Convey the complicated and seemingly contradictory feelings he experiences when in the desert.
Avoid stating explicitly how he feels about having traveled to the Southwest for three years.
Reflect the severely anxious state he experiences when contemplating his relationship to nature.
Rate this question:
Coal was more important to the Romans than silver or gold.
The Romans can be credited with bringing fine jewelry to Britain.
Coal during this time period was not used as a fuel source by the Romans.
The Romans favored aesthetic values over utilitarian ones.
Rate this question:
3-D surface plot
Bar chart
Scatter plot
High-low chart
Rate this question:
Making eye contact with audience members at suspenseful moments
Adjusting the volume, speed, and pitch of the voice according to changing moods in the story
Using hand gestures to mimic events taking place in the story
Reading in an understated tone that allows audience members to interpret the story on their own
Rate this question:
Slowing her rate of speech and pausing frequently.
Raising the pitch of her voice and avoiding pausing at all.
Accelerating her rate of speech and speaking loudly.
Lowering the pitch of her voice and speaking in a monotone.
Rate this question:
Entertain readers with fantastic tales of imaginary worlds.
Transform public opinion and increase awareness of social issues.
Provide readers with utopian visions of a perfect society.
Reinterpret history through the use of allegory and symbolism.
Rate this question:
A personality interview
A story that concludes with a surprise ending
An action story
A story in which the main facts are easily summarized
Rate this question:
Scientists know less about Mars than they do about most other planets.
There are major disagreements among scientists on many issues.
Scientists often reassess existing theories as new evidence emerges.
It is impossible to anticipate major advances in scientific knowledge.
Rate this question:
Speech of tribute
Introduction speech
Speech to entertain
Acceptance speech
Rate this question:
Interpret each other's verbal and nonverbal cues accurately.
Assert their opinions authoritatively.
Identify and interpret each other's nonverbal cues quickly.
Respect each other's sense of personal space.
Rate this question:
Obsessive saving
Unwanted haggling
Reckless spending
Flagrant shoplifting
Rate this question:
A continuous narrative of events in the author's formative years.
Preliminary drafts of the author's correspondence.
An unbiased assessment of the author's accomplishments.
Candid accounts of the author's experiences and opinions.
Rate this question:
Willa Cather
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Edith Wharton
John Steinbeck
Rate this question:
Important and personally relevant to the listener.
Complex and described in detail by the speaker.
Surprising and provocative to the listener.
Uplifting and expressed passionately by the speaker.
Rate this question:
American literature is heterogeneous with respect to language and culture and reflects the diversity of the American people.
Popular American literature conveys the mainstream, middle-class values of American society.
Twentieth-century American authors continue to embrace the influence of English and European literary traditions.
Conflict and upheaval in American politics are reflected through the use of nontraditional literary genres.
Rate this question:
Summarizing the key events in the text
Researching criticism on the text
Selecting favorite passages from the text
Identifying the main ideas in the text
Rate this question:
A PowerPoint presentation with handouts containing data tables and charts
Three-dimensional geographic models and a software-animated demonstration of climate patterns
A videotape with a sound track and supplementary full-color posters
Maps of the countries visited and a chalkboard for noting key points and observations
Rate this question:
Outlining the major points that the essay will cover
Identifying relevant secondary sources
Developing a clearly defined position on an issue
Researching alternative perspectives on the subject matter
Rate this question:
Establish a conflict between the protagonist and another major character.
Reveal the personal thoughts and emotions of a character.
Provide a resolution to the conflict in the play.
Allow the author to directly address the audience.
Rate this question:
The boredom that children endure when forced to attend social events consisting mainly of adults
The willingness of children to welcome experiences that are unfamiliar, unusual, or typically overlooked by others
The desire that children have for sweets and soda and most all other sugary foods usually forbidden to them
The tendency of children to speak their minds unhesitatingly, sometimes to the great embarrassment of adults
Rate this question:
Studying a journal article to learn about a topic for a research paper.
Scanning a textbook to find key terms and their definitions.
Skimming a newspaper to stay informed about current events.
Searching the Internet to locate information for a presentation.
Rate this question:
Delete Sentence 1.
Add a sentence before Sentence 2 that describes the Laguna Pueblo
Delete Sentence 3.
Add a sentence after Sentence 5 that lists Silko's major published works.
Rate this question:
Joyous gratitude.
Indignant defiance.
Nostalgic longing.
Unbearable loneliness.
Rate this question:
The strangeness and inscrutability of the primitive surroundings help reinforce a mood of fear and disorientation.
The sounds of drums rolling, hands clapping, and feet stamping create a sense of rhythm and order.
The stillness and quiet of dawn in this exotic place give an impression of peace, calm, and communion with nature.
The sight of grass roofs and people waving their arms generates a feeling of warm welcome.
Rate this question:
Alkaline
Firing
Tantilizing
Shrewd
Rate this question:
Providing concise definitions of terms
Asking rhetorical questions
Repeating the conclusion several times
Using hand gestures to emphasize ideas
Rate this question:
Does the speaker use visual aids to support his or her points?
Is the speaker's attire appropriate for the purpose of the presentation?
Does the speaker use figurative language to elaborate points?
Is the speaker overlooking or omitting any essential information?
Rate this question:
The Catskills are not particularly tall; Slide Mountain, their tallest peak, rises only 4,024 feet above sea level.
Asher B. Durand, in particular, experimented with the misty light and craggy views of the Catskills in his romantic representations of them.
During the early twentieth century, developers capitalized on the beauty of the Catskills by building posh resorts there.
Later artists such as Albert Bierstadt followed the example of the Hudson River School in painting landscapes of the American West.
Rate this question:
While significant technological changes continue to occur, daily life remains the same for most people.
Because people often fear new technology, the Internet has taken a while to become popular.
Although change can have positive effects, some changes are not readily accepted by society.
Since the invention of the Internet, many new ways of conducting our daily routines have emerged.
Rate this question:
To indicate a change in meter
To mark the end of each line
To emphasize a significant meaning
To change from past to present tense
Rate this question:
Appeal to tradition
False dilemma
Appeal to authority
False analogy
Rate this question:
Stepping toward the audience and scratching her face
Shrugging her shoulders and raising her eyebrows
Leaning away from the audience and rubbing her hands together
Folding her arms and widening her eyes
Establishing a short time frame during which each response must be completed
Alternating more difficult questions with simpler ones
Employing demanding vocabulary that challenges students to use critical-thinking skills
Presenting questions rapidly and in an energetic manner
Rate this question:
Decode the text at a slow, steady rate.
Visualize concepts presented in the text.
Use context clues to interpret new words in the text.
Synthesize important ideas from the text.
Rate this question:
Lines 1 and 2
Lines 5 and 6
Lines 7 and 8
Lines 9 and 10
Rate this question:
The new photographs showed an equatorial formation that looked like terrestrial pack ice.
The area in question is roughly 278,000 square miles in extent, 150 feet deep, and is covered with a layer of ash and dust that appears to have protected the ice from reacting with the atmosphere.
The same area where the ice was discovered also was found to contain high concentrations of methane.
The discovery of warm, wet places beneath the Martian surface that predate the beginnings of life on Earth, scientists note, is a matter of considerable importance.
Rate this question:
The hero
The fool
The antagonist
The chorus
Rate this question:
To introduce a new concept that provides a contrasting point of view
To encourage critical thinking about the main idea
To reinforce an important concept through familiar imagery
To provide an example that illustrates the main idea
Rate this question:
Remind group members who monopolize the discussion that such behavior is inappropriate.
Encourage group members to respond directly to comments from one another.
Ask group members to refrain from storytelling and sharing personal anecdotes.
Summarize periodically what group members have said so far and then direct them back on topic.
Rate this question:
Oxymoron
Antithesis
Onomatopoeia
Allegory
Rate this question:
Number of cars in an employee parking lot at a factory that operates 24 hours a day
Number of newspapers and magazines in stock at a small newsstand open mornings only
Number of phone calls received by a utility company's customer service center over each 24-hour period
Number of patrons at a large restaurant that opens for lunch and dinner only
Rate this question:
Students also use these networks to survey others' hobbies and interests and so identify prospective members for college special-interest clubs.
It is important that colleges monitor how much time students spend using these networks, since that time is not devoted to studying.
Students who use these networks to find dates or parties should be refused all future access to the networks.
It is fortunate that students have these networks as a resource, since without them, the social aspect of college life would be lost.
Rate this question:
Explain his political platform to journalists.
Challenge an opponent's point of view.
Establish common ground with other politicians.
Associate himself with the average citizen.
Rate this question:
Quiz Review Timeline (Updated): Apr 28, 2023 +
Our quizzes are rigorously reviewed, monitored and continuously updated by our expert board to maintain accuracy, relevance, and timeliness.