Study Guide
Field 254: World Language: Hebrew
Sample Multiple-Choice Questions
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Directions for Multiple-Choice Questions
Each question in this section of the test is a multiple-choice question with four answer choices. The questions may be in English or in the target language. Read each question and answer choice carefully and choose the ONE best answer.
You should answer all questions. Even if you are unsure of an answer, it is better to guess than not to answer a question at all. You will NOT be penalized for guessing.
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Sample Multiple-Choice Questions
Read the passage below from ?????? ???????, a novel by ????? ?. ????? (Abraham B. Yehoshua); then answer the two questions that follow.
??? ???? ??. ??? ???? ??? ????. ?????, ??????, ????? ???? ???? ????? ?? ???? ?? ?????? ?????? ???? ????? ????????? ????? ?? ??? ????, ????? ?? ?????? ????? ??? ????? ?? ??. ?????? ????? ?? ??????? ????? ?? ??? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ??? ?? ??? ???? ?? ????? ??? ????? ????, ??? ??? ??????, ?? ???? ??? ??? ????? ???? ??? ????? ???? ??? ???? ?? ?? ????? ????? ????, ?? ??? ??? ???? ????. ????? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ?? ??????? ?? ???? ??? ??, ??? ????? ?? ???? ????? ????? ?? ??? ?????, ??? ?? ????? ??? ???? ??? ???? ??? ???? ???? ?????, ?????? ??? ???.
Objective 0004
Infer meaning and analyze information from a variety of culturally authentic printed
and digital materials (e.g., e-mails, posters, Web sites, maps, graphs, periodicals,
novels).
1. ???? ????? ????, ???? ????? ????? ????? ???? ?????:
- ?????? ???? ?????? ?? ????.
- ?????? ?????? ??? ?? ???? ?????.
- ???? ?? ?????? ?? ???.
- ??????? ???? ????? ??????.
- Answer. Enter to expand or collapse. Answer expanded
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Correct Response: C. In the passage, the grandfather says that
he barely recognizes his grandchild:
"??? ?? ????? ??? ???? ???"
and that, in his mind, the grandchild is still a baby:
"??? ??? ???? ???? ?????."
Based on these comments, the most likely conclusion is that the grandfather has not seen his grandchild for a long time.
Objective 0004
Infer meaning and analyze information from a variety of culturally authentic printed
and digital materials (e.g., e-mails, posters, Web sites, maps, graphs, periodicals,
novels).
2. ??? ?????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ?????
- ????? ?? ????? ??? ?????? ???? ???? ?? ?????
- ???? ???? ????? ?????? ??? ????? ???? ???
- ????? ??? ?? ??????? ????? ?? ???? ?? ?????
- ???? ?? ????? ?????? ??? ?????, ?????, ????
- Answer. Enter to expand or collapse. Answer expanded
- Correct Response: C. The passage is a first-person narrative of an encounter between a grandfather and his grandson in the presence of the latter's father and mother (the grandfather's son-in-law and daughter). The narrator is the grandson, and the use of past tense throughout the passage indicates that the narration is the grandson's recollection of memories of the encounter with his grandfather.
Read the passage below from ???? ??????, a novel by ?????? ???????? (Ariela Goldmintz); then answer the four questions that follow.
?? ?? ???? ?? ???? ????, ??? ??????????? ??????? ????? ????? ??? ??? ???? ??????? ??? ????? ??????? ?? ???? ??????, ???? ???? ????, ????? ??? ??, ??? ?????? ??????????, ????? ???? ?? ?????? ???? ??????? ????????. ????, ??? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ???? ???? ???? ????? ????? ????, ??? ??? ???????? ??? ???? ????? ????. ???? ??? ???, ?? ??? ???? ??????, ????? ????? ???? ?? ??????? ??? ?????? ???????. ???? ?? ???? ?????? ??? ????? ???? ??? ??????, ????, ?? ????. ???? ??? ???? ?"?????". ?????????? ???????, ????? ?? ???? ?????? ???, ??? ???? ???? ??? ???????. ????? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ???? ?????? ?????? ??????? ???????? ???? ????? ???????. ?????? ???? ???? ???? ?????? ????? ???, ??? ????? ???? ????? ????? ?? ??????????? ??? ????? ????, ????? ????? ?? ??? ?????. ????? ????? ??? ?? ??????? ????? ????, ??????? ??????? ????, ??? ????. ?????? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ????????, ???? ????, ???? ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ?? ?????? ????, ?? ??? ?????? ??????, ?????? ?????? ?????? ????, ????? ?????? ?? ?? ????? ??? ???????. ??? ?????, ????? ???? ????? ??????????? ??? ??? "????". ?? ????. ??? ????????? ???? ??"? ??????? ?? ??????. ?? ????? ??? ?? ??? ?? ?? ??? ??????, ????????? ??? ???? ??? ??, ??? ???? ??? ???, ?? ???? ???. ??? ?? ???? ?????, ???? ?????? ?? ???? ?', ?????? ???? ???? ???? ??? ?????, ??? ????? ???? ?????, ????, ?? ?? ?????? ?????? ????? ????? ???, ???? ??????. ????? ?? ????? ????? ???? ?????? ?? ????, ????? ????? ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ?????? ????? ?? ????? ?? ??????, ?????? ??????????????.
Objective 0003
Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of culturally authentic printed and
digital materials (e.g., e-mails, posters, Web sites, maps, graphs, periodicals,
novels).
3. ?? ???? ????? ????? ???? ????? ?????
- ????? ??????? ??????? ??????
- ????? ?????????? ????? ????
- ????? ????? ?????? ??????? ????
- ????? ??????? ?????? ????
- Answer. Enter to expand or collapse. Answer expanded
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Correct Response: B. As the wording in the passage suggests, when
the state of austerity ended, many people's financial situation improved and life
in Israel became economically easier:
"?????? ???? ??? ???? ?????? ????? ???."
Krol seized this newly risen opportunity and, as the passage explicitly states, immediately opened his own pastry shop on Herzl Street, the main street of Hadar Hacarmel.
Objective 0003
Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of culturally authentic printed and
digital materials (e.g., e-mails, posters, Web sites, maps, graphs, periodicals,
novels).
4. ??? ?????? ?????? ????? ?? ????? ?????? ?? ?????
- ??????? ?? ???? ????? ?????? ?????? ????
- ?????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ????? ?????? ???????
- ???????? ?? ??????? ??????? ?? ???? ??????
- ??? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ????? ?????? ??????
- Answer. Enter to expand or collapse. Answer expanded
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Correct Response: D. Written as a biographical description of Krol
and his career as a baker, the passage highlights Krol's entrepreneurial spirit
and his outstanding success as baker. Among other aspects of his career, the passage
describes how Krol flourished during the state of austerity because he managed to
improvise new ways of baking that used relatively cheap ingredients, and points
out that many struggling bakers sought out Krol's advice:
"?????????? ???????, ????? ?? ???? ?????? ???, ??? ???? ???? ??? ???????."
Objective 0004
Infer meaning and analyze information from a variety of culturally authentic printed
and digital materials (e.g., e-mails, posters, Web sites, maps, graphs, periodicals,
novels).
5. ??? ??????? ?????? ?? ???? ?????? ????? ??????, "????, ??? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ???? ???? ???? ????? ????? ????, ??? ??? ???????? ??? ???? ????? ????"?
- ?????
- ?????
- ??????
- ???? ???
- Answer. Enter to expand or collapse. Answer expanded
- Correct Response: A. The tone of the quoted sentence is humorous, alluding to the common view among Israelis that Jewish immigrants from Europe were highly educated and immersed in Jewish intellectual life and, especially, literary culture. The contrast between Kafka's literary works and Krol's gourmet baking recipes humorously highlights what Krol's principal interests were, as well as the interests of his "audience" of consumers.
Objective 0004
Infer meaning and analyze information from a variety of culturally authentic printed
and digital materials (e.g., e-mails, posters, Web sites, maps, graphs, periodicals,
novels).
6. ?????? ??????? ?? ????? ??????, "?????? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ????????, ???? ????, ???? ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ?? ?????? ????, ?? ??? ?????? ??????, ?????? ?????? ?????? ????, ????? ?????? ?? ?? ????? ??? ???????", ???:
- ?????? ??? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ???????? ???.
- ???? ?? ???? ????? ?? ??????? ?????? ????.
- ?????? ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ?????? ????? ???.
- ????? ?????? ????? ?????? ???? ????.
- Answer. Enter to expand or collapse. Answer expanded
- Correct Response: C. The quoted sentence explicitly contrasts Krol's opulent cakes with the poorly baked ones that are currently sold to the public. Within the context of the passage, this contrast is intended to highlight the outstanding quality of Krol's baking.
Objective 0005
Apply knowledge of the process of second-language acquisition and how it relates
to the language learner in the classroom.
7. Which of the following is an accurate restatement of Stephen Krashen's acquisition-learning hypothesis?
- Immersion in a target language and culture leads to acquisition of the target language when accompanied by study and instruction.
- Language learning and instruction are conscious and intentional activities, while language acquisition occurs on the subconscious level.
- Acquisition refers to the deep mastery of language that is characteristic of first-language ability; learning happens through second-language study.
- Receptive language activities—listening and reading—lead to acquisition, and speaking and writing skills develop through learning from instruction.
- Answer. Enter to expand or collapse. Answer expanded
- Correct Response: B. According to Stephen Krashen, language learning occurs by studying the language systematically—for example, through explicit grammar or vocabulary lessons. Language acquisition happens when a person is immersed in a language—for example, when a child growing up acquires language through meaningful exchanges with his or her caregivers, or when an adult living abroad acquires a new language through meaningful exchanges at work, at stores, with neighbors, etc.
Use the information below to answer the three questions that follow.
As part of their study of forms and uses of the conditional, students in a third-year high school Hebrew class must complete a minimum of three parts of the Tic-Tac-Toe choice board shown below.
??: __________________ ?????: ___________________
???? ??????? ????? ???? (3) ???????? ??????? ?? ??? ????? ?? ????? ??????.
??? ???? #____, #____, ??? #____. (??????... #____)
3
???? ?? ???????? ?????? 6 ????? ????, "?? + ??? +??????".
2
?????? ????? A, C, ?-D ????? 130 ???? ???????? ????.
1
?????? ?? "????? ??????" ?? ??/?? ???.
6
?????? ?? ????? ??????.
5
???? 3 ?????? ?? ???? ????? ???? ???????? ?? ?????.
4
???? 5 ??????: ????? ???? ????? ??????? ??...?
9
??? ?? ??/?? ????, ???? ?????? ??? ???/? ????? ????? ?????? ???? ??? ?????. (?????? ????? 5 ????? ????? ????? "??")
8
???? 5 ?????? ???????? ?????, "?? ????? ????/?..."
7
?????? ????, "?? ????? ???????...", ????? ?? ???? ?????? ?????? ????? ?? ????? ????.
????? ?????:
Objective 0005
Apply knowledge of the process of second-language acquisition and how it relates
to the language learner in the classroom.
8. Which of the following activities is likely to be most appealing to a student whose preferred learning style is auditory?
- choice 3
- choice 5
- choice 7
- choice 9
- Answer. Enter to expand or collapse. Answer expanded
- Correct Response: C. Activity # 7 includes listening to a song and then completing a worksheet. The listening part of the activity is likely to be most appealing to a student whose preferred learning style is auditory.
Objective 0006
Apply teaching and assessment strategies that provide students with opportunities
to communicate in the target language in meaningful and authentic ways and that
promote students' ability to reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines.
9. The primary advantage of using this type of instructional resource is that:
- students can select three activities that they enjoy doing with their friends.
- all of the activities require meaningful interpersonal communication.
- being able to choose activities guarantees that students will be engaged.
- it facilitates differentiation of instruction to accommodate all students.
- Answer. Enter to expand or collapse. Answer expanded
- Correct Response: D. The Tic-Tac-Toe choice board is an instructional resource proposing nine different learning activities. The diversity of activities offered provides flexibility to accommodate students in accordance with their distinctive needs and learning styles, and for teachers to determine how they can best differentiate instruction for individual students as needed.
Objective 0006
Apply teaching and assessment strategies that provide students with opportunities
to communicate in the target language in meaningful and authentic ways and that
promote students' ability to reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines.
10. Which of the following features of the choice board is most supportive of Advanced-level learners?
- possibility of doing extra activities
- varied types of activities
- space for teacher feedback
- option to choose own partners
- Answer. Enter to expand or collapse. Answer expanded
- Correct Response: C. According to the instructions that accompany the choice board, students must complete three learning activities and are encouraged to complete an additional activity. The option of completing the additional activity provides advanced learners with the opportunity to further expand their learning experience.
Acknowledgements:
Passage from ?????? ???????; a novel by ????? ?. ????? (Abraham B. Yehoshua). Thank you to ????? ?. ????? (Abraham B. Yehoshua) for generously granting our request to reprint his work.
A 267-word excerpt from the novel, ???? ?????? by ?????? ????????, which was originally published by Zmora in 2014. Reprinted with permission.