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Field 024: German
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Section Two of this test is a reading section with multiple-choice questions followed by four answer choices. Read each question and answer choice CAREFULLY and select the ONE best answer.

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Subarea 2—READING COMPREHENSION

Lesen Sie die folgende Passage; dann beantworten Sie die zwei anschließenden Fragen.

Laut Beschluß der Kultusministerkonferenz wird in allen deutschen Bundesländern der Fremdsprachenunterricht deutlich ausgeweitet. Dies betrifft vor allem die dritten und vierten Klassen und in einigen Ländern auch die ersten und zweiten Klassen. Die im letzten Schuljahr begonnene Pilotphase an elf Schulen wurde von Lehrern, Lehrerinnen und Eltern sehr positiv bewertet. Sie waren erstaunt über die hohe Motivation und den schnellen Lernfortschritt der Kinder. Vorrang hatte dabei das spielerische Vermitteln von Hörverstehen und Sprechen, lediglich der Unterstützung dienten Lesen und Schreiben. Neben der hohen Lernfähigkeit von Kindern in diesem Alter sind in erster Linie die veränderten Lebenseinflüsse Anlaß für die beschlossene Maßnahme. Dazu gehören das Zusammenleben mit Zuwanderern, die zunehmende Mobilität der Bevölkerung durch Berufstätigkeit und Reisen, der europäische Einigungsprozess, sowie die allgemeine Globalisierung, die sich besonders auf die Medien, die Warenproduktion und die Alltagskultur auswirkt. Diese Entwicklung erhöht die Bedeutung von Fremdsprachenkenntnissen nicht nur im Beruf, sondern auch im Privatleben und verstärkt die Notwendigkeit, dass Kinder schon mit dem Schulbeginn an Toleranz und gegenseitiges Verständnis herangeführt werden.

Objective 004—Apply skills of inference to a variety of authentic materials, written in German, representing interpersonal and presentational modes.

5. Was ist laut Passage der Hauptgrund für die Ausweitung des Fremdsprachenunterrichts in allen deutschen Bundesländern?

  1. Die Kommunikationsfähigkeit in einer zunehmend mehrsprachigen Umwelt soll verbessert werden.
  2. Die Lernfähigkeit in Bezug auf Fremdsprachen soll auf Wunsch der Eltern verbessert werden.
  3. Die Konkurrenzfähigkeit im späteren Berufsleben soll auf Forderung der Lehrer verbessert werden.
  4. Die Aufnahmefähigkeit in einer sich schnell verändernden Welt soll verbessert werden.
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Correct Response: A.
Objective 003—Derive information from a variety of authentic materials, written in German, representing interpersonal and presentational modes.

6. Nach Aussage dieser Passage waren die Eltern und Lehrer:

  1. hoch motiviert, den Schülern zu helfen.
  2. überrascht, wie schnell die Schüler lernten.
  3. verwundert, wie selten die Schüler schrieben.
  4. sehr bemüht, die Schüler zu verstehen.
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Correct Response: B.

Lesen Sie die folgende Passage; dann beantworten Sie die anschließende Frage.

Von unserem Hotel fahren Sie die Kantstrasse hinunter und dann biegen Sie links ab in die Achimsthaler Strasse. An der nächsten Kreuzung biegen Sie rechts ab in die Budapester Strasse. Ein paar hundert Meter weiter kommen Sie zu einer Vergabelung, an der rechts die Kurfürstenstrasse abbiegt, und links die Budapester Strasse weitergeht. Der Zoologische Garten liegt links von der Gabelung. Halten Sie sich da also links, damit Sie auf der Budapester Strasse bleiben. Nach ungefähr zwei hundert Metern sehen sie das 'Parkhaus am Zoo'.

7. Von wo aus soll man in die Budapester Strasse abbiegen?

  1. von der Achimsthaler Strasse links auf die Budapester Strasse
  2. von der Kurfürstenstrasse rechts auf die Budapester Strasse
  3. von der Achimsthaler Strasse rechts auf die Budapester Strasse
  4. von der Kurfürstenstrasse links auf die Budapester Strasse
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Correct Response: C.

Subarea 3—LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND COMPARISONS

Objective 005—Demonstrate knowledge of the grammatical and syntactic structures of German.

8. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence below.

Die Farbe short blank Wagens ist grün, die von deinem Auto gelb und die vom Auto short blank Nachbarn rot. Wir haben uns alle für unsere Autos entschieden, weil uns short blank Farben gefielen.

  1. meins / eure / ihres
  2. meines / eurer / ihre
  3. meiner / eurers / ihren
  4. mein / euren / ihr
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Correct Response: B.

9. Choose the response that correctly combines the two sentences below while preserving their original meaning.

Die kleine Mühle steht am Fluss. Der Fluss führt besonders im Frühjahr viel Schmelzwasser.

  1. Die kleine Mühle steht am Fluss, dem führt besonders im Frühjahr viel Schmelzwasser.
  2. Die kleine Mühle steht am Fluss, der besonders führt im Frühjahr viel Schmelzwasser.
  3. Die kleine Mühle steht am Fluss, der besonders im Frühjahr viel Schmelzwasser führt.
  4. Die kleine Mühle steht am Fluss, die besonders im Frühjahr viel Schmelzwasser führt.
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Correct Response: C.
Objective 006—Understand the similarities and differences between English and German.

10. The German adjective aktuell is closest in meaning to the English adjective:

  1. normal.
  2. current.
  3. boring.
  4. authentic.
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Correct Response: B.

11. The most commonly used word order for simple declarative sentences in both German and English is:

  1. verb-subject-object.
  2. subject-object-verb.
  3. object-subject-verb.
  4. subject-verb-object.
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Correct Response: D.

Subarea 4—CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, COMPARISONS, AND CONNECTIONS

Objective 007—Understand the products and perspectives of German-speaking cultures.

12. Generous state and federal government support of the performing arts in twenty-first century Germany can best be seen as a reflection of:

  1. how nationalist beliefs have influenced cultural development in Germany.
  2. a centuries-old tradition of recognition and patronage of the arts.
  3. how Germany has adapted to cultural developments associated with globalization.
  4. policies instituted by the Weimar Republic to promote the arts.
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Correct Response: B.

13. Fritz Lang and Rainer Werner Fassbinder made significant contributions to which of the following fields?

  1. cinema
  2. architecture
  3. journalism
  4. painting
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Correct Response: A.
Objective 008—Understand the practices (e.g., political and economic practices, practices of daily life and communication) and perspectives of German-speaking cultures.

14. Upon completion of primary school (Grundschule), most German youth enter different types of secondary schools (e.g., Hauptschule, Realschule, and Gymnasium) to complete their education. This aspect of the German education is primarily a reflection of the:

  1. compromises involved in merging two different educational systems after the reunification of East and West Germany.
  2. value Germans have placed on a broad education since the establishment of universities in the sixteenth century.
  3. right of each state within the German federation to adapt its educational institutions to local needs and conditions.
  4. German belief that all citizens have a right to educational opportunities in accordance with their preferences and abilities.
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Correct Response: D.

15. When did German women gain the right to vote?

  1. in 1871, the year the German Reich was founded
  2. in 1919, the year the Weimar Republic was founded
  3. in 1945, after the end of World War II
  4. in 1989, after the demise of the German Democratic Republic
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Correct Response: B.

Subarea 5—LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT

Objective 009—Understand processes of language acquisition.

16. Which of the following best describes an affective factor that might have a negative impact on a student's acquisition of a new language?

  1. The society in which the student lives places a low value on the new language and cultures in which it is spoken.
  2. The sound system of the student's first language is very different from the sound system of the new language.
  3. The student has difficulty retaining new information, such as new language vocabulary words, in long-term memory.
  4. The new language class in which the student is enrolled is conducted primarily in the student's first language.
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Correct Response: A.
Objective 010—Understand principles and practices of instruction in the language classroom.

17. A middle school teacher of German learns that four heritage learners will be enrolled in her beginning German class. In considering instructional approaches for this class, it is most important for the teacher to keep in mind that the heritage speakers:

  1. may be overqualified to be in a beginning-level class and will require supplemental activities from the first day.
  2. come from diverse cultural backgrounds and can have varying oral proficiency and literacy skills in German.
  3. may be the teacher's aides that can be called upon to model German pronunciation and usage for nonheritage learners in the class.
  4. will make the best progress if they work by themselves in a minigroup rather than work with the class as a whole.
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Correct Response: B.
Objective 011—Understand the integration of standards into language curriculum and instruction.

18. When designing instruction that reflects the goals of the national K–12 Standards for Foreign Language Learning, it is most important for a German teacher to keep in mind that:

  1. students' needs and preferences should guide the choice of which standards should be emphasized in any given class.
  2. the interpretive mode of the communication standard should take precedence over the interpersonal and presentational modes.
  3. instruction of the culture, connections, comparisons, and communities standards should be embedded within the study of the language.
  4. students' mastery of each of the standards should be measured against the progress indicators given for their grade levels.
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Correct Response: C.
Objective 012—Understand principles and practices of assessment in the language classroom.

19. A high school teacher of German asks students to assemble a portfolio of their homework, projects, assignments, journal entries, audio and video recordings, and other work that they completed during a particular grading period. The teacher then schedules individual conferences with students to review and discuss their portfolios and to plan future focal points in their language learning. Which of the following best describes the primary benefit of this assessment approach?

  1. It furthers students' critical thinking and develops their autonomy as learners.
  2. It provides benchmarks for determining the teacher's goals and objectives.
  3. It gives the teacher appropriate feedback for her own professional growth.
  4. It yields objective, quantitative data for impartial student evaluation.
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Correct Response: A.
Objective 013—Understand the role of a teacher as a professional.

20. A new teacher of German is looking for information about instructional strategies for teaching students with various special needs in the language classroom. The teacher will have a few gifted/talented students and a few students with language or learning disorders in the general classroom population. The teacher could best prepare for these students by consulting which of the following resources?

  1. professional journals about language teaching
  2. a teacher who is serving as a mentor at the school
  3. school specialists who work with special populations
  4. pedagogy texts from the school's teaching library
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Correct Response: C.