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Table of Contents DOMAIN I READING... 1 COMPETENCY 1 KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS... 3 Skill 1.1: Draw inferences from and understand implications of the directly stated content of a reading selection.

1 Table of Contents DOMAIN I READING... 1 COMPETENCY 1 KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS... 3 Skill 1.1: Draw inferences from and understand implications of the directly stated content of a reading selection...3 Skill 1.2: Identify summaries or paraphrases of the main idea or primary purpose of a reading selection...5 Skill 1.3: Identify summaries or paraphrases of the supporting ideas and specific details in a reading selection...6 Skill 1.4: Identify how and why individuals, events, or ideas interact within a text; determine how an idea or detail informs an author s argument...7 COMPETENCY 2 CRAFT, STRUCTURE, AND LANGUAGE SKILLS Skill 2.1: Determine the author's attitude toward material in a reading selection through word choices that reflect meaning and tone Skill 2.2: Identify the key transition words and phrases and how they are used to denote meaning Skill 2.3: Identify how a reading selection is organized in terms of cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, etc Skill 2.4: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text Skill 2.5: Determine the role than an idea, reference, or piece of information plays in an author s discussion or argument Skill 2.6: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts and to comprehend more fully when reading. Determine whether information presented in a reading selection is presented as fact or opinion Skill 2.7: Identify the meanings of words as they are used in the context of a reading selection Skill 2.8: Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues Skill 2.9: Understand figurative language and nuances in word meanings Skill 2.10: Understand a range of words and phrases sufficient for reading at the college and career readiness level COMPETENCY 3 INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS Skill 3.1: Analyze content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words Skill 3.2: Identify and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence iii

2 PRAXIS Skill 3.3: Determine whether evidence strengthens, weakens, or is relevant to the arguments in a reading selection Skill 3.4: Determine the logical assumptions upon which an argument or conclusion is based Skill 3.5: Draw conclusions from material presented in a reading selection Skill 3.6: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge and/or compare approaches the authors take READING Answer Key DOMAIN II WRITING COMPETENCY 4 TEXT TYPES, PURPOSES AND PRODUCTION Skill 4.1: Producing an Argumentative Essay Skill 4.2: Producing Informative or Explanatory Texts Skill 4.3: The Revision and Editing Process in Text Production Skill 4.4: Apply Knowledge of Language and its Functions to EnhanceMeaning and Style when Revising Skill 4.5: Revising to Maintain Consistency in Style and Tone COMPETENCY 5 LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR WRITING GRAMMATICAL RELATIONSHIPS Skill 5.1: Identify errors in the use of adjectives and adverbs Skill 5.2: Identify errors in noun noun agreement Skill 5.3: Identify errors in pronoun-antecedent agreement Skill 5.4: Identify errors in pronoun case Skill 5.5: Identify errors in the use of intensive pronouns Skill 5.6: Identify errors in pronoun number and person Skill 5.7: Identify errors in the use of vague pronouns Skill 5.8: Recognize and correct errors in subject-verb agreement Skill 5.9: Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense COMPETENCY 6 LANGUAGE AND RESEARCH SKILLS FOR WRITING: STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIPS Skill 6.1: Identify errors in the placement of phrases and clauses Skill 6.2: Identify errors of misplaced and dangling modifiers iv GACE PROGRAM ADMISSION 200, 201, 202, 700

3 Skill 6.3: Identify errors in the use of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions Skill 6.4: Recognize and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences Skill 6.5: Identify errors in the use of correlative conjunctions Skill 6.6: Identify errors in parallel structure COMPETENCY 7 LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR WRITING: WORD CHOICE Skill 7.1: Identify errors in the use of idiomatic expressions Skill 7.2: Identify errors in the use of frequently confused words Skill 7.3: Identify wrong word use Skill 7.4: Recognize and correct errors in redundancy Skill 7.5: Sentences free of errors in the conventions of standard English grammar and usage COMPETENCY 8 LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR WRITING: CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION Skill 8.1: Identify errors in capitalization Skill 8.2: Identify errors in punctuation Skill 8.3: Recognize sentences free of errors in the conventions of standard English capitalization and punctuation COMPETENCY 9 RESEARCH SKILLS Skill 9.1: Assess the credibility and relevance of sources Skill 9.2: Recognize the different elements of a citation Skill 9.3: Recognize effective research strategies Skill 9.4: Recognize information relevant to a particular research task WRITING Answer Key DOMAIN III MATHEMATICS COMPETENCY 10 NUMBER AND QUANTITY Skill 10.1: Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems Skill 10.2: Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems v

4 PRAXIS Skill 10.3: Apply understanding of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions Skill 10.4: Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples Skill 10.5: Apply understanding of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational number Skill 10.6: Know that there are numbers that are not rational, and approximate them by rational numbers Skill 10.7: Work with radicals and integer exponents Skill 10.8: Reason quantitatively and use units to solve problem COMPETENCY 11 ALGEBRA AND FUNCTIONS Skill 11.1: Apply understanding of arithmetic to algebraic expressions Skill 11.2: Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions Skill 11.3: Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions Skill 11.4: Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations Skill 11.5: Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning Skill 11.6: Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities Skill 11.7: Solve equations and inequalities in one variable Skill 11.8: Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations Skill 11.9: Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically Skill 11.10: Interpreting functions Skill 11.11: Building functions COMPETENCY 12 GEOMETRY Skill 12.1: Draw, construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them Skill 12.2: Experiment with transformations in the plane Skill 12.3: Understand and apply the Pythagorean theorem Skill 12.4: Understand and apply theorems about circles Skill 12.5: Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume Skill 12.6: Explain volume formulas and use them to solve problems Skill 12.7: Apply geometric concepts in modeling situations COMPETENCY 13 STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Skill 13.1: Develop understanding of statistical variability Skill 13.2: Summarize and describe distributions Skill 13.3: Use random sampling to draw inferences about a population Skill 13.4: Investigate chance processes and develop, use, and evaluate probability models Skill 13.5: Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data Skill 13.6: Summarize, represent, and interpret data on a single count or measurement variable Skill 13.7: Interpret linear models vi GACE PROGRAM ADMISSION 200, 201, 202, 700

5 Skill 13.8: Understand and evaluate random processes underlying statistical experiments Skill 13.9: Use probability to evaluate outcomes of decisions MATHEMATICS Answer Key vii

TABE 9&10. Revised 8/2013- with reference to College and Career Readiness Standards

TABE 9&10. Revised 8/2013- with reference to College and Career Readiness Standards TABE 9&10 Revised 8/2013- with reference to College and Career Readiness Standards LEVEL E Test 1: Reading Name Class E01- INTERPRET GRAPHIC INFORMATION Signs Maps Graphs Consumer Materials Forms Dictionary