PECT ACTUAL 2026 EXAMINATION SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What prevents diseases and illnesses? - ✔✔regular hand washing
✔✔What does an active life style at an early age do? - ✔✔reduces childhood obesity
✔✔What diseases can be prevented through vaccinations? - ✔✔measles mumps
rubella, influenza, chicken pox
✔✔What are common math errors children make? - ✔✔1. forget to carry
2.order of operations error
✔✔A child is having difficulty with simple math. What should the teacher do? -
✔✔conduct an error analysis
✔✔What is norm referencing? - ✔✔percentile assessments of a group
✔✔What is criterion referencing? - ✔✔percentage assessment of an individual
✔✔How do you allow Kindergarteners develop a set? - ✔✔allow students to sort pattern
blocks in the order of how they see fit and explain their reasoning
✔✔What do you use a circle graph to represent? - ✔✔how parts relate to the whole
✔✔Draw a square. Draw a line from one corner of the square to an opposite corner.
What concept is being taught to students? - ✔✔right triangles
✔✔There are random stacks of blocks. Some stacks have an equal amount and some
stacks have one more block. What concept is being taught? - ✔✔even and odd
numbers
✔✔How does a teacher build math inquiry? - ✔✔allow students to see that there are
multiple ways to solve a problem and let students use whichever way they see fit.
✔✔What concepts are being taught here?
ooooo
ooooo
ooooo - ✔✔multiplication and area
✔✔A teacher puts x+4=10 on the board. What is the concept being taught here? -
✔✔variables
, ✔✔Why is it important to do calendar everyday? - ✔✔collect data and statistics
✔✔How does a teacher teach the unit of measurement? - ✔✔allow students to sort
different length sticks from shortest to longest
✔✔A student is having difficulty counting. What should the teacher do to help the
student? - ✔✔Have the child count blocks out loud and after each block is counted it is
placed in a bucket
✔✔When children recognize 5 oreos are the same as 5 tires, what concept does a child
understand? - ✔✔number sense
✔✔What is number sense? - ✔✔the size of an object does not matter because 5 oreos
are the same as 5 tires.
✔✔How do you teach algebra to Pre-K students? - ✔✔patterns
✔✔What helps teach geometry to Pre-K students? - ✔✔relationships
✔✔What is the spiral effect? - ✔✔geometry and algebra
✔✔What is an abacus used to teach? - ✔✔place value
✔✔Why is the concept of counting on important? - ✔✔important to learn addition
✔✔What is counting on? - ✔✔counting from a known smaller number to get a final
answer
✔✔What is scientific inquiry? - ✔✔children are doing the most scientific investigation
(not a poster or presentation)
✔✔How much energy is transferred from one level to the next level in a food chain? -
✔✔small amount is transferred
✔✔What much energy is lost from one level to the next level in a food chain? - ✔✔large
amount is lost
✔✔Where does the energy go when it is lost from one level to the next? - ✔✔lost to
heat
✔✔How do you help children understand pest control? - ✔✔set up a natural barrier
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What prevents diseases and illnesses? - ✔✔regular hand washing
✔✔What does an active life style at an early age do? - ✔✔reduces childhood obesity
✔✔What diseases can be prevented through vaccinations? - ✔✔measles mumps
rubella, influenza, chicken pox
✔✔What are common math errors children make? - ✔✔1. forget to carry
2.order of operations error
✔✔A child is having difficulty with simple math. What should the teacher do? -
✔✔conduct an error analysis
✔✔What is norm referencing? - ✔✔percentile assessments of a group
✔✔What is criterion referencing? - ✔✔percentage assessment of an individual
✔✔How do you allow Kindergarteners develop a set? - ✔✔allow students to sort pattern
blocks in the order of how they see fit and explain their reasoning
✔✔What do you use a circle graph to represent? - ✔✔how parts relate to the whole
✔✔Draw a square. Draw a line from one corner of the square to an opposite corner.
What concept is being taught to students? - ✔✔right triangles
✔✔There are random stacks of blocks. Some stacks have an equal amount and some
stacks have one more block. What concept is being taught? - ✔✔even and odd
numbers
✔✔How does a teacher build math inquiry? - ✔✔allow students to see that there are
multiple ways to solve a problem and let students use whichever way they see fit.
✔✔What concepts are being taught here?
ooooo
ooooo
ooooo - ✔✔multiplication and area
✔✔A teacher puts x+4=10 on the board. What is the concept being taught here? -
✔✔variables
, ✔✔Why is it important to do calendar everyday? - ✔✔collect data and statistics
✔✔How does a teacher teach the unit of measurement? - ✔✔allow students to sort
different length sticks from shortest to longest
✔✔A student is having difficulty counting. What should the teacher do to help the
student? - ✔✔Have the child count blocks out loud and after each block is counted it is
placed in a bucket
✔✔When children recognize 5 oreos are the same as 5 tires, what concept does a child
understand? - ✔✔number sense
✔✔What is number sense? - ✔✔the size of an object does not matter because 5 oreos
are the same as 5 tires.
✔✔How do you teach algebra to Pre-K students? - ✔✔patterns
✔✔What helps teach geometry to Pre-K students? - ✔✔relationships
✔✔What is the spiral effect? - ✔✔geometry and algebra
✔✔What is an abacus used to teach? - ✔✔place value
✔✔Why is the concept of counting on important? - ✔✔important to learn addition
✔✔What is counting on? - ✔✔counting from a known smaller number to get a final
answer
✔✔What is scientific inquiry? - ✔✔children are doing the most scientific investigation
(not a poster or presentation)
✔✔How much energy is transferred from one level to the next level in a food chain? -
✔✔small amount is transferred
✔✔What much energy is lost from one level to the next level in a food chain? - ✔✔large
amount is lost
✔✔Where does the energy go when it is lost from one level to the next? - ✔✔lost to
heat
✔✔How do you help children understand pest control? - ✔✔set up a natural barrier
