PECT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔*A student with a visual impairment cannot see things that are projected on the wall.
A speaker is coming in and showing a slideshow to the class. How can you best
accommodate this student?
a. Give the student a written description of the slides.
b. Sit the student right next to the projector.
c. Give the student a paper copy of the slides to follow along with.
d. Discuss the presentation with the student after. - ✔✔C Give the student a paper copy
of the slides to follow along with.
✔✔A teacher's class isn't following directions. Which of the following should the teacher
do first?
a. Sit with another teacher and make a list of step-by-step directions to follow when
instructing your students.
b. Have another teacher come sit in your class, observe and give feedback.
c. Talk with the students and work with them first.
d. Ask the principal to take care of it. - ✔✔C Talk with the students and work with them
first.
✔✔*A teacher allows students to pick a method to demonstrate what they learned about
a particular subject. For example, they can make a power point, make a model, or a
drawing. What type of instructional approach is this?
a. Universal design
b. Interdisciplinary Approach
c. Direct Instruction
d. All of the above - ✔✔A Universal design
✔✔*A fourth grade teacher wants to measure the skill level of students in certain
subjects at the beginning of the school year. What type of assessment would be best to
use?
a. Look at last years standardized test scores from those subjects.
b. Give little quizzes on each subject at the beginning of the year.
c. Use informal assessment by having students make a list of what they know and what
they do not know.
d. Talk to their parents. - ✔✔C Use informal assessment by having students make a list
of what they know and what they do not know.
✔✔You are going to be working with a co-teacher. What would be most beneficial in
helping you work together?
a. Go to workshops together.
b. Create common learning goals for the students.
c. Split tasks up between the two of you.
d. Eat lunch together. - ✔✔B Create common learning goals for the students.
,✔✔What is the best way to get parents to come to school events?
a. Provide refreshments.
b. Give bonus points to students who have parents that come.
c. Display your students work and let students do presentations at events.
d. Parents should stay at home. - ✔✔C Display your students work and let students do
presentations at events.
✔✔When should a teacher be most concerned about copyright laws?
a. When using a graphic organizer off a website for class
b. When providing information off the school website for parents
c. When giving a well-known children's book to each child for use in class
d. During in-service day activities - ✔✔C When giving a well-known children's book to
each child for use in class
✔✔Albert Bandura's theory of modeling requires four steps. Which of the following is not
one of Bandura's observational learning steps?
a. Attending to the lesson
b. Remembering what was learned
c. Participating in classroom meetings to discuss rules
d. Trying out a new skill or concept - ✔✔C Participating in classroom meetings to
discuss rules
✔✔Mrs. Mallow, the physical education teacher, asks her students to write an essay
explaining the rules to a game of their choice. Which domain of learning is she testing?
a. Psychomotor domain
b. Cognitive domain
c. Affective domain
d. Linguistic domain - ✔✔B Cognitive domain
✔✔Whom should a teacher check with before incorporating any holidays into classroom
activities?
a. Parents
b. Principal
c. Superintendent of the school
d. State standards - ✔✔A Parents
✔✔*Which of the following actions would be considered unethical for a teacher? similar
question on test, wasn't worded like this.
a. Accepting tickets to a professional sporting event from parents for helping their child
after school.
b. Talking to a paraprofessional about state assessments and results.
c. Talking with a parent after school
d. None of the above - ✔✔A Accepting tickets to a professional sporting event from
parents for helping their child after school.
, ✔✔*According to theorists, what is the best way that children learn?
a. Through play
b. Thinking logically
c. Construction of knowledge
d. None of the above. - ✔✔C Construction of knowledge
✔✔What is the best way to interpret a student's standardized test results to their family?
a. Give them a copy of the standardized test.
b. Explain how the test lines up with state standards.
c. Explain the score using jargon-free language. - ✔✔C Explain the score using jargon-
free language.
✔✔*What is an example of being unbiased during a test?
a. All students have an understanding of the content.
b. All questions require the same level of understanding.
c. All questions are in single format.
d. The same amount of time is required for all students to complete the test. - ✔✔A All
students have an understanding of the content.
✔✔A PreK classroom is divided into 6 centers. Children are allowed to pick their own
center and complete an activity in 10 minutes. What is the main benefit of this exercise?
a. To understand the concept of time
b. Students understand to make choices and meet expectations
c. Students discover what activities interest them - ✔✔B Students understand to make
choices and meet expectations
✔✔*In choosing a professional development activity from among various options, a
teacher's first consideration should be to determine which option is most likely to:
a. be relevant to teaching across a range of subject areas and grade levels.
b. offer participants an opportunity to network with educators from other schools.
c. provide research-based information relevant to current instructional issues or needs.
d. reflect the ideas of individuals who represent varied backgrounds and points of view.
- ✔✔C Professional development should be current
✔✔What characteristic would most qualify a child for a PreK Counts grant?
A. English is not their first language
B. Residing in a rural area
C. Parents are separated or divorced
D. Child is at least two years old - ✔✔A - English is not their first language (They are
ELL student)
✔✔*A child has a hearing device. You and the student discuss the device with the
class. What concept is this promoting? - ✔✔Positive peer and student interaction.
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔*A student with a visual impairment cannot see things that are projected on the wall.
A speaker is coming in and showing a slideshow to the class. How can you best
accommodate this student?
a. Give the student a written description of the slides.
b. Sit the student right next to the projector.
c. Give the student a paper copy of the slides to follow along with.
d. Discuss the presentation with the student after. - ✔✔C Give the student a paper copy
of the slides to follow along with.
✔✔A teacher's class isn't following directions. Which of the following should the teacher
do first?
a. Sit with another teacher and make a list of step-by-step directions to follow when
instructing your students.
b. Have another teacher come sit in your class, observe and give feedback.
c. Talk with the students and work with them first.
d. Ask the principal to take care of it. - ✔✔C Talk with the students and work with them
first.
✔✔*A teacher allows students to pick a method to demonstrate what they learned about
a particular subject. For example, they can make a power point, make a model, or a
drawing. What type of instructional approach is this?
a. Universal design
b. Interdisciplinary Approach
c. Direct Instruction
d. All of the above - ✔✔A Universal design
✔✔*A fourth grade teacher wants to measure the skill level of students in certain
subjects at the beginning of the school year. What type of assessment would be best to
use?
a. Look at last years standardized test scores from those subjects.
b. Give little quizzes on each subject at the beginning of the year.
c. Use informal assessment by having students make a list of what they know and what
they do not know.
d. Talk to their parents. - ✔✔C Use informal assessment by having students make a list
of what they know and what they do not know.
✔✔You are going to be working with a co-teacher. What would be most beneficial in
helping you work together?
a. Go to workshops together.
b. Create common learning goals for the students.
c. Split tasks up between the two of you.
d. Eat lunch together. - ✔✔B Create common learning goals for the students.
,✔✔What is the best way to get parents to come to school events?
a. Provide refreshments.
b. Give bonus points to students who have parents that come.
c. Display your students work and let students do presentations at events.
d. Parents should stay at home. - ✔✔C Display your students work and let students do
presentations at events.
✔✔When should a teacher be most concerned about copyright laws?
a. When using a graphic organizer off a website for class
b. When providing information off the school website for parents
c. When giving a well-known children's book to each child for use in class
d. During in-service day activities - ✔✔C When giving a well-known children's book to
each child for use in class
✔✔Albert Bandura's theory of modeling requires four steps. Which of the following is not
one of Bandura's observational learning steps?
a. Attending to the lesson
b. Remembering what was learned
c. Participating in classroom meetings to discuss rules
d. Trying out a new skill or concept - ✔✔C Participating in classroom meetings to
discuss rules
✔✔Mrs. Mallow, the physical education teacher, asks her students to write an essay
explaining the rules to a game of their choice. Which domain of learning is she testing?
a. Psychomotor domain
b. Cognitive domain
c. Affective domain
d. Linguistic domain - ✔✔B Cognitive domain
✔✔Whom should a teacher check with before incorporating any holidays into classroom
activities?
a. Parents
b. Principal
c. Superintendent of the school
d. State standards - ✔✔A Parents
✔✔*Which of the following actions would be considered unethical for a teacher? similar
question on test, wasn't worded like this.
a. Accepting tickets to a professional sporting event from parents for helping their child
after school.
b. Talking to a paraprofessional about state assessments and results.
c. Talking with a parent after school
d. None of the above - ✔✔A Accepting tickets to a professional sporting event from
parents for helping their child after school.
, ✔✔*According to theorists, what is the best way that children learn?
a. Through play
b. Thinking logically
c. Construction of knowledge
d. None of the above. - ✔✔C Construction of knowledge
✔✔What is the best way to interpret a student's standardized test results to their family?
a. Give them a copy of the standardized test.
b. Explain how the test lines up with state standards.
c. Explain the score using jargon-free language. - ✔✔C Explain the score using jargon-
free language.
✔✔*What is an example of being unbiased during a test?
a. All students have an understanding of the content.
b. All questions require the same level of understanding.
c. All questions are in single format.
d. The same amount of time is required for all students to complete the test. - ✔✔A All
students have an understanding of the content.
✔✔A PreK classroom is divided into 6 centers. Children are allowed to pick their own
center and complete an activity in 10 minutes. What is the main benefit of this exercise?
a. To understand the concept of time
b. Students understand to make choices and meet expectations
c. Students discover what activities interest them - ✔✔B Students understand to make
choices and meet expectations
✔✔*In choosing a professional development activity from among various options, a
teacher's first consideration should be to determine which option is most likely to:
a. be relevant to teaching across a range of subject areas and grade levels.
b. offer participants an opportunity to network with educators from other schools.
c. provide research-based information relevant to current instructional issues or needs.
d. reflect the ideas of individuals who represent varied backgrounds and points of view.
- ✔✔C Professional development should be current
✔✔What characteristic would most qualify a child for a PreK Counts grant?
A. English is not their first language
B. Residing in a rural area
C. Parents are separated or divorced
D. Child is at least two years old - ✔✔A - English is not their first language (They are
ELL student)
✔✔*A child has a hearing device. You and the student discuss the device with the
class. What concept is this promoting? - ✔✔Positive peer and student interaction.
