PPR EXAMS EVALUATION ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔A first-grade class will be using independent workstations. The primary purpose of
the stations is to create an environment in which students select projects to work on,
complete their projects, and share what they have learned. Even though the teacher
has planned what the students will do at the stations, some students are still unsure of
what to do. Which of the following actions would best help the students how to use the
workstations to become independent learners?
A) posting student-performance criteria for the station projects
B) having student volunteers role-play how to work in the stations
C) listing expected student behavior for working in the stations
D) developing a rubric for students to use in assessing the quality of the projects - ✔✔B
✔✔A teacher is planning a lesson that integrates the use of the Internet at school, but
some students do not have
parental permission to access the internet. Which of the following should the teacher do
to best accommodate the
students?
A) open the internet page for students so they can read along with the rest of the class
B) allow the students to practice computer skills by using other computer programs
without accessing the Internet
C) persuade parents to change their decision and give permission for their children to
use the Internet at school
D) provide an alternative activity for the students that covers the same material the
class is learning - ✔✔D
✔✔Use the information below to answer questions 12 and 13.
Ms. Knight has her fourth-grade students research a Texas revolutionary hero and
create a multimedia presentation about
the hero's life. Before the students begin their research, Ms. Knight shows the students
a grading rubric detailing the
criteria she will use to assess the project.
Using a rubric to assess the multimedia presentation is most beneficial to students
because it:
A) describes the quality of student work that is expected
B) organizes the material needed to prepare for the presentation
C) encourages a subjective evaluation of the students' work
D) gives the students a choice of the grade they want to earn - ✔✔A
✔✔Presenting the rubric before students begin their research is most helpful to students
because it:
A) enables the students to express creatively what they learn in preparing their
presentations
,B) helps the students decide in what order daily tasks should be done to complete the
project
C) encourages the students to ask questions and think about their own work
D) supports the students as they compare their work to that of their peers - ✔✔C
✔✔A kindergarten teacher is beginning a new unit on rocks. As an introduction to the
unit, which of the following
instructional strategies best facilitates students' learning through active play?
A) Providing students with a variety of rocks for sensory discovery and then discussing
their findings
B) Reading a book to students about rocks and discussing students' prior knowledge
about rocks
C) Presenting a short puppet show to the students in which the puppets talk about the
difference between
sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
D) Showing students a poster of various types of rocks and then discussing the poster
with the class - ✔✔A
✔✔A middle school reading teacher wants to help English-language learners who are at
the intermediate level of
language proficiency in speaking to accelerate their ability to correctly use English
syntax. To best achieve the
goal, the teacher should have students:
A) use the spelling and grammar tool in a word-processing program when preparing
notes for an oral
presentation.
B) listen to recorded versions of class lectures that specifically model complex sentence
structures.
C) practice using pre taught sentence stems with simple sentence structures and tenses
during collaborative
activities.
D) practice identifying sentences from familiar texts that exemplify complex grammar
structures. - ✔✔C
✔✔Many of Mr. Reiner's seventh-grade math students did not complete a homework
assignment. Students complain
to Mr. Reiner that once they were home they did not understand the problems they were
assigned. To best
address the students' needs, which of the following should be Mr. Reiner's first step?
A) Applying consequences to those who did not turn in homework
B) Reteaching concepts that challenge students, by reviewing examples
C) Assuring students that homework assignments relate to concepts taught in class
D) Providing opportunities for students to self-assess, by offering progress charts - ✔✔
, ✔✔At the conclusion of a parent-teacher conference about Bobbie, the teacher and
parents agree on a way to
monitor how well she is doing on her behavior contract, which was written to reinforce
appropriate behaviors at
school. By agreeing to and following the procedure, the teacher and the parents
demonstrate an understanding
that:
A) behavior contracts are the most effective means of building family support for a
student.
B) communication on a daily basis is a critical part of a successful behavior contract.
C) purposeful family involvement in a student's education helps to promote positive
behaviors.
D) active student participation regarding behavioral goals increases attainment of the
goals. - ✔✔C
✔✔A teacher gives the class an assignment and describes the proper procedures for
gathering the necessary
supplies and for returning the supplies to their proper place after using them. A primary
purpose of describing the
procedures is to:
a. establish high expectations for the students.
b. develop students' higher-order thinking skills.
c. promote students' organizational skills.
d. provide opportunities for student socialization - ✔✔C
✔✔Mr. Richard's seventh-grade class will be assigned a long-term research project.
Students are required to complete and submit the project in stages. Which of the
following strategies would best support the students in
completing each stage of the project in a timely manner?
a. Detailing instructions on separate pieces of paper for each stage
b. Conducting unannounced checks of students' progress periodically
c. Providing examples for how each stage should appear on completion
d. Establishing guidelines for each stage with completion dates - ✔✔D
✔✔Mr. Canales examines the following student data noting the number of correct items
from a diagnostic reading
benchmark. After reading the data, Mr. Canales plans to meet with each student to help
create their individual reading
goals.
To best help students use the data to set personal reading goals, Mr. Canales should
have them base their goals
on
a. their performance on the benchmark in reading and other content areas.
b. how they performed on the reading benchmark the previous year.
c. how other students in the class are performing on the benchmark.
RATED A+
✔✔A first-grade class will be using independent workstations. The primary purpose of
the stations is to create an environment in which students select projects to work on,
complete their projects, and share what they have learned. Even though the teacher
has planned what the students will do at the stations, some students are still unsure of
what to do. Which of the following actions would best help the students how to use the
workstations to become independent learners?
A) posting student-performance criteria for the station projects
B) having student volunteers role-play how to work in the stations
C) listing expected student behavior for working in the stations
D) developing a rubric for students to use in assessing the quality of the projects - ✔✔B
✔✔A teacher is planning a lesson that integrates the use of the Internet at school, but
some students do not have
parental permission to access the internet. Which of the following should the teacher do
to best accommodate the
students?
A) open the internet page for students so they can read along with the rest of the class
B) allow the students to practice computer skills by using other computer programs
without accessing the Internet
C) persuade parents to change their decision and give permission for their children to
use the Internet at school
D) provide an alternative activity for the students that covers the same material the
class is learning - ✔✔D
✔✔Use the information below to answer questions 12 and 13.
Ms. Knight has her fourth-grade students research a Texas revolutionary hero and
create a multimedia presentation about
the hero's life. Before the students begin their research, Ms. Knight shows the students
a grading rubric detailing the
criteria she will use to assess the project.
Using a rubric to assess the multimedia presentation is most beneficial to students
because it:
A) describes the quality of student work that is expected
B) organizes the material needed to prepare for the presentation
C) encourages a subjective evaluation of the students' work
D) gives the students a choice of the grade they want to earn - ✔✔A
✔✔Presenting the rubric before students begin their research is most helpful to students
because it:
A) enables the students to express creatively what they learn in preparing their
presentations
,B) helps the students decide in what order daily tasks should be done to complete the
project
C) encourages the students to ask questions and think about their own work
D) supports the students as they compare their work to that of their peers - ✔✔C
✔✔A kindergarten teacher is beginning a new unit on rocks. As an introduction to the
unit, which of the following
instructional strategies best facilitates students' learning through active play?
A) Providing students with a variety of rocks for sensory discovery and then discussing
their findings
B) Reading a book to students about rocks and discussing students' prior knowledge
about rocks
C) Presenting a short puppet show to the students in which the puppets talk about the
difference between
sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
D) Showing students a poster of various types of rocks and then discussing the poster
with the class - ✔✔A
✔✔A middle school reading teacher wants to help English-language learners who are at
the intermediate level of
language proficiency in speaking to accelerate their ability to correctly use English
syntax. To best achieve the
goal, the teacher should have students:
A) use the spelling and grammar tool in a word-processing program when preparing
notes for an oral
presentation.
B) listen to recorded versions of class lectures that specifically model complex sentence
structures.
C) practice using pre taught sentence stems with simple sentence structures and tenses
during collaborative
activities.
D) practice identifying sentences from familiar texts that exemplify complex grammar
structures. - ✔✔C
✔✔Many of Mr. Reiner's seventh-grade math students did not complete a homework
assignment. Students complain
to Mr. Reiner that once they were home they did not understand the problems they were
assigned. To best
address the students' needs, which of the following should be Mr. Reiner's first step?
A) Applying consequences to those who did not turn in homework
B) Reteaching concepts that challenge students, by reviewing examples
C) Assuring students that homework assignments relate to concepts taught in class
D) Providing opportunities for students to self-assess, by offering progress charts - ✔✔
, ✔✔At the conclusion of a parent-teacher conference about Bobbie, the teacher and
parents agree on a way to
monitor how well she is doing on her behavior contract, which was written to reinforce
appropriate behaviors at
school. By agreeing to and following the procedure, the teacher and the parents
demonstrate an understanding
that:
A) behavior contracts are the most effective means of building family support for a
student.
B) communication on a daily basis is a critical part of a successful behavior contract.
C) purposeful family involvement in a student's education helps to promote positive
behaviors.
D) active student participation regarding behavioral goals increases attainment of the
goals. - ✔✔C
✔✔A teacher gives the class an assignment and describes the proper procedures for
gathering the necessary
supplies and for returning the supplies to their proper place after using them. A primary
purpose of describing the
procedures is to:
a. establish high expectations for the students.
b. develop students' higher-order thinking skills.
c. promote students' organizational skills.
d. provide opportunities for student socialization - ✔✔C
✔✔Mr. Richard's seventh-grade class will be assigned a long-term research project.
Students are required to complete and submit the project in stages. Which of the
following strategies would best support the students in
completing each stage of the project in a timely manner?
a. Detailing instructions on separate pieces of paper for each stage
b. Conducting unannounced checks of students' progress periodically
c. Providing examples for how each stage should appear on completion
d. Establishing guidelines for each stage with completion dates - ✔✔D
✔✔Mr. Canales examines the following student data noting the number of correct items
from a diagnostic reading
benchmark. After reading the data, Mr. Canales plans to meet with each student to help
create their individual reading
goals.
To best help students use the data to set personal reading goals, Mr. Canales should
have them base their goals
on
a. their performance on the benchmark in reading and other content areas.
b. how they performed on the reading benchmark the previous year.
c. how other students in the class are performing on the benchmark.
