FTCE Professional Education Practice Test
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1. Teachers who conduct action research might:: Videotape their lessons to reflect on instruc-
tional strategies.
2. A student-centered classroom uses reciprocal teaching to analyze a selection
of text. The 4 basic steps that are used in reciprocal teaching are:: Predicting,
questioning, clarifying, summarizing.
3. What type of test could a school district use to determine if state standards
were being effectively taught?: Criterion-referenced test
4. Which of the following is the best example of a cognitive objective?: Students will
complete a two-digit multiplication skills test with 85% mastery.
5. An educator signed up for a paid online professional development session
that required watching short video segments and personally reflecting on their
content. The educator let the videos run in the background, and quickly clicked
through the acknowledgments without completing the reflections. What por-
tion of the Code of Ethics does this violate?: The obligation to the profession.
6. Learning activities should always be based on:: specific objectives.
7. An elementary reading teacher wants to get parents reading nightly with
their children. The most effective way to do this while fostering parent commu-
nication is to:: Invite parents to a "reading night" where student and parents meet to read and share favorite
poems.
8. Which of the following statements from a teacher would be considered class-
room management through use of negative reinforcement?: "If you would start turning
in your homework, I wouldn't have to call your mother every afternoon!"
9. In order to practice effective behavior management, classroom rules: should be
followed by all students and be consistently enforced.
10. Which of the following would be a responsibility of a school advisory coun-
cil?: Developing a school improvement plan
11. Which of the following would be an example of negative reinforcement?: The
teacher stops complaining about the messy floor after the students clean it up.
12. A teacher has discovered and implemented a new online behavior-manage-
ment program that is improving student behavior while providing an easy way
to communicate with parents. The teacher should: Meet with the principal to discussing
sharing the new product at the next professional development day.
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13. The best tool for a teacher to use to keep a running, averaged record of
student scores throughout the year is: Spreadsheet
14. The most effective way to present vocabulary is: in context to convey rich meaning to the
students.
15. The best graphic organizer for analyzing similarities and differences is: a Venn
diagram
16. An ELL joins the classroom mid-year. She appears to speak fluent English and
participates well in class, yet struggles academically in reading and science.
When questioned, the teacher learns that the student has only lived in America
for 2 years. The student's academic struggles are likely the result of: Not having
mastered cognitive academic language proficiency due to the length of time she has been speaking English.
17. The input-hypothesis model developed by Steven Krashen would suggest
that ELLs would benefit from: Being given information that is just slightly above their ability level in the
second language.
18. The No Child Left Behind Act states that: Student whose first language is not English may only
be tested in English.
19. Student test performance reflects: a student's understanding of the topic and the quality of
instruction.
20. When teaching idioms it is important to: Explicitly teach the implied meaning of the phrase.
21. A teacher wants to know if he is allowed to copy software onto more of his
classroom computers. To find this out he should consult the: site license
22. A student comes to school and says that her report is done but she is out of
ink on her home printer. She asks the teacher if she can email the assignment
to school and have the teacher print it out. The teacher should: be cautious because
emails can contain viruses.
23. Prior to teaching a unit on bacteria and viruses, a teacher has students
evaluate a list of content-area statements as being true or false. After the
lesson is complete, the students reevaluate the statements. What was the
purpose of giving the assignment before the lesson if it was also to be complete
afterwards?: The teacher using an anticipation chart to increase student interest and focus the instruction.
24. A culturally responsive teacher should be aware of students': social skills, home
culture, interests & attitudes.
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1. Teachers who conduct action research might:: Videotape their lessons to reflect on instruc-
tional strategies.
2. A student-centered classroom uses reciprocal teaching to analyze a selection
of text. The 4 basic steps that are used in reciprocal teaching are:: Predicting,
questioning, clarifying, summarizing.
3. What type of test could a school district use to determine if state standards
were being effectively taught?: Criterion-referenced test
4. Which of the following is the best example of a cognitive objective?: Students will
complete a two-digit multiplication skills test with 85% mastery.
5. An educator signed up for a paid online professional development session
that required watching short video segments and personally reflecting on their
content. The educator let the videos run in the background, and quickly clicked
through the acknowledgments without completing the reflections. What por-
tion of the Code of Ethics does this violate?: The obligation to the profession.
6. Learning activities should always be based on:: specific objectives.
7. An elementary reading teacher wants to get parents reading nightly with
their children. The most effective way to do this while fostering parent commu-
nication is to:: Invite parents to a "reading night" where student and parents meet to read and share favorite
poems.
8. Which of the following statements from a teacher would be considered class-
room management through use of negative reinforcement?: "If you would start turning
in your homework, I wouldn't have to call your mother every afternoon!"
9. In order to practice effective behavior management, classroom rules: should be
followed by all students and be consistently enforced.
10. Which of the following would be a responsibility of a school advisory coun-
cil?: Developing a school improvement plan
11. Which of the following would be an example of negative reinforcement?: The
teacher stops complaining about the messy floor after the students clean it up.
12. A teacher has discovered and implemented a new online behavior-manage-
ment program that is improving student behavior while providing an easy way
to communicate with parents. The teacher should: Meet with the principal to discussing
sharing the new product at the next professional development day.
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13. The best tool for a teacher to use to keep a running, averaged record of
student scores throughout the year is: Spreadsheet
14. The most effective way to present vocabulary is: in context to convey rich meaning to the
students.
15. The best graphic organizer for analyzing similarities and differences is: a Venn
diagram
16. An ELL joins the classroom mid-year. She appears to speak fluent English and
participates well in class, yet struggles academically in reading and science.
When questioned, the teacher learns that the student has only lived in America
for 2 years. The student's academic struggles are likely the result of: Not having
mastered cognitive academic language proficiency due to the length of time she has been speaking English.
17. The input-hypothesis model developed by Steven Krashen would suggest
that ELLs would benefit from: Being given information that is just slightly above their ability level in the
second language.
18. The No Child Left Behind Act states that: Student whose first language is not English may only
be tested in English.
19. Student test performance reflects: a student's understanding of the topic and the quality of
instruction.
20. When teaching idioms it is important to: Explicitly teach the implied meaning of the phrase.
21. A teacher wants to know if he is allowed to copy software onto more of his
classroom computers. To find this out he should consult the: site license
22. A student comes to school and says that her report is done but she is out of
ink on her home printer. She asks the teacher if she can email the assignment
to school and have the teacher print it out. The teacher should: be cautious because
emails can contain viruses.
23. Prior to teaching a unit on bacteria and viruses, a teacher has students
evaluate a list of content-area statements as being true or false. After the
lesson is complete, the students reevaluate the statements. What was the
purpose of giving the assignment before the lesson if it was also to be complete
afterwards?: The teacher using an anticipation chart to increase student interest and focus the instruction.
24. A culturally responsive teacher should be aware of students': social skills, home
culture, interests & attitudes.
