PPR PRACTICE COMPLETE 2026-2027 EXAM PAPER- REVISION
QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS
A first-grade teacher has readers who are below grade level, each at a different level. In planning
individualized instruction, which of the following is the best first step for the teacher to take?
A. Providing an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and weaknesses
B. Incorporating daily drills for students to practice reading skills
C. Having students pulled out of the classroom for small-group reading instruction
D. Developing students' oral language and writing skills
Providing an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and weaknesses
An English-language learner (ELL) who is at an advanced-high level of language proficiency is
preparing a report summarizing a science experiment. The most appropriate expectation for the
teacher to have of the ELL's report is that it will include
A. illustrations of concepts that the student struggles with communicating in writing.
B. a reliance on teacher-provided sentence stems to complete the report.
C. writing that is correct in content but below grade level in syntax and grammar.
D. grade-level content information communicated with few language-related errors.
grade-level content information communicated with few language-related errors.
Fifth-grade students have just completed a social studies unit in which they explored pioneers'
everyday life during the westward expansion. Which of the following student activities would show
the highest level of critical thinking?
A. Creating a time line of important events during westward expansion
B. Completing a multiple-choice assessment about pioneers during westward expansion
C. Writing a journal entry from the perspective of a pioneer during westward expansion
D. Drawing a picture showing a pioneer during westward expansion
Writing a journal entry from the perspective of a pioneer during westward expansion
Which of the following teaching strategies best supports intermediate-level English-language learners
in the development of speaking English in academic settings?
A. Modeling pronunciations of key academic vocabulary
B. Reviewing the concepts within the content through repetition
C. Providing native language translations of academic vocabulary
D. Connecting academic vocabulary to common idioms
Modeling pronunciations of key academic vocabulary
, According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, which of the following thought processes best
distinguishes
a student at the formal operational stage?
a. Abstract thought
b. Logical thought
c. Concrete thought
d. Intuitive thought
Abstract thought
Danielle is a 4 year old who
prefers to play by herself and is not comfortable interacting with other children. To best facilitate
Danielle's transition into the next stage of play development, the teacher should provide a variety of
a. individual activities and materials that children can do side by side.
b. small-group and child-directed activities.
c. play props and cooperative activities.
d. interesting and age-appropriate individual activities.
individual activities and materials that children can do side by side
Ms. Nguyen notices that a boy in
her kindergarten class comes to
school very irritable and is hyperactive most of the day. He has trouble concentrating and frequently
fights with other children. Which of the following actions would be the most appropriate first
response to this situation?
A. Referring the child to the school nurse for possible attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder
symptoms
B. Monitoring and documenting the behavior to be used at the parent-teacher conference in a few
months
C. Setting up a conference with the child's parents to discuss behavior at home and sleep schedules
D. Collaborating with an administrator to develop an intervention plan to address behavior
Setting up a conference with the child's parents to discuss behavior at home and sleep schedules
To best ensure that all students in a fourth-grade inclusion classroom receive quality instruction,
which of the following should lesson plans always include?
A. Individual assignments for each student and planned time for whole-class reteaching
B. Activities at varying difficulty levels to allow for students to make self-directed choices
C. Extra time for reteaching and needs-based modifications of student activities
D. Blocks of time for small-group instruction for students with learning disabilities
QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS
A first-grade teacher has readers who are below grade level, each at a different level. In planning
individualized instruction, which of the following is the best first step for the teacher to take?
A. Providing an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and weaknesses
B. Incorporating daily drills for students to practice reading skills
C. Having students pulled out of the classroom for small-group reading instruction
D. Developing students' oral language and writing skills
Providing an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and weaknesses
An English-language learner (ELL) who is at an advanced-high level of language proficiency is
preparing a report summarizing a science experiment. The most appropriate expectation for the
teacher to have of the ELL's report is that it will include
A. illustrations of concepts that the student struggles with communicating in writing.
B. a reliance on teacher-provided sentence stems to complete the report.
C. writing that is correct in content but below grade level in syntax and grammar.
D. grade-level content information communicated with few language-related errors.
grade-level content information communicated with few language-related errors.
Fifth-grade students have just completed a social studies unit in which they explored pioneers'
everyday life during the westward expansion. Which of the following student activities would show
the highest level of critical thinking?
A. Creating a time line of important events during westward expansion
B. Completing a multiple-choice assessment about pioneers during westward expansion
C. Writing a journal entry from the perspective of a pioneer during westward expansion
D. Drawing a picture showing a pioneer during westward expansion
Writing a journal entry from the perspective of a pioneer during westward expansion
Which of the following teaching strategies best supports intermediate-level English-language learners
in the development of speaking English in academic settings?
A. Modeling pronunciations of key academic vocabulary
B. Reviewing the concepts within the content through repetition
C. Providing native language translations of academic vocabulary
D. Connecting academic vocabulary to common idioms
Modeling pronunciations of key academic vocabulary
, According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, which of the following thought processes best
distinguishes
a student at the formal operational stage?
a. Abstract thought
b. Logical thought
c. Concrete thought
d. Intuitive thought
Abstract thought
Danielle is a 4 year old who
prefers to play by herself and is not comfortable interacting with other children. To best facilitate
Danielle's transition into the next stage of play development, the teacher should provide a variety of
a. individual activities and materials that children can do side by side.
b. small-group and child-directed activities.
c. play props and cooperative activities.
d. interesting and age-appropriate individual activities.
individual activities and materials that children can do side by side
Ms. Nguyen notices that a boy in
her kindergarten class comes to
school very irritable and is hyperactive most of the day. He has trouble concentrating and frequently
fights with other children. Which of the following actions would be the most appropriate first
response to this situation?
A. Referring the child to the school nurse for possible attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder
symptoms
B. Monitoring and documenting the behavior to be used at the parent-teacher conference in a few
months
C. Setting up a conference with the child's parents to discuss behavior at home and sleep schedules
D. Collaborating with an administrator to develop an intervention plan to address behavior
Setting up a conference with the child's parents to discuss behavior at home and sleep schedules
To best ensure that all students in a fourth-grade inclusion classroom receive quality instruction,
which of the following should lesson plans always include?
A. Individual assignments for each student and planned time for whole-class reteaching
B. Activities at varying difficulty levels to allow for students to make self-directed choices
C. Extra time for reteaching and needs-based modifications of student activities
D. Blocks of time for small-group instruction for students with learning disabilities
