PECT module 2
Question 1.
Which is most likely to interrupt a student's reading fluency? a.text is too much to read in one sitting b. student doesn't understand
15% of vowels c. students doesn't know sight words of phonetic sounds d. none of the above
ANSWER
Student doesn't know sight words or phonetic sounds
Question 2.
You ask a student to look at a book without words and orally tell a story just by looking at the pictures. What ability are you
assessing? a. concept of print b. story structure c. phonics d. none of the above
ANSWER
Story structure
Question 3.
A boy reads slowly but accurately. What is an appropriate intervention? a. repeated reading on a text that is at his independent level
b. echo read of a text that is at his instructional level c, group reading d. none of the above
ANSWER
repeated reading on a text that is at his independent level.
Question 4.
If a child struggles with fluency, what can you expect? a. the student will struggle with comprehension b. the student will struggle with
phonics c. the student will struggle with vocabulary d. the student will never learn to read
ANSWER
The student will struggle with comprehension-think of fluency as the "bridge to comprehension"
Question 5.
A teacher has students crouch when the music is low and stand on their tiptoes when the music is high. What musical concept is she
reinforcing? a. tempo b. pitch c. timbre d. dynamics
ANSWER
pitch
Question 6.
A class goes on a field trip to a supermarket. the produce manager explains to the class that fruits are grown in other areas and then
transported to the store. Which activity would further the student's knowledge of spatial interaction? a. research the climates of the
areas the fruits come from b. chart the different modes of transportation used to move the fruit c. study the food traditions in the
different areas d. find the location of where different fruits are grown and map how they get to the store
ANSWER
find the location of where different fruits are grown and map how they get to the store.
, Question 7.
A 1st grade class visits a pet store. Once returning back to the classroom the students are broken up into various groups for different
jobs (designing pet cages & arranging desks, determining name and setting up the shop)After this the teacher holds a discussion on
their activities, what topic is the teacher laying the foundation for in future years? a. opportunity cost b. universal needs c. economic
interdependence d. disposable income
ANSWER
Economic interdependence (Previously called global interdependence)
Question 8.
A teacher wants to connect a science unit with social studies. The students are charting a plant's growth. Which concept is the
teacher targeting? a. time b. continuity c. location d. environment
ANSWER
time
Question 9.
Ms. Duke is teaching a small group of 1st grade students. She is giving them the sounds /b?, /i/, /g/ and then sweeping them together
to say big. Her group is practicing this skill with several short vowel words. What skill is she working on with this group? a. alphabetic
knowledge b. print awareness c. fluency d. phonemic awareness
ANSWER
phonemic awareness
Question 10.
A kindergarten teacher includes poetry in her daily read-alouds. She asks her students to listen to the rhymes of familiar poems and
sometimes to provide a new rhyming word. Which reading skill is she practicing with her class? a. sight or concrete words b. print
awareness c. phonemic awareness d. connecting print to letter sounds
ANSWER
phonemic awareness
Question 11.
Sometimes parents are not up to date on current instructional practices. Which would be a good way to explain invented spelling to a
parent of a kindergarten student? a. a system invented by teachers to help students learn to spell words correctly b. the ability to
recognize and read words by translating the letters into speech sounds c. vocabulary words which students should know by the end
of the year d. the use of letter-sound relationship to attempt to write words
ANSWER
the use of letter-sound re-lationship to attempt to write words.
Question 12.
There are yellow balloons that your students make into a sculpture. What concept is being taught? a. line b. form c. shape d. none of
the above
ANSWER
form
, Question 13.
You want to teach the concept of change over a period of time. What activity should you choose? a. make a poster with a timeline of
your birth to your kindergarten years b. have a discussion about the presidents of the US c. watch a video and answer questions
about time-lines d. none of the above
ANSWER
Make a poster with a time-line of your birth to your kindergarten years.
Question 14.
Young children often begin to recognize words that they see like names of restaurants and toy stores or names of cereal on the
boxes. This type of familiar print is referred to as: a. visual literacy b. frequency literacy c. environmental print d. morphemes
ANSWER
environmental print
Question 15.
Which of the following design elements would you teach in correlations with a math unit? a. harmony b, variety c. rhythm d. pattern
ANSWER
pattern
Question 16.
A kindergarten teacher wants her students to under-stand that words are made up of smaller sound units and syllables. Which of the
following questions should the teacher use to work on phonological awareness? a. which of the following words rhymes with sunny?
b. can you give me another word that starts with the same sound as seven? c. first say older now add sh. what is the new word? d.
say tiger. Now say "ti" and then say "ger"
ANSWER
say tiger. now say "ti" and then say "ger"
Question 17.
Which phonics unit should be taught last? a. silent e combinations b. silent consonants c. consonant digraphs d. consonant blends
ANSWER
silent consonants-these are the most difficult out of the choices-they include: kn, gn, mn combinations
Question 18.
What is an appropriate art activity for kindergarten? a. silk screening b. woodworking c. stamping d. etching
ANSWER
stamping or mosiacs
Question 19.
How is a student demonstrating civic responsibility /being a good citizen? a. raising his hand in class b. clean up for recycling c.
behaving while walking down the hallway d. voting to pick the class field trip
ANSWER
clean up for recycling
Question 1.
Which is most likely to interrupt a student's reading fluency? a.text is too much to read in one sitting b. student doesn't understand
15% of vowels c. students doesn't know sight words of phonetic sounds d. none of the above
ANSWER
Student doesn't know sight words or phonetic sounds
Question 2.
You ask a student to look at a book without words and orally tell a story just by looking at the pictures. What ability are you
assessing? a. concept of print b. story structure c. phonics d. none of the above
ANSWER
Story structure
Question 3.
A boy reads slowly but accurately. What is an appropriate intervention? a. repeated reading on a text that is at his independent level
b. echo read of a text that is at his instructional level c, group reading d. none of the above
ANSWER
repeated reading on a text that is at his independent level.
Question 4.
If a child struggles with fluency, what can you expect? a. the student will struggle with comprehension b. the student will struggle with
phonics c. the student will struggle with vocabulary d. the student will never learn to read
ANSWER
The student will struggle with comprehension-think of fluency as the "bridge to comprehension"
Question 5.
A teacher has students crouch when the music is low and stand on their tiptoes when the music is high. What musical concept is she
reinforcing? a. tempo b. pitch c. timbre d. dynamics
ANSWER
pitch
Question 6.
A class goes on a field trip to a supermarket. the produce manager explains to the class that fruits are grown in other areas and then
transported to the store. Which activity would further the student's knowledge of spatial interaction? a. research the climates of the
areas the fruits come from b. chart the different modes of transportation used to move the fruit c. study the food traditions in the
different areas d. find the location of where different fruits are grown and map how they get to the store
ANSWER
find the location of where different fruits are grown and map how they get to the store.
, Question 7.
A 1st grade class visits a pet store. Once returning back to the classroom the students are broken up into various groups for different
jobs (designing pet cages & arranging desks, determining name and setting up the shop)After this the teacher holds a discussion on
their activities, what topic is the teacher laying the foundation for in future years? a. opportunity cost b. universal needs c. economic
interdependence d. disposable income
ANSWER
Economic interdependence (Previously called global interdependence)
Question 8.
A teacher wants to connect a science unit with social studies. The students are charting a plant's growth. Which concept is the
teacher targeting? a. time b. continuity c. location d. environment
ANSWER
time
Question 9.
Ms. Duke is teaching a small group of 1st grade students. She is giving them the sounds /b?, /i/, /g/ and then sweeping them together
to say big. Her group is practicing this skill with several short vowel words. What skill is she working on with this group? a. alphabetic
knowledge b. print awareness c. fluency d. phonemic awareness
ANSWER
phonemic awareness
Question 10.
A kindergarten teacher includes poetry in her daily read-alouds. She asks her students to listen to the rhymes of familiar poems and
sometimes to provide a new rhyming word. Which reading skill is she practicing with her class? a. sight or concrete words b. print
awareness c. phonemic awareness d. connecting print to letter sounds
ANSWER
phonemic awareness
Question 11.
Sometimes parents are not up to date on current instructional practices. Which would be a good way to explain invented spelling to a
parent of a kindergarten student? a. a system invented by teachers to help students learn to spell words correctly b. the ability to
recognize and read words by translating the letters into speech sounds c. vocabulary words which students should know by the end
of the year d. the use of letter-sound relationship to attempt to write words
ANSWER
the use of letter-sound re-lationship to attempt to write words.
Question 12.
There are yellow balloons that your students make into a sculpture. What concept is being taught? a. line b. form c. shape d. none of
the above
ANSWER
form
, Question 13.
You want to teach the concept of change over a period of time. What activity should you choose? a. make a poster with a timeline of
your birth to your kindergarten years b. have a discussion about the presidents of the US c. watch a video and answer questions
about time-lines d. none of the above
ANSWER
Make a poster with a time-line of your birth to your kindergarten years.
Question 14.
Young children often begin to recognize words that they see like names of restaurants and toy stores or names of cereal on the
boxes. This type of familiar print is referred to as: a. visual literacy b. frequency literacy c. environmental print d. morphemes
ANSWER
environmental print
Question 15.
Which of the following design elements would you teach in correlations with a math unit? a. harmony b, variety c. rhythm d. pattern
ANSWER
pattern
Question 16.
A kindergarten teacher wants her students to under-stand that words are made up of smaller sound units and syllables. Which of the
following questions should the teacher use to work on phonological awareness? a. which of the following words rhymes with sunny?
b. can you give me another word that starts with the same sound as seven? c. first say older now add sh. what is the new word? d.
say tiger. Now say "ti" and then say "ger"
ANSWER
say tiger. now say "ti" and then say "ger"
Question 17.
Which phonics unit should be taught last? a. silent e combinations b. silent consonants c. consonant digraphs d. consonant blends
ANSWER
silent consonants-these are the most difficult out of the choices-they include: kn, gn, mn combinations
Question 18.
What is an appropriate art activity for kindergarten? a. silk screening b. woodworking c. stamping d. etching
ANSWER
stamping or mosiacs
Question 19.
How is a student demonstrating civic responsibility /being a good citizen? a. raising his hand in class b. clean up for recycling c.
behaving while walking down the hallway d. voting to pick the class field trip
ANSWER
clean up for recycling
