PPR PRACTICE EXAM SOLVED CORRECT
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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 - ANSWER 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. - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER Extra time for reteaching and needs-based
modifications of student activities
5. 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 - ANSWER Providing
an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and weaknesses
6. 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. - ANSWER 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
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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 - ANSWER 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. - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER Extra time for reteaching and needs-based
modifications of student activities
5. 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 - ANSWER Providing
an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and weaknesses
6. 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. - ANSWER 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
