PPR PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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 - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT 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
- CORRECT 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 - CORRECT
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.
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 - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT 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
- CORRECT 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 - CORRECT
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.
