Elementary Education Content Exam
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Ms. Kline, a kindergarten teacher, begins reading a picture book to a small group of students.
She reads the top line of text aloud and keeps her finger on the last work. Ms. Kline then asks
students, "Where do I after this?" The teacher is reinforcing students understanding of which of
the following concepts of print?
A. One -to-one correspondence
B. Page Sequencing
C. Book Orientation
D. Return Sweep - Answers:D. Return Sweep
The teacher acts as a scribe and writes on a chart while the students contribute ideas about the
topic as the text is composed. Which of the following best describes the instructional practice the
teacher is using?
A. Guided reading
B. Shared writing
C. Write-aloud
D. Interactive writing - Answers:B. SHared writing
When a volcano erupts, melted rock called madam rises out of the volcano and flows onto
Earth's surface. The magma, now called lava, flows down the sides of the volcano. As the lave
spreads over the surface, it cools and turns to solid rock. The type of rock formed is classified as
igneous.
The passage best illustrates which of the following text structures?
A. Description
B. Cause and effect
C. Comparison and contrast
D. Narrative - Answers:A. Description
A teacher makes the following obersevations about a student's assignment.
- Uses a group of letters to represent sounds in speech (Ex: writes KOM for come)
, -correctly uses some symbols from the alphabet
- uses upper case letters
- may reverse some letters
Which of the following is the most appropriate step the teacher can take to foster the student's
literacy development?
A. Teaching the student left-to-right directionality
B. Introducing the student to spelling patterns and word families
C. Providing the student with a list of frequently occurring words
D. Showing the student how ver tenses are formed - Answers:B. Introducing the student to
spelling patterns and word families.
The cupcakes were almost dropped by the baker
A teacher explaining the concept of voice writes the above sentence on the board and requests
that students change it from passive to active voice. Which of the following responses is correct?
A. The baker had dropped almost all the cupcakes.
B. The baker almost dropped the cupcakes.
C. The baker dropped the cupcakes.
D. The cupcakes should have been dropped by the baker. - Answers:B. The baker almost
dropped the cupcakes.
Kindergarten students are working on improving phonological awareness skills through
engagement in which of the following activities?
A. Using magnetic letters to from and practice reading rhyming words
B. Creating a word wall that organizes vocabulary into sets that have common phonograms
C. Orally spelling high frequency, phonetically-regular words individually
D. Clapping as they orally repeat each word in a sentence spoken by a teacher - Answers:D.
Orally clapping as they orally repeat each word in a sentence spoken by a teacher
A 5th grade teacher provides direct instruction on applying syllabication rules as a word-learning
strategy. The teacher creates a list of words divided into syllables to use as examples to
demonstrate the skill to students.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Ms. Kline, a kindergarten teacher, begins reading a picture book to a small group of students.
She reads the top line of text aloud and keeps her finger on the last work. Ms. Kline then asks
students, "Where do I after this?" The teacher is reinforcing students understanding of which of
the following concepts of print?
A. One -to-one correspondence
B. Page Sequencing
C. Book Orientation
D. Return Sweep - Answers:D. Return Sweep
The teacher acts as a scribe and writes on a chart while the students contribute ideas about the
topic as the text is composed. Which of the following best describes the instructional practice the
teacher is using?
A. Guided reading
B. Shared writing
C. Write-aloud
D. Interactive writing - Answers:B. SHared writing
When a volcano erupts, melted rock called madam rises out of the volcano and flows onto
Earth's surface. The magma, now called lava, flows down the sides of the volcano. As the lave
spreads over the surface, it cools and turns to solid rock. The type of rock formed is classified as
igneous.
The passage best illustrates which of the following text structures?
A. Description
B. Cause and effect
C. Comparison and contrast
D. Narrative - Answers:A. Description
A teacher makes the following obersevations about a student's assignment.
- Uses a group of letters to represent sounds in speech (Ex: writes KOM for come)
, -correctly uses some symbols from the alphabet
- uses upper case letters
- may reverse some letters
Which of the following is the most appropriate step the teacher can take to foster the student's
literacy development?
A. Teaching the student left-to-right directionality
B. Introducing the student to spelling patterns and word families
C. Providing the student with a list of frequently occurring words
D. Showing the student how ver tenses are formed - Answers:B. Introducing the student to
spelling patterns and word families.
The cupcakes were almost dropped by the baker
A teacher explaining the concept of voice writes the above sentence on the board and requests
that students change it from passive to active voice. Which of the following responses is correct?
A. The baker had dropped almost all the cupcakes.
B. The baker almost dropped the cupcakes.
C. The baker dropped the cupcakes.
D. The cupcakes should have been dropped by the baker. - Answers:B. The baker almost
dropped the cupcakes.
Kindergarten students are working on improving phonological awareness skills through
engagement in which of the following activities?
A. Using magnetic letters to from and practice reading rhyming words
B. Creating a word wall that organizes vocabulary into sets that have common phonograms
C. Orally spelling high frequency, phonetically-regular words individually
D. Clapping as they orally repeat each word in a sentence spoken by a teacher - Answers:D.
Orally clapping as they orally repeat each word in a sentence spoken by a teacher
A 5th grade teacher provides direct instruction on applying syllabication rules as a word-learning
strategy. The teacher creates a list of words divided into syllables to use as examples to
demonstrate the skill to students.
