SUBSTITUTE TEACHING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What should you do as students enter the classroom for the first time? - Answers -
Greet students at the door and direct them to an assignment written on the board.
Your students have just finished a lengthy writing assignment when the bell signals that
is time for recess. After collecting the writing assignments, you excuse the students to
the playground for 15 minutes. This provides you the opportunity to: - Answers - Escort
the students to the playground and supervise them while they play.
When a student's conduct has negative effects on the learning environment, it helps to:
- Answers - Say something positive to the student.
The most effective means of controlling the behavior of students is to: - Answers -
Control your actions.
Fill-in activities can be used: - Answers - When the assigned work is completed.
Prepare yourself for presenting lessons in the classroom by: - Answers - Mastering a
number of teaching strategies.
Class rules are most effective when: - Answers - Stated concisely and convey
expectations for students.
Which of the following activities is most appropriate for the last 10 minutes of class? -
Answers - Introduce a short learning activities for the entire class from your resource kit.
Which "rule of thumb" is appropriate regarding confidentiality of students? - Answers -
It's okay to share student information on a need to know basis.
When is it appropriate to use sarcasm with a student? - Answers - Using sarcasm is
never appropriate.
One effective technique for getting and keeping students on task is to: - Answers -
Whisper instructions in a quiet voice.
When students give wrong answers during an activity, you should: - Answers -
Acknowledge the effort made and redirect the question to another student.
What is the ideal amount of time to arrive early to a substitute teaching assignment? -
Answers - 20 Minutes Early
When asking questions it is MOST important to: - Answers - Wait for 5-10 seconds for a
response.
, As a general rule, teachers should spend the most time: - Answers - Praising students
who are behaving appropriately.
What are the Four Principles of Human Behavior? - Answers - 1. Behavior is largely a
product of its immediate environment
2. Behavior is strengthened or weakened by its consequences.
3. Behavior ultimately responds better to positive than to negative consequences.
4. Whether a behavior has been punished or reinforced is known only by the course of
that behavior in the future.
You want to help students be more creative as they solve problems. You write on the
board, "What might happen if an earthquake destroyed your city?" What teaching
strategy should you use as you continue? - Answers - Cooperative learning
The first step you should take when a student or group of students is behaving
inappropriately is to: - Answers - Decide if the behavior requires an action on your part.
As students work on a written assignment, you should: - Answers - Move about the
room to monitor their progress.
Throughout the course of the school day, you should: - Answers - Use the lessons plans
left by the teacher, following his or her instructions as exactly as you can.
As a substitute teacher, legal accountability is something you should: - Answers - Not
ignore since you are held to the same degree of accountability as the classroom
teacher.
What are the 5 skills for managing student behavior? - Answers - 1. Get and Keep
Students On Task
2. Increase Positive Interactions
3. Teach Expectations
4. Manage Unwanted Behavior
5. Avoid Traps
Teachers can help students get and stay on task by what strategies? - Answers - Greet
students at the door
Start each class with a starter activity
Manage behavior by walking around
Quickly get the students or class back on task
Have a plan for students who finish early
Minimize transition time
What is the purpose of greeting students at the door? - Answers - 1. when substitute
teachers stand in the doorway and are welcoming and inviting, it gives an immediate
first impression of professionalism; this gesture lets students know in a very non-
threatening way that it will not be a wasted day.
What should you do as students enter the classroom for the first time? - Answers -
Greet students at the door and direct them to an assignment written on the board.
Your students have just finished a lengthy writing assignment when the bell signals that
is time for recess. After collecting the writing assignments, you excuse the students to
the playground for 15 minutes. This provides you the opportunity to: - Answers - Escort
the students to the playground and supervise them while they play.
When a student's conduct has negative effects on the learning environment, it helps to:
- Answers - Say something positive to the student.
The most effective means of controlling the behavior of students is to: - Answers -
Control your actions.
Fill-in activities can be used: - Answers - When the assigned work is completed.
Prepare yourself for presenting lessons in the classroom by: - Answers - Mastering a
number of teaching strategies.
Class rules are most effective when: - Answers - Stated concisely and convey
expectations for students.
Which of the following activities is most appropriate for the last 10 minutes of class? -
Answers - Introduce a short learning activities for the entire class from your resource kit.
Which "rule of thumb" is appropriate regarding confidentiality of students? - Answers -
It's okay to share student information on a need to know basis.
When is it appropriate to use sarcasm with a student? - Answers - Using sarcasm is
never appropriate.
One effective technique for getting and keeping students on task is to: - Answers -
Whisper instructions in a quiet voice.
When students give wrong answers during an activity, you should: - Answers -
Acknowledge the effort made and redirect the question to another student.
What is the ideal amount of time to arrive early to a substitute teaching assignment? -
Answers - 20 Minutes Early
When asking questions it is MOST important to: - Answers - Wait for 5-10 seconds for a
response.
, As a general rule, teachers should spend the most time: - Answers - Praising students
who are behaving appropriately.
What are the Four Principles of Human Behavior? - Answers - 1. Behavior is largely a
product of its immediate environment
2. Behavior is strengthened or weakened by its consequences.
3. Behavior ultimately responds better to positive than to negative consequences.
4. Whether a behavior has been punished or reinforced is known only by the course of
that behavior in the future.
You want to help students be more creative as they solve problems. You write on the
board, "What might happen if an earthquake destroyed your city?" What teaching
strategy should you use as you continue? - Answers - Cooperative learning
The first step you should take when a student or group of students is behaving
inappropriately is to: - Answers - Decide if the behavior requires an action on your part.
As students work on a written assignment, you should: - Answers - Move about the
room to monitor their progress.
Throughout the course of the school day, you should: - Answers - Use the lessons plans
left by the teacher, following his or her instructions as exactly as you can.
As a substitute teacher, legal accountability is something you should: - Answers - Not
ignore since you are held to the same degree of accountability as the classroom
teacher.
What are the 5 skills for managing student behavior? - Answers - 1. Get and Keep
Students On Task
2. Increase Positive Interactions
3. Teach Expectations
4. Manage Unwanted Behavior
5. Avoid Traps
Teachers can help students get and stay on task by what strategies? - Answers - Greet
students at the door
Start each class with a starter activity
Manage behavior by walking around
Quickly get the students or class back on task
Have a plan for students who finish early
Minimize transition time
What is the purpose of greeting students at the door? - Answers - 1. when substitute
teachers stand in the doorway and are welcoming and inviting, it gives an immediate
first impression of professionalism; this gesture lets students know in a very non-
threatening way that it will not be a wasted day.
