OAE 012 Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers
33. Which of the following is NOT a reason for having a parent conference?
A. The teacher wants to share information about the child's behavior and progress with the
parents
B. The teacher wants to receive information about the child from the parents
C. The teacher wants to ask for parent support or involvement in specific activities
D. The child's behavior is so difficult that the teacher wants the parents to withdraw the child
from school ✔️✔️D: The child's behavior is so difficult that the teacher wants the parents to
withdraw the child
from school. The teacher may desire this, but has no authority to request it from parents.
Sometimes a student will attend school for a limited part of the day, but the decision to limit the
day or exclude the child will be made by a team, not by the teacher alone in the process of a
teacher parent conference. Conferences are beneficial for sharing information between a teacher
and parents and for enlisting parental support for planned activities involving the child.
34. What is the advantage of placing students in community organizations like the ASB
(Associated
Student Body) or the PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association)?
A. These organizations help students to become politically savvy and be able to manipulate the
rules of their school
B. These organizations help students who are falling behind in school with tutoring and
mentoring
,C. These organizations provide opportunities for students to develop leadership skills and learn
to appreciate the value of collaborative processes
D. Membership in these organizations can be listed on a student resume when the student is
applying to colleges or universities ✔️✔️C: These organizations provide opportunities for
children to develop leadership skills and learn
to appreciate the value of collaborative processes. Not all community resources are directed
toward
the disabled child. These organizations, ASB and PTSA, are designed to teach leadership skills
to
students who show leadership potential. Sometimes a student representative is assigned to the
school board for the same reasons
35. Which of the following genres is most important for children just beginning to become
readers
in grades K, 1, and 2?
A. Alphabet books, wordless picture books, and easy-to-read books
B. Legends and tall tales
C. Biographies and informational books
D. Chapter books and fantasy books ✔️✔️A: Alphabet books, wordless picture books, and
easy-to-read books. The other genres are more
suitable for older children with well-developed reading skills
36. Which of the following is NOT a goal of children's literature?
,A. Focus on choices, morals, and values
B. Instruct students through entertaining stories
C. Promote an interest in reading itself
D. Instruct students in the sciences, such as mathematics and biology ✔️✔️D: Instruct students
in sciences, such as mathematics and biology. Textbooks have that goal. Children's literature is
designed to enhance moral values, instruct through entertaining stories, and promote a life-long
interest in reading.
37. In which genre does the literature rely on the reader's suspension of disbelief about magical
and
mythical creatures?
A. Science fiction
B. Fantasy
C. Action and adventure
D. Historical fiction ✔️✔️B: Fantasy. Fantasy stories and books revolve around magical or
supernatural creatures. The
Harry Potter books are one example of this genre. Science fiction is a similar genre, but relies on
the
portrayal of a future world, creatures from other planets or galaxies, etc. Action and Adventure
involves solving mysteries. Historical fiction stories are set sometime in the past and are usually
accurate in their historical information
, 38. A story about a young detective who solves mysteries using mental and physical skills would
be
classified as
A. Action and adventure
B. Historical fiction
C. Horror and ghost stories
D. Biography ✔️✔️A: Action and Adventure. One example of this genre is Nancy Drew.
Action and Adventure
stories do not rely on magical or supernatural events as do Fantasy, Horror, and Ghost stories.
They are not biographical unless telling the life of a real person.
39. The statement, "He ran as fast as a startled rabbit," is an example of
A. Analogy
B. Metaphor
C. Symbolism
D. Repetition ✔️✔️A: Analogy. The statement is not a metaphor because it contains the word
"like." A metaphor
does not. An example of a metaphor would be "He was a frozen statue, motionless beside the
door."
There is no symbolism in the statement, "He ran as fast as a rabbit," nor is there any repetition.
40. Young children are more likely to respond to analogies in stories than to metaphors because
A. They are old enough to understand the abstract thinking and symbolism that analogies
33. Which of the following is NOT a reason for having a parent conference?
A. The teacher wants to share information about the child's behavior and progress with the
parents
B. The teacher wants to receive information about the child from the parents
C. The teacher wants to ask for parent support or involvement in specific activities
D. The child's behavior is so difficult that the teacher wants the parents to withdraw the child
from school ✔️✔️D: The child's behavior is so difficult that the teacher wants the parents to
withdraw the child
from school. The teacher may desire this, but has no authority to request it from parents.
Sometimes a student will attend school for a limited part of the day, but the decision to limit the
day or exclude the child will be made by a team, not by the teacher alone in the process of a
teacher parent conference. Conferences are beneficial for sharing information between a teacher
and parents and for enlisting parental support for planned activities involving the child.
34. What is the advantage of placing students in community organizations like the ASB
(Associated
Student Body) or the PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association)?
A. These organizations help students to become politically savvy and be able to manipulate the
rules of their school
B. These organizations help students who are falling behind in school with tutoring and
mentoring
,C. These organizations provide opportunities for students to develop leadership skills and learn
to appreciate the value of collaborative processes
D. Membership in these organizations can be listed on a student resume when the student is
applying to colleges or universities ✔️✔️C: These organizations provide opportunities for
children to develop leadership skills and learn
to appreciate the value of collaborative processes. Not all community resources are directed
toward
the disabled child. These organizations, ASB and PTSA, are designed to teach leadership skills
to
students who show leadership potential. Sometimes a student representative is assigned to the
school board for the same reasons
35. Which of the following genres is most important for children just beginning to become
readers
in grades K, 1, and 2?
A. Alphabet books, wordless picture books, and easy-to-read books
B. Legends and tall tales
C. Biographies and informational books
D. Chapter books and fantasy books ✔️✔️A: Alphabet books, wordless picture books, and
easy-to-read books. The other genres are more
suitable for older children with well-developed reading skills
36. Which of the following is NOT a goal of children's literature?
,A. Focus on choices, morals, and values
B. Instruct students through entertaining stories
C. Promote an interest in reading itself
D. Instruct students in the sciences, such as mathematics and biology ✔️✔️D: Instruct students
in sciences, such as mathematics and biology. Textbooks have that goal. Children's literature is
designed to enhance moral values, instruct through entertaining stories, and promote a life-long
interest in reading.
37. In which genre does the literature rely on the reader's suspension of disbelief about magical
and
mythical creatures?
A. Science fiction
B. Fantasy
C. Action and adventure
D. Historical fiction ✔️✔️B: Fantasy. Fantasy stories and books revolve around magical or
supernatural creatures. The
Harry Potter books are one example of this genre. Science fiction is a similar genre, but relies on
the
portrayal of a future world, creatures from other planets or galaxies, etc. Action and Adventure
involves solving mysteries. Historical fiction stories are set sometime in the past and are usually
accurate in their historical information
, 38. A story about a young detective who solves mysteries using mental and physical skills would
be
classified as
A. Action and adventure
B. Historical fiction
C. Horror and ghost stories
D. Biography ✔️✔️A: Action and Adventure. One example of this genre is Nancy Drew.
Action and Adventure
stories do not rely on magical or supernatural events as do Fantasy, Horror, and Ghost stories.
They are not biographical unless telling the life of a real person.
39. The statement, "He ran as fast as a startled rabbit," is an example of
A. Analogy
B. Metaphor
C. Symbolism
D. Repetition ✔️✔️A: Analogy. The statement is not a metaphor because it contains the word
"like." A metaphor
does not. An example of a metaphor would be "He was a frozen statue, motionless beside the
door."
There is no symbolism in the statement, "He ran as fast as a rabbit," nor is there any repetition.
40. Young children are more likely to respond to analogies in stories than to metaphors because
A. They are old enough to understand the abstract thinking and symbolism that analogies
