GACE Test 1 (001) Questions and
Answers
A first-grade teacher is concerned about several students whose sight vocabulary is
very limited. Which of the following would be the most effective strategy for the teacher
to use to help the students increase their sight vocabulary? - Correct Answers -A.
Providing explicit instruction using think-alouds, to improve oral reading fluency
B. Providing explicit instruction in writing words, to improve memorization
C. Providing explicit instruction in letter-sound correlation, to improve phonemic
awareness
D. Providing explicit instruction in the study of high-frequency words, to improve oral
reading fluency
A teacher is informally assessing second-grade students' listening-comprehension skills
after reading Aesop's fable about the lion and the mouse. Which of the following
prompts requires the children to draw an inference from the fable? - Correct Answers -
A. Who are the characters in the fable?
B. What lesson does the fable teach us?
C. How does the mouse help the lion?
D. Can mice and lions really talk?
Which of the following activities involves structural analysis? - Correct Answers -A.
Students identifying the beginning, middle, and ending sounds of words
B. Students using individual sounds to blend the letters that make up a word
C. Students determining the number of syllables that make up different words
D. Students determining the meaning of a word by considering the word's parts
I Y m H s a lm
Question:
A student writes the sentence shown and reads it to the teacher as follows.
"I was at my house and saw a little mouse."
The student's written sentence indicates that the student does not understand which of
the following concepts? - Correct Answers -A. Most words contain several letter-sound
combinations.
B. Printed material is made up of letters.
C. Letters have both uppercase and lowercase forms.
D. Letters represent sounds.
During which stage of the writing process are students most likely to share their writing
with the entire class? - Correct Answers -A. Drafting
B. Revising
,C. Editing
D. Publishing
Which of the following is most closely associated with the philosophy of the Articles of
Confederation adopted in 1777 ? - Correct Answers -A. States' rights
B. Manifest Destiny
C. Nationalism
D. Checks and balances
A teacher shares a book about Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major
league baseball, as an introduction to a lesson on character traits. Which of the
following traits will the teacher most likely discuss during the lesson? - Correct Answers
-A. Courage
B. Honesty
C. Loyalty
D. Compassion
Beginning in 1915, the boll weevil destroyed a large portion of Georgia's cotton plants,
critically reducing cotton production in the state. Which of the following best describes
the consequence of the destruction? - Correct Answers -A. Interdependence
B. Opportunity cost
C. Scarcity
D. Supply and demand
Which of the following concepts should a teacher discuss with students before
beginning a lesson on the Boston Tea Party? - Correct Answers -A. Constitutional law
B. Universal suffrage
C. Taxation without representation
D. Checks and balances
Fifth-grade students are studying the history of the city in which they live. Which of the
following is an example of a primary source on the topic? - Correct Answers -A. A
current newspaper article about the origins of the city's transportation system
B. A textbook chapter addressing the industrial development of the city
C. An interview about the city's layout with a descendant of the first mayor
D. A journal entry about living conditions written by an early settler of the city
COET (coat)RITE (right) COL (cool)BAUGHT (bought) CRL (curl)HICH (hitch)
Question:
Based on the sample of a student's spelling test shown, which of the following
statements best describes the student's spelling development? - Correct Answers -A.
Represents words with random letters that have no letter-sound correspondence
B. Represents words phonetically, with a single letter representing each sound
C. Recognizes that words are made up of letter patterns that represents sounds
, D. Knows simple letter-sound correspondence, but does not understand consonant
combinations
While working on a research project, a student uses the Internet and finds a great deal
of information on a chosen topic. Which of the following is the best step for the student
to take next? - Correct Answers -A. Making a decision about the relevance of the
various pieces of information
B. Downloading the information and compiling it into a packet for the final report
C. Deciding on a format and outline for the final report
D. Searching for graphics to use as illustrations in the final report
During a unit on folktales, a second-grade teacher wants to help students engage in
higher-order thinking. After the students read The Little Red Hen, the teacher asks the
students to justify the little red hen's decision to eat the bread herself. Which level of
Bloom's taxonomy does the activity address? - Correct Answers -A. Application
B. Analysis
C. Synthesis
D. Evaluation
A teacher observes that a first-grade student does not employ beginning and final
consonants correctly while reading. Which of the following teaching strategies is most
likely to help the student? - Correct Answers -A. Teaching decoding skills and modeling
how to use the skills in context
B. Showing a video of a children's story and listing some of the words that are used in
the story
C. Pairing the student with another student who is able to use consonants correctly
D. Placing signs around the classroom to label items (e.g., desks, bookshelf, door)
A teacher gives students a set of cards with headlines written on them and a set of
clippings of news articles. The teacher asks the students to match each news article
with its corresponding headline. Which of the following skills is the activity most likely to
develop? - Correct Answers -A. Making generalizations
B. Recognizing sight vocabulary
C. Identifying main ideas
D. Using context clues
Foot →→ Feet
Child →→ Children
Tooth →→ Teeth
Question:
A second-grade teacher writes the words above on the board. Which of the following
best describes the lesson she is introducing? - Correct Answers -A. Collective nouns
B. Irregular nouns
C. Abstract nouns
D. Concrete nouns
Answers
A first-grade teacher is concerned about several students whose sight vocabulary is
very limited. Which of the following would be the most effective strategy for the teacher
to use to help the students increase their sight vocabulary? - Correct Answers -A.
Providing explicit instruction using think-alouds, to improve oral reading fluency
B. Providing explicit instruction in writing words, to improve memorization
C. Providing explicit instruction in letter-sound correlation, to improve phonemic
awareness
D. Providing explicit instruction in the study of high-frequency words, to improve oral
reading fluency
A teacher is informally assessing second-grade students' listening-comprehension skills
after reading Aesop's fable about the lion and the mouse. Which of the following
prompts requires the children to draw an inference from the fable? - Correct Answers -
A. Who are the characters in the fable?
B. What lesson does the fable teach us?
C. How does the mouse help the lion?
D. Can mice and lions really talk?
Which of the following activities involves structural analysis? - Correct Answers -A.
Students identifying the beginning, middle, and ending sounds of words
B. Students using individual sounds to blend the letters that make up a word
C. Students determining the number of syllables that make up different words
D. Students determining the meaning of a word by considering the word's parts
I Y m H s a lm
Question:
A student writes the sentence shown and reads it to the teacher as follows.
"I was at my house and saw a little mouse."
The student's written sentence indicates that the student does not understand which of
the following concepts? - Correct Answers -A. Most words contain several letter-sound
combinations.
B. Printed material is made up of letters.
C. Letters have both uppercase and lowercase forms.
D. Letters represent sounds.
During which stage of the writing process are students most likely to share their writing
with the entire class? - Correct Answers -A. Drafting
B. Revising
,C. Editing
D. Publishing
Which of the following is most closely associated with the philosophy of the Articles of
Confederation adopted in 1777 ? - Correct Answers -A. States' rights
B. Manifest Destiny
C. Nationalism
D. Checks and balances
A teacher shares a book about Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major
league baseball, as an introduction to a lesson on character traits. Which of the
following traits will the teacher most likely discuss during the lesson? - Correct Answers
-A. Courage
B. Honesty
C. Loyalty
D. Compassion
Beginning in 1915, the boll weevil destroyed a large portion of Georgia's cotton plants,
critically reducing cotton production in the state. Which of the following best describes
the consequence of the destruction? - Correct Answers -A. Interdependence
B. Opportunity cost
C. Scarcity
D. Supply and demand
Which of the following concepts should a teacher discuss with students before
beginning a lesson on the Boston Tea Party? - Correct Answers -A. Constitutional law
B. Universal suffrage
C. Taxation without representation
D. Checks and balances
Fifth-grade students are studying the history of the city in which they live. Which of the
following is an example of a primary source on the topic? - Correct Answers -A. A
current newspaper article about the origins of the city's transportation system
B. A textbook chapter addressing the industrial development of the city
C. An interview about the city's layout with a descendant of the first mayor
D. A journal entry about living conditions written by an early settler of the city
COET (coat)RITE (right) COL (cool)BAUGHT (bought) CRL (curl)HICH (hitch)
Question:
Based on the sample of a student's spelling test shown, which of the following
statements best describes the student's spelling development? - Correct Answers -A.
Represents words with random letters that have no letter-sound correspondence
B. Represents words phonetically, with a single letter representing each sound
C. Recognizes that words are made up of letter patterns that represents sounds
, D. Knows simple letter-sound correspondence, but does not understand consonant
combinations
While working on a research project, a student uses the Internet and finds a great deal
of information on a chosen topic. Which of the following is the best step for the student
to take next? - Correct Answers -A. Making a decision about the relevance of the
various pieces of information
B. Downloading the information and compiling it into a packet for the final report
C. Deciding on a format and outline for the final report
D. Searching for graphics to use as illustrations in the final report
During a unit on folktales, a second-grade teacher wants to help students engage in
higher-order thinking. After the students read The Little Red Hen, the teacher asks the
students to justify the little red hen's decision to eat the bread herself. Which level of
Bloom's taxonomy does the activity address? - Correct Answers -A. Application
B. Analysis
C. Synthesis
D. Evaluation
A teacher observes that a first-grade student does not employ beginning and final
consonants correctly while reading. Which of the following teaching strategies is most
likely to help the student? - Correct Answers -A. Teaching decoding skills and modeling
how to use the skills in context
B. Showing a video of a children's story and listing some of the words that are used in
the story
C. Pairing the student with another student who is able to use consonants correctly
D. Placing signs around the classroom to label items (e.g., desks, bookshelf, door)
A teacher gives students a set of cards with headlines written on them and a set of
clippings of news articles. The teacher asks the students to match each news article
with its corresponding headline. Which of the following skills is the activity most likely to
develop? - Correct Answers -A. Making generalizations
B. Recognizing sight vocabulary
C. Identifying main ideas
D. Using context clues
Foot →→ Feet
Child →→ Children
Tooth →→ Teeth
Question:
A second-grade teacher writes the words above on the board. Which of the following
best describes the lesson she is introducing? - Correct Answers -A. Collective nouns
B. Irregular nouns
C. Abstract nouns
D. Concrete nouns
