MTTC 103 Elementary Education Sample
Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
27. A box contains three blue blocks and
two yellow blocks. Three blocks are
drawn randomly from the box one at a
time without replacement. Which of the
following probability trees can be used
to determine the probability that the
blocks are drawn in the order of yellow,
yellow, and then blue?
A. B 1/3
B. B 3/5 B 2/5
C. B 3/5 B 3/4
D. B 1/2 B 1/1 - ANSWER-C. B 3/5 B 3/4
A first-grade student is having difficulty
understanding a math lesson involving
patterns. Which of the following
musical activities would be most
appropriate to promote the student's
understanding of patterns?
A. echoing rhythms on a drum
B. singing a major scale
C. playing a melody on a recorder
D. singing with others in harmony - ANSWER-A. echoing rhythms on a drum
A flower grower has been growing
several acres of daisies for many years.
The grower lets the daisies go to seed
late in the year so that new plants
naturally replace older ones that die.
This year, in the middle of the field, the
grower finds a plant with pink flowers
instead of the usual white flowers.
Aside from the unusual color, the plant
,is identical to all the other daisies in the
field. The grower has never seen a pink-
flowered daisy in the field before. The
appearance of the pink-flowered daisy
was most likely caused by:
A. a mutation in one of the sex cells
produced by a parent of the daisy.
B. hybridization between a daisy plant
and a plant belonging to a non-
daisy species.
C. a dominant gene that has been
carried undetected in the
population for many years.
D. unusual nutrients and soil
conditions where the pink-flowered
daisy is growing. - ANSWER-A. a mutation in one of the sex cells
produced by a parent of the daisy.
A fourth-grade teacher has students
attach the terminals of small light-
emitting diode (LED) to an electric
motor. The students then vigorously
spin the shaft of the motor and observe
that the LED gives off a quick flash of
light. The principle demonstrated in this
exercise could best be used to help
explain:
A. how energy is stored in batteries.
B. why refrigerators are able to cool
warm air.
C. how electricity is generated in large
power plants.
D. why a balloon sticks to a wall after
rubbing it on a sweater. - ANSWER-C. how electricity is generated in large
power plants.
A fourth-grade teacher regularly has
students maintain individual learning
, logs of their observations and questions
during science experiments. Students
then share and discuss their learning-log
entry with a partner before the whole
class meets to draw conclusions about
what they learned. This approach to
fostering student learning best
demonstrates the teacher's recognition of
the importance of:
A. helping students make connections
and comparisons between different
modes of communication.
B. considering students' physical,
social, and cognitive development
when planning academic
instruction.
C. encouraging students to consider
pragmatic elements when listening
and speaking in academic
situations.
D. enhancing students' understanding
of content-area concepts through
reading, writing, listening, and
speaking. - ANSWER-D. enhancing students' understanding
of content-area concepts through
reading, writing, listening, and
speaking.
A kindergarten student has good oral
language skills and enjoys looking at,
listening to, and discussing
informational picture books about a
range of subjects. However, when the
teacher reads aloud narrative texts, the
student often seems restless and
confused and is unable to answer basic
questions about the story. Which of the
following factors is most likely
interfering with this student's
construction of meaning?
A. lack of ability to make text-to-text
Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
27. A box contains three blue blocks and
two yellow blocks. Three blocks are
drawn randomly from the box one at a
time without replacement. Which of the
following probability trees can be used
to determine the probability that the
blocks are drawn in the order of yellow,
yellow, and then blue?
A. B 1/3
B. B 3/5 B 2/5
C. B 3/5 B 3/4
D. B 1/2 B 1/1 - ANSWER-C. B 3/5 B 3/4
A first-grade student is having difficulty
understanding a math lesson involving
patterns. Which of the following
musical activities would be most
appropriate to promote the student's
understanding of patterns?
A. echoing rhythms on a drum
B. singing a major scale
C. playing a melody on a recorder
D. singing with others in harmony - ANSWER-A. echoing rhythms on a drum
A flower grower has been growing
several acres of daisies for many years.
The grower lets the daisies go to seed
late in the year so that new plants
naturally replace older ones that die.
This year, in the middle of the field, the
grower finds a plant with pink flowers
instead of the usual white flowers.
Aside from the unusual color, the plant
,is identical to all the other daisies in the
field. The grower has never seen a pink-
flowered daisy in the field before. The
appearance of the pink-flowered daisy
was most likely caused by:
A. a mutation in one of the sex cells
produced by a parent of the daisy.
B. hybridization between a daisy plant
and a plant belonging to a non-
daisy species.
C. a dominant gene that has been
carried undetected in the
population for many years.
D. unusual nutrients and soil
conditions where the pink-flowered
daisy is growing. - ANSWER-A. a mutation in one of the sex cells
produced by a parent of the daisy.
A fourth-grade teacher has students
attach the terminals of small light-
emitting diode (LED) to an electric
motor. The students then vigorously
spin the shaft of the motor and observe
that the LED gives off a quick flash of
light. The principle demonstrated in this
exercise could best be used to help
explain:
A. how energy is stored in batteries.
B. why refrigerators are able to cool
warm air.
C. how electricity is generated in large
power plants.
D. why a balloon sticks to a wall after
rubbing it on a sweater. - ANSWER-C. how electricity is generated in large
power plants.
A fourth-grade teacher regularly has
students maintain individual learning
, logs of their observations and questions
during science experiments. Students
then share and discuss their learning-log
entry with a partner before the whole
class meets to draw conclusions about
what they learned. This approach to
fostering student learning best
demonstrates the teacher's recognition of
the importance of:
A. helping students make connections
and comparisons between different
modes of communication.
B. considering students' physical,
social, and cognitive development
when planning academic
instruction.
C. encouraging students to consider
pragmatic elements when listening
and speaking in academic
situations.
D. enhancing students' understanding
of content-area concepts through
reading, writing, listening, and
speaking. - ANSWER-D. enhancing students' understanding
of content-area concepts through
reading, writing, listening, and
speaking.
A kindergarten student has good oral
language skills and enjoys looking at,
listening to, and discussing
informational picture books about a
range of subjects. However, when the
teacher reads aloud narrative texts, the
student often seems restless and
confused and is unable to answer basic
questions about the story. Which of the
following factors is most likely
interfering with this student's
construction of meaning?
A. lack of ability to make text-to-text
