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A first grade teacher and her class have taken on the responsibility of regularly picking
up debris such as snack wrappers and forgotten sweatshirts and jackets from the
school's yard and playground. This activity could be used to teach which of the following
social science concepts?
A. economics
B. culture.
C. geography
D. civics - ANSWER-D. civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
A first grade teacher asks her students to write one sentence in their writing journals
about their favorite thing in their bedroom. The following is an example of one student's
writing:
I lik my bad
"I like my bed"
In this stage of development, on which of the following concepts should the teacher
focus.
A. letter-sound relationships
B. inflectional endings
C. short vowel sounds
D. grammatical structure - ANSWER-C. students in this state frequently use beginning
and ending consonants when writing and are beginning to learn short vowel patterns
and CVC words
A first grade teacher considers science activities to support students' understanding of
concepts related to life sciences. Which of the following student activities would best
support the teacher's goal?
A. exploring the various textures of rocks and minerals
B. watching a video recording about outer space
C. building a model of a proposed tool out of clay
D. labeling different parts of plants that help them survive and grow - ANSWER-D. life
sciences include the study of living things, such as plants and animals
A first grade teacher ensures students have an ample opportunities to write during the
day. For example, students frequently write lists and stories and engage in cooperative
writing tasks with peers. Students are also provided many occasions to share their
writing with the class. In addition to promoting students' writing development, the
teacher's regular use of these activities is most likely directly builds students':
,A. reading skills by reinforcing their understanding of the relationship between sounds
and letters
B. vocabulary development by helping them expand their understanding of printed
words
C. listening skills by developing their ability to hear peers retell stories of events from
their day
D. word knowledge by promoting their understanding of sophisticated and interesting
words - ANSWER-A. strong relationships between listening, speaking, reading and
writing. frequent writing activities help students expand their understanding of
sound/letter relationships, which promotes their reading development
A first grade teacher has talked with her students about dance and practiced different
dance movements with them. The teacher plans to explore the relationship between
dance in past and present societies with students. Which of the following activities
should the teacher engage in next?
A. having students interview one of their family members about how dance is important
to them
B. studying examples of how dance has been used in various celebrations and other
types of events with students
C. helping students conduct internet research about types of dance and instructions for
learning the movements of each one
D. asking each student to write an essay about which type of dance is their favorite and
to explain why - ANSWER-B. it is important to learn about the different ways dance has
been used throughout history.
A first grade teacher is introducing a new set of sight words to her students (my, see, a,
to, like, go, you, she, he). In addition to systematic instruction, which of the following
student activities is likely to be most effective in reinforcing the students' automatic
recognition of the words?
A. creating a sight word dictionary for use during writing activities
B. using sight word flashcards in frequently played word games
C. generating a semantic map with synonyms of the sight words
D. writing the sight words in alphabetical order and sorting them by length - ANSWER-
B. students practice sight words through repeated exposure to words during reading or
writing activities.
A first grade teacher is working on a fire safety and prevention unit with her class. She
has taught the students that fires need oxygen, fuel, and heat. She has also taught
students to identify exits in each room and how to call the fire department. Which of the
following activities would likely reinforce the students' understanding of these practices?
A. reading stories of fire prevention methods to students
B. performing an experiment with students to demonstrate how a fire is extinguished
safely
, C. having students make posters illustrating what they think is most important about fire
safety
D. teaching students a song about the importance of fire prevention - ANSWER-C.
making posters illustrating their ideas reinforces their understanding of the concept
A first grade teacher learns that his class for the upcoming school year will include
students from various cultural backgrounds with a number of home languages. The
teacher wants to create an inclusive and respectful learning environment for the class.
Which of the following teacher steps is likely to be most effective in promoting this goal?
A. asking the student's families to send in objects from home that reflect their culture to
include in classroom activities
B. including books, music, and photographs in the classroom environment that originate
from student's cultures
C. incorporating words from the students' various home languages into daily lessons
throughout the year
D. planning a variety of activities for the first day of school centered around helping the
students get to know each other - ANSWER-B. Teachers can help all children in the
class feel important and included by including representations of many cultures and
languages with which the children identify in the classroom
A first grade teacher plans to use a performance assessment to measure her students'
reading comprehension abilities. Which of the following describes the greatest benefit of
this type of assessment?
A. building on students' daily authentic work and projects to determine progress
B. highlighting students' strengths and reducing students' test anxiety
C. allowing for quick administration and results to students and teachers
D. providing standardized measures to facilitate comparison between students -
ANSWER-A. performance assessments require students to demonstrate that they have
mastered specific skills by performing a process or producing a product. It documents
on activities they engage in on a daily basis
A first grade teacher plays a recording of a story in which the character's voices are
represented by playing a specific musical instrument. For example, a duck is depicted
by a trumpet and a wolf is portrayed by an electric guitar. While the story is being
played, the students are asked to raise their hand when they hear the duck talking. This
activity would be most effective for promoting student's understanding of which of the
following musical elements?
A. tempo
B. form
C. timbre
D. dynamics - ANSWER-C. timbre is the sound quality of a musical note, or tone that
distinguishes different types of sound production
A first grade teacher and her class have taken on the responsibility of regularly picking
up debris such as snack wrappers and forgotten sweatshirts and jackets from the
school's yard and playground. This activity could be used to teach which of the following
social science concepts?
A. economics
B. culture.
C. geography
D. civics - ANSWER-D. civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
A first grade teacher asks her students to write one sentence in their writing journals
about their favorite thing in their bedroom. The following is an example of one student's
writing:
I lik my bad
"I like my bed"
In this stage of development, on which of the following concepts should the teacher
focus.
A. letter-sound relationships
B. inflectional endings
C. short vowel sounds
D. grammatical structure - ANSWER-C. students in this state frequently use beginning
and ending consonants when writing and are beginning to learn short vowel patterns
and CVC words
A first grade teacher considers science activities to support students' understanding of
concepts related to life sciences. Which of the following student activities would best
support the teacher's goal?
A. exploring the various textures of rocks and minerals
B. watching a video recording about outer space
C. building a model of a proposed tool out of clay
D. labeling different parts of plants that help them survive and grow - ANSWER-D. life
sciences include the study of living things, such as plants and animals
A first grade teacher ensures students have an ample opportunities to write during the
day. For example, students frequently write lists and stories and engage in cooperative
writing tasks with peers. Students are also provided many occasions to share their
writing with the class. In addition to promoting students' writing development, the
teacher's regular use of these activities is most likely directly builds students':
,A. reading skills by reinforcing their understanding of the relationship between sounds
and letters
B. vocabulary development by helping them expand their understanding of printed
words
C. listening skills by developing their ability to hear peers retell stories of events from
their day
D. word knowledge by promoting their understanding of sophisticated and interesting
words - ANSWER-A. strong relationships between listening, speaking, reading and
writing. frequent writing activities help students expand their understanding of
sound/letter relationships, which promotes their reading development
A first grade teacher has talked with her students about dance and practiced different
dance movements with them. The teacher plans to explore the relationship between
dance in past and present societies with students. Which of the following activities
should the teacher engage in next?
A. having students interview one of their family members about how dance is important
to them
B. studying examples of how dance has been used in various celebrations and other
types of events with students
C. helping students conduct internet research about types of dance and instructions for
learning the movements of each one
D. asking each student to write an essay about which type of dance is their favorite and
to explain why - ANSWER-B. it is important to learn about the different ways dance has
been used throughout history.
A first grade teacher is introducing a new set of sight words to her students (my, see, a,
to, like, go, you, she, he). In addition to systematic instruction, which of the following
student activities is likely to be most effective in reinforcing the students' automatic
recognition of the words?
A. creating a sight word dictionary for use during writing activities
B. using sight word flashcards in frequently played word games
C. generating a semantic map with synonyms of the sight words
D. writing the sight words in alphabetical order and sorting them by length - ANSWER-
B. students practice sight words through repeated exposure to words during reading or
writing activities.
A first grade teacher is working on a fire safety and prevention unit with her class. She
has taught the students that fires need oxygen, fuel, and heat. She has also taught
students to identify exits in each room and how to call the fire department. Which of the
following activities would likely reinforce the students' understanding of these practices?
A. reading stories of fire prevention methods to students
B. performing an experiment with students to demonstrate how a fire is extinguished
safely
, C. having students make posters illustrating what they think is most important about fire
safety
D. teaching students a song about the importance of fire prevention - ANSWER-C.
making posters illustrating their ideas reinforces their understanding of the concept
A first grade teacher learns that his class for the upcoming school year will include
students from various cultural backgrounds with a number of home languages. The
teacher wants to create an inclusive and respectful learning environment for the class.
Which of the following teacher steps is likely to be most effective in promoting this goal?
A. asking the student's families to send in objects from home that reflect their culture to
include in classroom activities
B. including books, music, and photographs in the classroom environment that originate
from student's cultures
C. incorporating words from the students' various home languages into daily lessons
throughout the year
D. planning a variety of activities for the first day of school centered around helping the
students get to know each other - ANSWER-B. Teachers can help all children in the
class feel important and included by including representations of many cultures and
languages with which the children identify in the classroom
A first grade teacher plans to use a performance assessment to measure her students'
reading comprehension abilities. Which of the following describes the greatest benefit of
this type of assessment?
A. building on students' daily authentic work and projects to determine progress
B. highlighting students' strengths and reducing students' test anxiety
C. allowing for quick administration and results to students and teachers
D. providing standardized measures to facilitate comparison between students -
ANSWER-A. performance assessments require students to demonstrate that they have
mastered specific skills by performing a process or producing a product. It documents
on activities they engage in on a daily basis
A first grade teacher plays a recording of a story in which the character's voices are
represented by playing a specific musical instrument. For example, a duck is depicted
by a trumpet and a wolf is portrayed by an electric guitar. While the story is being
played, the students are asked to raise their hand when they hear the duck talking. This
activity would be most effective for promoting student's understanding of which of the
following musical elements?
A. tempo
B. form
C. timbre
D. dynamics - ANSWER-C. timbre is the sound quality of a musical note, or tone that
distinguishes different types of sound production
