MATH- TEACHER CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Mr. Marlowe wants his students to be able to interpret word problems relating to geometry. He has
many ELL students. What is the best way to clarify the meaning of various prepositions such as: above,
below, together, apart, inside, etc.?
A
Give students a visual diagram that explains these terms.
B
Give students the questions in their native language.
C
Teach students to underline the confusing words in a question and ask native speakers for clarification.
D
Give students a dictionary to use while solving word problems. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A
A teacher is monitoring her class while the students are involved in a group activity exploring the size of
angles in a set of triangles. She moves from group to group, pausing and watching the group dynamics.
What the teacher is doing can best be described as:
A
informal summative assessment.
B
formal summative assessment.
C
informal formative assessment.
D
formal formative assessment. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C
Which of the following best describes a high-stakes assessment, such as state mandated exams?
A
formal summative assessment
,B
informal formative assessment
C
informal summative assessment
D
formal formative assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A
A student asks a teacher when would knowing the likelihood of a six being rolled on a dice be useful in
real life. Which of the following examples would be the most appropriate response for the student?
A
a teacher averaging a student's grade for the semester
B
a farmer measuring the length of the fields to determine area
C
a builder cutting materials for a house
D
a casino estimating the expected number of jackpot payouts over the next fiscal year - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅D
Ms. Miller is a student teacher in a fourth-grade classroom. She has heard that group work is important
so she wants to plan for group activities. On her first day student teaching, she briefly says "today we'll
be doing group work about fractions" before she sends the students to stations. How could she best
improve her teaching?
A
Her lesson plan is effective as it is.
B
Give students a behavior based participation grade to ensure they engage in the small group activity.
C
Give a whole group lesson on fractions before breaking into groups.
D
,Ensure that each workstation addresses only one mode of learning. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C
Mrs. Peters teaches a class with native English speakers and English language learners (ELL). She needs
to introduce new mathematics terminology for the upcoming instructional unit. Which of the following
would be the best strategy for implementing the new terminology?
A
Have students practice using the terminology with each other using English in their conversation.
B
Mrs. Peters explains each term to the class and then uses the term in a variety of sentences.
C
Because mathematics terminology can be difficult, have students create their own spelling for the new
terminology.
D
Have each student write down the new word with the corresponding definition. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅B
Mrs. Johnson lets her students choose between two word problems:
Problem A: If you are digging for dinosaurs and need to fence off your dig site, what's the biggest site
you can fence off with 40 ft. of fence?
Problem B: What is the largest area you can create with 20 inches of rope?
Mrs. Johnson finds a significant majority of her students chose to work Problem A. Which of the
following is the most likely reason more students chose Problem A instead of Problem B?
A
Students who work Problem A get a greater reward from Mrs. Johnson than students who work Problem
B.
B
Problem B is less interesting than Problem A.
C
Problem A requires a lower mathematical knowledge.
D
Problem B is harder than Problem A. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B
, Joshua is learning about volumes of three-dimensional figures. First, his teacher explains what volume is.
Then, she writes the formula for area of a cube on the board v = s3. Next, she has the students recite
"the volume of a cube is the side length cubed". Finally, she has students take six-sided dice of various
sizes and measure them to determine their volume. Which best describes the teaching method is the
teacher attempting to use?
A
visual learning
B
auditory learning
C
small group instruction
D
task variety - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D
Maria has recently moved from Mexico City to the U.S. She is a secondary student who speaks little
English, but who came from her school in Mexico City with excellent grades. Which of the following
would be the most appropriate accommodation for Maria's math teacher to use with Maria?
A
Repeat the instructions that are given to the rest of the class more slowly and privately to Maria.
B
Make sure that Maria has all the materials she needs to complete the assigned tasks.
C
Pair Maria with another student who speaks Spanish, to clarify instructions in Spanish as needed.
D
Allow Maria to be an observer in math class for a few days until she feels a bit more at ease. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅C
Ms. Monroe is teaching her students about counting money and change. In her first period class she
gives several word problems as practice. In her second period class she has students run a school store
and practice giving change. She finds that students in her second period class perform much better on
the unit test. What could explain the difference?
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Mr. Marlowe wants his students to be able to interpret word problems relating to geometry. He has
many ELL students. What is the best way to clarify the meaning of various prepositions such as: above,
below, together, apart, inside, etc.?
A
Give students a visual diagram that explains these terms.
B
Give students the questions in their native language.
C
Teach students to underline the confusing words in a question and ask native speakers for clarification.
D
Give students a dictionary to use while solving word problems. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A
A teacher is monitoring her class while the students are involved in a group activity exploring the size of
angles in a set of triangles. She moves from group to group, pausing and watching the group dynamics.
What the teacher is doing can best be described as:
A
informal summative assessment.
B
formal summative assessment.
C
informal formative assessment.
D
formal formative assessment. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C
Which of the following best describes a high-stakes assessment, such as state mandated exams?
A
formal summative assessment
,B
informal formative assessment
C
informal summative assessment
D
formal formative assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A
A student asks a teacher when would knowing the likelihood of a six being rolled on a dice be useful in
real life. Which of the following examples would be the most appropriate response for the student?
A
a teacher averaging a student's grade for the semester
B
a farmer measuring the length of the fields to determine area
C
a builder cutting materials for a house
D
a casino estimating the expected number of jackpot payouts over the next fiscal year - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅D
Ms. Miller is a student teacher in a fourth-grade classroom. She has heard that group work is important
so she wants to plan for group activities. On her first day student teaching, she briefly says "today we'll
be doing group work about fractions" before she sends the students to stations. How could she best
improve her teaching?
A
Her lesson plan is effective as it is.
B
Give students a behavior based participation grade to ensure they engage in the small group activity.
C
Give a whole group lesson on fractions before breaking into groups.
D
,Ensure that each workstation addresses only one mode of learning. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C
Mrs. Peters teaches a class with native English speakers and English language learners (ELL). She needs
to introduce new mathematics terminology for the upcoming instructional unit. Which of the following
would be the best strategy for implementing the new terminology?
A
Have students practice using the terminology with each other using English in their conversation.
B
Mrs. Peters explains each term to the class and then uses the term in a variety of sentences.
C
Because mathematics terminology can be difficult, have students create their own spelling for the new
terminology.
D
Have each student write down the new word with the corresponding definition. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅B
Mrs. Johnson lets her students choose between two word problems:
Problem A: If you are digging for dinosaurs and need to fence off your dig site, what's the biggest site
you can fence off with 40 ft. of fence?
Problem B: What is the largest area you can create with 20 inches of rope?
Mrs. Johnson finds a significant majority of her students chose to work Problem A. Which of the
following is the most likely reason more students chose Problem A instead of Problem B?
A
Students who work Problem A get a greater reward from Mrs. Johnson than students who work Problem
B.
B
Problem B is less interesting than Problem A.
C
Problem A requires a lower mathematical knowledge.
D
Problem B is harder than Problem A. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B
, Joshua is learning about volumes of three-dimensional figures. First, his teacher explains what volume is.
Then, she writes the formula for area of a cube on the board v = s3. Next, she has the students recite
"the volume of a cube is the side length cubed". Finally, she has students take six-sided dice of various
sizes and measure them to determine their volume. Which best describes the teaching method is the
teacher attempting to use?
A
visual learning
B
auditory learning
C
small group instruction
D
task variety - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D
Maria has recently moved from Mexico City to the U.S. She is a secondary student who speaks little
English, but who came from her school in Mexico City with excellent grades. Which of the following
would be the most appropriate accommodation for Maria's math teacher to use with Maria?
A
Repeat the instructions that are given to the rest of the class more slowly and privately to Maria.
B
Make sure that Maria has all the materials she needs to complete the assigned tasks.
C
Pair Maria with another student who speaks Spanish, to clarify instructions in Spanish as needed.
D
Allow Maria to be an observer in math class for a few days until she feels a bit more at ease. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅C
Ms. Monroe is teaching her students about counting money and change. In her first period class she
gives several word problems as practice. In her second period class she has students run a school store
and practice giving change. She finds that students in her second period class perform much better on
the unit test. What could explain the difference?
