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One morning, when a group of kindergarteners gather at the water table, they find that
familiar water-table toys have been replaced with various new objects. Before the
students begin playing with the new objects, the teacher asks them to tell whether they
think each new object will float or sink, and to suggest a reason why. Which of the
following would likely be the greatest benefit of this activity?
A. building the students' understanding of logical deduction
B. engaging the students in personally meaningful debate
C. renewing the students' interest in a routine activity
D. promoting the students to reflect on their prior knowledge - Answer- D. promoting the
students to reflect on their prior knowledge
After a heavy rainstorm during the night, the children in a preschool class are excited by
all the puddles they see on the playground upon arriving at school. When the children
go out to play that afternoon, however, they express surprise that almost all of the
puddles have disappeared. Which of the following responses by the teacher would be
most likely to prompt the children's use of scientific thinking in this situation?
A. asking the children if they can guess where the puddles might have come from in the
first place
B. showing the children how to use brushes to paint with water on the sidewalk and then
observing what happens to their paintings over time
C. explaining to the children that the puddles evaporate because they were heated by
the sun
D. talking with the children about the different forms of precipitation that water vapor can
taken when it falls from the sky - Answer- B. showing the children how to use brushes to
paint with water on the sidewalk and then observing what happens to their paintings
over time
Each year, a third-grade teacher teaches a bit on monarch butterflies, which migrate
through the local area early in the fall. This unit is always popular with students, who like
butterflies and enjoy studying them. The teacher plans a variety of activities for the
students, such as graphing daily butterfly counts and drawing pictures of the monarchs
during their difficult metamorphic stages. The students also keep individual notebooks
on what they have personally observed and questions they would like to pursue. Which
of the following results would likely be the greatest benefit of involving students in such
activities?
,A. supporting the students' understanding of how to conduct controlled experiments
B. promoting the students' awareness of similarities between living things
C. encouraging the students to reflect on the similarities between living things
D. fostering the students' ability to think and communica - Answer- D. fostering the
students' ability to think and communicate scientifically
A group of teachers are focusing on the importance of children's safety during science
activities. In the context of exploring magnets and magnetism, it would be most
important for the teachers to understand the potential danger to children associated with
which of the following activities?
A. using a horseshoe magnet to find items the magnet can lift
B. using a pair of handheld bar magnets to explore magnetic attraction and repulsion
C. using a set of very small magnetic beads to create two- and three- dimensional
shapes
D. using jumbo alphabet-letter magnets to attach to a magnetic board - Answer- C.
using a set of very small magnetic beads to create two- and three- dimensional shapes
Every week, a third-grade class goes to the science lab for a lesson with the science
teacher. At the start of each lesson, the science teacher reviews general safety rules
and introduces safety rules relevant to the specific lab activity they will be doing that
day. Which of the following guidelines should be required of the students during every
science lab?
A. Alway work with a partner during lab activities.
B. Always clean up any broken glass immediately.
C. Always wear a laboratory coat during lab sessions.
D. Always tie back long hair and secure loose clothing. - Answer- D. Always tie back
long hair and secure loose clothing.
The teachers of a preschool class have been discussing how best to support the
children in learning to take responsibility for their behavior. Which of the following
teacher strategies would be most effective for this purpose?
A. modeling and scaffolding self-management for children consistently during course of
everyday activities
B. conducting self-management instruction with small groups of children several times a
week
C. removing children from activities when they fail to demonstrate appropriate self-
management
D. offering children public compliments and rewards frequently for displaying self-
management - Answer- A. modeling and scaffolding self-management for children
consistently during course of everyday activities
, A third-grade teacher is making preparations for a unit in which student's will study
locations of Oklahoma's major landforms and bodies of water. Which of the following
types of maps would likely be most helpful to the students in the context of this unit?
A. population map
B. physical map
C. economic map
D. geologic map - Answer- B. physical map
Which of the following behavioral milestones typically appears earliest in the sequence
of typical infant development?
A. rolling over back to front
B. making cooing sound
C. using a pincer grasp
D. babbling consonants - Answer- B. making cooing sound
In the coming school year, a general education kindergarten class will include a child
with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The kindergarten teachers want to ensure that the
classroom environment will effectively support the child's learning and development.
Which of the following teacher strategies would likely be most effective for promoting
the achievement of this objective?
A. pairing the child to work with a classmate who is helpful and easygoing
B. creating labels to clearly identify each activity center in the classroom
C. arranging for the child to have a fun-time aide to provide individualized guidance
D. creating a visual schedule to help the child anticipate upcoming activities - Answer-
D. creating a visual schedule to help the child anticipate upcoming activities
Before school begins, the teachers of an early childhood class meet to discuss
strategies for the upcoming year. The teachers realize that the children have had varied
amounts of previous classroom experience and have a range of backgrounds,
strengths, and needs. Which of the following factors would be most important for the
teachers to focus on as they strive to promote the development and learning of all
children in the class?
A. providing each child with culturally responsive learning experiences
B. determining families' attitudes about the nature and frequency of contact with the
school
C. understanding the extent of an agreement among families regarding preferred
teaching practices
D. defining effective methods for informing all families about school activities - Answer-
A. providing each child with culturally responsive learning experiences
The teachers of a culturally diverse preschool classroom meet regularly to discuss
various topics and issues (e.g., how smoothly the class is running, whether a new
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One morning, when a group of kindergarteners gather at the water table, they find that
familiar water-table toys have been replaced with various new objects. Before the
students begin playing with the new objects, the teacher asks them to tell whether they
think each new object will float or sink, and to suggest a reason why. Which of the
following would likely be the greatest benefit of this activity?
A. building the students' understanding of logical deduction
B. engaging the students in personally meaningful debate
C. renewing the students' interest in a routine activity
D. promoting the students to reflect on their prior knowledge - Answer- D. promoting the
students to reflect on their prior knowledge
After a heavy rainstorm during the night, the children in a preschool class are excited by
all the puddles they see on the playground upon arriving at school. When the children
go out to play that afternoon, however, they express surprise that almost all of the
puddles have disappeared. Which of the following responses by the teacher would be
most likely to prompt the children's use of scientific thinking in this situation?
A. asking the children if they can guess where the puddles might have come from in the
first place
B. showing the children how to use brushes to paint with water on the sidewalk and then
observing what happens to their paintings over time
C. explaining to the children that the puddles evaporate because they were heated by
the sun
D. talking with the children about the different forms of precipitation that water vapor can
taken when it falls from the sky - Answer- B. showing the children how to use brushes to
paint with water on the sidewalk and then observing what happens to their paintings
over time
Each year, a third-grade teacher teaches a bit on monarch butterflies, which migrate
through the local area early in the fall. This unit is always popular with students, who like
butterflies and enjoy studying them. The teacher plans a variety of activities for the
students, such as graphing daily butterfly counts and drawing pictures of the monarchs
during their difficult metamorphic stages. The students also keep individual notebooks
on what they have personally observed and questions they would like to pursue. Which
of the following results would likely be the greatest benefit of involving students in such
activities?
,A. supporting the students' understanding of how to conduct controlled experiments
B. promoting the students' awareness of similarities between living things
C. encouraging the students to reflect on the similarities between living things
D. fostering the students' ability to think and communica - Answer- D. fostering the
students' ability to think and communicate scientifically
A group of teachers are focusing on the importance of children's safety during science
activities. In the context of exploring magnets and magnetism, it would be most
important for the teachers to understand the potential danger to children associated with
which of the following activities?
A. using a horseshoe magnet to find items the magnet can lift
B. using a pair of handheld bar magnets to explore magnetic attraction and repulsion
C. using a set of very small magnetic beads to create two- and three- dimensional
shapes
D. using jumbo alphabet-letter magnets to attach to a magnetic board - Answer- C.
using a set of very small magnetic beads to create two- and three- dimensional shapes
Every week, a third-grade class goes to the science lab for a lesson with the science
teacher. At the start of each lesson, the science teacher reviews general safety rules
and introduces safety rules relevant to the specific lab activity they will be doing that
day. Which of the following guidelines should be required of the students during every
science lab?
A. Alway work with a partner during lab activities.
B. Always clean up any broken glass immediately.
C. Always wear a laboratory coat during lab sessions.
D. Always tie back long hair and secure loose clothing. - Answer- D. Always tie back
long hair and secure loose clothing.
The teachers of a preschool class have been discussing how best to support the
children in learning to take responsibility for their behavior. Which of the following
teacher strategies would be most effective for this purpose?
A. modeling and scaffolding self-management for children consistently during course of
everyday activities
B. conducting self-management instruction with small groups of children several times a
week
C. removing children from activities when they fail to demonstrate appropriate self-
management
D. offering children public compliments and rewards frequently for displaying self-
management - Answer- A. modeling and scaffolding self-management for children
consistently during course of everyday activities
, A third-grade teacher is making preparations for a unit in which student's will study
locations of Oklahoma's major landforms and bodies of water. Which of the following
types of maps would likely be most helpful to the students in the context of this unit?
A. population map
B. physical map
C. economic map
D. geologic map - Answer- B. physical map
Which of the following behavioral milestones typically appears earliest in the sequence
of typical infant development?
A. rolling over back to front
B. making cooing sound
C. using a pincer grasp
D. babbling consonants - Answer- B. making cooing sound
In the coming school year, a general education kindergarten class will include a child
with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The kindergarten teachers want to ensure that the
classroom environment will effectively support the child's learning and development.
Which of the following teacher strategies would likely be most effective for promoting
the achievement of this objective?
A. pairing the child to work with a classmate who is helpful and easygoing
B. creating labels to clearly identify each activity center in the classroom
C. arranging for the child to have a fun-time aide to provide individualized guidance
D. creating a visual schedule to help the child anticipate upcoming activities - Answer-
D. creating a visual schedule to help the child anticipate upcoming activities
Before school begins, the teachers of an early childhood class meet to discuss
strategies for the upcoming year. The teachers realize that the children have had varied
amounts of previous classroom experience and have a range of backgrounds,
strengths, and needs. Which of the following factors would be most important for the
teachers to focus on as they strive to promote the development and learning of all
children in the class?
A. providing each child with culturally responsive learning experiences
B. determining families' attitudes about the nature and frequency of contact with the
school
C. understanding the extent of an agreement among families regarding preferred
teaching practices
D. defining effective methods for informing all families about school activities - Answer-
A. providing each child with culturally responsive learning experiences
The teachers of a culturally diverse preschool classroom meet regularly to discuss
various topics and issues (e.g., how smoothly the class is running, whether a new
