MOCA Early Childhood Practice Test

MOCA Early Childhood Practice Test Which of the following types of peer relationships is most characteristic of second- grade students? A. single, exclusive friendship B. small, same-gender groups C. popularity-based cliques D. fluid, heterogeneous gangs - ANS B. small, same-gender groups The curriculum in an early childhood program encourages young children to become engaged in challenging activities that involve both planning and problem solving. This aspect of the curriculum is most likely to promote the children's ability to: A. adjust easily to unexpected changes in the daily schedule B. perform in the highest percentile on mandated tests C. approach new learning experiences with confidence D. maintain focus and concentration during academic instruction - ANS C. approach new learning experiences with confidence. Which of the following behaviors reflects an infant's development of an understanding of object permanence? A. sucking on part of a handheld toy B. switching a toy from hand to hand C. watching a toy roll across a floor D. searching for a toy under a blanket - ANS D. searching for a toy under a blanket Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory of development hypothesizes that, as the beginning of the elementary school years, the primary conflict facing young children is that of: A. industry vs. inferiority B. intimacy vs. isolation C. trust vs. mistrust D. identity vs. role confusion - ANS A. industry vs. inferiority During which age span do young children typically first begin to demonstrate goal-directed actions? A. 0-2 years B. 2-4 years C. 4-6 years D. 6-8 years - ANS 0-2 years Which of the following is most characteristic of the language development of a typical three-year-old child? A. speaking in complete simple sentences (ex: I want a cookie) B. pointing to objects and uttering a single word (ex: cookie) C. combining two words together (ex: want cookie) D. speaking in complex sentences (ex: please give me a chocolate cookie, because I feel very, very hungry) - ANS A. speaking in complete sentences (Ex: "I want a cookie.") A preschool teacher observes two three-year-old's playing silently side by side in a sandbox, each building a castle. Which of the following would be the most appropriate conclusion for the teacher to draw in regard to this behavior? A. the children's play is advanced for their age and suggests that they may be gifted learners B. the children's play falls within the developmentally appropriate range for preschoolers C. the children's play seems overly static and in need of intervention to stimulate greater creativity D. the children's play is typical of much younger children and suggests significant developmental delays. - ANS B. the children's play falls within the developmentally appropriate range for preschoolers Toward the end of a unit on animals, a second-grade class goes on a field trip to the zoo. Upon returning, the teacher engages the students in a discussion of what they saw and experienced at the zoo. Then, as an evaluation exercise, the teacher asks that each student draw a picture about the trip with a written description. This activity is characteristic of which of the following assessment methods? A. criterion-referenced B. portfolio review C. task analysis D. performance-based - ANS D. performance-based Which of the following would be the most effective method to use for monitoring the progress of second-grade students in mathematics? A. administering a norm-referenced assessment midway through the school year B. conducting frequent curriculum-based assessments C. administering a dynamic skills assessment at the beginning of each instructional unit D. conducting a portfolio assessment at the end of the school year - ANS B. conducting frequent curriculum-based assessments Which of the following reflects the best use of a developmental screening checklist with preschool children? A. to create a profile of children's individual learning styles B. to determine whether individual children are eligible for special education services C. to identify children who are in need of more in-depth assessment in specific areas D. to modify instructional strategies for children with developmental delays - ANS C. to identify children who are in need of more in-depth assessment in specific areas. Which of the following assessment adaptations would be the most appropriate to use with a first-grade English language learner? A. using a standardized test with multiple subtests B. presenting material nonverbally C. beginning the test at a lower age level D. using culturally relevant materials - ANS D. using culturally relevant materials Which of the following assessment strategies would provide a kindergarten teacher with the most comprehensive information about a student's oral language development? A. observing the student during conversations with peers B. asking the student several "who" or "what" questions C. listening to the student recite the alphabet D. having the student read a list of sigh words aloud - ANS A. observing the student during conversations with peers Which of the following is the most appropriate rationale for using a team approach when assessing young children? A. coordination of assessment results from a variety of disciplines increases the effectiveness of instruction B. collaboration is an effective time-management strategy to complete evaluations quickly C. coordination of evaluations helps eliminate the need to recommend more in-depth assessment D. collaboration among professionals helps parents feel confident about the reliability of the assessment results - ANS A. coordination of assessment results from a variety of disciplines increases the effectiveness of instruction. A first-grade teacher is participating in an initial special education evaluation of a student in the teacher's class. In addition to documenting the student's current level of academic performance, the teacher would typically provide which of the following information to the evaluation team? A. plans to involve the family in the student's instructional program at home B. documentation of the student's complete developmental and medical history C. plans to implement a new instructional strategy with the student D. documentation of the strategies and modifications to instruction that have been tried with the student - ANS D. documentation of the strategies and modifications to instruction that have been tried with the student In general, children of preschool age feel most secure in educational settings that: A. combine a large number of activity choices with frequent changes of activity B. stress whole-class activities in which students perform specific tasks under close teacher direction C. emphasize student-directed learning and a minimum of external structure D. offer a balance of calm and active learning experiences in a predictable and orderly environment - ANS D. offer a balance of calm and active learning experiences in a predictable and orderly environment. A child in a preschool class continually tests the rules and disobeys the teacher. The teacher decides that she can best meet the child's needs by establishing clear limits and being consistent in imposing consequences for misbehavior. Whenever disciplinary measures are necessary, the teacher should ensure that the child understands that: A. the consequences are a sign of the teacher's disappointment in the child B. the child's misbehavior sets him or her apart from the other children C. the consequences are a direct result of the child's misbehavior D. the misbehavior represents a breach of trust with the teacher - ANS C. the consequences are a direct result of the child's misbehavior A kindergarten teacher is arranging the classroom for the first day of school. The teacher has planned a variety of whole-class and small-group activities for the day. In the area of the room where whole-class meetings will be held, the teacher lays out a carpet square for each child. The best rationale for this practice is that it: A. provides an environmental cue that helps students understand what they are expected to do B. encourages students to assemble quickly in order to obtain seats beside their preferred classmates C. facilitates the teacher's performance of routine chores such as calling roll D. communicates to each student that the teacher has confidence in his or her ability to make independent decisions. - ANS A. provides an environmental cue that helps students understand what they are expected to do. A first-grade student with disabilities leaves his general education classroom frequently to work with specialists in a resource room. The first grade teacher wants to ensure that the general education classroom represents a positive and secure environment for this student. Which of the following actions by the first-grade teacher would best foster the achievement of this objective? A. asking the specialists in the resource room to emphasize to the student that the general education classroom is his primary placement B. designing instruction that supports the student's development of friendships and sense of belonging in the classroom community C. encouraging the student's parents to create ongoing opportunities for the student to interact with his classmates outside of school D. providing an explanation to the class about the nature of the student's disability and the services he receives in the resource room. - ANS B. designing instruction that supports the student's development of friendships and sense of belonging in the classroom community. A kindergarten teacher often uses blocks as learning tools in various areas of the curriculum. The teacher is currently planning activities to promote the children's problem-solving skills. Which of the following activities with blocks would best support this objective? A. having children work in small groups to build a block structure that will support a heavy book B. showing children assorted blocks on a tray, then removing one block secretly and asking the children to identify which one was removed C. distributing a variety of blocks to pairs of children and asking the children to sort the blocks by shape D. giving groups of children multicolor blocks and challenge them to make a colorful design - ANS A. having children work in small groups to build a block structure that will support a heavy book A first-grade teacher frequently takes advantage of the children's enjoyment of creative movement to foster learning across the curriculum. Which of the following would be the teacher's best strategy for using creative movement to support vocabulary development? A developing a new list each week of movement-related terms and having the children memorize the terms and their definitions B. introducing various dance forms (ex: folk dance, square dance) into the children's movement activities and teaching relevant dance terminology in the process C. asking each child at the beginning of movement activities to name one type of movement he or she plans to use (ex: jumping, skipping) D. commenting during movement activities on the movements made by the children, using expressive language to describe the movements and the mood they create - ANS D. commenting during movement activities on the movements made by the children, using expressive language to describe the movements and the mood they create Which of the following would be an early childhood teacher's best strategy for promoting students' respect and appreciation for diversity? A. choosing one country or culture for students to study over the course of the year B. viewing educational videos exploring different countries and cultures every month C. ensuring that the perspectives and the experiences of diverse peoples are a consistent feature of the curriculum D. issuing an open invitation to the children's families to visit or volunteer in the classroom. - ANS C. ensuring that the perspectives and experiences of diverse peoples are a consistent feature of the curriculum Young children's development of a large oral vocabulary is likely to support their future reading development most directly by: A. helping them discriminate between different parts of speech B. fostering their ability to decode digraphs and consonant blends C. determining word meaning from context D. facilitating their ability to segment words into phonemes - ANS C. determining word meaning from context A toddler teacher regularly engages children in oral word games and encourages their spontaneous generation of nonsense words and sentences that rhyme. These practices help lay the foundations for formal reading and writing instruction primarily by: A. providing opportunities for teaching sound-symbol relationships B. fostering children's understanding of the alphabetic nature of English C. providing opportunities for pointing out simple English spelling patterns D. fostering children's enjoyment of language play - ANS D. fostering children's enjoyment of language play A preschool teacher who works with four-year-old children should be most concerned about the oral language development of a child who has difficulty: A. using pronouns appropriately and consistently B. pronouncing words containing the /ch/ sound (ex: chair, check) C. using relational terms consistently (ex: then, when, while) D. describing recent events in which the child has participated - ANS D. describing recent events in which the child has participated A preschool teacher would like to improve students' listening skills during morning circle time. Which of the following strategies would best promote this goal? A. incorporating activities that require active listening (ex: identifying the sources of various sounds, listening for words that start with a specific letter) B. reminding students to use their "good listening ears" whenever important information is about to be presented C. presenting challenging concepts (ex: yesterday, next week) that require students to listen attentively in order to fully understand their meaning D. providing students with frequent verbal reminders to take turns and listen to one another during circle time discussions. - ANS A. incorporating activities that require active listening (ex: identifying the sources of various sounds, listening for words that start with a specific letter) A second-grade class includes two students who have language delays and who tend to speak to peers and adults only when necessary. Which of the following teacher strategies would be most effective for increasing the students' use of oral language in the classroom? A. positing a chart for each of the two students that tallies the number of times each of them communicates with others during the day. B. scheduling a daily morning meeting that includes time for students to voluntarily share personal experiences with one another C. setting up small-group activities on a regular basis that require students to talk to one another in order to complete assignments D. meeting with the two students individually at the end of the day to ask them questions related to the day's lessons and activities - ANS C. setting up small-group activities on a regular basis that require students to talk to one another in order to complete assignments. Students in a kindergarten class are telling their teacher about a recent class field trip. As the students share their experiences, the teacher writes their thoughts on chart paper. The teacher then reads aloud what the students have dictated. Which of the following describes the best rationale for incorporating this type of activity into instruction? A. to foster students' social skills by involving them in a cooperative learning activity B. to assess students' abilities to pay attention and recall events accurately C. to foster students' literacy skills by building upon their oral language D. to assess students' abilities to comprehend material presented during field trips - ANS C. to foster students' literacy skills by building upon their oral language Which of the following would be the most effective strategy for a kindergarten teacher to use in promoting the communication skills of a student who is an English language learner? A. providing opportunities for the student to read a favorite book aloud to the class in the student's home language B. facilitating the student's full participation in activities with peers (ex: exploring sand-table materials, role-playing in the class post office) C. spending time with the student during recess engaging in one-on-one conversations D. helping the student label objects in the classroom (ex: bookshelves, blocks) in both English and the student's home language - ANS B. facilitating the student's full participation in activities with peers (ex: exploring sand-table materials, role-playing in the class post office) A third-grade teacher observes a new student who is an English language learner using sentences that include both English words and words in the student's home language. Which of the following would be the teacher's most appropriate response to the observation? A. ignoring the student's switching between language and encouraging the student's efforts to communicate with others B. asking a classmate who has strong verbal skills to serve as a buddy for the student and help facilitate the student's conversations with others C. talking with the student to ensure that she is aware that she often mixes two languages when communicating D. providing the student with a bilingual dictionary to use to look up English words that she needs for conversations - ANS A. ignoring the student's switching between languages and encouraging the student's efforts to communicate with others. A kindergartner is reading a story to a doll. The child cannot yet actually read but is retelling a story that was read aloud earlier in the day. During this activity, the child moves a finger along the lines of text and points out pictures to the doll. This behavior most strongly suggests that the child has developed: A. skill in recognizing individual letters and sight words B. knowledge of letter-sound relationships C. understanding that written symbols convey meaning D. an extensive receptive and expressive vocabulary - ANS C. understanding that written symbols convey meaning Which of the following teacher strategies would be most effective for supporting children's understanding that print is read from left to right in the English language? A. asking children to point to the capital letter at the beginning of each sentence written on chart paper B. reading aloud a predictable storybook to the class and asking children to join in C. having children dictate stories to the teacher and then draw illustrations to go with their stories D. pointing to each word of text while reading Big Books aloud to the class on a regular basis - ANS D. pointing to each word of text while reading Big Books aloud to the class on a regular basis During a literacy activity, a kindergarten teacher asks students to answer a series of oral questions such as the ones show below. -What sound is the same in cake, coat, and couch? -Which word does not belong> pie, puddle, tooth, party -Which word ends the same way as kite? nine, rose, cone, boat This type of activity would best promote children's development of: A. phonemic awareness B.. word-analysis skills C. alphabetic awareness D. decoding skills - ANS A. phonemic awareness A first-grade teacher write the following words on the board: said, are, they, come, and was. In reviewing the spelling of these words with students, the teacher should emphasize the concept that these words: A. do not follow phonics rules, so the students need to learn to recognize and spell them as whole words B. can be easily rhymed with common words that can serve as models for how to spell these words C. are difficult to learn and should be looked up in a dictionary to confirm the correct spelling D. contain unusual letter-sound correspondences that must be understood in order to spell them. - ANS A. do not follow phonics rules, so the students need to learn to recognize and spell them as whole words. Which of the following students entering first grade should be considered at the highest risk of experiencing difficulties in learning to read? A. a student with incomplete mastery of letter-sound correspondences B. a student with limited oral language development C. a student with an incomplete grasp of phonics generalizations D. a student with limited knowledge of syllable structure. - ANS B. a student with limited oral language development Which of the following assessment strategies would provide the best measure of a student's mastery of the alphabetic principle? A. asking the student to identify by name a series of visually presented uppercase and lowercase letters B. having the student read aloud a list of high-frequency irregular sight words C. asking the student to segment a series of orally presented words into their component sounds D. having the student read aloud a list of phonetically regular nonsense words - ANS D. having the student read aloud a list of phonetically regular nonsense words A kindergarten student has developed phonemic awareness and has learned the most common sounds represented by the letters a, d, f, i, m ,o, r, s, and t. Which of the following lessons would be most effective to plan next for a student at this stage of reading development? A. writing and outlining the shapes of words such as mad and sad B. learning to read high-frequency words such as to and do C. sounding out and blending the letters in words such as mat and sat D. learning to rhyme words such as sit and fit - ANS C. sounding out and blending the letters in words such as mat and sat. For students in the partial alphabetic stage of word reading, which of the following activities would be most appropriate for reinforcing explicit phonics instruction? A. writing independently using invented spelling B. generating rhyming words with high-frequency spelling patterns C. acting out action words that start with known letter sounds D. selecting and reading picture books independently - ANS A. writing independently using invented spelling Beginning readers are likely to have the most difficulty decoding which of the following word types? A. CVCe words, such as ride B. VCC words, such as ask C. CVCC words, such as fast D. CVC words, such as map - ANS A. CVCe words, such as ride At the beginning of the school year, a third-grade teacher tells students that they will be keeping literature logs in which they will write about the books they read. Which of the following directions by the teacher would best help ensure that the logs foster students' thoughtful response to literature? A. "Include a brief summary of the plot to convey a sense of the tone and genre of the work." B. "After you have made an entry about a book, ask a classmate to read what you have written." C. "Try to vary the form or style of your writing so that your log entries don't all start sounding alike." D. "Focus on what you think or feel about a book and give reasons for your reactions." - ANS D. "Focus on what you think or feel about a book and give reasons for your reactions." To help determine instructional reading levels at the beginning of the school year, a second-grade teacher would like to assess students' sigh-word vocabulary. To gather this information, the teacher would most appropriately engage each student in reading: A. a list of nonsense words B. selected sections from the student's favorite book C. published lists of high- frequency words D. a passage from the second-grade basal reader - ANS C. published lists of high-frequency words Showing young readers how to make a story map is an effective strategy for helping them: A. communicate their individual responses to particular texts B. understand the relationships between main events, characters, and ideas in a text C. activate their prior knowledge before reading unfamiliar texts D. recognize the importance of illustrations, dialogue, and narrative in conveying a text's meaning - ANS B. understand the relationships between main events, characters, and ideas in a text. A third-grade teacher would like to help students find information about butterflies in a book of insects. Which of the following instructional strategies is likely to be most effective for this purpose? A. activating students' prior knowledge by asking them to find photographs of butterflies in the book B. previewing relevant vocabulary words in the book's glossary C. asking students to scan the book for key words related to butterflies D. using an overhead transparency to demonstrate how to use the book's table of contents - ANS D. using an overhead transparency to demonstrate how to use the book's table of contents A small group of students in a second-grade class reads the first page of a story silently as their teacher reads it aloud. After reading the first page, the teacher leads a brief discussion on what has happened in the story so far. At this point in the activity, which of the following would be the teacher's best approach for motivating the students to read the rest of the story independently while the teacher works with another group of students? A. telling the students some interesting biographical details about the author's life B. asking the students to generate predictions about what might happen in the story C. having the students complete a cloze exercise featuring words they will encounter in the story D. assigning the students to create a dramatization of the story after they have finished reading it - ANS B. asking the students to generate predictions about what might happen in the story A preschooler shows the teacher a recently completed drawing. The child says, "This is a house." Then, pointing to a series of jagged lines around the picture, the child adds, "This says, 'My house. A big, white house.' " This child is most clearly demonstrating awareness that: A. words consist of joined letters B. writing represents spoken language C. sentences consist of discrete words D. letters represent specific sounds - ANS B. writing represents spoken language Which of the following would be a teacher's best strategy for promoting writing development in four-year-old children? A. scheduling daily practice writing letters using paper with widely spaced heavylines B. placing writing materials throughout the classroom's various learning centers and play areas C. providing worksheets on which children trace large letters and numerals D. using a commercial handwriting series that starts by teaching correct hand and arm motions - ANS B. placing writing materials throughout the classroom's various learning centers and play areas In a writing program for emergent writers, a preschool teacher's primary emphasis should be on encouraging the children to: A. write grammatically complete sentences B. form letters of the alphabet clearly and correctly C. write often and for a variety of real purposes D. achieve conventional spelling as early as possible - ANS C. write often and for a variety of real purposes A first-grade students wants to write about a trip he took to a park over the weekend, but he is unsure about what to write. Which of the following would be an effective prewriting strategy for the teacher to use with this student? A. reading aloud to the student a story that takes place in a park B. asking the student a series of true or false questions about the park C. providing the student with a list of vocabulary words related to the park D. having the student audio-record his thoughts about the trip - ANS D. having the student audio-record his thoughts about the trip Which of the following is the most important factor in an English language learner's ability to develop writing skills in English? A. the student's understanding of the steps in the writing process B. the student's level of literacy development in the home language C. the student's acquisition of a wide range of English vocabulary words D. the student's level of familiarity with various written genres - ANS B. the student's level of literacy development in the home language During a science unit on ecology, students in a third-grade class decide to start a class project of saving paper for recycling. The teacher plans to integrate writing instruction with the project. Which of the following writing tasks would likely be most effective for developing students' ability to write for a specific audience? A. a progress report on the project for a classroom bulletin board B. personal journal entries describing the students' participation in the project C. an announcement about the project for a calendar of upcoming class events D. a letter to the school principal describing the benefits of the project - ANS D. a letter to the school principal describing the benefits of the project Which of the following statements best describes how the use of invented spellings of English words reflects a stage of writing development in English language learners? A. invented spellings indicate an awareness of letter-sound correspondence B. invented spellings are evidence of learned phonetic errors that require targeted intervention C. invented spellings indicate a discrepancy between listening and speaking comprehension D. invented spellings are evidence of appropriate language transfer of phonetic rules from the home language - ANS A. invented spellings indicate an awareness of letter-sound correspondence. A preschool teacher is creating a music center for a classroom of three- and four-year-old. Which of the following musical instruments would be most appropriate to include for children of this age? A. drums, rhythm sticks, and bells B. small keyboards and accordions C. recorders, kazoos, and flutes D. guitars and autoharps - ANS A. drums, rhythm sticks, and bells Which of the following arts-related activities is most likely to contribute to young children's understanding of the mathematical concept of pattern? A. mixing paints to create different colors B. practicing rhythmic dance movements C. cutting squares of paper into snowflakes D. identifying musical instruments by their sounds - ANS A. practicing rhythmic dance movements Which of the following activities in a first-grade classroom would best integrate social skills learning with arts learning? A. divided into small groups, children learn fold dances from different cultures to perform for each other B. students take turns pantomiming an idea while others ask questions to guess what they are representing C. as a holiday project, students create and paint pottery shapes as gifts for parents/ guardians D. the class plans and works together to design and create a thematic mural with paint and collage - ANS D. the class plans and works together to design and create a thematic mural with paint and collage. A three-year-old child makes a scribble with a crayon and tells the teacher. "This is my kitty." Which of the following responses by the teacher would be most developmentally appropriate? A. asking the child to point out the head or tail B. expressing interest in and enjoyment of the drawing C. suggesting that the child add legs or ears D. showing the child a book that has pictures of cats - ANS B. expressing interest in and enjoyment of the drawing The children in a kindergarten class become very excited about a new story heard during story time and repeatedly ask the teacher to read it again. When the teacher proposes that the class act out the story, the children respond with enthusiasm. The teacher's most developmentally appropriate goal for this activity would be for the children to: A. acquire the vocal and gestural skills to develop characterization and advance a plot B. explore and express their own ideas and feelings about the story C. recognize the differences between a story written to be read and a play written to be performed D. present a scripted dramatization of the story to an audience - ANS B. explore and express their own ideas and feelings about the story To promote creative development in young children when they are creating hand- or finger-paintings, the children should be encouraged to: A. create representations of people, objects, and scenes from their everyday lives B. identify the colors they are using in their paintings C. use different parts of their hands to explore how each part makes a different kind of mark D. describe to an adult what they are depicting in their paintings - ANS C. use different parts of their hands to explore how each part makes a different kind of mark As part of a science unit on plant growth, a third-grade teacher has each student plant a seed in a container and care for it as it grows. Once a week, the students are asked to draw a picture of their plant as it appears that day, then compare the pictures and note the changes that occur over time. This activity best illustrates how the visual arts can be used to help students develop: A. flexible thinking B. observation skills C. eye-hand coordination D. problem-solving skills - ANS B. observation skills A toddler teacher schedules outdoor playtime every day. On days when the weather is very warm, which of the following safety practices would be most important for the teacher to follow? A. waiting until late afternoon before taking the children outdoors B. asking families to provide shorts and sandals for their children to wear outdoors C. having the children take breaks and drink fluids while they are outdoors D. limiting children's outdoor play to quiet activities that do not involve physical exertion - ANS C. having the children take breaks and drink fluids while they are outdoors Which of the following would be the most effective way for a preschool teacher to build students' understanding of good nutritional practices? A. setting up a kitchen activity center furnished with toy food items and child-size appliances and utensils B. having children assist in the preparation of nutritious snacks as a part of the daily classroom routine C. displaying posters that use appealing illustrations to convey important messages about healthy eating D. visiting the school cafeteria to watch a dietician plan on oversee the preparation of lunch - ANS B. having children assist in the preparation of nutritious snacks as a part of the daily classroom routine A child in an early childhood class has cerebral palsy. The child is able to maintain stability while standing and walking and can't grip with her left hand, but she has difficulty using her hand to lift. Which of the following would be the teacher's best modification of a movement activity in which the whole class will wave a parachute up and down? a. Positioning the child between classmates in a way that allows her to hold on while they control the up-and-down motion b. Introducing a related activity in which the child and a classmate duck under the parachute as it is being lifted by the other children c. Redesigning the activity to have the class hold the parachute in their left hands and rotate it by walking around in a circle d. Appointing the child to act as the activity director by counting the beat as the class raises and lowers the parachute - ANS A. positioning the child between classmates in a way that allows her to hold on while they control the up-and-down-motion Which of the following is the most significant risk to young children posed by environmental exposure to lead through paint or other sources? A. neurological impairment B. respiratory disease C. skeletal abnormalities D. high blood pressure - ANS A. neurological impairment An early childhood teacher strongly suspects that a child in her class has conjunctivitis (pink eye). Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for the teacher to take in an attempt to prevent the spread of this infection to other children? A. Have children who have been playing with the child use a hand sanitizer frequently throughout the day B. Send home a note advising students' parents/guardians of the symptoms of conjunctivitis C. separate the child from the rest of the class the remainder of the day D. Contact the child's parents/guardians immediately to discuss her concerns and request that they seek medical attention for their child - ANS D. contact the child's parents/guardians immediately to discuss her concerns and request that they seek medical attention for their child. A preschool teacher brings a group of four-year-old children outside to play on a playground with various types of equipment. Which of the following gross-motor activities would likely be most appropriate for children in this age group? A. riding tricycles on a level surface B. playing an organized game of kickball C. running relay races D. jumping rope while chanting a rhyme - ANS A. riding tricycles on a level surface A kindergarten teacher is planning a unit on dental hygiene. Which of the following would be the most appropriate student learning goal for the unit? A. recognize the major parts of a tooth and their functions B. demonstrate proper techniques for brushing teeth C. understand what happens to teeth when decay occurs D. plan meals that would support the development of healthy teeth - ANS B. demonstrate proper techniques for brushing teeth A pair of first-grade students uses a 2.5 inch block to measure the length of a table. The students use a 5 inch block to measure a different table of the same length. They announce to the teacher that the first table is longer than the second table. The teacher then measures the two tables with a ruler and shows the students that the two tables are the same length. This situation could be most appropriately used for introducing the students to which of the following mathematical concepts? a. Geometric shapes b. Standard units of measure c. Conservation of number d. Perimeter and area - ANS B. standard units of measure A kindergarten teacher keeps a large calendar on the classroom wall. Each morning, the teacher and the children discuss the weather, and the children decide whether they should place a sun or a cloud on the calendar. Which of the following teacher-led activities would be most effective and developmentally appropriate for integrating math into this science activity? A. creating a weather picture graph and updating it daily B. asking the children to decide each morning whether it is sunnier or cloudier than the day before C. adding a yellow marble to a jar for every day it is sunny D. recording the daily temperature and correlating it to cloudy and sunny days - ANS A. creating a weather picture graph and updating it daily Which of the following behaviors by a child demonstrates an understanding of one-to-one correspondence? A. placing blue and red balls in separate containers B. identifying objects in a room that come in pairs C. counting a group of ten objects by touching each object while saying its number aloud D. matching a puzzle piece with the number five to a puzzle piece with five apples on it - ANS C. ACcounting a group of ten objects by touching each object while saying its number aloud A third-grade student who has solved a word problem correctly has not shown any of the work. The teacher can best assess the student's conceptual understanding of the problem by asking the student to: A. solve additional similar problems B. determine if the answer is reasonable C. explain the steps to arrive at the answer D. create a similar type of word problem - ANS C. explain the steps to arrive at the answer In a bag of marbles, 2 are blue, 3 are green, and 3 are red. What is the probability that a marble drawn at random from the bag will be blue? A. 1/8 B. 1/4 C. 1/3 D. 1/2 - ANS B. 1/4 13 position? - ANS up arrow Express the following words as numbers. fifty-six: 506 twenty-five: 205 The student who made the errors shown in the exercise above would benefit most from which of the following activities? A. practicing basic math facts B. reviewing the concept of "0" as a placeholder when writing numerals C. using unit cubes to represent numbers in base 5 D. arranging groups of base-10 blocks and writing the numerals represented - ANS D. arranging groups of base-10 blocks and writing the numerals represented The box shown above is to be painted. What is the surface area of the box that will be covered with paint? Area= length x width 3 feet= width 2 feet = width 4 feet = length SA= 2 (6) + 2 (12) + 2(8)= 52. 3x2= 6 3x4= 12 2x4= 8 - ANS C. 52 square feet Involvement in which of the following classroom experiences can best contribute to young children's development of the idea of democracy? a. Role-playing using dress-up clothes from various cultures b. Choosing whether to work with a partner or alone on a project c. Generating a list of rules for classroom behavior d. Cleaning up play areas after activities in them are finished - ANS C. generating a list of rules for classroom behavior Students in a third-grade class are researching and writing reports on types of animals in various regions. Their teacher could best help the students organize their ideas and information for writing by discussing: A. the difference between facts and opinions B. how to create and use an outline C. the difference between an active voice and a passive voice D. how to record data in a flowchart - ANS B. how to create and use an outline The constitution of the United States delegates which of the following roles to the executive branch of the U.S. government? A. interpreting federal laws B. negotiating treaties C. regulating interstate commerce D. levying taxes - ANS B. negotiating treaties A kindergarten teacher uses the space above eye level on all four walls of the classroom to create an "in-the-round" pictorial calendar. On it the teacher shows months and days and marks significant events such as holidays and students' birthdays with a symbol or picture. This approach can be expected to benefit students' learning primarily by: A. promoting students' ability to use precise and accurate time classifications B. providing meaningful reference points to help students visualize basic time concepts. C. fostering in students an understanding of their own history and location in time D. helping students recognize relationships between events and people through time. - ANS B. providing meaningful reference points to help students visualize basic time concepts. Students in a kindergarten class have rotating responsibilities for classroom tasks such as watering the plants, setting the table for snacks, and organizing learning center materials. This approach is likely to be most effective in promoting students' understanding of which of the following concepts? a. Equality b. Government c. Community d. Independence - ANS C. community A teacher wishes to integrate social studies content across the curriculum in a class of four-year-olds. The teacher can best achieve this goal by adopting which of the following approaches? A. engaging children in large-group projects that are based on social studies content B. creating one classroom learning center that presents children with a broad range of social studies content C. choosing an overall theme for learning activities that focuses on social students content D. using primarily social studies content to develop children's problem-solving skills - ANS C. choosing an overall theme for learning activities that focuses on social studies content As part of a science unit, a second-grade teacher has students work in groups to build mounds of sand and dirt in a corner of the school yard. The teacher then supplies the students with small watering pails and asks them to pour water on their mounds and take notes on what they observe. This activity would best build students' understanding of which of the following natural processes? A. abrasion B. deformation C. erosion D. subduction - ANS C. erosion Which of the following activities in a preschool classroom would provide the best opportunity to foster children's understanding of concepts related to chemistry? A. blowing on balloons to keep them airborne B. scooping sand and pouring it through a sieve C. creating designs with a sand pendulum D. mixing ingredients and baking cookies - ANS D. mixing ingredients and baking cookies A characteristic of living things that distinguishes them from nonliving things is that only living things: A. absorb energy from sunlight B. are made up of cells C. change physically over time D. contain carbon atoms - ANS B. are made up of cells Handheld magnifiers would be most useful for helping kindergartners observe: A. the protozoa in pond water B. the cells in plant leaves C. the parts of an insect's mouth D. the bacteria in yogurt - ANS C. the parts of an insect's mouth A second-grade teacher places a freshly cut white carnation into a glass that is filled with water that has been dyed dark blue with food coloring. During the day, the children observe the carnation as the blue water rises in the stem and eventually causes the petals of the flower to turn blue. This activity would be most appropriate for modeling which of the following scientific concepts? A. photosynthesis B. the water cycle C. nutrient absorption D. conservation of matter - ANS C. nutrient absorption A second-grade teacher helps the children in her class record the temperature outside the building each morning for two weeks. The children also note if it is sunny, cloudy, or raining when the temperature is recorded. At the end of the two weeks, the children chart their temperature values on graph paper and see if there is any relationship between temperature and weather conditions. This activity will be most effective for helping children practice which of the following science skills? A. describing and classifying phenomena B. designing and using scientific models C. formulating and testing hypotheses D. collecting data and drawing conclusions - ANS D. collecting data and drawing conclusions Over a two-month period, the kindergarten teacher has taken pictures of the phases of the moon. During that time, the teacher and students have passed each new picture on the corresponding date on a large calendar. The class has had several lively discussions about the students' own observations of the moon and its changing appearance. In the context of developing students' science skills, which of the following questions would be most appropriate for the teacher to pose at this time? A. Do you think the moon is larger or smaller than Earth? B. What do you think the moon will look like tomorrow night? C. Where do you think the moon came from? D. What other things would you like to know about the moon? - ANS B. What do you think the moon will look like tomorrow night? Giving three-year-olds access to water or sand tables and a variety of containers would most effectively promote their early exploration of which of the following physical science concepts? A. conservation of mass B. forces and motions C. properties of materials D. energy transfer - ANS C. properties of materials Several children who have (IEPS) will attend a kindergarten class in the upcoming year. To help implement the IEPS, several specialists will provide services in the classroom environment. The most effective first step for the kindergarten teacher to take in building a collaborative relationship with the specialists would be to: A. suggest using a single method of problem solving B. propose that intervention ideas be reached by consensus C. arrange a regular time for sharing information D. assume primary responsibility for decision making - ANS C. arrange a regular time for sharing information When planning the agenda for a conference with the family of a young child who is enrolled in an early childhood program, it is most important include time for: A. the teacher to explain the rationale for using particular assessment strategies with young children. B. the family to describe their own observations of and goals for their child C. the teacher to provide information about various resources for children and families in the community D. the family to learn more about volunteer opportunities at the school. - ANS B. the family describes their own observations of and goals for their child. An early childhood teacher makes arrangements for a home visit with the family of a child who will be entering the educator's preschool class. Which of the following would be the most important message for the teacher to convey during such a visit? a. The school respects and values the family's central role in the child's development and learning b. The child's world will significantly change and expand with his or her entry into preschool c. The school district has a large number of resources available for promoting the welfare of families D. The child's success at school will depend largely on the level of support he or she receives at home - ANS A. the school respects and values the family's central role in the child's development and learning An early childhood teacher would like to set up a page on the school's Website as a way of sharing information with families (ex: upcoming classroom events, displays of children's artwork, activities that families can do together at home) Before implementing this plan, it would be most important for the teacher to address which of the following questions? A. how will families be informed about the existence of the Web site and encouraged to use it? B. how often should the information be updated and who will be responsible for doing so? C. how will the information be communicated to families who do not have internet access? D. how long should exhibits such as children's artwork remain on the web site before being removed? - ANS C. how will the information be communicated to families who do not have internet access? At the beginning of the school year, a first-grade teacher learns that one of the students in his class comes from a culture with which he is unfamiliar. The teacher wishes to promote the child's development and learning in a culturally sensitive manner. Which of the following would likely be the best resources for the teacher to consult under these circumstances? A. a community group that includes members from the student's culture B. the internet C. colleagues who are familiar with the student's culture D. the student's family - ANS D. the student's family A preschool teacher has arranged for a nutritionist from a local public health agency to make a presentation on young children's nutrition at the next meeting for families. The teacher's best preparation for ensuring a meaningful presentation would be to provide the speaker with: A. an outline that indicates the teacher's preferred content and format for the presentation B. multiple copies of the current federal guidelines on nutrition for young children C. survey results showing the nutrition topics the children's families are most interested in hearing about D. examples of poor nutritional choices the teacher has seen families make for their children over the years - ANS C. survey results showing the nutrition topics the children's families are most interested in hearing about A third-grade student with a disability attends a general education classroom and works with the special education teacher in the resource room once a week. The general education teacher's best strategy for working with the special education teacher to meet the student's educational needs would be to: A. confer regularly with the special education teacher to ensure that resource room and classroom activities support each other. B. arrange for the special education teacher to submit a monthly report on the student's progress in specific areas. C. provide the special education teacher with lesson plans in order to align resource room instruction with classroom instruction. D. meet with the student and the special education teacher at the end - ANS A. confer regularly with the special education teacher to ensure that resource room and classroom activities support each other Which of the following activities is generally considered to fall within the early childhood teacher's role as an advocate for young children and their families? A. applying research-based instructional strategies B. collaborating with community-based services and institutions C. administrating state-mandated alternative assessments D. participating in ongoing professional development - ANS B. collaborating with community-based services and institutions A second-grade teacher is participating in a team meeting to develop an (IEP) for a student. In this role, the teacher is responsible for providing information about the student's: A. developmental history B.. present level of performance C. family's need for community services D. medical history - ANS B. present level of performance An early childhood teacher is beginning to create a professional development plan. Which of the following steps should be taken earliest in the planning process? A. determining the documentation methods B. setting short- and long-term goals C. defining how progress will be measured D. identifying supporting resources - ANS B. setting short- and long- term goals An early childhood teacher keeps a daily journal that includes such topics as activities that went will in the classroom, lessons that did not go as expected, and thoughts about how to make adjustments in the future. This teacher's behavior best reflects an awareness of the importance of: A. engaging in ongoing reflection about professional practice B. documenting classroom events to protest oneself from liability C. developing detailed plans for instruction and learning activities D. making careful observations of children for assessment purposes - ANS A. engaging in ongoing reflection about professional practice The (IEP) for a kindergartner with a disability specifies that a particular type of assistive technology device be provided as an instructional accomodation. In this situation , the kindergarten teacher's primary responsibility is to: A. research the expense of various devices that would achieve similar outcomes for the child B. ensure that the child has access to the device as needed throughout the school day C. assist the child's family in locating sources of funding for purchasing the device D. train other staff who interact with the child in the proper operation of the device - ANS B. ensure that the child has access to the device as needed throughout the school day Which of the following is a primary role of the (NAEYC) in early childhood education? A. mediating contract negotiations between teachers and employers B. coordinating regulatory oversight of early childhood programs C. providing professional development opportunities and resources D. overseeing the disbursement of grant money to programs - ANS C. providing professional development opportunities and resources When picking up his child at preschool, a father asks the teacher about another child in the class. The father says that several other parents have expressed concern about a hardship the child's family is facing. The teacher has, in fact been in ongoing communication with the child's family about the situation. From an ethical standpoint, the teacher's most appropriate response would be to: A. make a general statement to the effect that school staff members are aware of the situation and are addressing it. B. suggest that those who feel concerned would be better advised to speak with the family directly than to speculate among themselves C. disavow knowledge of any situation and assure the father that if a problem comes to light, the school will respond appropriately. D. tell the father that for reasons of confidentiality she is unable to speak with him about children other than his own. - ANS D. tell the father that for reasons of confidentiality she is unable to speak with him about children other than his own.