OSAT Practice Test Questions With
Correct Answers
A preschool teacher is planning to conduct an observational assessment
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to obtain data on how often a child engages in a specific behavior. Such
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a procedure is an example of which of the following types of
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assessment? |
A. Event sampling
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B. Running record
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C. Time sampling
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D. Rating scale - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Event sampling
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One of the teachers in a kindergarten class is writing an anecdotal
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record for a new student who has just arrived with a parent/guardian
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for the student's first day at school. Which of the following statements
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would be most appropriate for the teacher to include in this type of
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assessment? |
A. "The student immediately walked to the art table upon entering the
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classroom." |
B. "The student did not appear to be upset when the parent/guardian
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left the classroom."| | |
C. "The student likely felt comforted by having familiar art materials in
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the classroom." | |
, D. "The student seemed relaxed despite not knowing any other students
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|in the classroom." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. "The student
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immediately walked to the art table upon entering the classroom."
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A preschool teacher is preparing to read aloud a Big Book to introduce a
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new unit in science. After showing the book cover, the teacher reads the
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title and pauses to reflectively think aloud, saying, "I'm wondering why
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the author has chose to call this book Tomatoes Taste Like Sunshine! I'm
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thinking that maybe the author knows that tomatoes need the sun to
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grow." The teacher then asks children to share their ideas. This teacher
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practice primarily demonstrates | | |
A. Book-handling techniques
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B. Implicit instruction
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C. Summative assessment of children's learning
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D. Interactive awareness of print concepts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B.
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Implicit instruction |
A third grade classroom follows a daily independent reading routine
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that includes 20 minutes of silent reading followed by a written journal
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reflection. The teacher notices that a few students appear to be easily
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frustrated by the writing component of this assignment and struggle to
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organize and express meaningful ideas through writing. Which of the
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following strategies would best facilitate these students' ongoing
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development of literacy skills? | | | |
A. Providing the students with useful sentence stems.
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Correct Answers
A preschool teacher is planning to conduct an observational assessment
| | | | | | | | |
to obtain data on how often a child engages in a specific behavior. Such
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
a procedure is an example of which of the following types of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
assessment? |
A. Event sampling
| | |
B. Running record
| | |
C. Time sampling
| | |
D. Rating scale - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Event sampling
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One of the teachers in a kindergarten class is writing an anecdotal
| | | | | | | | | | | |
record for a new student who has just arrived with a parent/guardian
| | | | | | | | | | | |
for the student's first day at school. Which of the following statements
| | | | | | | | | | | |
would be most appropriate for the teacher to include in this type of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
assessment? |
A. "The student immediately walked to the art table upon entering the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
classroom." |
B. "The student did not appear to be upset when the parent/guardian
| | | | | | | | | | | |
left the classroom."| | |
C. "The student likely felt comforted by having familiar art materials in
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the classroom." | |
, D. "The student seemed relaxed despite not knowing any other students
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|in the classroom." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. "The student
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immediately walked to the art table upon entering the classroom."
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A preschool teacher is preparing to read aloud a Big Book to introduce a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
new unit in science. After showing the book cover, the teacher reads the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
title and pauses to reflectively think aloud, saying, "I'm wondering why
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the author has chose to call this book Tomatoes Taste Like Sunshine! I'm
| | | | | | | | | | | |
thinking that maybe the author knows that tomatoes need the sun to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
grow." The teacher then asks children to share their ideas. This teacher
| | | | | | | | | | | |
practice primarily demonstrates | | |
A. Book-handling techniques
| | |
B. Implicit instruction
| | |
C. Summative assessment of children's learning
| | | | | |
D. Interactive awareness of print concepts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B.
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Implicit instruction |
A third grade classroom follows a daily independent reading routine
| | | | | | | | | |
that includes 20 minutes of silent reading followed by a written journal
| | | | | | | | | | | |
reflection. The teacher notices that a few students appear to be easily
| | | | | | | | | | | |
frustrated by the writing component of this assignment and struggle to
| | | | | | | | | | |
organize and express meaningful ideas through writing. Which of the
| | | | | | | | | |
following strategies would best facilitate these students' ongoing
| | | | | | | |
development of literacy skills? | | | |
A. Providing the students with useful sentence stems.
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