OSAT PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A.dEventdsamplingd-dans-
✔✔Adpreschooldteacherdisdplanningdtodconductdandobservationaldassessmentdtodobtain
ddatadondhowdoftendadchilddengagesdindadspecificdbehavior.dSuchdadproceduredisdandex
ampledofdwhichdofdthedfollowingdtypesdofdassessment?d
A.dEventdsamplingd
B.dRunningdrecordd
C.dTimedsamplingd
D.dRatingdscale
A.d"Thedstudentdimmediatelydwalkeddtodthedartdtabledupondenteringdthedclassroom."d-
dans-
✔✔Onedofdthedteachersdindadkindergartendclassdisdwritingdandanecdotaldrecorddfordadn
ewdstudentdwhodhasdjustdarriveddwithdadparent/guardiandfordthedstudent'sdfirstddaydatds
chool.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdstatementsdwoulddbedmostdappropriatedfordthedteacherdto
dincludedindthisdtypedofdassessment?d
A.d"Thedstudentdimmediatelydwalkeddtodthedartdtabledupondenteringdthedclassroom."d
B.d"Thedstudentddiddnotdappeardtodbedupsetdwhendthedparent/guardiandleftdthedclassroo
m."d
C.d"Thedstudentdlikelydfeltdcomforteddbydhavingdfamiliardartdmaterialsdindthedclassroom."
d
D.d"Thedstudentdseemeddrelaxedddespitednotdknowingdanydotherdstudentsdindthedclassr
oom."
B.dImplicitdinstructiond-dans-
✔✔AdpreschooldteacherdisdpreparingdtodreaddalouddadBigdBookdtodintroducedadnewdunit
dindscience.dAfterdshowingdthedbookdcover,dthedteacherdreadsdthedtitledanddpausesdtodr
eflectivelydthinkdaloud,dsaying,d"I'mdwonderingdwhydthedauthordhasdchosedtodcalldthisdb
ookdTomatoesdTastedLikedSunshine!dI'mdthinkingdthatdmaybedthedauthordknowsdthatdto
matoesdneeddthedsundtodgrow."dThedteacherdthendasksdchildrendtodsharedtheirdideas.dT
hisdteacherdpracticedprimarilyddemonstratesd
A.dBook-handlingdtechniquesd
B.dImplicitdinstructiond
C.dSummativedassessmentdofdchildren'sdlearningd
D.dInteractivedawarenessdofdprintdconcepts
, A.dProvidingdthedstudentsdwithdusefuldsentencedstems.d-dans-
✔✔Adthirddgradedclassroomdfollowsdaddailydindependentdreadingdroutinedthatdincludesd
20dminutesdofdsilentdreadingdfolloweddbydadwrittendjournaldreflection.dThedteacherdnotic
esdthatdadfewdstudentsdappeardtodbedeasilydfrustrateddbydthedwritingdcomponentdofdthis
dassignmentdanddstruggledtodorganizedanddexpressdmeaningfuldideasdthroughdwriting.d
Whichdofdthedfollowingdstrategiesdwoulddbestdfacilitatedthesedstudents'dongoingddevelop
mentdofdliteracydskills?d
A.dProvidingdthedstudentsdwithdusefuldsentencedstems.d
B.dAllowingdthedstudentsdtodusedkeyboardsdfordwrittendwork.d
C.dConferencingdwithdthedstudentsdwhiledscribingdtheirdideas.d
D.dCreatingdbrainstormingdwebsdwithdthedstudents.
C.dInstructingdstudentsdindmatchingdthedlettersdwithoutdthedpictures.d-dans-
✔✔Adkindergartendteacherdhasdsetdupdadgamedindwhichdstudentsdmatchdupperdanddlo
wercasedlettersdgivendpicturedcuesd(e.g.,danduppercasedBdwithdadpicturedofdadballdandd
adlowercasedbdwithdadpicturedofdthedsamedball).dAsdthedstudentsddevelopdautomaticitydi
ndmatchingdcorrespondingdletters,dwhichdofdthedfollowingdstepsdwoulddbestdpromotedth
eirdongoingddevelopmentdwithdletterdrecognition?d
A.dTeachingdstudentsdtodproducedthedinitialdsounds.d
B.dAskingdstudentsdtodwritedthednamedofdeachdobjectdpictured.d
C.dInstructingdstudentsdindmatchingdthedlettersdwithoutdthedpictures.d
D.dAssigningdstudentsdtodwritedvariousdlettersdfromdthedpicturedcards.
B.dSettingd-dans-
✔✔Adfirstdgradedteacherdisdplanningdtodreaddalouddadhistoricaldfictiondbookdanddwantsdt
odshowdstudentsdsomedillustrationsdtodpreparedthemdforditsdcontent.dFordthisdpurpose,dt
hedteacherdshoulddmostdlikelydchoosedillustrationsdthatdreflectdwhichdofdthedfollowingdst
orydelements?d
A.dCharactersd
B.dSettingd
C.dConflictd
D.dPlot
B.dShowingdthedstudentdhowdlettersdanddsoundsdcandbedblendeddindwords.d-dans-
✔✔Adfirstdgradedteacherdisdworkingdwithdadstudentdwhoddemonstratesdinconsistenciesd
withdletterdsounddcorrespondence.dThedteacherdshowsdthedstudentdadseriesdofdflashdca
rdsdwithdlowercasedlettersdprinteddondthem.dWhendaskingdthedstudentdtodnamedeachdlet
ter,dthedteacherdprovidesdadkeyworddthedstudentdhasdalreadydlearneddthatdisdassociate
ddwithdthedinitialdsounddanddsaysdthedexpecteddsound.dAsdthedstudentddemonstratesdin
creasingdproficiencydwithdsingledphonemes,dwhichdofdthedfollowingdstepsdwoulddbestdpr
omotedthedstudent'sdongoingddevelopmentdofdletterdsounddcorrespondence?d
A.dAskingdthedstudentdtodnamedadditionaldwordsdcontainingdthedlettersdanddsounds.d
B.dShowingdthedstudentdhowdlettersdanddsoundsdcandbedblendeddindwords.
C.dEncouragingdthedstudentdtodfinddotherdwordsdcontainingdlettersdanddsoundsdthedstud
entdalreadydlearned.d
AND ANSWERS
A.dEventdsamplingd-dans-
✔✔Adpreschooldteacherdisdplanningdtodconductdandobservationaldassessmentdtodobtain
ddatadondhowdoftendadchilddengagesdindadspecificdbehavior.dSuchdadproceduredisdandex
ampledofdwhichdofdthedfollowingdtypesdofdassessment?d
A.dEventdsamplingd
B.dRunningdrecordd
C.dTimedsamplingd
D.dRatingdscale
A.d"Thedstudentdimmediatelydwalkeddtodthedartdtabledupondenteringdthedclassroom."d-
dans-
✔✔Onedofdthedteachersdindadkindergartendclassdisdwritingdandanecdotaldrecorddfordadn
ewdstudentdwhodhasdjustdarriveddwithdadparent/guardiandfordthedstudent'sdfirstddaydatds
chool.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdstatementsdwoulddbedmostdappropriatedfordthedteacherdto
dincludedindthisdtypedofdassessment?d
A.d"Thedstudentdimmediatelydwalkeddtodthedartdtabledupondenteringdthedclassroom."d
B.d"Thedstudentddiddnotdappeardtodbedupsetdwhendthedparent/guardiandleftdthedclassroo
m."d
C.d"Thedstudentdlikelydfeltdcomforteddbydhavingdfamiliardartdmaterialsdindthedclassroom."
d
D.d"Thedstudentdseemeddrelaxedddespitednotdknowingdanydotherdstudentsdindthedclassr
oom."
B.dImplicitdinstructiond-dans-
✔✔AdpreschooldteacherdisdpreparingdtodreaddalouddadBigdBookdtodintroducedadnewdunit
dindscience.dAfterdshowingdthedbookdcover,dthedteacherdreadsdthedtitledanddpausesdtodr
eflectivelydthinkdaloud,dsaying,d"I'mdwonderingdwhydthedauthordhasdchosedtodcalldthisdb
ookdTomatoesdTastedLikedSunshine!dI'mdthinkingdthatdmaybedthedauthordknowsdthatdto
matoesdneeddthedsundtodgrow."dThedteacherdthendasksdchildrendtodsharedtheirdideas.dT
hisdteacherdpracticedprimarilyddemonstratesd
A.dBook-handlingdtechniquesd
B.dImplicitdinstructiond
C.dSummativedassessmentdofdchildren'sdlearningd
D.dInteractivedawarenessdofdprintdconcepts
, A.dProvidingdthedstudentsdwithdusefuldsentencedstems.d-dans-
✔✔Adthirddgradedclassroomdfollowsdaddailydindependentdreadingdroutinedthatdincludesd
20dminutesdofdsilentdreadingdfolloweddbydadwrittendjournaldreflection.dThedteacherdnotic
esdthatdadfewdstudentsdappeardtodbedeasilydfrustrateddbydthedwritingdcomponentdofdthis
dassignmentdanddstruggledtodorganizedanddexpressdmeaningfuldideasdthroughdwriting.d
Whichdofdthedfollowingdstrategiesdwoulddbestdfacilitatedthesedstudents'dongoingddevelop
mentdofdliteracydskills?d
A.dProvidingdthedstudentsdwithdusefuldsentencedstems.d
B.dAllowingdthedstudentsdtodusedkeyboardsdfordwrittendwork.d
C.dConferencingdwithdthedstudentsdwhiledscribingdtheirdideas.d
D.dCreatingdbrainstormingdwebsdwithdthedstudents.
C.dInstructingdstudentsdindmatchingdthedlettersdwithoutdthedpictures.d-dans-
✔✔Adkindergartendteacherdhasdsetdupdadgamedindwhichdstudentsdmatchdupperdanddlo
wercasedlettersdgivendpicturedcuesd(e.g.,danduppercasedBdwithdadpicturedofdadballdandd
adlowercasedbdwithdadpicturedofdthedsamedball).dAsdthedstudentsddevelopdautomaticitydi
ndmatchingdcorrespondingdletters,dwhichdofdthedfollowingdstepsdwoulddbestdpromotedth
eirdongoingddevelopmentdwithdletterdrecognition?d
A.dTeachingdstudentsdtodproducedthedinitialdsounds.d
B.dAskingdstudentsdtodwritedthednamedofdeachdobjectdpictured.d
C.dInstructingdstudentsdindmatchingdthedlettersdwithoutdthedpictures.d
D.dAssigningdstudentsdtodwritedvariousdlettersdfromdthedpicturedcards.
B.dSettingd-dans-
✔✔Adfirstdgradedteacherdisdplanningdtodreaddalouddadhistoricaldfictiondbookdanddwantsdt
odshowdstudentsdsomedillustrationsdtodpreparedthemdforditsdcontent.dFordthisdpurpose,dt
hedteacherdshoulddmostdlikelydchoosedillustrationsdthatdreflectdwhichdofdthedfollowingdst
orydelements?d
A.dCharactersd
B.dSettingd
C.dConflictd
D.dPlot
B.dShowingdthedstudentdhowdlettersdanddsoundsdcandbedblendeddindwords.d-dans-
✔✔Adfirstdgradedteacherdisdworkingdwithdadstudentdwhoddemonstratesdinconsistenciesd
withdletterdsounddcorrespondence.dThedteacherdshowsdthedstudentdadseriesdofdflashdca
rdsdwithdlowercasedlettersdprinteddondthem.dWhendaskingdthedstudentdtodnamedeachdlet
ter,dthedteacherdprovidesdadkeyworddthedstudentdhasdalreadydlearneddthatdisdassociate
ddwithdthedinitialdsounddanddsaysdthedexpecteddsound.dAsdthedstudentddemonstratesdin
creasingdproficiencydwithdsingledphonemes,dwhichdofdthedfollowingdstepsdwoulddbestdpr
omotedthedstudent'sdongoingddevelopmentdofdletterdsounddcorrespondence?d
A.dAskingdthedstudentdtodnamedadditionaldwordsdcontainingdthedlettersdanddsounds.d
B.dShowingdthedstudentdhowdlettersdanddsoundsdcandbedblendeddindwords.
C.dEncouragingdthedstudentdtodfinddotherdwordsdcontainingdlettersdanddsoundsdthedstud
entdalreadydlearned.d
