OSAT Test Questions
Tactile defensiveness for EC student, what is the best way to participate in a painting activity. - Answer-
A. Plastic bag so they don't have to touch it or B. hand over hand guidance. C. Offer an incentive D. Let
them set where they want so they can still see what is going on.
What does the 3D tree stump with moths on it represent? - Answer-A. living vs nonliving B. life cycles C.
To teach acquired vs inherited characteristics
What is the constructivist philosophy? - Answer-Where students engage with the environment to learn
from it.
What is a way for 3rd grader teacher to use informal assessment of students' knowledge of plant life
cycle? - Answer-A. give them seeds and have them chart what seeds are plants. B. let them plant seeds
and in groups discuss the plant processes C. let them draw diagrams of flowers and vegetables D. let
them chart about one bean plant grown in sunlight and another one grown in non-sunlight.
What shows higher order thinking in math using a calculator? - Answer-A. having student copy down
numbers from board on calc? B. having student type numbers into calc and then transferring them to
paper in written form. C. Have students try different methods to get to 100 then discuss what works
best
2 pre k students are fighting over a puzzle what should the teacher do? - Answer-A. tell them to sit in
timeout? B. Give them a chance to work it out themselves?
Bryan acts silly at clean up time, what should the EC teacher do? - Answer-A. Give him limited tasks. B.
Make him clean up C. Make other activities dependent on his clean up time. D. Make him be quiet and
do quiet tasks.
, Math Assessments questions. Which skills should she work on? How should the teacher help her work
on the skills needed? What skills did she progress with? - Answer-Time line; She did not do the pattern.
Addition and subtraction she did not understand
Social Studies Questions: Divided up the class into 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 and each has been making their own
countries within the sections, what do the resources within sections mean? - Answer-A. Natural
resources that each country has to learn about? B. Economic understanding of things? Most students
draw their own country bigger, what can the teacher do for this or why? A. Map making skills B. learning
across the curriculum?
What sentence best describes why a teacher listens for what the kinder /1st grader says, writes it
correctly, and then reads it aloud back? - Answer-To teach the understanding of the difference between
spoken and written language
Music in math class, how would be the best way to use it for kinders? - Answer-A. Musical chairs to add
one and minus one? B. use rhythm sticks for teaching beat of the music? C.
OTHER MUSIC QUESTION ... soft of a butterfly and loud as a lion, - Answer-answer is TEMPO.
How to teach kinder to interact with artwork? - Answer-A. give them background knowledge. B. Tell
them how you feel/ process art? C.
Conservation and Reversibility with Piagets standards? - Answer-B.Elementary schooler.
Lids are lined up with exact number of jars, student states there are the same number of lids and jars.
Then teacher spreads out lids across the table and student thinks there are more lids than jars, what
should the teacher know - Answer-A. Student is in developmental stage to not be able to concrete the
information. B. it is okay for students her age to not know this
How to improve Cardiorespiratory system for a 1st grader? - Answer-A. walk next to a rope on the floor?
B. Simple dance moves? C. Tumbling moves? D. Catching and throwing activities
Tactile defensiveness for EC student, what is the best way to participate in a painting activity. - Answer-
A. Plastic bag so they don't have to touch it or B. hand over hand guidance. C. Offer an incentive D. Let
them set where they want so they can still see what is going on.
What does the 3D tree stump with moths on it represent? - Answer-A. living vs nonliving B. life cycles C.
To teach acquired vs inherited characteristics
What is the constructivist philosophy? - Answer-Where students engage with the environment to learn
from it.
What is a way for 3rd grader teacher to use informal assessment of students' knowledge of plant life
cycle? - Answer-A. give them seeds and have them chart what seeds are plants. B. let them plant seeds
and in groups discuss the plant processes C. let them draw diagrams of flowers and vegetables D. let
them chart about one bean plant grown in sunlight and another one grown in non-sunlight.
What shows higher order thinking in math using a calculator? - Answer-A. having student copy down
numbers from board on calc? B. having student type numbers into calc and then transferring them to
paper in written form. C. Have students try different methods to get to 100 then discuss what works
best
2 pre k students are fighting over a puzzle what should the teacher do? - Answer-A. tell them to sit in
timeout? B. Give them a chance to work it out themselves?
Bryan acts silly at clean up time, what should the EC teacher do? - Answer-A. Give him limited tasks. B.
Make him clean up C. Make other activities dependent on his clean up time. D. Make him be quiet and
do quiet tasks.
, Math Assessments questions. Which skills should she work on? How should the teacher help her work
on the skills needed? What skills did she progress with? - Answer-Time line; She did not do the pattern.
Addition and subtraction she did not understand
Social Studies Questions: Divided up the class into 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 and each has been making their own
countries within the sections, what do the resources within sections mean? - Answer-A. Natural
resources that each country has to learn about? B. Economic understanding of things? Most students
draw their own country bigger, what can the teacher do for this or why? A. Map making skills B. learning
across the curriculum?
What sentence best describes why a teacher listens for what the kinder /1st grader says, writes it
correctly, and then reads it aloud back? - Answer-To teach the understanding of the difference between
spoken and written language
Music in math class, how would be the best way to use it for kinders? - Answer-A. Musical chairs to add
one and minus one? B. use rhythm sticks for teaching beat of the music? C.
OTHER MUSIC QUESTION ... soft of a butterfly and loud as a lion, - Answer-answer is TEMPO.
How to teach kinder to interact with artwork? - Answer-A. give them background knowledge. B. Tell
them how you feel/ process art? C.
Conservation and Reversibility with Piagets standards? - Answer-B.Elementary schooler.
Lids are lined up with exact number of jars, student states there are the same number of lids and jars.
Then teacher spreads out lids across the table and student thinks there are more lids than jars, what
should the teacher know - Answer-A. Student is in developmental stage to not be able to concrete the
information. B. it is okay for students her age to not know this
How to improve Cardiorespiratory system for a 1st grader? - Answer-A. walk next to a rope on the floor?
B. Simple dance moves? C. Tumbling moves? D. Catching and throwing activities
