PPR ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A
◉ When planning lessons teachers can ensure effectiveness and
appropriateness of the lesson for students of varying backgrounds and
economic status by. Answer: using content examples which are familiar
and relevant to students with varied life experiences
◉ A third grade teacher is planning a lesson on landforms. One of the
teachers goals is for the students to be able to compare and contrast
differences in the shapes and locations of various landforms. Which of
the following activities should the teacher incorporate in order to meet
this goal. Answer: Use a semantic feature analysis to distinguish
characteristics of landforms
◉ A sixth grade history teacher wants to accomodate textbook reading
assignments for English language learners. Which of the following
activities would best support this goal. Answer: Segmenting the textbook
passages into smaller sections of ELLs
◉ The assistnat principal at South Park high School, Mrs Webb, was
doing a walk through of the school to evaluate the environment of the
individual classrooms. She was looking for various instructional
techniques and approaches that teachers use to create a caring culture.
,Which of the following questions would be most important to consider
while evaluating classroom climate. Answer: Do the students participate
in learning experiences where respect and collaboration are part of the
daily activities
◉ Mrs Jackson gave her class of fifth graders a test that included vocab
words from the Diary o Anne Frank. She noticed that Cody placed his
list of the vocab words where he could easily see it on the floor and that
Cody was looking at during the test. What should Ms Jackson have done
when she noticed this. Answer: The teacher should have quietly walked
over to Cody's desk and removed the vocab list letting Cody continue
taking the test
◉ Before beginning a unit on human cells an eight grade teacher asks
the question What do you know about human cells. After the students
brainstorm answers to this questions together in class the teacher has
students develop and write down questions the have about the topic.
Which of the following statements reflects the primary reason for the
teachers initial question. Answer: The teacher wanted to assess prior
knowledge of human cells
◉ A content teacher is frustrated because many English language
learners in his class are unable to read a textbook independently. Which
of the following statements provides an explanation for the issue at
hand. Answer: The teacher should not expect all ELLs to read a grade
level text without support
, ◉ A fifth grade English teacher would like her students to use a variety
of communication tools to complete a project related to a book study.
Her goal is for the students to use computer based tools to demonstrate
21st century literacy skills. Which of the following projects align with
her goal. Answer: Create a book trailer using a technology tool
◉ Mrs Boss an 8th grade math teacher uses data to determine student
strengths and weaknesses. Whihc of the following types of assessments
would provide Mrs Boss information about how much her individual
students learned about a particular aspect of the curriculum. Answer:
Criterion referenced assessment
Assesses knowledge about specific standards for learning particular
content and would inform instruction. Criterion referenced tests judge
what a student can and cannot do with regard to content or objectives.
◉ Mrs Lucas arranged a conference with Marthas parents to discuss her
continual failure to complete in class and homework assignments. He
wants to discuss with the parents the need for everyone teacher student
and parents to work together to help Martha address this problem.
Marthas mother canceled three scheduled appointments and does not
attend a fourth. What is an appropriate next step for Mr. Lucas. Answer:
He should accept that Marthas mother is extremely reluctant to attend a
school conference and arrange to discuss Marthas progress over the
phone.
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A
◉ When planning lessons teachers can ensure effectiveness and
appropriateness of the lesson for students of varying backgrounds and
economic status by. Answer: using content examples which are familiar
and relevant to students with varied life experiences
◉ A third grade teacher is planning a lesson on landforms. One of the
teachers goals is for the students to be able to compare and contrast
differences in the shapes and locations of various landforms. Which of
the following activities should the teacher incorporate in order to meet
this goal. Answer: Use a semantic feature analysis to distinguish
characteristics of landforms
◉ A sixth grade history teacher wants to accomodate textbook reading
assignments for English language learners. Which of the following
activities would best support this goal. Answer: Segmenting the textbook
passages into smaller sections of ELLs
◉ The assistnat principal at South Park high School, Mrs Webb, was
doing a walk through of the school to evaluate the environment of the
individual classrooms. She was looking for various instructional
techniques and approaches that teachers use to create a caring culture.
,Which of the following questions would be most important to consider
while evaluating classroom climate. Answer: Do the students participate
in learning experiences where respect and collaboration are part of the
daily activities
◉ Mrs Jackson gave her class of fifth graders a test that included vocab
words from the Diary o Anne Frank. She noticed that Cody placed his
list of the vocab words where he could easily see it on the floor and that
Cody was looking at during the test. What should Ms Jackson have done
when she noticed this. Answer: The teacher should have quietly walked
over to Cody's desk and removed the vocab list letting Cody continue
taking the test
◉ Before beginning a unit on human cells an eight grade teacher asks
the question What do you know about human cells. After the students
brainstorm answers to this questions together in class the teacher has
students develop and write down questions the have about the topic.
Which of the following statements reflects the primary reason for the
teachers initial question. Answer: The teacher wanted to assess prior
knowledge of human cells
◉ A content teacher is frustrated because many English language
learners in his class are unable to read a textbook independently. Which
of the following statements provides an explanation for the issue at
hand. Answer: The teacher should not expect all ELLs to read a grade
level text without support
, ◉ A fifth grade English teacher would like her students to use a variety
of communication tools to complete a project related to a book study.
Her goal is for the students to use computer based tools to demonstrate
21st century literacy skills. Which of the following projects align with
her goal. Answer: Create a book trailer using a technology tool
◉ Mrs Boss an 8th grade math teacher uses data to determine student
strengths and weaknesses. Whihc of the following types of assessments
would provide Mrs Boss information about how much her individual
students learned about a particular aspect of the curriculum. Answer:
Criterion referenced assessment
Assesses knowledge about specific standards for learning particular
content and would inform instruction. Criterion referenced tests judge
what a student can and cannot do with regard to content or objectives.
◉ Mrs Lucas arranged a conference with Marthas parents to discuss her
continual failure to complete in class and homework assignments. He
wants to discuss with the parents the need for everyone teacher student
and parents to work together to help Martha address this problem.
Marthas mother canceled three scheduled appointments and does not
attend a fourth. What is an appropriate next step for Mr. Lucas. Answer:
He should accept that Marthas mother is extremely reluctant to attend a
school conference and arrange to discuss Marthas progress over the
phone.
