PPR EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A
◉ Danielle is a 4 year old who
prefers to play by herself and is not comfortable interacting with other
children. To best facilitate Danielle's transition into the next stage of play
development, the teacher should provide a variety of
a. individual activities and materials that children can do side by side.
b. small-group and child-directed activities.
c. play props and cooperative activities.
d. interesting and age-appropriate individual activities.. Answer:
individual activities and materials that children can do side by side
◉ Ms. Nguyen notices that a boy in
her kindergarten class comes to
school very irritable and is hyperactive most of the day. He has trouble
concentrating and frequently fights with other children. Which of the
following actions would be the most appropriate first response to this
situation?
,A. Referring the child to the school nurse for possible attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms
B. Monitoring and documenting the behavior to be used at the parent-
teacher conference in a few months
C. Setting up a conference with the child's parents to discuss behavior at
home and sleep schedules
D. Collaborating with an administrator to develop an intervention plan to
address behavior. Answer: Setting up a conference with the child's
parents to discuss behavior at home and sleep schedules
◉ To best ensure that all students in a fourth-grade inclusion classroom
receive quality instruction, which of the following should lesson plans
always include?
A. Individual assignments for each student and planned time for whole-
class reteaching
B. Activities at varying difficulty levels to allow for students to make
self-directed choices
C. Extra time for reteaching and needs-based modifications of student
activities
D. Blocks of time for small-group instruction for students with learning
disabilities. Answer: Extra time for reteaching and needs-based
modifications of student activities
, ◉ 5. A first-grade teacher has readers who are below grade level, each at
a different level. In planning individualized instruction, which of the
following is the best first step for the teacher to take?
A. Providing an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and
weaknesses
B. Incorporating daily drills for students to practice reading skills
C. Having students pulled out of the classroom for small-group reading
instruction
D. Developing students' oral language and writing skills. Answer:
Providing an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and
weaknesses
◉ 6. An English-language learner (ELL) who is at an advanced-high
level of language proficiency is preparing a report summarizing a
science experiment. The most appropriate expectation for the teacher to
have of the ELL's report is that it will include
A. illustrations of concepts that the student struggles with
communicating in writing.
B. a reliance on teacher-provided sentence stems to complete the report.
C. writing that is correct in content but below grade level in syntax and
grammar.
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A
◉ Danielle is a 4 year old who
prefers to play by herself and is not comfortable interacting with other
children. To best facilitate Danielle's transition into the next stage of play
development, the teacher should provide a variety of
a. individual activities and materials that children can do side by side.
b. small-group and child-directed activities.
c. play props and cooperative activities.
d. interesting and age-appropriate individual activities.. Answer:
individual activities and materials that children can do side by side
◉ Ms. Nguyen notices that a boy in
her kindergarten class comes to
school very irritable and is hyperactive most of the day. He has trouble
concentrating and frequently fights with other children. Which of the
following actions would be the most appropriate first response to this
situation?
,A. Referring the child to the school nurse for possible attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms
B. Monitoring and documenting the behavior to be used at the parent-
teacher conference in a few months
C. Setting up a conference with the child's parents to discuss behavior at
home and sleep schedules
D. Collaborating with an administrator to develop an intervention plan to
address behavior. Answer: Setting up a conference with the child's
parents to discuss behavior at home and sleep schedules
◉ To best ensure that all students in a fourth-grade inclusion classroom
receive quality instruction, which of the following should lesson plans
always include?
A. Individual assignments for each student and planned time for whole-
class reteaching
B. Activities at varying difficulty levels to allow for students to make
self-directed choices
C. Extra time for reteaching and needs-based modifications of student
activities
D. Blocks of time for small-group instruction for students with learning
disabilities. Answer: Extra time for reteaching and needs-based
modifications of student activities
, ◉ 5. A first-grade teacher has readers who are below grade level, each at
a different level. In planning individualized instruction, which of the
following is the best first step for the teacher to take?
A. Providing an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and
weaknesses
B. Incorporating daily drills for students to practice reading skills
C. Having students pulled out of the classroom for small-group reading
instruction
D. Developing students' oral language and writing skills. Answer:
Providing an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and
weaknesses
◉ 6. An English-language learner (ELL) who is at an advanced-high
level of language proficiency is preparing a report summarizing a
science experiment. The most appropriate expectation for the teacher to
have of the ELL's report is that it will include
A. illustrations of concepts that the student struggles with
communicating in writing.
B. a reliance on teacher-provided sentence stems to complete the report.
C. writing that is correct in content but below grade level in syntax and
grammar.
