GACE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION EXAM
2024/2025 WITH 100% ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1. In a first-grade class, the teacher reads a story aloud while the students
echo the words the teacher has read. Which of the following approaches
to reading is the teacher using?
A. Reader's workshop
B. Shared reading
C. Round robin
D. Guided reading - Precise Answer ✔✔Option B is correct. In shared
reading, an interactive reading experience, children join in the reading of
a big book or other enlarged text as guided by a teacher or other adult.
2. Which of the following statements best demonstrates an example of
an allusion?
A. "Samantha eats chocolates every day. Chocolates are her Achilles'
heel."
B. "Juanita and Marco disagreed about where they should take what they
had found."
C. "In the high winds, the crew was barely able to keep the sails from
dipping sideways."
D. "Celine struggled to walk through the cold, blowing wind." - Precise
Answer ✔✔Option A is correct. An allusion is a figure of speech that
makes references to a person, an event, or a place. Achilles is a character
,in Greek mythology, and "Achilles' heel" defines an area of
vulnerability. The statement implies that Samantha has a weakness for
chocolates.
3. Which of the following strategies is most beneficial for students
during the revising stage of the writing process?
A. Using a graphic organizer
B. Brainstorming ideas as a class
C. Holding peer conferences
D. Typing their work on a computer - Precise Answer ✔✔Option C is
correct. During the revising stage, the writer consults with peers or the
teacher to improve the writing piece.
4. Which of the following is the primary purpose of having a student
retell a story?
A. To assess the student's level of comprehension
B. To measure the student's vocabulary development
C. To determine the student's fluency rate
D. To evaluate the student's oral reading progress - Precise Answer
✔✔Option A is correct. Asking a student to retell a story is an informal
way to assess reading comprehension.
5. Which of the following concepts involves understanding that spoken
words consist of a sequence of individual sounds?
A. Morphology
B. Phonemic awareness
, C. Alphabetic principle
D. Syntax - Precise Answer ✔✔Option B is correct. Phonemic
awareness is the understanding that spoken words consist of a sequence
of individual sounds.
6. A student is actively engaged in reading a book and is making
judgments and decisions beyond what is stated in the text. Which of the
following methods of comprehension is the student using?
A. Inferential
B. Literal
C. Vocabulary
D. Internal - Precise Answer ✔✔Option A is correct. Inferential
questions require students to use their background knowledge and the
clues within the story to answer questions beyond what is explicitly
stated in the text.
7. After a class reading of an informational text about endangered
animals, a teacher instructs students to prepare an oral presentation on an
animal of their choice. Which of the following guidelines will best help
students produce an engaging presentation?
A. Including words and phrases that will make the speech entertaining
B. Writing detailed notes to read from during the presentation
C. Maintaining eye contact with the audience while presenting
D. Using a loud voice to make sure everyone can understand the
presentation - Precise Answer ✔✔Option C is correct. Making eye
contact with the audience makes them feel connected with the presenter
and engaged with the presentation.
2024/2025 WITH 100% ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1. In a first-grade class, the teacher reads a story aloud while the students
echo the words the teacher has read. Which of the following approaches
to reading is the teacher using?
A. Reader's workshop
B. Shared reading
C. Round robin
D. Guided reading - Precise Answer ✔✔Option B is correct. In shared
reading, an interactive reading experience, children join in the reading of
a big book or other enlarged text as guided by a teacher or other adult.
2. Which of the following statements best demonstrates an example of
an allusion?
A. "Samantha eats chocolates every day. Chocolates are her Achilles'
heel."
B. "Juanita and Marco disagreed about where they should take what they
had found."
C. "In the high winds, the crew was barely able to keep the sails from
dipping sideways."
D. "Celine struggled to walk through the cold, blowing wind." - Precise
Answer ✔✔Option A is correct. An allusion is a figure of speech that
makes references to a person, an event, or a place. Achilles is a character
,in Greek mythology, and "Achilles' heel" defines an area of
vulnerability. The statement implies that Samantha has a weakness for
chocolates.
3. Which of the following strategies is most beneficial for students
during the revising stage of the writing process?
A. Using a graphic organizer
B. Brainstorming ideas as a class
C. Holding peer conferences
D. Typing their work on a computer - Precise Answer ✔✔Option C is
correct. During the revising stage, the writer consults with peers or the
teacher to improve the writing piece.
4. Which of the following is the primary purpose of having a student
retell a story?
A. To assess the student's level of comprehension
B. To measure the student's vocabulary development
C. To determine the student's fluency rate
D. To evaluate the student's oral reading progress - Precise Answer
✔✔Option A is correct. Asking a student to retell a story is an informal
way to assess reading comprehension.
5. Which of the following concepts involves understanding that spoken
words consist of a sequence of individual sounds?
A. Morphology
B. Phonemic awareness
, C. Alphabetic principle
D. Syntax - Precise Answer ✔✔Option B is correct. Phonemic
awareness is the understanding that spoken words consist of a sequence
of individual sounds.
6. A student is actively engaged in reading a book and is making
judgments and decisions beyond what is stated in the text. Which of the
following methods of comprehension is the student using?
A. Inferential
B. Literal
C. Vocabulary
D. Internal - Precise Answer ✔✔Option A is correct. Inferential
questions require students to use their background knowledge and the
clues within the story to answer questions beyond what is explicitly
stated in the text.
7. After a class reading of an informational text about endangered
animals, a teacher instructs students to prepare an oral presentation on an
animal of their choice. Which of the following guidelines will best help
students produce an engaging presentation?
A. Including words and phrases that will make the speech entertaining
B. Writing detailed notes to read from during the presentation
C. Maintaining eye contact with the audience while presenting
D. Using a loud voice to make sure everyone can understand the
presentation - Precise Answer ✔✔Option C is correct. Making eye
contact with the audience makes them feel connected with the presenter
and engaged with the presentation.
