5623 Test Questions With 100% Correct
Answers.
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Question: Ms. Petra is presenting a lesson about the water cycle and has given each
student a diagram to label. As she teaches, she moves toward a student named Tyler,
who she notices is being inattentive. Without interrupting instruction, she points to the
place on Tyler's diagram where he should be writing a label. Ms. Petra's actions can
best be classified as an example of
• A. nonverbal communication
• B. differentiation of instruction
• C. checking for understanding
• D. closure - ANSWER- Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. Cues, such as the teacher pointing to the place on the student's
diagram, are types of receptive nonverbal communication in which some type of
interaction is used to communicate a desired reaction.
69
Question: Mr.Young's middle school students are having difficulty with a project that
requires them to keep a notebook in which they record careful, systematic scientific
observations and then write two possible hypotheses that could be tested on the basis
of the observations. Which of the following theories will best help Mr. Young understand
why so many of his students are having difficulty with the project?
• A. Erik Erikson's theory on the stages of psychological development
• B. Jerome Bruner's theory on how information is processed
• C. Jean Piaget's theory on the stages of cognitive development
• D. Lev Vygotsky's theory on social learning - ANSWER- Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Piaget's classification of the stages of developmental readiness
suggests that the students may not yet be ready to move from concrete observations
(the concrete operational stage) to abstract hypotheses (the formal operational stage).
68
Question: Students read an article discussing common causes of the endangerment of
species in this decade. The teacher then asks students to answer the following
question.
"What are some factors that contribute to the endangerment of a species?"
The question serves primarily to
• A. check for understanding
• B. request clarification
• C. encourage divergent thinking
,• D. assess evaluative skills - ANSWER- Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. This question is designed to assess a teacher's knowledge of
questioning. When checking for understanding during a lesson, questions are generally
at the lower levels, requiring students to recall facts and other information that was
covered. The teacher's question requires students to recall factors that contribute to the
endangerment of species.
67
Question: Which of the following best characterizes a teachable moment?
• A. The teacher includes news accounts of contemporary historical events as part of
the planned instructional materials.
• B. The teacher briefly digresses from the planned lesson to explain a concept or event
that has captured students' collective interest.
• C. The teacher discontinues a lesson to address poor behavior or to improve a
negative classroom atmosphere.
• D. The teacher gives students an opportunity to learn a concept implicitly rather than
through direct instruction. - ANSWER- Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. A teachable moment is often spontaneous, such as focusing on a
concept that has captured students' collective interest.
66
Question: A teacher wants students to effectively use peer assessment to improve their
writing. Which of the following is the best first step when guiding students in how to do
so?
• A. Introducing a checklist for evaluating a peer's writing
• B. Evaluating sample writing pieces as a class
• C. Establishing criteria for good writing
• D. Following the procedures for effective writing - ANSWER- Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. The best first step when using peer assessment in the classroom
is to establish criteria. As a group, students determine what should be assessed and
how criteria for successful completion of the communication task should be defined to
provide the most helpful feedback to their peers.
65
Question: Which of the following resources is primarily used as an aid in getting
students to understand an abstract concept at a physical or concrete level?
• A. Computer simulations
• B. Manipulatives
• C. Videos or DVDs
• D. Learning games - ANSWER- Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. For a learner to understand and handle a concept at the abstract
or symbolic level successfully, he or she must first understand the concept at the other
two levels — concrete then pictorial. Using concrete manipulatives is the first step to
, using mental images and models. When students demonstrate understanding with the
concept at this physical, or concrete, level, then they are ready to move to the next
level, where they can apply their knowledge using representations of the objects in
place of the objects themselves.
64
Question: Which of the following is most appropriate for assessing the strengths and
weaknesses of a student who is new to the school district?
• A. Diagnostic test
• B. Aptitude test
• C. Self-evaluation
• D. Interest survey - ANSWER- Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. A diagnostic test is used by a teacher to assess a student's skills
and knowledge levels to determine areas of strength and weakness. A diagnostic
assessment is the most appropriate way for a teacher to determine the instructional
needs of a new student.
63
Question: Ms. Rivers is developing a lesson for her seventh-grade history class. A
colleague has suggested that she use scaffolding to help her students effectively
access the information. Which of the following strategies has the best potential to help
her use this approach?
• A. Having the students role-play important events from the historical period being
studied
• B. Asking students to use reproductions of actual historical documents and artifacts to
draw conclusions about causes and effects of certain actions
• C. Having students use study guides as they read material and listen to class lectures
• D. Taking students on a field trip to a relevant historical site or museum and then
having them write a first-person account of what they experienced - ANSWER- Correct
Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. This question tests the ability to apply knowledge of the
instructional strategy of scaffolding. Scaffolding instruction is the strategy a teacher
uses to help students understand how new information is organized and how different
parts of it are related to one another. Typically, scaffolding involves some tangible aids
for connecting and organizing information, such as visual organizers, outlines, and/or
content guides that clearly and systematically represent the order of new material.
62
Question: Antonio, an intermediate-level English-language learner (ELL) in the ninth
grade, is having difficulty following a class lecture on frogs. He especially has trouble
keeping track of all of the characteristics of the animal when trying to take notes. Which
of the following actions would be best for the teacher to take to assist Antonio during
future lectures on frogs?
Answers.
70
Question: Ms. Petra is presenting a lesson about the water cycle and has given each
student a diagram to label. As she teaches, she moves toward a student named Tyler,
who she notices is being inattentive. Without interrupting instruction, she points to the
place on Tyler's diagram where he should be writing a label. Ms. Petra's actions can
best be classified as an example of
• A. nonverbal communication
• B. differentiation of instruction
• C. checking for understanding
• D. closure - ANSWER- Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. Cues, such as the teacher pointing to the place on the student's
diagram, are types of receptive nonverbal communication in which some type of
interaction is used to communicate a desired reaction.
69
Question: Mr.Young's middle school students are having difficulty with a project that
requires them to keep a notebook in which they record careful, systematic scientific
observations and then write two possible hypotheses that could be tested on the basis
of the observations. Which of the following theories will best help Mr. Young understand
why so many of his students are having difficulty with the project?
• A. Erik Erikson's theory on the stages of psychological development
• B. Jerome Bruner's theory on how information is processed
• C. Jean Piaget's theory on the stages of cognitive development
• D. Lev Vygotsky's theory on social learning - ANSWER- Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Piaget's classification of the stages of developmental readiness
suggests that the students may not yet be ready to move from concrete observations
(the concrete operational stage) to abstract hypotheses (the formal operational stage).
68
Question: Students read an article discussing common causes of the endangerment of
species in this decade. The teacher then asks students to answer the following
question.
"What are some factors that contribute to the endangerment of a species?"
The question serves primarily to
• A. check for understanding
• B. request clarification
• C. encourage divergent thinking
,• D. assess evaluative skills - ANSWER- Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. This question is designed to assess a teacher's knowledge of
questioning. When checking for understanding during a lesson, questions are generally
at the lower levels, requiring students to recall facts and other information that was
covered. The teacher's question requires students to recall factors that contribute to the
endangerment of species.
67
Question: Which of the following best characterizes a teachable moment?
• A. The teacher includes news accounts of contemporary historical events as part of
the planned instructional materials.
• B. The teacher briefly digresses from the planned lesson to explain a concept or event
that has captured students' collective interest.
• C. The teacher discontinues a lesson to address poor behavior or to improve a
negative classroom atmosphere.
• D. The teacher gives students an opportunity to learn a concept implicitly rather than
through direct instruction. - ANSWER- Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. A teachable moment is often spontaneous, such as focusing on a
concept that has captured students' collective interest.
66
Question: A teacher wants students to effectively use peer assessment to improve their
writing. Which of the following is the best first step when guiding students in how to do
so?
• A. Introducing a checklist for evaluating a peer's writing
• B. Evaluating sample writing pieces as a class
• C. Establishing criteria for good writing
• D. Following the procedures for effective writing - ANSWER- Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. The best first step when using peer assessment in the classroom
is to establish criteria. As a group, students determine what should be assessed and
how criteria for successful completion of the communication task should be defined to
provide the most helpful feedback to their peers.
65
Question: Which of the following resources is primarily used as an aid in getting
students to understand an abstract concept at a physical or concrete level?
• A. Computer simulations
• B. Manipulatives
• C. Videos or DVDs
• D. Learning games - ANSWER- Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. For a learner to understand and handle a concept at the abstract
or symbolic level successfully, he or she must first understand the concept at the other
two levels — concrete then pictorial. Using concrete manipulatives is the first step to
, using mental images and models. When students demonstrate understanding with the
concept at this physical, or concrete, level, then they are ready to move to the next
level, where they can apply their knowledge using representations of the objects in
place of the objects themselves.
64
Question: Which of the following is most appropriate for assessing the strengths and
weaknesses of a student who is new to the school district?
• A. Diagnostic test
• B. Aptitude test
• C. Self-evaluation
• D. Interest survey - ANSWER- Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. A diagnostic test is used by a teacher to assess a student's skills
and knowledge levels to determine areas of strength and weakness. A diagnostic
assessment is the most appropriate way for a teacher to determine the instructional
needs of a new student.
63
Question: Ms. Rivers is developing a lesson for her seventh-grade history class. A
colleague has suggested that she use scaffolding to help her students effectively
access the information. Which of the following strategies has the best potential to help
her use this approach?
• A. Having the students role-play important events from the historical period being
studied
• B. Asking students to use reproductions of actual historical documents and artifacts to
draw conclusions about causes and effects of certain actions
• C. Having students use study guides as they read material and listen to class lectures
• D. Taking students on a field trip to a relevant historical site or museum and then
having them write a first-person account of what they experienced - ANSWER- Correct
Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. This question tests the ability to apply knowledge of the
instructional strategy of scaffolding. Scaffolding instruction is the strategy a teacher
uses to help students understand how new information is organized and how different
parts of it are related to one another. Typically, scaffolding involves some tangible aids
for connecting and organizing information, such as visual organizers, outlines, and/or
content guides that clearly and systematically represent the order of new material.
62
Question: Antonio, an intermediate-level English-language learner (ELL) in the ninth
grade, is having difficulty following a class lecture on frogs. He especially has trouble
keeping track of all of the characteristics of the animal when trying to take notes. Which
of the following actions would be best for the teacher to take to assist Antonio during
future lectures on frogs?
