Praxis 5025: Early Childhood
Education|362 Quiz Questions With
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Miss Fridley, a kindergarten teacher, is planning an activity that
integrates the arts and gross motor skills for an interdisciplinary unit on
butterflies. Which of the following student activities best meets her
goal?
A.Painting butterflies with finger paints on poster boards
B.Creating butterfly-shaped kites for use during outside play
C.Examining a butterfly in a jar with a magnifying glass
D.Pretending to be caterpillars turning into dancing butterflies - ✔ ✔
D.Pretending to be caterpillars turning into dancing butterflies
A preschool teacher of 2-year-old children provides them with
opportunities to sing songs that contain repeated rhymes and word
patterns. The activity will best help students by
A.providing them with multiple exposures to new words
B.reinforcing words they already know
C.expanding their vocabulary through context clues
,D.developing their phonemic awareness - ✔ ✔ D.developing their
phonemic awareness
Which of the following activities for preschool children best promotes
imagination and curiosity?
A.Watching a variety of instructional videos and movies
B.Discussing the importance of classroom rules
C.Participating in structured games during recess
D.Having opportunities for pretend play in daily activities - ✔ ✔
D.Having opportunities for pretend play in daily activities
According to the United States Department of Agriculture's MyPlate,
intake of which of the following foods should be reduced in the average
diet?
A.Fruit and vegetables
B.Sugary drinks and sodium
C.Bread, cereal, rice, and pasta
D.Milk, yogurt, and cheese - ✔ ✔ B.Sugary drinks and sodium
A first-grade teacher notices many students in the class have difficulty
focusing and behaving, especially in the afternoon. Which of the
following is the best way to address the situation?
,A.Reprimanding verbally students engaged in unwanted behaviors
B.Giving tangible rewards to students showing desired behaviors
C.Taking away privileges such as recess from students who misbehave
D.Providing short movement breaks between instructional blocks - ✔
✔ D.Providing short movement breaks between instructional blocks
A first-grade teacher provides students with materials and class time to
create original pieces of art representing their favorite colors. Which
TWO of the following are the most appropriate drawing media for
students to use for this project?
A.Digital cameras and photos
B.Tempera paints
C.Colored modeling clay
D.Beige craft sticks and glue - ✔ ✔ B.Tempera paints
C.Colored modeling clay
Which of the following activities would be appropriate when
introducing the idea of a summary to a first-grade class?
A. having students write a summary for each paragraph in their social
studies textbook
B. asking the class to brainstorm several phrases and ideas that
describe the story overall
, C. identifying the point of view of each story they have read and
keeping this information in a journal or notebook
D. asking the students several questions orally about each character's
motivation - ✔ ✔ B. asking the class to brainstorm several phrases
and ideas that describe the story overall
Howard is a first-grade student in Mrs. Hong's class. Howard is
significantly behind many of the other students in his literacy skills, and
he never wants to take a book from the library when the class visits. As
a result he has trouble completing his weekly reading log. During a
conference with Howard's parents, Mrs. Hong learns that he enjoys
graphic novels or what they call "comic books." Which of the following
might Mrs. Hong suggest to Howard and his parents?
A. that they throw out these graphic novels as they have no educational
value
B. that they stop encouraging Howard to read these graphic novels and
start encouraging him to read only grade-level books without pictures
C. that he write his own dialogue for these graphic novels
D. that he use these graphic novels to complete some of his reading log,
balancing it with other more word-rich texts - ✔ ✔ D. that he use
these graphic novels to complete some of his reading log, balancing it
with other more word-rich texts
Which of the following is the first oral presentation many students give
during their school career?
Education|362 Quiz Questions With
Answers
Miss Fridley, a kindergarten teacher, is planning an activity that
integrates the arts and gross motor skills for an interdisciplinary unit on
butterflies. Which of the following student activities best meets her
goal?
A.Painting butterflies with finger paints on poster boards
B.Creating butterfly-shaped kites for use during outside play
C.Examining a butterfly in a jar with a magnifying glass
D.Pretending to be caterpillars turning into dancing butterflies - ✔ ✔
D.Pretending to be caterpillars turning into dancing butterflies
A preschool teacher of 2-year-old children provides them with
opportunities to sing songs that contain repeated rhymes and word
patterns. The activity will best help students by
A.providing them with multiple exposures to new words
B.reinforcing words they already know
C.expanding their vocabulary through context clues
,D.developing their phonemic awareness - ✔ ✔ D.developing their
phonemic awareness
Which of the following activities for preschool children best promotes
imagination and curiosity?
A.Watching a variety of instructional videos and movies
B.Discussing the importance of classroom rules
C.Participating in structured games during recess
D.Having opportunities for pretend play in daily activities - ✔ ✔
D.Having opportunities for pretend play in daily activities
According to the United States Department of Agriculture's MyPlate,
intake of which of the following foods should be reduced in the average
diet?
A.Fruit and vegetables
B.Sugary drinks and sodium
C.Bread, cereal, rice, and pasta
D.Milk, yogurt, and cheese - ✔ ✔ B.Sugary drinks and sodium
A first-grade teacher notices many students in the class have difficulty
focusing and behaving, especially in the afternoon. Which of the
following is the best way to address the situation?
,A.Reprimanding verbally students engaged in unwanted behaviors
B.Giving tangible rewards to students showing desired behaviors
C.Taking away privileges such as recess from students who misbehave
D.Providing short movement breaks between instructional blocks - ✔
✔ D.Providing short movement breaks between instructional blocks
A first-grade teacher provides students with materials and class time to
create original pieces of art representing their favorite colors. Which
TWO of the following are the most appropriate drawing media for
students to use for this project?
A.Digital cameras and photos
B.Tempera paints
C.Colored modeling clay
D.Beige craft sticks and glue - ✔ ✔ B.Tempera paints
C.Colored modeling clay
Which of the following activities would be appropriate when
introducing the idea of a summary to a first-grade class?
A. having students write a summary for each paragraph in their social
studies textbook
B. asking the class to brainstorm several phrases and ideas that
describe the story overall
, C. identifying the point of view of each story they have read and
keeping this information in a journal or notebook
D. asking the students several questions orally about each character's
motivation - ✔ ✔ B. asking the class to brainstorm several phrases
and ideas that describe the story overall
Howard is a first-grade student in Mrs. Hong's class. Howard is
significantly behind many of the other students in his literacy skills, and
he never wants to take a book from the library when the class visits. As
a result he has trouble completing his weekly reading log. During a
conference with Howard's parents, Mrs. Hong learns that he enjoys
graphic novels or what they call "comic books." Which of the following
might Mrs. Hong suggest to Howard and his parents?
A. that they throw out these graphic novels as they have no educational
value
B. that they stop encouraging Howard to read these graphic novels and
start encouraging him to read only grade-level books without pictures
C. that he write his own dialogue for these graphic novels
D. that he use these graphic novels to complete some of his reading log,
balancing it with other more word-rich texts - ✔ ✔ D. that he use
these graphic novels to complete some of his reading log, balancing it
with other more word-rich texts
Which of the following is the first oral presentation many students give
during their school career?
