GACE test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
THe French - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following hunted and trapped beaver
in the lucrative fur trade in North America?
The Dutch
The English
The Portuguese
The French
4 - CORRECT ANSWER - How many phonemes are in the word "spit"?
Generalized order - CORRECT ANSWER - A fifth-grade teacher is reading short passages
or telling short segments from a variety of texts in order to help her students understand about
the way written text is typically organized. Text organization includes all but which of the
following:
problems and their solution.
cause and effect relationships.
chronological order sequence.
generalized order.
How clear students are able to pronounce words - CORRECT ANSWER - Mr. Harper
wants to assess his students' reading fluency by listening to each student orally read a section
from a selected text. Which of the following would NOT be a good indicator for Mr. Harper to
use in assessing the students' reading fluency?
Consistency of the students' reading rate
The variation in students' reading intonation
How clear students are able to pronounce words
Students' accuracy of word identification
,Single, closed-syllable words - CORRECT ANSWER - When teaching decoding skills,
what kind of words should a teacher use to introduce the concept?
Vowel digraphs and diphthongs
Words with clear suffixes and prefixes
Multi-syllable words
Single, closed-syllable words
The judicial branch reviews legislation and can strike down laws that violate the U.S.
Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following is the best example of
checks and balances in the U.S. government?
The judicial branch reviews legislation and can strike down laws that violate the U.S.
Constitution
The executive branch can nominate Supreme Court judges for impeachment and the legislative
branch oversees the impeachment process
The judicial branch can overturn Presidential vetoes with a 2/3 vote
The House of Representatives negotiates a treaty with England, the Senate approves the treaty,
and the President signs it into law
Phonemic awareness - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following concepts involves
understanding that spoken words consist of a sequence of individual sounds?
Graphophonic knowledge
Morphology
Syntax
Phonemic awareness
promotes student discussion of realistic topics while at the same time discussing vowel rules. -
CORRECT ANSWER - (Select all that apply) A second-grade teacher conducting a
phonics lesson would read the words "kite", "bike", and "recite" aloud and have students write
and discuss the use of these words. The greatest benefit to this strategy is it:
promotes student discussion of realistic topics while at the same time discussing vowel rules.
allows students to practice phonemes and morphemes.
, introduces and uses common words used presently and words to be used in the future.
Emergent, Early, Proficient, Fluent - CORRECT ANSWER - Place the following Reading
Stages in the correct order of reading ability from low to high:
Emergent, Early, Proficient, Fluent
Early, Emergent, Proficient, Fluent
Democratic governance - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following is the greatest
contribution of Greece to western society?
Democratic governance
Military strategy
Architecture
Religion
Spend a class period explaining how to determine why a writer is writing a particular book or
passage - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following is the least effective strategy for
a fourth-grade teacher to equip students to practice understanding author's purpose?
After reading a paragraph, have students complete a graphic organizer that guides the students to
choose a type of purpose
Read several passages by one author with the same purpose
Select a type of author's purpose and have the students write a paragraph for that purpose
Spend a class period explaining how to determine why a writer is writing a particular book or
passage
Spelling to word meaning - CORRECT ANSWER - Ms. Paul, a fourth-grade English
teacher, is planning a lesson in which students will listen to a narrative and write down all the
homophones they hear. This activity best supports students' development by linking which of the
following?
Spelling to sound blends
Word meaning to phonological awareness
Writing conventions to phonological awareness
Questions and CORRECT Answers
THe French - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following hunted and trapped beaver
in the lucrative fur trade in North America?
The Dutch
The English
The Portuguese
The French
4 - CORRECT ANSWER - How many phonemes are in the word "spit"?
Generalized order - CORRECT ANSWER - A fifth-grade teacher is reading short passages
or telling short segments from a variety of texts in order to help her students understand about
the way written text is typically organized. Text organization includes all but which of the
following:
problems and their solution.
cause and effect relationships.
chronological order sequence.
generalized order.
How clear students are able to pronounce words - CORRECT ANSWER - Mr. Harper
wants to assess his students' reading fluency by listening to each student orally read a section
from a selected text. Which of the following would NOT be a good indicator for Mr. Harper to
use in assessing the students' reading fluency?
Consistency of the students' reading rate
The variation in students' reading intonation
How clear students are able to pronounce words
Students' accuracy of word identification
,Single, closed-syllable words - CORRECT ANSWER - When teaching decoding skills,
what kind of words should a teacher use to introduce the concept?
Vowel digraphs and diphthongs
Words with clear suffixes and prefixes
Multi-syllable words
Single, closed-syllable words
The judicial branch reviews legislation and can strike down laws that violate the U.S.
Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following is the best example of
checks and balances in the U.S. government?
The judicial branch reviews legislation and can strike down laws that violate the U.S.
Constitution
The executive branch can nominate Supreme Court judges for impeachment and the legislative
branch oversees the impeachment process
The judicial branch can overturn Presidential vetoes with a 2/3 vote
The House of Representatives negotiates a treaty with England, the Senate approves the treaty,
and the President signs it into law
Phonemic awareness - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following concepts involves
understanding that spoken words consist of a sequence of individual sounds?
Graphophonic knowledge
Morphology
Syntax
Phonemic awareness
promotes student discussion of realistic topics while at the same time discussing vowel rules. -
CORRECT ANSWER - (Select all that apply) A second-grade teacher conducting a
phonics lesson would read the words "kite", "bike", and "recite" aloud and have students write
and discuss the use of these words. The greatest benefit to this strategy is it:
promotes student discussion of realistic topics while at the same time discussing vowel rules.
allows students to practice phonemes and morphemes.
, introduces and uses common words used presently and words to be used in the future.
Emergent, Early, Proficient, Fluent - CORRECT ANSWER - Place the following Reading
Stages in the correct order of reading ability from low to high:
Emergent, Early, Proficient, Fluent
Early, Emergent, Proficient, Fluent
Democratic governance - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following is the greatest
contribution of Greece to western society?
Democratic governance
Military strategy
Architecture
Religion
Spend a class period explaining how to determine why a writer is writing a particular book or
passage - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following is the least effective strategy for
a fourth-grade teacher to equip students to practice understanding author's purpose?
After reading a paragraph, have students complete a graphic organizer that guides the students to
choose a type of purpose
Read several passages by one author with the same purpose
Select a type of author's purpose and have the students write a paragraph for that purpose
Spend a class period explaining how to determine why a writer is writing a particular book or
passage
Spelling to word meaning - CORRECT ANSWER - Ms. Paul, a fourth-grade English
teacher, is planning a lesson in which students will listen to a narrative and write down all the
homophones they hear. This activity best supports students' development by linking which of the
following?
Spelling to sound blends
Word meaning to phonological awareness
Writing conventions to phonological awareness
