OSAT Practice Test Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
A. Event sampling - ANSWER ✔✔A preschool teacher is planning to conduct an
observational assessment to obtain data on how often a child engages in a
specific behavior. Such a procedure is an example of which of the following
types of assessment?
A. Event sampling
B. Running record
C. Time sampling
D. Rating scale
A. "The student immediately walked to the art table upon entering the
classroom." - ANSWER ✔✔One of the teachers in a kindergarten class is writing
an anecdotal record for a new student who has just arrived with a
parent/guardian for the student's first day at school. Which of the following
statements would be most appropriate for the teacher to include in this type of
assessment?
A. "The student immediately walked to the art table upon entering the
classroom."
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, B. "The student did not appear to be upset when the parent/guardian left the
classroom."
C. "The student likely felt comforted by having familiar art materials in the
classroom."
D. "The student seemed relaxed despite not knowing any other students in the
classroom."
B. Implicit instruction - ANSWER ✔✔A preschool teacher is preparing to read
aloud a Big Book to introduce a new unit in science. After showing the book
cover, the teacher reads the title and pauses to reflectively think aloud, saying,
"I'm wondering why the author has chose to call this book Tomatoes Taste Like
Sunshine! I'm thinking that maybe the author knows that tomatoes need the
sun to grow." The teacher then asks children to share their ideas. This teacher
practice primarily demonstrates
A. Book-handling techniques
B. Implicit instruction
C. Summative assessment of children's learning
D. Interactive awareness of print concepts
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Correct Answers
A. Event sampling - ANSWER ✔✔A preschool teacher is planning to conduct an
observational assessment to obtain data on how often a child engages in a
specific behavior. Such a procedure is an example of which of the following
types of assessment?
A. Event sampling
B. Running record
C. Time sampling
D. Rating scale
A. "The student immediately walked to the art table upon entering the
classroom." - ANSWER ✔✔One of the teachers in a kindergarten class is writing
an anecdotal record for a new student who has just arrived with a
parent/guardian for the student's first day at school. Which of the following
statements would be most appropriate for the teacher to include in this type of
assessment?
A. "The student immediately walked to the art table upon entering the
classroom."
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, B. "The student did not appear to be upset when the parent/guardian left the
classroom."
C. "The student likely felt comforted by having familiar art materials in the
classroom."
D. "The student seemed relaxed despite not knowing any other students in the
classroom."
B. Implicit instruction - ANSWER ✔✔A preschool teacher is preparing to read
aloud a Big Book to introduce a new unit in science. After showing the book
cover, the teacher reads the title and pauses to reflectively think aloud, saying,
"I'm wondering why the author has chose to call this book Tomatoes Taste Like
Sunshine! I'm thinking that maybe the author knows that tomatoes need the
sun to grow." The teacher then asks children to share their ideas. This teacher
practice primarily demonstrates
A. Book-handling techniques
B. Implicit instruction
C. Summative assessment of children's learning
D. Interactive awareness of print concepts
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