WGU C365 - OA Practice Questions with Verified
Answers
3rd grade students are writing articles about the sea creatures they have studied
in Science. The teacher would like them to read each other's articles and discuss
possible revisions. How might the teacher use technology to support this in her
lesson plan?
a) Google Docs/Google Classroom
b) Writer's Workshop
c) Blog
d) E-reader Ans✓✓✓ a) Google Docs/Google Classroom
A 2nd grade teacher would like to use children's books to engage the interest of
her students by bringing in a text set about insect life cycles. What is she using?
a) Literature Based Approach
b) Basal Literature Approach
c) Lexile Scale
d) Balanced Literacy Ans✓✓✓ a) Literature Based Approach
A 4th grade class is currently working on their poetry unit. The teacher would like
to support awareness & inclusivity of cultural differences. Which could
successfully address that goal?
a) Have students share out different opinions and perspectives on a given poem.
,b) Assign students to groups based on their ethnicity and have them discuss their
favorite poems.
c) Allow students to individually select poems to read from a pre-approved bank
of material.
d) Have students compare and discuss poems that highlight diverse cultural
experiences. Ans✓✓✓ d) Have students compare and discuss poems that
highlight diverse cultural experiences.
A 4th grade teacher has found some websites he would like his students to use to
gain more information about bees. What should the teacher keep in mind before
he allows students to view websites? Choose 2
a) Make sure the age-appropriate websites are not collecting student data
b) Get parental consent
c) Ensure the websites do not contain objectional material
d) Make sure the students will like them Ans✓✓✓ a) Make sure the age-
appropriate websites are not collecting student data
c) Ensure the websites do not contain objectional material
A 4th grade teacher notices that her students need more reinforcement on
vocabulary words they are using in their new unit. She wants to modify her lesson
plan to support students' understanding of the new words. What could the
teacher do to modify the lesson plan?
a) Have students select vocabulary words to be displayed on a word wall.
b) Have students use the vocabulary words to create a skit that connects what
they know to the new concepts.
c) Have students add electronic flashcards to their wiki page.
, d) Have students play hangman using the vocabulary words as their bank.
Ans✓✓✓ b) Have students use the vocabulary words to create a skit that
connects what they know to the new concepts.
A 5th grade teacher is teaching students to use context clues to figure out the
meaning of the word "prediction" in a science article. The teacher is developing
which type of language for students?
a) Academic Language
b) Content Language
c) Conversational (Basic Interpersonal Communication)
d) Academic stock phrases Ans✓✓✓ a) Academic Language
A 6th grade class is reading a biography of an American scientist. The teacher
would like the students to review the selection, turn the bold headings into
questions, take notes, and finally review to be able to answer the questions they
have made from the bold headings. The students are using
a) SQ3R
b) Semantic Map
c) Literature Based Approach
d) Graphic Organizer Ans✓✓✓ a) SQ3R
A district received a generous grant from an educational foundation to
incorporate iPads for all 3rd grade students. The district wants to provide
guidance on best practices for the incorporation of technology. Which could be a
guiding principle for the teachers to use?
Answers
3rd grade students are writing articles about the sea creatures they have studied
in Science. The teacher would like them to read each other's articles and discuss
possible revisions. How might the teacher use technology to support this in her
lesson plan?
a) Google Docs/Google Classroom
b) Writer's Workshop
c) Blog
d) E-reader Ans✓✓✓ a) Google Docs/Google Classroom
A 2nd grade teacher would like to use children's books to engage the interest of
her students by bringing in a text set about insect life cycles. What is she using?
a) Literature Based Approach
b) Basal Literature Approach
c) Lexile Scale
d) Balanced Literacy Ans✓✓✓ a) Literature Based Approach
A 4th grade class is currently working on their poetry unit. The teacher would like
to support awareness & inclusivity of cultural differences. Which could
successfully address that goal?
a) Have students share out different opinions and perspectives on a given poem.
,b) Assign students to groups based on their ethnicity and have them discuss their
favorite poems.
c) Allow students to individually select poems to read from a pre-approved bank
of material.
d) Have students compare and discuss poems that highlight diverse cultural
experiences. Ans✓✓✓ d) Have students compare and discuss poems that
highlight diverse cultural experiences.
A 4th grade teacher has found some websites he would like his students to use to
gain more information about bees. What should the teacher keep in mind before
he allows students to view websites? Choose 2
a) Make sure the age-appropriate websites are not collecting student data
b) Get parental consent
c) Ensure the websites do not contain objectional material
d) Make sure the students will like them Ans✓✓✓ a) Make sure the age-
appropriate websites are not collecting student data
c) Ensure the websites do not contain objectional material
A 4th grade teacher notices that her students need more reinforcement on
vocabulary words they are using in their new unit. She wants to modify her lesson
plan to support students' understanding of the new words. What could the
teacher do to modify the lesson plan?
a) Have students select vocabulary words to be displayed on a word wall.
b) Have students use the vocabulary words to create a skit that connects what
they know to the new concepts.
c) Have students add electronic flashcards to their wiki page.
, d) Have students play hangman using the vocabulary words as their bank.
Ans✓✓✓ b) Have students use the vocabulary words to create a skit that
connects what they know to the new concepts.
A 5th grade teacher is teaching students to use context clues to figure out the
meaning of the word "prediction" in a science article. The teacher is developing
which type of language for students?
a) Academic Language
b) Content Language
c) Conversational (Basic Interpersonal Communication)
d) Academic stock phrases Ans✓✓✓ a) Academic Language
A 6th grade class is reading a biography of an American scientist. The teacher
would like the students to review the selection, turn the bold headings into
questions, take notes, and finally review to be able to answer the questions they
have made from the bold headings. The students are using
a) SQ3R
b) Semantic Map
c) Literature Based Approach
d) Graphic Organizer Ans✓✓✓ a) SQ3R
A district received a generous grant from an educational foundation to
incorporate iPads for all 3rd grade students. The district wants to provide
guidance on best practices for the incorporation of technology. Which could be a
guiding principle for the teachers to use?
