TEXES CORE Subjects EC-6 391 Questions And
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Julie brings and eats one-third of a sandwich every day for lunch. If she made 11 sandwiches this month,
how many lunches did she bring?
Which of the following expressions would be a correct computation for the answer to the problem above?
A. 11 x 1/3
B. 11 / (1/3)
C. 1/3 x 11
D. (1/3) / 11
ANS B. 11 / (1/3)
A first-grade class has been working on analyzing data using a bar graph. The majority of students are
able to correctly answer questions related to the graph. What would be an appropriate extension activity
for students to complete next to encourage higher-order thinking?
A. Have students work with a partner to come up with their own question that could be answered using
the graph.
B. Have students start working on line graphs now that they have mastered bar graphs.
C. Give students a homework assignment related to bar graphs.
D. Give students a bar graph with larger numbers as a challenge. ANS A. Have students work with a
partner to come up with their own question that could be answered using the graph.
Students are separating costs of running a concession stand into expenses that depend on sales volume
and those that do not. What concept does the teacher want students to understand through this activity?
A. fixed and variable expenses
B. fixed and variable income
C. supply and demand
D. sales tax ANS A. fixed and variable expenses
,A second-grade class has created a pictograph of what type of shoe each person is wearing. What is the
next visual representation students can make from the information given?
A. a circle graph
B. a line graph
C. a bar graph
D. a steam- and- leaf plot ANS C. a bar graph
Students in Mrs. Wilson's class have mastered multiplication and have been introduced to division. Mrs.
Wilson gave a test over introductory concepts in division and found that a number of students struggled.
Which of the following strategies is best to help improve the students' understanding of division?
A. Provide a new study guide with division problems and give a new test again in two days.
B. Separate the class into groups and have at least one student that understands division in each group.
The higher-level students can reteach the struggling students the concept through peer tutoring.
C. Teach that multiplication and division are opposites, and have students memorize times tables to make
division easier.
D. Use manipulatives to model division and connect it to multiplication. ANS D. Use manipulatives
to model division and connect it to multiplication.
Mrs. Wilhelm is teaching a lesson on surface area. Every time a student raises their hand to answer, Mrs.
Wilhelm addresses them by name and says that she appreciates how they participate in class. She also
offers small candies for challenge questions. Which learning theory best matches Mrs. Wilhelm's teaching
method?
A. constructivist learning theory
B. behaviorism learning theory
C. sociocultural learning theory
D. social learning theory ANS B. behaviorism learning theory
In which of the following situations is estimation least appropriate?
A. a mother giving medication to her child with a cough
, B. a father talking about the size of the fish he caught and released that morning at the lake
C. a meteorologist talking about the probability for rain tomorrow
D. a sports announcer reporting on the number of people expected to attend a playoff game ANS A. a
mother giving medication to her child with a cough
A third-grade teacher is working with a small group of students on representing fractions. She asks
students to use the method of their choice to represent ¾. All of the students choose to draw a circle
divided into 4 equal parts and color 3 parts. She then asks students to represent the same fraction in
another way. Which of the following is NOT a method that the students could use to represent ¾?
A. a fraction strip
B. an array
C. a number line
D. a drawing of four items with three items shaded in ANS B. an array
Miss Osborn gives her class graph paper with the x and y axes labeled. She asks the students to draw a
three-sided shape of their choice in one quadrant on the x-y plane. She then asks students to change the
sign of each x value and regraph the shape. Which of the following concepts is Miss Osborn working on
with her students?
A. translation
B. reflection
C. dilation
D. rotation ANS B. reflection
Whitney is packing for a week-long trip. She fills her suitcase with 5 shirts, 3 pairs of pants, 2 skirts, and
2 dresses. If an outfit consists of 1 shirt and 1 bottom (pant or skirt) or 1 dress, how many different outfits
can Whitney create?
A. 32
B. 7
C. 27
D. 12 ANS C. 27
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Julie brings and eats one-third of a sandwich every day for lunch. If she made 11 sandwiches this month,
how many lunches did she bring?
Which of the following expressions would be a correct computation for the answer to the problem above?
A. 11 x 1/3
B. 11 / (1/3)
C. 1/3 x 11
D. (1/3) / 11
ANS B. 11 / (1/3)
A first-grade class has been working on analyzing data using a bar graph. The majority of students are
able to correctly answer questions related to the graph. What would be an appropriate extension activity
for students to complete next to encourage higher-order thinking?
A. Have students work with a partner to come up with their own question that could be answered using
the graph.
B. Have students start working on line graphs now that they have mastered bar graphs.
C. Give students a homework assignment related to bar graphs.
D. Give students a bar graph with larger numbers as a challenge. ANS A. Have students work with a
partner to come up with their own question that could be answered using the graph.
Students are separating costs of running a concession stand into expenses that depend on sales volume
and those that do not. What concept does the teacher want students to understand through this activity?
A. fixed and variable expenses
B. fixed and variable income
C. supply and demand
D. sales tax ANS A. fixed and variable expenses
,A second-grade class has created a pictograph of what type of shoe each person is wearing. What is the
next visual representation students can make from the information given?
A. a circle graph
B. a line graph
C. a bar graph
D. a steam- and- leaf plot ANS C. a bar graph
Students in Mrs. Wilson's class have mastered multiplication and have been introduced to division. Mrs.
Wilson gave a test over introductory concepts in division and found that a number of students struggled.
Which of the following strategies is best to help improve the students' understanding of division?
A. Provide a new study guide with division problems and give a new test again in two days.
B. Separate the class into groups and have at least one student that understands division in each group.
The higher-level students can reteach the struggling students the concept through peer tutoring.
C. Teach that multiplication and division are opposites, and have students memorize times tables to make
division easier.
D. Use manipulatives to model division and connect it to multiplication. ANS D. Use manipulatives
to model division and connect it to multiplication.
Mrs. Wilhelm is teaching a lesson on surface area. Every time a student raises their hand to answer, Mrs.
Wilhelm addresses them by name and says that she appreciates how they participate in class. She also
offers small candies for challenge questions. Which learning theory best matches Mrs. Wilhelm's teaching
method?
A. constructivist learning theory
B. behaviorism learning theory
C. sociocultural learning theory
D. social learning theory ANS B. behaviorism learning theory
In which of the following situations is estimation least appropriate?
A. a mother giving medication to her child with a cough
, B. a father talking about the size of the fish he caught and released that morning at the lake
C. a meteorologist talking about the probability for rain tomorrow
D. a sports announcer reporting on the number of people expected to attend a playoff game ANS A. a
mother giving medication to her child with a cough
A third-grade teacher is working with a small group of students on representing fractions. She asks
students to use the method of their choice to represent ¾. All of the students choose to draw a circle
divided into 4 equal parts and color 3 parts. She then asks students to represent the same fraction in
another way. Which of the following is NOT a method that the students could use to represent ¾?
A. a fraction strip
B. an array
C. a number line
D. a drawing of four items with three items shaded in ANS B. an array
Miss Osborn gives her class graph paper with the x and y axes labeled. She asks the students to draw a
three-sided shape of their choice in one quadrant on the x-y plane. She then asks students to change the
sign of each x value and regraph the shape. Which of the following concepts is Miss Osborn working on
with her students?
A. translation
B. reflection
C. dilation
D. rotation ANS B. reflection
Whitney is packing for a week-long trip. She fills her suitcase with 5 shirts, 3 pairs of pants, 2 skirts, and
2 dresses. If an outfit consists of 1 shirt and 1 bottom (pant or skirt) or 1 dress, how many different outfits
can Whitney create?
A. 32
B. 7
C. 27
D. 12 ANS C. 27
