PECT - Module 3 - Practice Test Questions With 100%
Correct Answers
Which of the following behaviors by a child demonstrates an
understanding of one-to-one correspondence? A. placing blue and red
balls in separate containers
B. identifying objects in a room that comes in pairs
C. Counting a group of ten objects by touching each object while saying
its number aloud
D. matching a puzzle piece with the number five to a puzzle piece with
five apples on it - ANSWER -C
A kindergarten teacher keeps a large calendar on the classroom wall.
Each morning, the teacher and the children discuss the weather, and the
children decide whether they should place a sun or a cloud on the
calendar. Which of the following teacher-led activities would be most
effective and developmentally appropriate for integrating math into this
science activity?
A. creating a weather picture graph and updating it daily
B. asking the children to decide each morning whether it is sunnier or
cloudier than the day before
C. adding a yellow marble to a jar for everyday it is sunny
D. recording the daily temperature and correlating it too cloudy and
sunny days. - ANSWER -A
a pair of first-grade uses a 2.5 in. block to measure the length of a table.
The students then use a 5in block to measure a different table of the
same length. They announce to the teacher that the first table is longer
than the second table. The teacher then measures the two tables with a
ruler and shows the students that the two tables are the same length. This
,situation could be most appropriately used for introducing the students
to which of the following mathematical concepts?
A. geometric shapes
B. Standard units of measure
C. conservation of number
D. perimeter and area - ANSWER -B
A teacher regularly utilizes peer tutoring in math. The teacher pairs
students according to skill level and makes sure that each of the students
has a turn in the role of tutor. Which of the following is likely to be the
most important benefit of incorporating this type of peer support into
instruction?
A. increasing students' motivation to learn math content
B. prompting students to evaluate their math performance in relation to
that of their classmates
C. helping students develop efficient and effective study skills in math
D. accelerating the pace at which students are able to master math
content - ANSWER -A.
A first-grade teacher who wants to promote students' ability to
communicate mathematical ideas should emphasize which of the
following teaching practices?
A. having students explain their problem-solving strategies orally as part
of daily mathematics activities
B. helping students create a personal dictionary of mathematical
vocabulary
C. engaging students in the process of writing their own mathematical
word problems.
D. providing students with opportunities to complete mathematics
activities with a partner or in small group - ANSWER -A
, Which of the following activities would be most appropriate to foster a
fourth-grade students' skills in using mathematical language to
communicate relationships and concepts
A. making a word problem for a classmate to solve that involves an
application of the order.
B. using flashcards to learn mathematical vocabulary and practice for a
quiz.
C. explaining why a procedure for multiplication work using place value
and properties of operations.
D. reading and writing whole number up to one million in words and in
number form - ANSWER -C
In alignment with National Council of teachers of mathematics
(NCTM) Principles and standards for school mathematic, elementary
mathematics activities
A. encourage the use of shortcuts and mnemonic devices to improve
fluency
B. contribute to a portfolio that students assembles to demonstrate their
progress
C. incorporate a wide variety of technology to meet the needs pf diverse
learners
D. foster the development of reasoning, argumentation, and
representation - ANSWER -D
A kindergarten teacher wants students to be able to decompose the
number 10 into number pairs. which of the following student activities is
likely to be most effective in meeting this objective?
A. comparing two sets with quantities less than or equal to ten.
B. describing the role of ten in the place value system.
, C. Solving a series of addition problems with sums equal to ten
D. Using number cubes to show how to make ten in more than one way -
ANSWER -D
A teacher would like to provide opportunities for elementary students to
make conjectures and construct arguments related to mathematics.
Which of the following approaches is likely to be most effective in
meeting his goal?
A. encouraging students in computer-assisted instruction and visual
media.
B. encouraging student interaction and cooperative learning.
C. incorporating the use of progressive and innovative textbooks
D. ensuring that all students work at the same pace and level of
complexity - ANSWER -B
A fourth-grade teacher leads an activity with a class. When a student
states a number, the teacher responds with a resulting number. This
continues until the students can identify the rule the teacher is using to
calculate the resulting number. This activity is one layer of scaffolding
to prepare students for which of the following mathematical concepts?
A. Functions
B. probability
C. proportions
D. multiplication - ANSWER -A
A third-grade teacher would like to design an assessment to measure
student understanding of the following learning standard: Understand
concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and addition. Which of
the following activities is most appropriate for assessing a third-grade
student's mastery of this standard?
Correct Answers
Which of the following behaviors by a child demonstrates an
understanding of one-to-one correspondence? A. placing blue and red
balls in separate containers
B. identifying objects in a room that comes in pairs
C. Counting a group of ten objects by touching each object while saying
its number aloud
D. matching a puzzle piece with the number five to a puzzle piece with
five apples on it - ANSWER -C
A kindergarten teacher keeps a large calendar on the classroom wall.
Each morning, the teacher and the children discuss the weather, and the
children decide whether they should place a sun or a cloud on the
calendar. Which of the following teacher-led activities would be most
effective and developmentally appropriate for integrating math into this
science activity?
A. creating a weather picture graph and updating it daily
B. asking the children to decide each morning whether it is sunnier or
cloudier than the day before
C. adding a yellow marble to a jar for everyday it is sunny
D. recording the daily temperature and correlating it too cloudy and
sunny days. - ANSWER -A
a pair of first-grade uses a 2.5 in. block to measure the length of a table.
The students then use a 5in block to measure a different table of the
same length. They announce to the teacher that the first table is longer
than the second table. The teacher then measures the two tables with a
ruler and shows the students that the two tables are the same length. This
,situation could be most appropriately used for introducing the students
to which of the following mathematical concepts?
A. geometric shapes
B. Standard units of measure
C. conservation of number
D. perimeter and area - ANSWER -B
A teacher regularly utilizes peer tutoring in math. The teacher pairs
students according to skill level and makes sure that each of the students
has a turn in the role of tutor. Which of the following is likely to be the
most important benefit of incorporating this type of peer support into
instruction?
A. increasing students' motivation to learn math content
B. prompting students to evaluate their math performance in relation to
that of their classmates
C. helping students develop efficient and effective study skills in math
D. accelerating the pace at which students are able to master math
content - ANSWER -A.
A first-grade teacher who wants to promote students' ability to
communicate mathematical ideas should emphasize which of the
following teaching practices?
A. having students explain their problem-solving strategies orally as part
of daily mathematics activities
B. helping students create a personal dictionary of mathematical
vocabulary
C. engaging students in the process of writing their own mathematical
word problems.
D. providing students with opportunities to complete mathematics
activities with a partner or in small group - ANSWER -A
, Which of the following activities would be most appropriate to foster a
fourth-grade students' skills in using mathematical language to
communicate relationships and concepts
A. making a word problem for a classmate to solve that involves an
application of the order.
B. using flashcards to learn mathematical vocabulary and practice for a
quiz.
C. explaining why a procedure for multiplication work using place value
and properties of operations.
D. reading and writing whole number up to one million in words and in
number form - ANSWER -C
In alignment with National Council of teachers of mathematics
(NCTM) Principles and standards for school mathematic, elementary
mathematics activities
A. encourage the use of shortcuts and mnemonic devices to improve
fluency
B. contribute to a portfolio that students assembles to demonstrate their
progress
C. incorporate a wide variety of technology to meet the needs pf diverse
learners
D. foster the development of reasoning, argumentation, and
representation - ANSWER -D
A kindergarten teacher wants students to be able to decompose the
number 10 into number pairs. which of the following student activities is
likely to be most effective in meeting this objective?
A. comparing two sets with quantities less than or equal to ten.
B. describing the role of ten in the place value system.
, C. Solving a series of addition problems with sums equal to ten
D. Using number cubes to show how to make ten in more than one way -
ANSWER -D
A teacher would like to provide opportunities for elementary students to
make conjectures and construct arguments related to mathematics.
Which of the following approaches is likely to be most effective in
meeting his goal?
A. encouraging students in computer-assisted instruction and visual
media.
B. encouraging student interaction and cooperative learning.
C. incorporating the use of progressive and innovative textbooks
D. ensuring that all students work at the same pace and level of
complexity - ANSWER -B
A fourth-grade teacher leads an activity with a class. When a student
states a number, the teacher responds with a resulting number. This
continues until the students can identify the rule the teacher is using to
calculate the resulting number. This activity is one layer of scaffolding
to prepare students for which of the following mathematical concepts?
A. Functions
B. probability
C. proportions
D. multiplication - ANSWER -A
A third-grade teacher would like to design an assessment to measure
student understanding of the following learning standard: Understand
concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and addition. Which of
the following activities is most appropriate for assessing a third-grade
student's mastery of this standard?
