TNT 700.1A: Questions With Accurate Solutions
While students are working on a group project in Mrs. Hatcher's 4th
grade classroom, she walks by a particular small group. Two of the
students in the group are discussing their favorite video games. She
puts a hand on the shoulder of each of the off task students as she
walks by. The students end their conversation and get refocused on
their assignment.Which characteristic of effective teaching is Mrs.
Hatcher practicing? Correct Answer - Effective teachers
establish successful classroom management techniques
According to Ben Bissell, which of the following is not an effective
example of praise? Correct Answer - Public praise
For her math lessons, Mrs. Taylor usually works through many
different practice problems on the board for students. She talks
through each problem as she works through it on the board. She is
struggling to understand that why despite all of the different
problems she works through on the board, students are still
struggling with some of the concepts.What suggestion would you
offer Mrs. Taylor to improve on student understanding? Correct
Answer - Walk around the room during instruction
Ms. Loomis is a first year teacher. STAAR tests are coming up next
month and she is starting to get nervous about how her students
will perform.What would be the best piece of advice for Ms. Loomis?
Correct Answer - Incorporate a practice question or two each
day into her lessons
Why is professional development important for all teachers?
Correct Answer - To increase the content knowledge and
instructional skills of a teacher
,Mrs. Williams is a fifth-grade teacher. She is frustrated because her
lesson on finding the main idea of a text did not go as well as she had
hoped it would. At the end of the lesson, she did not feel her
students had a firm grasp on the concept.What should Mrs. Williams
do? Correct Answer - Reflect on the lesson and plan additional
activities that will better teach her objective.
How is random questioning an effective questioning technique?
Correct Answer - It increases student engagement during a
lesson.
How do effective teachers strive to maintain an atmosphere where
learning flourishes? Correct Answer - They learn to say I'm
sorry in situations where they have made a mistake.
Ms. Jones wrote the following praise on Toby's essay about the
causes of the Civil War.Great work. It is clear you know your
stuff.What suggestion would you offer Ms. Jones to improve on the
praise she has offered to Toby? Correct Answer - Give a
specific example of something Toby did well.
Mr. Green placed all of the books in his classroom library in bins.
Each bin is labeled with a particular genre.What characteristic of
effective teaching is Mr. Green practicing? Correct Answer -
Effective teachers are organized
What are the most important elements of a school system? Correct
Answer - Classrooms
Which of the following is an example of a teacher exhibiting
flexibility? Correct Answer - Adapting instructional techniques
to ensure student understanding
, Each day when students enter Mrs. Finn's biology classroom, she
displays a list the day's needed materials and the activity students
should begin work on immediately. Once the bell rings, she says
what is written on the board aloud to her students.What
characteristic of effective teaching is Mrs. Finn practicing? Correct
Answer - Effective teachers communicate clearly.
A student in Mr. Garcia's classroom is tapping his pencil during the
lesson.What is the first thing Mr. Garcia should do to address the
problem? Correct Answer - Ignore the student behavior
Mr. Peters has just completed a math lesson and his students are
working on a practice set. As Mr. Peters circulates the room, he
notices that a large percentage of students are not grasping the
concept.What would be the best thing for Mr. Peters to do next?
Correct Answer - Go through the first two problems of the
practice set together with the whole class
Maria stayed after school with Mr. Watkins for some extra help in
math. At the end of their session, Maria told Mr. Watkins her mom
wouldn't be able to pick her up for another hour. Mr. Watkins gave
Maria a few dollars to pay bus fare home.What better solution could
Mr. Watkins have offered to Maria? Correct Answer - Mr.
Watkins should have waited with Maria until a parent could pick her
up.
Mr. Fitzpatrick recently attended a teachers' conference where he
learned some new techniques that he would like to try out in his
7thgrade Social Studies class. He's not sure how they will work in
his classroom because the teacher he heard about them from is a
3rdgrade teacher. He thinks that with a few adaptations he will be
able to implement them with his students.What should Mr.
Fitzpatrick do? Correct Answer - Practice the techniques with
a colleague
While students are working on a group project in Mrs. Hatcher's 4th
grade classroom, she walks by a particular small group. Two of the
students in the group are discussing their favorite video games. She
puts a hand on the shoulder of each of the off task students as she
walks by. The students end their conversation and get refocused on
their assignment.Which characteristic of effective teaching is Mrs.
Hatcher practicing? Correct Answer - Effective teachers
establish successful classroom management techniques
According to Ben Bissell, which of the following is not an effective
example of praise? Correct Answer - Public praise
For her math lessons, Mrs. Taylor usually works through many
different practice problems on the board for students. She talks
through each problem as she works through it on the board. She is
struggling to understand that why despite all of the different
problems she works through on the board, students are still
struggling with some of the concepts.What suggestion would you
offer Mrs. Taylor to improve on student understanding? Correct
Answer - Walk around the room during instruction
Ms. Loomis is a first year teacher. STAAR tests are coming up next
month and she is starting to get nervous about how her students
will perform.What would be the best piece of advice for Ms. Loomis?
Correct Answer - Incorporate a practice question or two each
day into her lessons
Why is professional development important for all teachers?
Correct Answer - To increase the content knowledge and
instructional skills of a teacher
,Mrs. Williams is a fifth-grade teacher. She is frustrated because her
lesson on finding the main idea of a text did not go as well as she had
hoped it would. At the end of the lesson, she did not feel her
students had a firm grasp on the concept.What should Mrs. Williams
do? Correct Answer - Reflect on the lesson and plan additional
activities that will better teach her objective.
How is random questioning an effective questioning technique?
Correct Answer - It increases student engagement during a
lesson.
How do effective teachers strive to maintain an atmosphere where
learning flourishes? Correct Answer - They learn to say I'm
sorry in situations where they have made a mistake.
Ms. Jones wrote the following praise on Toby's essay about the
causes of the Civil War.Great work. It is clear you know your
stuff.What suggestion would you offer Ms. Jones to improve on the
praise she has offered to Toby? Correct Answer - Give a
specific example of something Toby did well.
Mr. Green placed all of the books in his classroom library in bins.
Each bin is labeled with a particular genre.What characteristic of
effective teaching is Mr. Green practicing? Correct Answer -
Effective teachers are organized
What are the most important elements of a school system? Correct
Answer - Classrooms
Which of the following is an example of a teacher exhibiting
flexibility? Correct Answer - Adapting instructional techniques
to ensure student understanding
, Each day when students enter Mrs. Finn's biology classroom, she
displays a list the day's needed materials and the activity students
should begin work on immediately. Once the bell rings, she says
what is written on the board aloud to her students.What
characteristic of effective teaching is Mrs. Finn practicing? Correct
Answer - Effective teachers communicate clearly.
A student in Mr. Garcia's classroom is tapping his pencil during the
lesson.What is the first thing Mr. Garcia should do to address the
problem? Correct Answer - Ignore the student behavior
Mr. Peters has just completed a math lesson and his students are
working on a practice set. As Mr. Peters circulates the room, he
notices that a large percentage of students are not grasping the
concept.What would be the best thing for Mr. Peters to do next?
Correct Answer - Go through the first two problems of the
practice set together with the whole class
Maria stayed after school with Mr. Watkins for some extra help in
math. At the end of their session, Maria told Mr. Watkins her mom
wouldn't be able to pick her up for another hour. Mr. Watkins gave
Maria a few dollars to pay bus fare home.What better solution could
Mr. Watkins have offered to Maria? Correct Answer - Mr.
Watkins should have waited with Maria until a parent could pick her
up.
Mr. Fitzpatrick recently attended a teachers' conference where he
learned some new techniques that he would like to try out in his
7thgrade Social Studies class. He's not sure how they will work in
his classroom because the teacher he heard about them from is a
3rdgrade teacher. He thinks that with a few adaptations he will be
able to implement them with his students.What should Mr.
Fitzpatrick do? Correct Answer - Practice the techniques with
a colleague
