FTCE SUBJECT AREA Exam 2
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In general, a teacher's expectations would tend to have the LEAST effect on a
middle school student's
A. academic performance
B. behavior
C. peer relations
D. self-concept - correct answer C
A teacher who holds a valid Florida professional certificate wishes to add a subject
coverage. The teacher most probably can obtain accurate information about adding
a subject coverage to his or her professional certificate by contacting
A. the State Board of Education.
B. a member of the district school board
C. the district superintendent
D. his or her principal - correct answer A
In giving students problems in which they must generalize an algebraic or geometric
pattern, a mathematics teacher is most likely promoting students' use of
A. conditional reasoning
B. deductive reasoning
C. inductive reasoning
D. syllogistic reasoning - correct answer C
As a culminating activity for a unit on nutrition, a high school interdisciplinary team
plans to have an informal social event at school for their classes. Which of the
following is most likely to occur when the social event takes place?
A. Field-independent learners and field-dependent learners will be equally active
during the event.
B. Field-independent learners will tend to be more passive than field-dependent
learners during the event.
C. Field-dependent learners will tend to be more passive than field-independent
learners during the event.
D. Both field-independent learners and field-dependent learners will be passive
during the event - correct answer B
It is appropriate for a teacher to share information about a minor student without
written permission from the student's parent when
A. school counselor who has been seeing the student wants to examine the
educational records kept by the teacher on the student.
,B. colleague who is conducting a research project wants to use non-personally-
identifiable information from the educational records kept by the teacher on the
student.
C. colleague who has the student in another class wants to look at the educational
records kept by the teacher on the student.
D. noncustodial parent want to review the educational records kept by the teacher on
the student. - correct answer B
Current thinking regarding literacy instruction calls for a balanced and
comprehensive approach to early reading instruction that includes
A. Intense instruction in phonics followed by literature-based, integrated language
arts instruction.
B. Explicit, systematic phonics instruction in the context of meaningful connected
reading of informative, engaging text.
C. Explicit, systematic phonics instruction alternated with basal reading program that
includes grade-level reading materials for students.
D. Implicit acquisition of word recognition skills in the context of literature-based,
integrated language arts instruction. - correct answer B
A high school economics teacher has students work as members of an investment
team in a stock market simulation activity over a period of weeks. At the end of the
simulation activity, each team must summarize its activities and present a report to
the entire class. After the reports have been presented, the teacher asks the
students to write a journal entry in which they assess the effectiveness of their
investment team's decision making during the stock market simulation. Which of the
following is a primary benefit of having the students reflect on the effectiveness of
their team's decision making?
A. It will promote a healthy, competitive spirit among the students
B. It will allow the teacher to reward those students who exhibited leadership skills
C. It will provide a means for the teacher to assess the students' ability to apply
decision-making skills
D. It will promote self-assessment on the part of the students - correct answer D
A teacher has observed that, during the whole-class discussions, English Language
Learners (ELLs) in her classroom rarely volunteer comments. In leading class
discussions, it is important the teacher is aware that
A. Asking the ELLs less challenging questions they can get right will make them
more willing to participate in future discussions.
B. ELLs who are more willing to speak in class are usually more proficient language
users than those who are reluctant to speak
C. Cultural factors as well as language ability affect the extent to which ELLs speak
out in class.
D. Probing for further explanation or clarification when ELLs give responses should
be avoided, so that they will not be embarrassed in front of their peers. - correct
answer C
To encourage students to think critically and consider a variety of ideas during a
class discussion, a teacher should ask
A. affective domain questions
B. convergent questions
, C. divergent questions
D. who, what, where, and when questions - correct answer C
A teacher who has academically gifted students in the class can best prepare to
work with these students by keeping in mind they need
A. Opportunities for independent learning that encourage them to apply creative and
critical thinking
B. Time to work independently when their peers are working in small groups
C. Structured activities that reinforce basic skills more often than their peers
D. External rewards because they often lack intrinsic motivation to learn. - correct
answer A
A fifth-grade student has a grade equivalent score of 7.6 on a standardized reading
test. The student's grade equivalent score indicates that the student
A. Is ready for seventh-grade reading material.
B. Is in the top 7.6 percent of students who took the test.
C. Did as well on the test as an average seventh-grader in the sixth month of the
school year would do on a standardized seventh-grade reading test.
D. Did as well on the test as an average seventh-grader in the sixth month of the
school year would do on the same standardized reading test that the fifth-grade
student took. - correct answer D
During an informal conversation, a second-grade English Language Learner (ELL)
tells his teacher, "My madre - I mean, my mother - she work on grocery store."
Which of the following would be the most appropriate teacher feedback in response
to the student's statement?
A. "Oh, so the Spanish word for mother is madre? That's good to know.
B. "What should you do to the verb work when it comes after the word she?"
C. "Your mother works in a grocery store? What does she do there?"
D. "Should you say, "on a grocery store' or 'in a grocery store'?" - correct answer C
Assigning students to work with a partner, a middle school language arts teacher
challenges each pair with the following question: "How many uses can you think of
for a book?"
In giving the students this task, the teacher is most likely promoting their use of
A. convergent thinking
B. creative thinking
C. deductive thinking
D. generalization - correct answer B
In which of the following classes is the activity LEAST consistent with a
tactile/kinesthetic modality preference?
A. In language arts, students put on a play and dress in costumes.
B. In mathematics, students do a survey on favorite jean brands and summarize
results.
C. In social studies, students participate in a simulation activity acting out a historical
event.
D. In science, students work in small groups to compare the heat reflection
properties of various fabrics. - correct answer B
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In general, a teacher's expectations would tend to have the LEAST effect on a
middle school student's
A. academic performance
B. behavior
C. peer relations
D. self-concept - correct answer C
A teacher who holds a valid Florida professional certificate wishes to add a subject
coverage. The teacher most probably can obtain accurate information about adding
a subject coverage to his or her professional certificate by contacting
A. the State Board of Education.
B. a member of the district school board
C. the district superintendent
D. his or her principal - correct answer A
In giving students problems in which they must generalize an algebraic or geometric
pattern, a mathematics teacher is most likely promoting students' use of
A. conditional reasoning
B. deductive reasoning
C. inductive reasoning
D. syllogistic reasoning - correct answer C
As a culminating activity for a unit on nutrition, a high school interdisciplinary team
plans to have an informal social event at school for their classes. Which of the
following is most likely to occur when the social event takes place?
A. Field-independent learners and field-dependent learners will be equally active
during the event.
B. Field-independent learners will tend to be more passive than field-dependent
learners during the event.
C. Field-dependent learners will tend to be more passive than field-independent
learners during the event.
D. Both field-independent learners and field-dependent learners will be passive
during the event - correct answer B
It is appropriate for a teacher to share information about a minor student without
written permission from the student's parent when
A. school counselor who has been seeing the student wants to examine the
educational records kept by the teacher on the student.
,B. colleague who is conducting a research project wants to use non-personally-
identifiable information from the educational records kept by the teacher on the
student.
C. colleague who has the student in another class wants to look at the educational
records kept by the teacher on the student.
D. noncustodial parent want to review the educational records kept by the teacher on
the student. - correct answer B
Current thinking regarding literacy instruction calls for a balanced and
comprehensive approach to early reading instruction that includes
A. Intense instruction in phonics followed by literature-based, integrated language
arts instruction.
B. Explicit, systematic phonics instruction in the context of meaningful connected
reading of informative, engaging text.
C. Explicit, systematic phonics instruction alternated with basal reading program that
includes grade-level reading materials for students.
D. Implicit acquisition of word recognition skills in the context of literature-based,
integrated language arts instruction. - correct answer B
A high school economics teacher has students work as members of an investment
team in a stock market simulation activity over a period of weeks. At the end of the
simulation activity, each team must summarize its activities and present a report to
the entire class. After the reports have been presented, the teacher asks the
students to write a journal entry in which they assess the effectiveness of their
investment team's decision making during the stock market simulation. Which of the
following is a primary benefit of having the students reflect on the effectiveness of
their team's decision making?
A. It will promote a healthy, competitive spirit among the students
B. It will allow the teacher to reward those students who exhibited leadership skills
C. It will provide a means for the teacher to assess the students' ability to apply
decision-making skills
D. It will promote self-assessment on the part of the students - correct answer D
A teacher has observed that, during the whole-class discussions, English Language
Learners (ELLs) in her classroom rarely volunteer comments. In leading class
discussions, it is important the teacher is aware that
A. Asking the ELLs less challenging questions they can get right will make them
more willing to participate in future discussions.
B. ELLs who are more willing to speak in class are usually more proficient language
users than those who are reluctant to speak
C. Cultural factors as well as language ability affect the extent to which ELLs speak
out in class.
D. Probing for further explanation or clarification when ELLs give responses should
be avoided, so that they will not be embarrassed in front of their peers. - correct
answer C
To encourage students to think critically and consider a variety of ideas during a
class discussion, a teacher should ask
A. affective domain questions
B. convergent questions
, C. divergent questions
D. who, what, where, and when questions - correct answer C
A teacher who has academically gifted students in the class can best prepare to
work with these students by keeping in mind they need
A. Opportunities for independent learning that encourage them to apply creative and
critical thinking
B. Time to work independently when their peers are working in small groups
C. Structured activities that reinforce basic skills more often than their peers
D. External rewards because they often lack intrinsic motivation to learn. - correct
answer A
A fifth-grade student has a grade equivalent score of 7.6 on a standardized reading
test. The student's grade equivalent score indicates that the student
A. Is ready for seventh-grade reading material.
B. Is in the top 7.6 percent of students who took the test.
C. Did as well on the test as an average seventh-grader in the sixth month of the
school year would do on a standardized seventh-grade reading test.
D. Did as well on the test as an average seventh-grader in the sixth month of the
school year would do on the same standardized reading test that the fifth-grade
student took. - correct answer D
During an informal conversation, a second-grade English Language Learner (ELL)
tells his teacher, "My madre - I mean, my mother - she work on grocery store."
Which of the following would be the most appropriate teacher feedback in response
to the student's statement?
A. "Oh, so the Spanish word for mother is madre? That's good to know.
B. "What should you do to the verb work when it comes after the word she?"
C. "Your mother works in a grocery store? What does she do there?"
D. "Should you say, "on a grocery store' or 'in a grocery store'?" - correct answer C
Assigning students to work with a partner, a middle school language arts teacher
challenges each pair with the following question: "How many uses can you think of
for a book?"
In giving the students this task, the teacher is most likely promoting their use of
A. convergent thinking
B. creative thinking
C. deductive thinking
D. generalization - correct answer B
In which of the following classes is the activity LEAST consistent with a
tactile/kinesthetic modality preference?
A. In language arts, students put on a play and dress in costumes.
B. In mathematics, students do a survey on favorite jean brands and summarize
results.
C. In social studies, students participate in a simulation activity acting out a historical
event.
D. In science, students work in small groups to compare the heat reflection
properties of various fabrics. - correct answer B
