PECT Prek-4 Practice Test Modules 1-3
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Use rof ra rcircle rgraph ris rbest rwhen rused rto ranswer ra rquestion rabout rwhat rconcept?
a. rWhat ris rthe rdifference rbetween rthe rminimum rand rmaximum rvalue?
b. rIs rthere ra rchange rover rtime?
c. rWhat ris rthe rrelationship rbetween rtwo rvariables?
d. rHow rdo rall rthe rparts rrelated rto rthe rwhole? r- rCORRECT✅✅D
A rkindergarten rteacher rwants rto rdevelop rthe rconcept rof rset rand rwhich ritems rbelong
rin ra rset. rWhat rwould rbe ran rappropriate ractivity rfor rher rto rdo?
a. rHave rstudents ruse ras rmany rwords ras rthey rcan rthink rof rto rdescribe ra rtree rand ra
rset rof rplayground requipment
b. rLook rat rtwo robjects rand rtell rhow rthey rare rsimilar rand rdifferent
c. rGive rstudents ra rset rof rpattern rblocks rand rhave rthe rstudents rsort rthe rblocks rinto
rcategories rthey rsee rfit
d. rGive rstudents rsticks rof rdiffering rlengths rand rhave rthem rput rthem rin rorder rfrom
rsmallest rto rbiggest r- rCORRECT✅✅C
A rteacher rhas rstudents rcut ra rsquare ror rrectangle rfrom ra rpiece rof rpaper. rShe rthen
rhas rstudents rdraw ra rline rconnecting ropposing rcorners. rThe rclass rdiscusses rtheir
rfindings. rWhat ris rshe rtrying rto rteach rthe rstudents rabout?
a. rSimilarity
b. rRight rtriangles
c. rParallel rlines
d. rSlope r- rCORRECT✅✅B
Second rgraders rare rworking rwith rgroups rof rblocks. rThe rstudents rfind rthat rwith rsome
rgroups rof rblocks, rthey rcan rmake rtwo rvertical rstacks rexactly rthe rsame rheight. rWith
rother rgroups rof rblocks, rthere ris rone rblock rleft rover. rWhat rconcept rcould rbe
rintroduced?
a. rEven rand rodd rnumbers
b. rCommon rnumbers
c. rInverse roperations
d. rNone rof rthe rabove r- rCORRECT✅✅A
A rstudent ris rhaving rtrouble rwith rsingle rby rdouble rdigit raddition. rWhich rassessment
rcould rbest rpinpoint rthe rproblem?
,a. rCriterion rreferenced rassessment
b. rNorm rreferenced rassessment
c. rPerformance rassessment
d. rError ranalysis r- rCORRECT✅✅D
A rkindergarten rstudent ris rcompleting ra rtriangle, rcircle, rtriangle, rcircle rpattern rat ra
rmath rcenter. rThis rpractice ris rsetting rthe rstage rfor rwhich rmathematical rconcept?
a. rAlgebra
b. rGeometry
c. rMeasurement
d. rProbability r- rCORRECT✅✅A
A rkindergarten rteacher rshows rthe rclass ra rpicture rof rtwo rbuildings rand rasks rthe
rquestions: r"Which rbuilding rhas rmore rwindows? rWhich rbuilding rhas rfewer rcars
routside?" rWhat rmathematical rskill ris rthe rteacher rreinforcing?
a. rOrdering rnumbers
b. rIdentifying rpatterns rin rthe rreal rworld
c. rDrawing rconclusions rfrom robservational rdata
d. rNone rof rthe rabove r- rCORRECT✅✅C
Which rskill rmust ra rstudent rhave rbefore rthey rare rable rto radd rthe rnumbers r1-5?
a. rCounting rforward rfrom r1-10
b. rCounting rbackwards rfrom r10
c. rRecognizing rwritten rnumerals
d. rWriting rnumbers r1-10 r- rCORRECT✅✅A
A rstudent ris rdoing rmath rproblems rthat rrequire radding rtwo rdigit rand rone rdigit
rnumbers rand rsubtracting rone rdigit rnumbers rfrom rtwo rdigit rnumbers. rThe rstudent
rgets rall rthe rproblems rcorrect rexcept rfor rtwo rsubtraction rproblems. rHow rshould rthe
rteacher rcorrect rthe rstudent's rproblem?
a. rReview rplace rvalue rwith rthe rstudent
b. rUse rmanipulatives
c. rTeach rthe rstudent rhow rto rcheck rsubtraction rthrough raddition
d. rNone rof rthe rabove r- rCORRECT✅✅C
How rwould ryou rfoster ran rawareness rof rthe rseasons rand rweather rchanges rin ra
rkindergarten rstudent?
a. rHave rstudents rchart rthe rdaily rtemperature rand rprecipitation rusing rinformation rfrom
ra rlocal rnewspaper
b. rSort rclothes, rtools, rand rtoys raccording rthe rtheir rappropriate rseason
,c. rUse ra rflashlight rand ra rbeach rball rto rexplain rhow rthe rearth's rorbit raffects rthe
rseasons
d. rExplore rthe rweather rof rdifferent rcountries r- rCORRECT✅✅B
A rkindergarten rteacher rwants rto rdevelop robservational rskills rin rher rstudents. rWhat
rwould rbe ran rappropriate ractivity rto ruse?
a. rDescribe rthe rbirds rthey rsee raround rthe rschool rusing ra rlist rof rterms rprovided rby
rthe rteacher
b. rSort robjects rby rcommon rcharacteristics
c. rLook rat rthe rdifferent rparts rof ra rflower rusing ra rmagnifying rglass
d. rNone rof rthe rabove r- rCORRECT✅✅B
What ractivity rwould rhelp rshow rfourth rgrade rstudents rthat rwhite rlight ris rmade rup rof
rdifferent rwavelengths rof rlight?
a. rMake ra rsimple rkaleidoscope rout rof rcardboard rtubes rand rwax rpaper
b. rIn ra rdark rroom, rshine ra rwhite rlight rinto ra rprism rand robserve rthe rdifferent rcolors
rthat rcome rout
c. rUse ronly rblue rand ryellow rlight rto rgrow rplants rin rthe rclassroom
d. rNone rof rthe rabove r- rCORRECT✅✅B
A rkindergarten rteacher rsets rup ra rcenter rwith rramps rof rdifferent rheights, rtrucks, rand
rballs. rInteracting rwith rthese rmaterials rcould rintroduce rwhich rconcept rto rstudents?
a. rGravitational racceleration
b. rFriction
c. rInertia
d. rGravity r- rCORRECT✅✅D
A rfourth rgrade rscience rteacher ris rdoing ra runit ron rthe rsolar rsystem. rShe ruses ra
rposter rto rshow rthe rsolar rsystem rand rwants rto rillustrate rthe rgreat rdistance rbetween
rplanets. rWhat rwould rbe ran rappropriate ractivity?
a. rAdjusting ra rrecipe rfor rmaking rdifferent ramounts rof rcookies
b. rMaking ra rproportional rmap rof rthe rclassroom
c. rComparing rthe rsurface rarea rand rvolume rof rdifferent rboxes
d. rNone rof rthe rabove r- rCORRECT✅✅B
A rgroup rof rsecond rgraders ris rposing rtheories ron rhow rclouds rare rformed. rOne
rstudent rproposes rthe ridea rthat rclouds rare rmade rof rsnow rand rwhen rthe rsnow rmelts,
rit rrains. rMany rstudents ragree rwith rthis ridea. rHow rcan ryou rcorrect rthis rthinking?
a. rShow rstudents rthe rdifference rbetween rsummer rand rwinter rclouds
b. rExplain rthat rwhen rpeople rare rin rplanes, rthey rsee rwhite rfluffy rclouds
c. rMake ra rcloud rby rheating rwater rin ra rplastic rbottle
, d. rAsking rstudents rin rwhat rpart rof rthe rwater rcycle ris rsnow revaporated r-
rCORRECT✅✅C
A rthird rgrade rteacher ris rintroducing ra runit ron rweather rand rthe rwater rcycle. rWhat
rwould rbe ran rappropriate rintroductory ractivity?
a. rWrite rreports ron rhistorical rweather revents
b. rHave rstudents rrecall rexperiences rwith rextreme rweather rlike ra rbig rsnowstorm ror
rheat rwave
c. rAsk rstudents rto rprovide rguesses ras rto rwhat rcauses rsevere rweather
d. rTell rstudents rto rwash rtheir rhands rin rcold rwater r- rCORRECT✅✅B
A rteacher ris rstarting ra runit ron rearthquakes rand rvolcanoes. rShe rknows rthat rmost rof
rher rstudents rhave radequate rprior rknowledge rof rthis rtopic rexcept rfor rfive rstudents.
rWhat rshould rshe rdo rto rensure rthese rstudents rhave radequate rbackground
rknowledge rbefore rbeginning rthe runit?
a. rPut rthese rfive rstudents rin rthe rsame rgroup rand rgive rthem rmore rtime rto rwork ron
rassignments
b. rGive rthe rfive rstudents ra rwebsite rto rexplore rat rhome rso rthey rcan rget rbackground
rknowledge ron rtheir rown rtime
c. rShow rthe rwhole rclass rpictures rand rgive rexplanations rso rthat rthe rwhole rclass
rreceives rsome rbackground rknowledge
d. rPut rthese rfive rstudents rin rdiscussion rgroups rwith rstudents rwho rhave rprior
rknowledge rof rthe rtopic r- rCORRECT✅✅C
Which rdisease rcan rbe rprevented rby rvaccine?
a. rMeasles
b. rImpetigo
c. rStrep rthroat
d. rConjuntivitis r- rCORRECT✅✅A
What ris rthe rbest rbenefit rof rhaving ran ractive rlifestyle rfor ra rchild?
a. rReduces rchildhood robesity
b. rIncreases rblood rpressure
c. rQuicker rreaction rtime r- rCORRECT✅✅A
Which rphysical ractivity rwould rbe rappropriate rfor rprekindergartners rin rthe rparallel rplay
rstage?
a. rRelay rraces
b. rMaking ra rhuman rpyramid
c. rMimicking ranimal rmovements
d. rPlaying rcatch r- rCORRECT✅✅C
With Accurate Answers
Use rof ra rcircle rgraph ris rbest rwhen rused rto ranswer ra rquestion rabout rwhat rconcept?
a. rWhat ris rthe rdifference rbetween rthe rminimum rand rmaximum rvalue?
b. rIs rthere ra rchange rover rtime?
c. rWhat ris rthe rrelationship rbetween rtwo rvariables?
d. rHow rdo rall rthe rparts rrelated rto rthe rwhole? r- rCORRECT✅✅D
A rkindergarten rteacher rwants rto rdevelop rthe rconcept rof rset rand rwhich ritems rbelong
rin ra rset. rWhat rwould rbe ran rappropriate ractivity rfor rher rto rdo?
a. rHave rstudents ruse ras rmany rwords ras rthey rcan rthink rof rto rdescribe ra rtree rand ra
rset rof rplayground requipment
b. rLook rat rtwo robjects rand rtell rhow rthey rare rsimilar rand rdifferent
c. rGive rstudents ra rset rof rpattern rblocks rand rhave rthe rstudents rsort rthe rblocks rinto
rcategories rthey rsee rfit
d. rGive rstudents rsticks rof rdiffering rlengths rand rhave rthem rput rthem rin rorder rfrom
rsmallest rto rbiggest r- rCORRECT✅✅C
A rteacher rhas rstudents rcut ra rsquare ror rrectangle rfrom ra rpiece rof rpaper. rShe rthen
rhas rstudents rdraw ra rline rconnecting ropposing rcorners. rThe rclass rdiscusses rtheir
rfindings. rWhat ris rshe rtrying rto rteach rthe rstudents rabout?
a. rSimilarity
b. rRight rtriangles
c. rParallel rlines
d. rSlope r- rCORRECT✅✅B
Second rgraders rare rworking rwith rgroups rof rblocks. rThe rstudents rfind rthat rwith rsome
rgroups rof rblocks, rthey rcan rmake rtwo rvertical rstacks rexactly rthe rsame rheight. rWith
rother rgroups rof rblocks, rthere ris rone rblock rleft rover. rWhat rconcept rcould rbe
rintroduced?
a. rEven rand rodd rnumbers
b. rCommon rnumbers
c. rInverse roperations
d. rNone rof rthe rabove r- rCORRECT✅✅A
A rstudent ris rhaving rtrouble rwith rsingle rby rdouble rdigit raddition. rWhich rassessment
rcould rbest rpinpoint rthe rproblem?
,a. rCriterion rreferenced rassessment
b. rNorm rreferenced rassessment
c. rPerformance rassessment
d. rError ranalysis r- rCORRECT✅✅D
A rkindergarten rstudent ris rcompleting ra rtriangle, rcircle, rtriangle, rcircle rpattern rat ra
rmath rcenter. rThis rpractice ris rsetting rthe rstage rfor rwhich rmathematical rconcept?
a. rAlgebra
b. rGeometry
c. rMeasurement
d. rProbability r- rCORRECT✅✅A
A rkindergarten rteacher rshows rthe rclass ra rpicture rof rtwo rbuildings rand rasks rthe
rquestions: r"Which rbuilding rhas rmore rwindows? rWhich rbuilding rhas rfewer rcars
routside?" rWhat rmathematical rskill ris rthe rteacher rreinforcing?
a. rOrdering rnumbers
b. rIdentifying rpatterns rin rthe rreal rworld
c. rDrawing rconclusions rfrom robservational rdata
d. rNone rof rthe rabove r- rCORRECT✅✅C
Which rskill rmust ra rstudent rhave rbefore rthey rare rable rto radd rthe rnumbers r1-5?
a. rCounting rforward rfrom r1-10
b. rCounting rbackwards rfrom r10
c. rRecognizing rwritten rnumerals
d. rWriting rnumbers r1-10 r- rCORRECT✅✅A
A rstudent ris rdoing rmath rproblems rthat rrequire radding rtwo rdigit rand rone rdigit
rnumbers rand rsubtracting rone rdigit rnumbers rfrom rtwo rdigit rnumbers. rThe rstudent
rgets rall rthe rproblems rcorrect rexcept rfor rtwo rsubtraction rproblems. rHow rshould rthe
rteacher rcorrect rthe rstudent's rproblem?
a. rReview rplace rvalue rwith rthe rstudent
b. rUse rmanipulatives
c. rTeach rthe rstudent rhow rto rcheck rsubtraction rthrough raddition
d. rNone rof rthe rabove r- rCORRECT✅✅C
How rwould ryou rfoster ran rawareness rof rthe rseasons rand rweather rchanges rin ra
rkindergarten rstudent?
a. rHave rstudents rchart rthe rdaily rtemperature rand rprecipitation rusing rinformation rfrom
ra rlocal rnewspaper
b. rSort rclothes, rtools, rand rtoys raccording rthe rtheir rappropriate rseason
,c. rUse ra rflashlight rand ra rbeach rball rto rexplain rhow rthe rearth's rorbit raffects rthe
rseasons
d. rExplore rthe rweather rof rdifferent rcountries r- rCORRECT✅✅B
A rkindergarten rteacher rwants rto rdevelop robservational rskills rin rher rstudents. rWhat
rwould rbe ran rappropriate ractivity rto ruse?
a. rDescribe rthe rbirds rthey rsee raround rthe rschool rusing ra rlist rof rterms rprovided rby
rthe rteacher
b. rSort robjects rby rcommon rcharacteristics
c. rLook rat rthe rdifferent rparts rof ra rflower rusing ra rmagnifying rglass
d. rNone rof rthe rabove r- rCORRECT✅✅B
What ractivity rwould rhelp rshow rfourth rgrade rstudents rthat rwhite rlight ris rmade rup rof
rdifferent rwavelengths rof rlight?
a. rMake ra rsimple rkaleidoscope rout rof rcardboard rtubes rand rwax rpaper
b. rIn ra rdark rroom, rshine ra rwhite rlight rinto ra rprism rand robserve rthe rdifferent rcolors
rthat rcome rout
c. rUse ronly rblue rand ryellow rlight rto rgrow rplants rin rthe rclassroom
d. rNone rof rthe rabove r- rCORRECT✅✅B
A rkindergarten rteacher rsets rup ra rcenter rwith rramps rof rdifferent rheights, rtrucks, rand
rballs. rInteracting rwith rthese rmaterials rcould rintroduce rwhich rconcept rto rstudents?
a. rGravitational racceleration
b. rFriction
c. rInertia
d. rGravity r- rCORRECT✅✅D
A rfourth rgrade rscience rteacher ris rdoing ra runit ron rthe rsolar rsystem. rShe ruses ra
rposter rto rshow rthe rsolar rsystem rand rwants rto rillustrate rthe rgreat rdistance rbetween
rplanets. rWhat rwould rbe ran rappropriate ractivity?
a. rAdjusting ra rrecipe rfor rmaking rdifferent ramounts rof rcookies
b. rMaking ra rproportional rmap rof rthe rclassroom
c. rComparing rthe rsurface rarea rand rvolume rof rdifferent rboxes
d. rNone rof rthe rabove r- rCORRECT✅✅B
A rgroup rof rsecond rgraders ris rposing rtheories ron rhow rclouds rare rformed. rOne
rstudent rproposes rthe ridea rthat rclouds rare rmade rof rsnow rand rwhen rthe rsnow rmelts,
rit rrains. rMany rstudents ragree rwith rthis ridea. rHow rcan ryou rcorrect rthis rthinking?
a. rShow rstudents rthe rdifference rbetween rsummer rand rwinter rclouds
b. rExplain rthat rwhen rpeople rare rin rplanes, rthey rsee rwhite rfluffy rclouds
c. rMake ra rcloud rby rheating rwater rin ra rplastic rbottle
, d. rAsking rstudents rin rwhat rpart rof rthe rwater rcycle ris rsnow revaporated r-
rCORRECT✅✅C
A rthird rgrade rteacher ris rintroducing ra runit ron rweather rand rthe rwater rcycle. rWhat
rwould rbe ran rappropriate rintroductory ractivity?
a. rWrite rreports ron rhistorical rweather revents
b. rHave rstudents rrecall rexperiences rwith rextreme rweather rlike ra rbig rsnowstorm ror
rheat rwave
c. rAsk rstudents rto rprovide rguesses ras rto rwhat rcauses rsevere rweather
d. rTell rstudents rto rwash rtheir rhands rin rcold rwater r- rCORRECT✅✅B
A rteacher ris rstarting ra runit ron rearthquakes rand rvolcanoes. rShe rknows rthat rmost rof
rher rstudents rhave radequate rprior rknowledge rof rthis rtopic rexcept rfor rfive rstudents.
rWhat rshould rshe rdo rto rensure rthese rstudents rhave radequate rbackground
rknowledge rbefore rbeginning rthe runit?
a. rPut rthese rfive rstudents rin rthe rsame rgroup rand rgive rthem rmore rtime rto rwork ron
rassignments
b. rGive rthe rfive rstudents ra rwebsite rto rexplore rat rhome rso rthey rcan rget rbackground
rknowledge ron rtheir rown rtime
c. rShow rthe rwhole rclass rpictures rand rgive rexplanations rso rthat rthe rwhole rclass
rreceives rsome rbackground rknowledge
d. rPut rthese rfive rstudents rin rdiscussion rgroups rwith rstudents rwho rhave rprior
rknowledge rof rthe rtopic r- rCORRECT✅✅C
Which rdisease rcan rbe rprevented rby rvaccine?
a. rMeasles
b. rImpetigo
c. rStrep rthroat
d. rConjuntivitis r- rCORRECT✅✅A
What ris rthe rbest rbenefit rof rhaving ran ractive rlifestyle rfor ra rchild?
a. rReduces rchildhood robesity
b. rIncreases rblood rpressure
c. rQuicker rreaction rtime r- rCORRECT✅✅A
Which rphysical ractivity rwould rbe rappropriate rfor rprekindergartners rin rthe rparallel rplay
rstage?
a. rRelay rraces
b. rMaking ra rhuman rpyramid
c. rMimicking ranimal rmovements
d. rPlaying rcatch r- rCORRECT✅✅C
