TEXES 160 PPR EXAM 2025 WITH 130 REAL
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | TEXES PPR EC-12 EXAM
LATEST PREP (BRAND NEW!)
Mrs. Sanders plans her instruction using a framework for integrating
language arts with other content areas. She uses a common topic for
instruction and plans meaningful engaging activities. Which of the
following instructional approaches is Mrs. Sanchez using?
A. Basal approach
B. Language experience approach
C. Thematic units
D. Literature-based instruction - ANSWER ✔✔- C. Thematic units
A ninth-grade teacher questions her students in preparation for an
upcoming quiz. In asking the questions to address the lesson materials
on the quiz the teacher should -
A. Ask literal questions
B. Be respectful of student answers
C. Also engage students in a debate
D. Provide 1 to 2 seconds of wait time after asking a question -
ANSWER ✔✔- B. Be respectful of student answers
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,Students in Mr. Yamaha's sixth-grade geography class are writing
reports about continents and must do some portion of their research on
the Internet. In order to integrate the activity with the TEKS technology
requirements, Mr. Yamaha added to the project criteria that at least two
search engines must be used. Which of the following best describes a
search engine?
A. A software application that accesses and displays pages and files on
the web
B. A software application that searches for and identifies items in a
database
C. A software application used for creating, editing, querying, and
maintaining information
D. Where data manipulation actually takes place; results are then stored
in the computer memory - ANSWER ✔✔- B. A software application
that searches for and identifies items in a database
A third-grade class is having difficulties with learning the multiplication
tables. Which would be the best way to integrate the Technology
Applications TEKS into the curriculum to support students' learning?
A. Have students with microphone in hand interview parents and record
what strategies they used to learn the multiplication facts
B. Have students with microphone in hand record their peers reciting the
multiplication tables
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,C. Have groups of students create a video where they document the fun
ways to remember the multiplication tables
D. Have students search the Internet for an interactive software
application that will drill them on the multiplication tables - ANSWER
✔✔- D. Have students search the Internet for an interactive software
application that will drill them on the multiplication tables
During the first week of school in a sixth-grade computer class, the
teacher takes stock of prior knowledge of her students on the topic of
input devices. Which terms would most likely be the expected responses
from the students?
A. Copyright laws, fair use, acceptable use policies
B. Keyboard, mouse, scanner, microphone, joystick
C. CPUs, computer motherboards, network cards, sound cards
D. Excel spreadsheet, Microsoft Word, Access - ANSWER ✔✔- B.
Keyboard, mouse, scanner, microphone, joystick
A sixth-grade teacher uses clicker technology as a way of having her
students respond to in-class questioning and to require participation for
all learners. Which of the following answers most likely supports the
teachers rationale for this practice?
A. Technology integration motivates students
B. The response technique utilizes a variety of question types
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, C. The teacher is able to use nonverbal prompting to monitor progress of
each student
D. The teacher can take an in-class grade for accurate participation -
ANSWER ✔✔- C. The teacher is able to use nonverbal prompting to
monitor progress of each student
Which of the following rationales would a supporter of block scheduling
provide to convince others to support the organizational structure?
A. Teachers can focus on more subjects in a shorter time
B. There is an emphasis on mastering facts and skills
C. Students' time in quality learning situations is increased
D. The responsibility for learning is shifted to the teachers - ANSWER
✔✔- C. Students' time in quality learning situations is increased
Which of the following strategies best supports a teacher's goal to
incorporate critical thinking skills into language arts lessons?
A. Providing students with opportunities to seek additional content
knowledge
B. Creating a forum for students to debate points of view
C. Having students individually summarize various literature read
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EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | TEXES PPR EC-12 EXAM
LATEST PREP (BRAND NEW!)
Mrs. Sanders plans her instruction using a framework for integrating
language arts with other content areas. She uses a common topic for
instruction and plans meaningful engaging activities. Which of the
following instructional approaches is Mrs. Sanchez using?
A. Basal approach
B. Language experience approach
C. Thematic units
D. Literature-based instruction - ANSWER ✔✔- C. Thematic units
A ninth-grade teacher questions her students in preparation for an
upcoming quiz. In asking the questions to address the lesson materials
on the quiz the teacher should -
A. Ask literal questions
B. Be respectful of student answers
C. Also engage students in a debate
D. Provide 1 to 2 seconds of wait time after asking a question -
ANSWER ✔✔- B. Be respectful of student answers
1|Page
,Students in Mr. Yamaha's sixth-grade geography class are writing
reports about continents and must do some portion of their research on
the Internet. In order to integrate the activity with the TEKS technology
requirements, Mr. Yamaha added to the project criteria that at least two
search engines must be used. Which of the following best describes a
search engine?
A. A software application that accesses and displays pages and files on
the web
B. A software application that searches for and identifies items in a
database
C. A software application used for creating, editing, querying, and
maintaining information
D. Where data manipulation actually takes place; results are then stored
in the computer memory - ANSWER ✔✔- B. A software application
that searches for and identifies items in a database
A third-grade class is having difficulties with learning the multiplication
tables. Which would be the best way to integrate the Technology
Applications TEKS into the curriculum to support students' learning?
A. Have students with microphone in hand interview parents and record
what strategies they used to learn the multiplication facts
B. Have students with microphone in hand record their peers reciting the
multiplication tables
2|Page
,C. Have groups of students create a video where they document the fun
ways to remember the multiplication tables
D. Have students search the Internet for an interactive software
application that will drill them on the multiplication tables - ANSWER
✔✔- D. Have students search the Internet for an interactive software
application that will drill them on the multiplication tables
During the first week of school in a sixth-grade computer class, the
teacher takes stock of prior knowledge of her students on the topic of
input devices. Which terms would most likely be the expected responses
from the students?
A. Copyright laws, fair use, acceptable use policies
B. Keyboard, mouse, scanner, microphone, joystick
C. CPUs, computer motherboards, network cards, sound cards
D. Excel spreadsheet, Microsoft Word, Access - ANSWER ✔✔- B.
Keyboard, mouse, scanner, microphone, joystick
A sixth-grade teacher uses clicker technology as a way of having her
students respond to in-class questioning and to require participation for
all learners. Which of the following answers most likely supports the
teachers rationale for this practice?
A. Technology integration motivates students
B. The response technique utilizes a variety of question types
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, C. The teacher is able to use nonverbal prompting to monitor progress of
each student
D. The teacher can take an in-class grade for accurate participation -
ANSWER ✔✔- C. The teacher is able to use nonverbal prompting to
monitor progress of each student
Which of the following rationales would a supporter of block scheduling
provide to convince others to support the organizational structure?
A. Teachers can focus on more subjects in a shorter time
B. There is an emphasis on mastering facts and skills
C. Students' time in quality learning situations is increased
D. The responsibility for learning is shifted to the teachers - ANSWER
✔✔- C. Students' time in quality learning situations is increased
Which of the following strategies best supports a teacher's goal to
incorporate critical thinking skills into language arts lessons?
A. Providing students with opportunities to seek additional content
knowledge
B. Creating a forum for students to debate points of view
C. Having students individually summarize various literature read
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