ABCTE Elementary Education Exam
Questions And Answers
Magna Carta -
correct answer (1215) a charter of liberties (freedoms) that King
John "Lackland" of Englad was forced to sign; it made the king obey
the same laws as the citizens of his kingdom
13th Ammendment -
correct answer officially abolished slavery, prohibits involuntary
servitude.
Articles of Confederation -
correct answer 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788
(weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to
regulate trade)
Cuban Missile Crisis -
correct answer The 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the
Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
Roger Williams -
correct answer He founded Rhode Island for separation of
Church and State. He believed that the Puritans were too powerful
,ABCTE Elementary Education Exam
Questions And Answers
and was ordered to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his
religious beliefs.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau -
correct answer "Social Contract" he explained an ideal society
where each community member would vote on issues and majority
would become one law.
Sumerians -
correct answer The people who dominated southern
Mesopotamia through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They
were responsible for the creation of many fundamental elements of
Mesopotamian culture-such as irrigation technology, cuneiform,
and religious conceptions.
October Revolution (Bolshevik Revolution) -
correct answer second part of the russian revolution led by
lenin; lenin was a student of marxism and said that the proletariat
would rise up against the bourgeoisie; bolsheviks overthrew the
provisional government in a bloodless coup; transform political and
economic landscape of the nation; land redistribution; soviet union
was the worlds first communist nation
,ABCTE Elementary Education Exam
Questions And Answers
Fall of the Roman Empire -
correct answer The fall of this empire was precipitated by
Germanic attacks and toward the mid fifth century barbarian
chieftains replaced roman emperors. Rome and Western Europe
was overrun by the German tribes but they respected the Roman
culture and learned from their roman sunjects. Some Roman
government and cultural ideas survived and blended with Germanic
culture. 476 AD
adage -
correct answer a familiar proverb or wise saying
Continental Divide -
correct answer separation of two different land forms
invisible hand -
correct answer A phrase coined by Adam Smith to describe the
process that turns self-directed gain into social and economic
benefits for all
Laissez-faire economics -
correct answer Theory that opposes governmental interference
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Questions And Answers
in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and
property.
International Dateline -
correct answer is an imaginary line of longitude generally 180°
(degrees) east or west of the Prime Meridian. The International
Date Line is where each new day begins.
Implicit Phonics -
correct answer teaching letter/sound correspondences
"opportunistically" or as teachable moments
Explicit Phonics -
correct answer Teaching of letter-sound correspondences
directly and usually systematically.
Fluency Level -
correct answer Independent Level-Relatively easy for the
student to read (95% word accuracy).
Questions And Answers
Magna Carta -
correct answer (1215) a charter of liberties (freedoms) that King
John "Lackland" of Englad was forced to sign; it made the king obey
the same laws as the citizens of his kingdom
13th Ammendment -
correct answer officially abolished slavery, prohibits involuntary
servitude.
Articles of Confederation -
correct answer 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788
(weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to
regulate trade)
Cuban Missile Crisis -
correct answer The 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the
Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
Roger Williams -
correct answer He founded Rhode Island for separation of
Church and State. He believed that the Puritans were too powerful
,ABCTE Elementary Education Exam
Questions And Answers
and was ordered to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his
religious beliefs.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau -
correct answer "Social Contract" he explained an ideal society
where each community member would vote on issues and majority
would become one law.
Sumerians -
correct answer The people who dominated southern
Mesopotamia through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They
were responsible for the creation of many fundamental elements of
Mesopotamian culture-such as irrigation technology, cuneiform,
and religious conceptions.
October Revolution (Bolshevik Revolution) -
correct answer second part of the russian revolution led by
lenin; lenin was a student of marxism and said that the proletariat
would rise up against the bourgeoisie; bolsheviks overthrew the
provisional government in a bloodless coup; transform political and
economic landscape of the nation; land redistribution; soviet union
was the worlds first communist nation
,ABCTE Elementary Education Exam
Questions And Answers
Fall of the Roman Empire -
correct answer The fall of this empire was precipitated by
Germanic attacks and toward the mid fifth century barbarian
chieftains replaced roman emperors. Rome and Western Europe
was overrun by the German tribes but they respected the Roman
culture and learned from their roman sunjects. Some Roman
government and cultural ideas survived and blended with Germanic
culture. 476 AD
adage -
correct answer a familiar proverb or wise saying
Continental Divide -
correct answer separation of two different land forms
invisible hand -
correct answer A phrase coined by Adam Smith to describe the
process that turns self-directed gain into social and economic
benefits for all
Laissez-faire economics -
correct answer Theory that opposes governmental interference
, ABCTE Elementary Education Exam
Questions And Answers
in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and
property.
International Dateline -
correct answer is an imaginary line of longitude generally 180°
(degrees) east or west of the Prime Meridian. The International
Date Line is where each new day begins.
Implicit Phonics -
correct answer teaching letter/sound correspondences
"opportunistically" or as teachable moments
Explicit Phonics -
correct answer Teaching of letter-sound correspondences
directly and usually systematically.
Fluency Level -
correct answer Independent Level-Relatively easy for the
student to read (95% word accuracy).
