MTTC 103 -LATEST PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH CERTIFIED ANSWERS
1. During world language instruction, which of the following student activities
would best incorporate opportunities for students to negotiate meaning?
A. reading a text and underlining any words that are unfamiliar
B. playing a game in which a word must be guessed by use of
circumlocution
C. filling out a worksheet of questions that require the use of a dictionary
D. writing a short story based on a sequential set of illustrations from a
picture book - ANSWER→-B. playing a game in which a word must
be guessed by use of circumlocution
2. Which of the following characteristics of literacy development best
illustrates the relationship between speaking and writing?
A. printing the letters of the alphabet
B. overgeneralizing regular verb tense endings
C. using phonetic spelling
D. recognizing examples of environmental print - ANSWER→-C. using
phonetic spelling
3. A second-grade teacher notices that several students regularly place
adjectives after nouns in their writing and speaking. These students most
likely require explicit instruction related to which of the following English
language systems?
A. phonological
B. semantic
C. syntactic
D. pragmatic - ANSWER→-C. syntactic
4. At the beginning of the school year, a kindergarten teacher talks informally
with students' families about the kinds of prior experiences their children
have had, especially those related to learning and literacy. The teacher uses
this information to help plan dramatic play and literacy centers that reflect
familiar settings, tasks, and experiences. These actions most clearly
demonstrate the teacher's awareness of the:
A. integrated nature of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
B. interconnections between language, literacy, and culture.
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, C. relationship between oral language development and reading
achievement.
D. links between vocabulary development and reading in the home. -
ANSWER→-B. interconnections between language, literacy, and
culture.
5. As a regular component of whole-group mathematics instruction, a fifth-
grade teacher guides students in closely reading key pages from the grade-
level textbook. Afterward, in addition to guiding students in applying the
new material presented in the text to sample exercises, the teacher also helps
the students summarize the text's main ideas orally. Finally, students draft
their own written summaries of the new concepts, processes, and/or
terminology in their mathematics journals. This approach to content-area
instruction promotes students' school achievement primarily in which of the
following ways?
A. by providing a print-rich environment in which students at all skill
levels participate in differentiated literacy activities
B. by using nonverbal, concrete experiences to scaffold students'
comprehension and vocabulary development
C. by promoting students' development of skill in using listening,
speaking, reading, - ANSWER→-C. by promoting students'
development of skill in using listening, speaking, reading, and writing
for academic purposes
6. A kindergarten teacher wants to involve all families in helping students
develop oral language skills that support literacy development. Which of the
following teacher recommendations to families is likely to be most effective
in addressing this goal?
A. "Take your children to arts and cultural community events such as
concerts and festivals."
B. "Visit the local public library regularly with your child to borrow
children's books such as picture books and easy readers."
C. "Spend time with your children playing active games such as
hopscotch and jump rope."
D. "Talk with your children while working together when preparing
meals and doing other daily activities." - ANSWER→-D. "Talk with
your children while working together when preparing meals and doing
other daily activities."
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,7. A teacher is designing a sequence of instruction for teaching letter
recognition skills to emergent readers. Which of the following sets of letters
would be most appropriate for a teacher to include in the first lessons?
A. c, o, w, x, y, z
B. I, L, T, H, E, F
C. a, m, t, s, f, d
D. A, a, B, b, C, c - ANSWER→-C. a, m, t, s, f, d
8. An English Language Learner in a fourth-grade class can read fluently in a
language that is written using a nonalphabetic script. Which of the following
concepts is likely to be most difficult for this student to grasp when learning
to read in English?
A. A series of letters represents a word.
B. Print symbolizes spoken language.
C. A sentence is composed of a sequence of words.
D. Letters correspond to phonemes. - ANSWER→-D. Letters correspond
to phonemes.
9. A kindergarten teacher regularly reads aloud "big books" to her students. As
she reads she points to each word, and during successive readings she
encourages students to join in the reading as she points. Which of the
following emergent literacy skills is this activity most likely to promote?
A. awareness of consonant and vowel phonemes
B. understanding of the relationship of speech to print
C. recognition of basic phonics and spelling patterns
D. knowledge of variations in letter-sound relationships - ANSWER→-
B. understanding of the relationship of speech to print
10.A kindergarten teacher regularly leads classroom discussions before
beginning a new read-aloud of informational texts. For example, he may
conduct a book walk of the pictures, point out some key vocabulary, and
then ask students to share what they already know about the subject of the
book. This practice most clearly demonstrates the teacher's understanding of
which of the following factors that influence emergent readers' construction
of meaning?
A. the role of setting a purpose and goal prior to reading a text
B. the importance of using textual evidence to draw conclusions
C. the role of activating background knowledge related to a text
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, D. the importance of determining a text's main idea and details -
ANSWER→-C. the role of activating background knowledge related
to a text
11.Which of the following words would be most appropriate to include in
phonics instruction designed to promote beginning readers' ability to decode
regular CVCe words?
A. done
B. give
C. make
D. were - ANSWER→-C. make
12.A fifth-grade student who is having difficulty reading the word instinctively
in a science text would be best advised to apply which of the following
skills?
A. word recognition
B. structural analysis
C. syllabication
D. phonic analysis - ANSWER→-B. structural analysis
13.A second-grade teacher would like to improve students' ability to read
narrative texts with appropriate expression. Which of the following
strategies is likely to be most effective in addressing this goal?
A. asking students to try to read a short story silently in a specified
amount of time
B. engaging students in a round-robin reading of a short story
C. having students read and then rewrite a short story in the form of a
song or poem
D. leading students in an echo reading of a short story - ANSWER→-D.
leading students in an echo reading of a short story
14.As part of an informal reading assessment, a teacher asks a first-grade
student to read a grade-level passage aloud. As the student reads, the teacher
marks the student's errors on a copy of the passage, indicating errors of
substitution, insertion, omission, and reversal. The teacher also notes any
repetitions or self-corrections. This assessment is likely to provide the most
useful information about the student's skills in which of the following areas
of reading development?
A. reading comprehension
B. vocabulary knowledge
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QUESTIONS WITH CERTIFIED ANSWERS
1. During world language instruction, which of the following student activities
would best incorporate opportunities for students to negotiate meaning?
A. reading a text and underlining any words that are unfamiliar
B. playing a game in which a word must be guessed by use of
circumlocution
C. filling out a worksheet of questions that require the use of a dictionary
D. writing a short story based on a sequential set of illustrations from a
picture book - ANSWER→-B. playing a game in which a word must
be guessed by use of circumlocution
2. Which of the following characteristics of literacy development best
illustrates the relationship between speaking and writing?
A. printing the letters of the alphabet
B. overgeneralizing regular verb tense endings
C. using phonetic spelling
D. recognizing examples of environmental print - ANSWER→-C. using
phonetic spelling
3. A second-grade teacher notices that several students regularly place
adjectives after nouns in their writing and speaking. These students most
likely require explicit instruction related to which of the following English
language systems?
A. phonological
B. semantic
C. syntactic
D. pragmatic - ANSWER→-C. syntactic
4. At the beginning of the school year, a kindergarten teacher talks informally
with students' families about the kinds of prior experiences their children
have had, especially those related to learning and literacy. The teacher uses
this information to help plan dramatic play and literacy centers that reflect
familiar settings, tasks, and experiences. These actions most clearly
demonstrate the teacher's awareness of the:
A. integrated nature of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
B. interconnections between language, literacy, and culture.
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, C. relationship between oral language development and reading
achievement.
D. links between vocabulary development and reading in the home. -
ANSWER→-B. interconnections between language, literacy, and
culture.
5. As a regular component of whole-group mathematics instruction, a fifth-
grade teacher guides students in closely reading key pages from the grade-
level textbook. Afterward, in addition to guiding students in applying the
new material presented in the text to sample exercises, the teacher also helps
the students summarize the text's main ideas orally. Finally, students draft
their own written summaries of the new concepts, processes, and/or
terminology in their mathematics journals. This approach to content-area
instruction promotes students' school achievement primarily in which of the
following ways?
A. by providing a print-rich environment in which students at all skill
levels participate in differentiated literacy activities
B. by using nonverbal, concrete experiences to scaffold students'
comprehension and vocabulary development
C. by promoting students' development of skill in using listening,
speaking, reading, - ANSWER→-C. by promoting students'
development of skill in using listening, speaking, reading, and writing
for academic purposes
6. A kindergarten teacher wants to involve all families in helping students
develop oral language skills that support literacy development. Which of the
following teacher recommendations to families is likely to be most effective
in addressing this goal?
A. "Take your children to arts and cultural community events such as
concerts and festivals."
B. "Visit the local public library regularly with your child to borrow
children's books such as picture books and easy readers."
C. "Spend time with your children playing active games such as
hopscotch and jump rope."
D. "Talk with your children while working together when preparing
meals and doing other daily activities." - ANSWER→-D. "Talk with
your children while working together when preparing meals and doing
other daily activities."
2
,7. A teacher is designing a sequence of instruction for teaching letter
recognition skills to emergent readers. Which of the following sets of letters
would be most appropriate for a teacher to include in the first lessons?
A. c, o, w, x, y, z
B. I, L, T, H, E, F
C. a, m, t, s, f, d
D. A, a, B, b, C, c - ANSWER→-C. a, m, t, s, f, d
8. An English Language Learner in a fourth-grade class can read fluently in a
language that is written using a nonalphabetic script. Which of the following
concepts is likely to be most difficult for this student to grasp when learning
to read in English?
A. A series of letters represents a word.
B. Print symbolizes spoken language.
C. A sentence is composed of a sequence of words.
D. Letters correspond to phonemes. - ANSWER→-D. Letters correspond
to phonemes.
9. A kindergarten teacher regularly reads aloud "big books" to her students. As
she reads she points to each word, and during successive readings she
encourages students to join in the reading as she points. Which of the
following emergent literacy skills is this activity most likely to promote?
A. awareness of consonant and vowel phonemes
B. understanding of the relationship of speech to print
C. recognition of basic phonics and spelling patterns
D. knowledge of variations in letter-sound relationships - ANSWER→-
B. understanding of the relationship of speech to print
10.A kindergarten teacher regularly leads classroom discussions before
beginning a new read-aloud of informational texts. For example, he may
conduct a book walk of the pictures, point out some key vocabulary, and
then ask students to share what they already know about the subject of the
book. This practice most clearly demonstrates the teacher's understanding of
which of the following factors that influence emergent readers' construction
of meaning?
A. the role of setting a purpose and goal prior to reading a text
B. the importance of using textual evidence to draw conclusions
C. the role of activating background knowledge related to a text
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, D. the importance of determining a text's main idea and details -
ANSWER→-C. the role of activating background knowledge related
to a text
11.Which of the following words would be most appropriate to include in
phonics instruction designed to promote beginning readers' ability to decode
regular CVCe words?
A. done
B. give
C. make
D. were - ANSWER→-C. make
12.A fifth-grade student who is having difficulty reading the word instinctively
in a science text would be best advised to apply which of the following
skills?
A. word recognition
B. structural analysis
C. syllabication
D. phonic analysis - ANSWER→-B. structural analysis
13.A second-grade teacher would like to improve students' ability to read
narrative texts with appropriate expression. Which of the following
strategies is likely to be most effective in addressing this goal?
A. asking students to try to read a short story silently in a specified
amount of time
B. engaging students in a round-robin reading of a short story
C. having students read and then rewrite a short story in the form of a
song or poem
D. leading students in an echo reading of a short story - ANSWER→-D.
leading students in an echo reading of a short story
14.As part of an informal reading assessment, a teacher asks a first-grade
student to read a grade-level passage aloud. As the student reads, the teacher
marks the student's errors on a copy of the passage, indicating errors of
substitution, insertion, omission, and reversal. The teacher also notes any
repetitions or self-corrections. This assessment is likely to provide the most
useful information about the student's skills in which of the following areas
of reading development?
A. reading comprehension
B. vocabulary knowledge
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