CEOE OSAT Study Guide Exam Questions AND Correct Answers
A first grade teacher routinely invites students' families to visit the classroom to
share their family's and/or culture's traditions (e.g., favorite games, foods,
songs, stories, and crafts) with the class. This practice would be especially
effective for which of the following purposes?
A. promoting students' acquisition of a personal aesthetic
B. fostering students' appreciation of human diversity
C. building students' understanding of the universality of art
D. assisting students in reaching higher stages of artistic development - ✔✔B.
fostering students' appreciation of human diversity
A first grader tells the classroom teacher that he and his younger sibling are
often left alone overnight while their parents/guardians visit friends. The
teacher has noticed that the student is often very dirty and is hungry every
morning when he arrives at school. Based on Oklahoma state law, which of the
following steps should the teacher take in this situation?
A. reporting the matter to the Department of Human Services in writing, in
person, or by telephone
B. arranging a meeting with the student's parents/guardians to discuss what the
student has told the teacher
C. talking with the school nurse about allowing the student to take care of
personal hygiene needs discreetly at school
D. working with local agencies to provide the student's family with healthy
food, clothing, and toiletries - ✔✔A. reporting the matter to the Department of
Human Services in writing, in person, or by telephone
,A first-grade teacher has been reading aloud engaging fiction and nonfiction
picture books about dogs and cats. The teacher has guided students through
discussion after each read-aloud to generate ideas about characteristics of each
animal and listed their ideas on poster paper. The teacher would like the
students to use the ideas to write about the similarities and differences of the
two animals. Which of the following graphic organizers would best support
students in planning their ideas for this writing assignment?
A. brainstorming web
B. think-write-pair-share
C. Venn diagram
D. sentence frames - ✔✔C. Venn diagram
A first-grade teacher is planning to read aloud a historical fiction book and
wants to show students some illustrations to prepare them for its content. For
this purpose, the teacher should most likely choose illustrations that reflect
which of the following story elements?
A. characters
B. setting
C. conflict
D. plot - ✔✔B. setting
A first-grade teacher is working with a student who demonstrates
inconsistencies with letter-sound correspondence. The teacher shows the
student a series of flash cards with lowercase letters printed on them. When
asking the student to name each letter, the teacher provides a keyword the
student has already learned that is associated with the initial sound and says
,the expected sound. As the student demonstrate increasing proficiency with
single phonemes, which of the following steps would best promote the
student's ongoing development of letter-sound correspondence?
A. asking the student to name additional words containing the letters and
sounds
B. showing the student how letters and sounds can be blended in words
C. encouraging the student to find other words containing letters and sounds
the student has already learned
D. instructing the student in practicing writing letters that represent the sounds
the stud - ✔✔B. showing the student how letters and sounds can be blended in
words
A first-grade teacher wants to evaluate the effectiveness of various classroom
materials and resources (e.g., manipulative, visual supports, technology tools) in
meeting the needs of individual children in the class. Which of the following
strategies would likely be most effective for this purpose?
A. asking each child's parents/guardians to complete a questionnaire on their
child's interest in specific materials and resources
B. conducting observational assessment of how individual children use different
materials and resources
C. encouraging the children to tell the teacher if there are particular classroom
materials or resources they especially like or dislike
D. informally discussing with individual children their opinions about how
helpful they find specific materials and resources compiling a chart of their
responses - ✔✔B. conducting observational assessment of how individual
children use different materials and resources
, A group of teachers are focusing on the importance of children's safety during
science activities. In the context of exploring magnets and magnetism, it would
be most important for the teachers to understand the potential danger to
children associated with which of the following activities?
A. using a horseshoe magnet to find items the magnet can lift
B. using a pair of handheld bar magnets to explore magnetic attraction and
repulsion
C. using a set of very small magnetic beads to create two- and three-
dimensional shapes
D. using jumbo alphabet-letter magnets to attach to a magnetic board - ✔✔C.
using a set of very small magnetic beads to create two- and three- dimensional
shapes
A kindergarten teacher has just finished reading aloud an engaging picture book
with a small group of students. The teacher reviews an illustration the students
enjoyed and asks each student to share what they found especially interesting
about it. The teacher repeats the words each student says while writing them
simultaneously on a large piece of paper. Which of the following additional
steps should the teacher take immediately after writing what each child has said
to most effectively promote literacy development for students at this stage?
A. assisting each student in reading what they have shared while pointing to
each of the words
B. requesting that each student copy what was shared and create an illustration
to represent the ideas
C. giving each student a chance to highlight and name each letter they recognize
from their sharing
A first grade teacher routinely invites students' families to visit the classroom to
share their family's and/or culture's traditions (e.g., favorite games, foods,
songs, stories, and crafts) with the class. This practice would be especially
effective for which of the following purposes?
A. promoting students' acquisition of a personal aesthetic
B. fostering students' appreciation of human diversity
C. building students' understanding of the universality of art
D. assisting students in reaching higher stages of artistic development - ✔✔B.
fostering students' appreciation of human diversity
A first grader tells the classroom teacher that he and his younger sibling are
often left alone overnight while their parents/guardians visit friends. The
teacher has noticed that the student is often very dirty and is hungry every
morning when he arrives at school. Based on Oklahoma state law, which of the
following steps should the teacher take in this situation?
A. reporting the matter to the Department of Human Services in writing, in
person, or by telephone
B. arranging a meeting with the student's parents/guardians to discuss what the
student has told the teacher
C. talking with the school nurse about allowing the student to take care of
personal hygiene needs discreetly at school
D. working with local agencies to provide the student's family with healthy
food, clothing, and toiletries - ✔✔A. reporting the matter to the Department of
Human Services in writing, in person, or by telephone
,A first-grade teacher has been reading aloud engaging fiction and nonfiction
picture books about dogs and cats. The teacher has guided students through
discussion after each read-aloud to generate ideas about characteristics of each
animal and listed their ideas on poster paper. The teacher would like the
students to use the ideas to write about the similarities and differences of the
two animals. Which of the following graphic organizers would best support
students in planning their ideas for this writing assignment?
A. brainstorming web
B. think-write-pair-share
C. Venn diagram
D. sentence frames - ✔✔C. Venn diagram
A first-grade teacher is planning to read aloud a historical fiction book and
wants to show students some illustrations to prepare them for its content. For
this purpose, the teacher should most likely choose illustrations that reflect
which of the following story elements?
A. characters
B. setting
C. conflict
D. plot - ✔✔B. setting
A first-grade teacher is working with a student who demonstrates
inconsistencies with letter-sound correspondence. The teacher shows the
student a series of flash cards with lowercase letters printed on them. When
asking the student to name each letter, the teacher provides a keyword the
student has already learned that is associated with the initial sound and says
,the expected sound. As the student demonstrate increasing proficiency with
single phonemes, which of the following steps would best promote the
student's ongoing development of letter-sound correspondence?
A. asking the student to name additional words containing the letters and
sounds
B. showing the student how letters and sounds can be blended in words
C. encouraging the student to find other words containing letters and sounds
the student has already learned
D. instructing the student in practicing writing letters that represent the sounds
the stud - ✔✔B. showing the student how letters and sounds can be blended in
words
A first-grade teacher wants to evaluate the effectiveness of various classroom
materials and resources (e.g., manipulative, visual supports, technology tools) in
meeting the needs of individual children in the class. Which of the following
strategies would likely be most effective for this purpose?
A. asking each child's parents/guardians to complete a questionnaire on their
child's interest in specific materials and resources
B. conducting observational assessment of how individual children use different
materials and resources
C. encouraging the children to tell the teacher if there are particular classroom
materials or resources they especially like or dislike
D. informally discussing with individual children their opinions about how
helpful they find specific materials and resources compiling a chart of their
responses - ✔✔B. conducting observational assessment of how individual
children use different materials and resources
, A group of teachers are focusing on the importance of children's safety during
science activities. In the context of exploring magnets and magnetism, it would
be most important for the teachers to understand the potential danger to
children associated with which of the following activities?
A. using a horseshoe magnet to find items the magnet can lift
B. using a pair of handheld bar magnets to explore magnetic attraction and
repulsion
C. using a set of very small magnetic beads to create two- and three-
dimensional shapes
D. using jumbo alphabet-letter magnets to attach to a magnetic board - ✔✔C.
using a set of very small magnetic beads to create two- and three- dimensional
shapes
A kindergarten teacher has just finished reading aloud an engaging picture book
with a small group of students. The teacher reviews an illustration the students
enjoyed and asks each student to share what they found especially interesting
about it. The teacher repeats the words each student says while writing them
simultaneously on a large piece of paper. Which of the following additional
steps should the teacher take immediately after writing what each child has said
to most effectively promote literacy development for students at this stage?
A. assisting each student in reading what they have shared while pointing to
each of the words
B. requesting that each student copy what was shared and create an illustration
to represent the ideas
C. giving each student a chance to highlight and name each letter they recognize
from their sharing
