PPR PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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ANSWERS

According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, which of
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the following thought processes best distinguishes
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a student at the formal operational stage?
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a. Abstract thought
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b. Logical thought
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c. Concrete thought
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d. Intuitive thought - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Abstract thought
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Danielle is a 4 year old who |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




prefers to play by herself and is not comfortable interacting with
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other children. To best facilitate Danielle's transition into the next
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stage of play development, the teacher should provide a variety
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of


a. individual activities and materials that children can do side by
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side.
b. small-group and child-directed activities.
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c. play props and cooperative activities.
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d. interesting and age-appropriate individual activities. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔individual activities and materials that
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children can do side by side |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

,Ms. Nguyen notices that a boy in
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her kindergarten class comes to
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school very irritable and is hyperactive most of the day. He has
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trouble concentrating and frequently fights with other children.
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Which of the following actions would be the most appropriate
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first response to this situation?
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A. Referring the child to the school nurse for possible attention-
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deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms |\ |\




B. Monitoring and documenting the behavior to be used at the
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parent-teacher conference in a few months |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




C. Setting up a conference with the child's parents to discuss
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behavior at home and sleep schedules
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D. Collaborating with an administrator to develop an intervention
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plan to address behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Setting up a
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conference with the child's parents to discuss behavior at home
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and sleep schedules
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To best ensure that all students in a fourth-grade inclusion
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classroom receive quality instruction, which of the following
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should lesson plans always include?
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A. Individual assignments for each student and planned time for
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whole-class reteaching |\




B. Activities at varying difficulty levels to allow for students to
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make self-directed choices
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, C. Extra time for reteaching and needs-based modifications of
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student activities |\




D. Blocks of time for small-group instruction for students with
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learning disabilities - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Extra time for
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reteaching and needs-based modifications of student activities
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5. A first-grade teacher has readers who are below grade level,
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each at a different level. In planning individualized instruction,
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which of the following is the best first step for the teacher to
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take?


A. Providing an assessment to identify students' reading
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strengths and weaknesses |\ |\




B. Incorporating daily drills for students to practice reading skills
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C. Having students pulled out of the classroom for small-group
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reading instruction |\




D. Developing students' oral language and writing skills -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Providing an assessment to identify
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students' reading strengths and weaknesses |\ |\ |\ |\




6. An English-language learner (ELL) who is at an advanced-high
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level of language proficiency is preparing a report summarizing a
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science experiment. The most appropriate expectation for the
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teacher to have of the ELL's report is that it will include
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A. illustrations of concepts that the student struggles with
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communicating in writing. |\ |\




B. a reliance on teacher-provided sentence stems to complete
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the report.
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