PTK Practice Exam 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What type of question is MOST likely to generate the widest range of answers and
discussions among students? - CORRECT ANSWER Why would the author have
ended the book this way?(This question allows for both a wide range of answers and
discussion of those answers. The discussion is likely to be interesting because there are so
many possible answers to the question. The remaining answer choices have a limited range of
answers. Discussion may peter out more quickly because many students may share the same
answer and reasoning. "Why" questions tend to be the most open-ended.)
Suppose your objective for a lesson is "The student will demonstrate an ability to differentiate
among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks." Which of the following is the BEST
activity for introducing students to the attributes of each type of rock? - CORRECT
ANSWER Students examine rocks belonging to each group and identify the
similarities and differences. The activity is followed by a group discussion in which the
teacher brings out the important characteristics of each type. -Students learn best when they
are actively involved.
What is the best way to promote an effective transfer of knowledge to students? - CORRECT
ANSWER Having students work on their own with specific information related to a
topic before giving an organizing lecture. Studies indicate that topics need to be organized
and connected in order to promote transfer of knowledge, they first need specific information
about the topic before the organizational structure can make sense and be remembered.
Students are about to take a paper and pencil test. If there is time for an activity, what would
best prepare the students for the test? - CORRECT ANSWER Students should make a
chart of the important topics with notes on subtopics below each; Organizational structures
help students to connect and remember.
Consider the following two questions a teacher might ask a high school social studies class.
1) According to our textbook, what does the public welfare system do to solve the problems
of poverty? 2) What are some ways our country might solve the problems of poverty? What
best describes the the differences between these questions? - CORRECT ANSWER 2
invites more divergent thinking than 1; This question is a matter of relative convergence and
divergence. Question I converges on the textbook; that is, good answers will stick to what the
textbook says. Question II allows for answers that may draw on sources other than the
textbook. Both questions are open-ended.
, How should a teacher generally begin almost every class? - CORRECT ANSWER By
telling students what they will be covering that day- Telling students what they will be
covering helps focus students' attention.
If a school wanted to compare how its students were doing with respect to students in other
schools, what kind of assessment would be MOST appropriate? - CORRECT
ANSWER Norm-referenced test
In order to use an inductive sequence for teaching about WWII, which of the following would
be the BEST way for a class to work? - CORRECT ANSWER Examine events leading
up to the war and develop a general model of world war in the process; Induction is the
process of building a general model
Given the following set of scores on a standardized test, which choice most closely
approximates the difference between the mean and median of the set- 89, 65, 77, 93, 80, 87,
79 - CORRECT ANSWER 1; The mean of the data is 81.43 and the median is 80. The
difference between them is 1.43, which is closer to 1.
Two students work together to prepare visual aids that illustrate the major waves of
immigration to the United States. The activity satisfies which of the following learning
objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER Communicating in suitable ways.; Preparing visual
aids necessarily engages students in thinking about what's suitable for the content, purpose,
and audience. Their content may or may not require analyzing for cause and effect, for
making claims, or making inferences.
When planning how students will practice correct spelling of the words "there," "their," and
"they're," which of the following is the BEST pattern? - CORRECT ANSWER Practice
frequently at first, spread out practice after that; Frequent initial practice helps people to
acquire a skill and develop frequency with it. Further practice aids retention.
A teaching unit should be designed so that key skills are - CORRECT
ANSWER practiced frequently until students retain them; Frequent practice distributed
across the available time period helps students develop fluency. In most cases, smaller chunks
work better than big ones.
CORRECT ANSWERS
What type of question is MOST likely to generate the widest range of answers and
discussions among students? - CORRECT ANSWER Why would the author have
ended the book this way?(This question allows for both a wide range of answers and
discussion of those answers. The discussion is likely to be interesting because there are so
many possible answers to the question. The remaining answer choices have a limited range of
answers. Discussion may peter out more quickly because many students may share the same
answer and reasoning. "Why" questions tend to be the most open-ended.)
Suppose your objective for a lesson is "The student will demonstrate an ability to differentiate
among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks." Which of the following is the BEST
activity for introducing students to the attributes of each type of rock? - CORRECT
ANSWER Students examine rocks belonging to each group and identify the
similarities and differences. The activity is followed by a group discussion in which the
teacher brings out the important characteristics of each type. -Students learn best when they
are actively involved.
What is the best way to promote an effective transfer of knowledge to students? - CORRECT
ANSWER Having students work on their own with specific information related to a
topic before giving an organizing lecture. Studies indicate that topics need to be organized
and connected in order to promote transfer of knowledge, they first need specific information
about the topic before the organizational structure can make sense and be remembered.
Students are about to take a paper and pencil test. If there is time for an activity, what would
best prepare the students for the test? - CORRECT ANSWER Students should make a
chart of the important topics with notes on subtopics below each; Organizational structures
help students to connect and remember.
Consider the following two questions a teacher might ask a high school social studies class.
1) According to our textbook, what does the public welfare system do to solve the problems
of poverty? 2) What are some ways our country might solve the problems of poverty? What
best describes the the differences between these questions? - CORRECT ANSWER 2
invites more divergent thinking than 1; This question is a matter of relative convergence and
divergence. Question I converges on the textbook; that is, good answers will stick to what the
textbook says. Question II allows for answers that may draw on sources other than the
textbook. Both questions are open-ended.
, How should a teacher generally begin almost every class? - CORRECT ANSWER By
telling students what they will be covering that day- Telling students what they will be
covering helps focus students' attention.
If a school wanted to compare how its students were doing with respect to students in other
schools, what kind of assessment would be MOST appropriate? - CORRECT
ANSWER Norm-referenced test
In order to use an inductive sequence for teaching about WWII, which of the following would
be the BEST way for a class to work? - CORRECT ANSWER Examine events leading
up to the war and develop a general model of world war in the process; Induction is the
process of building a general model
Given the following set of scores on a standardized test, which choice most closely
approximates the difference between the mean and median of the set- 89, 65, 77, 93, 80, 87,
79 - CORRECT ANSWER 1; The mean of the data is 81.43 and the median is 80. The
difference between them is 1.43, which is closer to 1.
Two students work together to prepare visual aids that illustrate the major waves of
immigration to the United States. The activity satisfies which of the following learning
objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER Communicating in suitable ways.; Preparing visual
aids necessarily engages students in thinking about what's suitable for the content, purpose,
and audience. Their content may or may not require analyzing for cause and effect, for
making claims, or making inferences.
When planning how students will practice correct spelling of the words "there," "their," and
"they're," which of the following is the BEST pattern? - CORRECT ANSWER Practice
frequently at first, spread out practice after that; Frequent initial practice helps people to
acquire a skill and develop frequency with it. Further practice aids retention.
A teaching unit should be designed so that key skills are - CORRECT
ANSWER practiced frequently until students retain them; Frequent practice distributed
across the available time period helps students develop fluency. In most cases, smaller chunks
work better than big ones.
