MTTC 103 - Practice Test Questions and
Correct Answers
Question 1
A teacher decides to plan a lesson that takes advantage of the students' enthusiasm
and interest in the community pool that will be opening in the spring. Which of the
following class activities would be most important to include in this lesson?
A. discussing and creating a list of safety precautions to use when swimming
B. conducting a read-aloud activity using a book about swimming
C. talking with students about the qualifications and training involved in becoming a
lifeguard
D. showing the students a video about water safety
Correct Answer
A. discussing and creating a list of safety precautions to use when swimming
Question 2
During a unit on animals' food consumption, a third-grade teacher puts a cupful of
pebbles and a cupful of shelled nuts and seeds into a sturdy plastic container and
screws the lid on tight. She then asks each member of the class to shake the container
vigorously ten times. After all the students have had a turn shaking the container, she
pours out the contents and asks the class to describe what has happened. This
exercise would be most effective for demonstrating:
A. how birds grind up their food without having teeth.
B. why herbivore teeth are better suited for plant eating than carnivore teeth.
C. how cows and sheep digest tough plant material such as hay.
D. why small animals generally feed on soft insects rather than hard seeds.
Correct Answer
A. how birds grind up their food without having teeth.
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,Question 3
Which of the following oral responses most clearly indicates that critical listening has
occurred?
A. "Are donations to your organization tax-deductible?"
B. "How many people have donated money to your organization?"
C. "How does your organization use private donations?"
D. "I can't donate money to your organization, but I can donate my time."
Correct Answer
C. "How does your organization use private donations?"
Question 4
An economist would likely find bibliographies and periodical indices useful for which
of the following research tasks?
A. assessing economic information
B. creating a research design
C. constructing an organizational framework
D. obtaining economics information
Correct Answer
D. obtaining economics information
Question 5
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
Correct Answer
B. playing a game in which a word must be guessed by use of circumlocution
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,Question 6
Which of the following teacher actions during a read-aloud of a "big book" is likely to
be most effective in supporting kindergartners' vocabulary development?
A. reading dramatically using exaggerated intonation and placing extra emphasis on
key words in the text
B. running a pointer under the text while reading and pausing to have students repeat
key words from the text several times chorally
C. writing a list of key words from the text on the board and referring students to the
list as each word appears during the reading
D. pausing regularly to elaborate on the content of a passage and to question
students about key words in the text
Correct Answer
D. pausing regularly to elaborate on the content of a passage and to question
students about key words in the text
Question 7
A second-grade teacher would like to collaborate with the school's fine arts teacher in
a way that enhances the students' overall learning experience. Which of the following
strategies would best help the teacher accomplish this goal?
A. using e-mail to exchange lesson plans and student assessment results with the fine
arts teacher on a weekly basis
B. meeting with the fine arts teacher throughout the school year to brainstorm ways
for the arts to reference and be integrated into other curricula
C. observing various fine arts classes and commenting on connections to the
students' other subjects
D. trading classes with the fine arts teacher for a day in order to gain better insight
into the ways in which different subjects overlap
Correct Answer
B. meeting with the fine arts teacher throughout the school year to brainstorm ways
for the arts to reference and be integrated into other curricula
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, Question 8
A teacher is planning a student concert at which students will perform a published
song from a contemporary musical. Given the ethical considerations associated with
student performances of published material, which of the following actions by the
teacher would be most appropriate?
A. purchasing one copy of the sheet music, photocopying it for students, and
destroying the copies after the concert
B. including an acknowledgment of the song's composer and publisher in the concert
program
C. downloading the song from the internet, burning CDs for students, and having
students learn the song by ear
D. sending a written request for permission to the song's publisher well in advance of
the concert
Correct Answer
D. sending a written request for permission to the song's publisher well in advance
of the concert
Question 9
Read the passage below; then answer the question that follows.
In a 1963 address, Lyndon Johnson asked Americans to join him in a "war on poverty."
From the outset, Johnson's call to arms met considerable skepticism. One Gallup poll
found that 83 percent of respondents doubted that poverty could actually be
abolished. But these were peak years of what publisher Henry Luce called the
"American Century," a time when people felt good about themselves and were willing
to try anything. Johnson sensed this, and it was all the encouragement he needed.
Which of the following sentences from the passage expresses a historical
interpretation rather than states a historical fact?
A. In a 1963 address, Lyndon Johnson asked Americans to join him in a "war on
poverty."
B. From the outset, Johnson's call to arms met considerable skepticism.
C. One Gallup poll found that 83 percent of respondents doubted that poverty could
actually be abolished.
D. But these were peak years of what publisher Henry Luce called the "American
Century," a time when people felt good about themselves and were willing to try
anything.
Correct Answer
D. But these were peak years of what publisher Henry Luce called the "American
Century," a time when people felt good about themselves and were willing to try
anything.
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Correct Answers
Question 1
A teacher decides to plan a lesson that takes advantage of the students' enthusiasm
and interest in the community pool that will be opening in the spring. Which of the
following class activities would be most important to include in this lesson?
A. discussing and creating a list of safety precautions to use when swimming
B. conducting a read-aloud activity using a book about swimming
C. talking with students about the qualifications and training involved in becoming a
lifeguard
D. showing the students a video about water safety
Correct Answer
A. discussing and creating a list of safety precautions to use when swimming
Question 2
During a unit on animals' food consumption, a third-grade teacher puts a cupful of
pebbles and a cupful of shelled nuts and seeds into a sturdy plastic container and
screws the lid on tight. She then asks each member of the class to shake the container
vigorously ten times. After all the students have had a turn shaking the container, she
pours out the contents and asks the class to describe what has happened. This
exercise would be most effective for demonstrating:
A. how birds grind up their food without having teeth.
B. why herbivore teeth are better suited for plant eating than carnivore teeth.
C. how cows and sheep digest tough plant material such as hay.
D. why small animals generally feed on soft insects rather than hard seeds.
Correct Answer
A. how birds grind up their food without having teeth.
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,Question 3
Which of the following oral responses most clearly indicates that critical listening has
occurred?
A. "Are donations to your organization tax-deductible?"
B. "How many people have donated money to your organization?"
C. "How does your organization use private donations?"
D. "I can't donate money to your organization, but I can donate my time."
Correct Answer
C. "How does your organization use private donations?"
Question 4
An economist would likely find bibliographies and periodical indices useful for which
of the following research tasks?
A. assessing economic information
B. creating a research design
C. constructing an organizational framework
D. obtaining economics information
Correct Answer
D. obtaining economics information
Question 5
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
Correct Answer
B. playing a game in which a word must be guessed by use of circumlocution
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,Question 6
Which of the following teacher actions during a read-aloud of a "big book" is likely to
be most effective in supporting kindergartners' vocabulary development?
A. reading dramatically using exaggerated intonation and placing extra emphasis on
key words in the text
B. running a pointer under the text while reading and pausing to have students repeat
key words from the text several times chorally
C. writing a list of key words from the text on the board and referring students to the
list as each word appears during the reading
D. pausing regularly to elaborate on the content of a passage and to question
students about key words in the text
Correct Answer
D. pausing regularly to elaborate on the content of a passage and to question
students about key words in the text
Question 7
A second-grade teacher would like to collaborate with the school's fine arts teacher in
a way that enhances the students' overall learning experience. Which of the following
strategies would best help the teacher accomplish this goal?
A. using e-mail to exchange lesson plans and student assessment results with the fine
arts teacher on a weekly basis
B. meeting with the fine arts teacher throughout the school year to brainstorm ways
for the arts to reference and be integrated into other curricula
C. observing various fine arts classes and commenting on connections to the
students' other subjects
D. trading classes with the fine arts teacher for a day in order to gain better insight
into the ways in which different subjects overlap
Correct Answer
B. meeting with the fine arts teacher throughout the school year to brainstorm ways
for the arts to reference and be integrated into other curricula
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, Question 8
A teacher is planning a student concert at which students will perform a published
song from a contemporary musical. Given the ethical considerations associated with
student performances of published material, which of the following actions by the
teacher would be most appropriate?
A. purchasing one copy of the sheet music, photocopying it for students, and
destroying the copies after the concert
B. including an acknowledgment of the song's composer and publisher in the concert
program
C. downloading the song from the internet, burning CDs for students, and having
students learn the song by ear
D. sending a written request for permission to the song's publisher well in advance of
the concert
Correct Answer
D. sending a written request for permission to the song's publisher well in advance
of the concert
Question 9
Read the passage below; then answer the question that follows.
In a 1963 address, Lyndon Johnson asked Americans to join him in a "war on poverty."
From the outset, Johnson's call to arms met considerable skepticism. One Gallup poll
found that 83 percent of respondents doubted that poverty could actually be
abolished. But these were peak years of what publisher Henry Luce called the
"American Century," a time when people felt good about themselves and were willing
to try anything. Johnson sensed this, and it was all the encouragement he needed.
Which of the following sentences from the passage expresses a historical
interpretation rather than states a historical fact?
A. In a 1963 address, Lyndon Johnson asked Americans to join him in a "war on
poverty."
B. From the outset, Johnson's call to arms met considerable skepticism.
C. One Gallup poll found that 83 percent of respondents doubted that poverty could
actually be abolished.
D. But these were peak years of what publisher Henry Luce called the "American
Century," a time when people felt good about themselves and were willing to try
anything.
Correct Answer
D. But these were peak years of what publisher Henry Luce called the "American
Century," a time when people felt good about themselves and were willing to try
anything.
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