PPR Review Full Practice Test

Mr. Givens has assigned a research project to the students in his senior government class regarding voting and how the popular vote is different than the electoral vote. Following the research portion of the assignment, he requires students to hold a mock election for the neighboring elementary school. The primary purpose of the mock election is for the high school students to develop which of the following skills? - Answer- Application Ms. Jackson has developed a chart for students to complete as they use spreadsheet software to track the success/failure of their business in her accounting class. The following is an excerpt from one of the students, Elaine: - Answer- guide the formation of instructional groups throughout the project. Mrs. Gonzalez has several English learners in her high school English class who are the beginning level of language proficiency. When teaching a lesson on verb tenses, how might she most appropriately accommodate instruction for these students? - Answer- write examples of present activity-based sentences. Ms. Ha is a new middle school teacher and wants to ensure her students are motivated learners. Which of the following instructional strategies is most effective for motivating middle school students? - Answer- Providing students with choices within daily assignments Activating background knowledge is an important factor for successfully educating English Learners. Why is this technique so valuable? - Answer- Students from other countries have different cultural and academic backgrounds that may not be relevant to the learning process. Which of the following activities would be most successful at actively engaging a 6th-grade science student in understanding how squid survive? - Answer- After viewing a video, join lab partner for dissection of squid, diagram the parts of the squid, and identify each part's purpose within the squid's environment. Mrs. Ramirez has her students gathering data about the price of school lunches over time in the United States. The students are considering factors like geographic region, food options offered, the basic economic climate, and year. The students are using spreadsheet software and the internet to make sense of their data. She develops some self-assessment questions for the students to help the students track their understanding and progress during this long-term project. Which of the following activities would provide an opportunity for students to make predictions about the price of school lunches? - Answer- After graphing the data, identifying the two factors that have the greatest impact on the price of school lunches and determine if prices will rise or fall. Problem-solving is an inst