AEPA 36 Practice Test With Verified
Solutions.
1. To enhance reading comprehension, an early elementary teacher wants students
to develop the habit of asking questions about what they are reading. The teacher
begins by explaining that questioning can be an effective tool for increasing
comprehension. The best step for the teacher to take next would be to:
A. Model the use of the strategy by pausing to ask questions about a text while
reading it to the class
B. Ask students to read a photocopied text into which the teacher has inserted
questions at key points
C. Give the class a list of generic questions to ask as they do their assigned reading
for that evening
D. Have students work in small groups to generate questions about a content-area
reading selection Correct Answer -A
A kindergarten teacher uses the space above eye level on all four walls of the
classroom to create an 'in- the- round' pictorial calendar. On it the teacher shows
months and days and marks significant events such as holidays and students
birthdays with a symbol or picture. This can be expected to benefit students
learning by:
A. Promoting students abilities to use precise and accurate time classifications
B. Providing meaningful reference points to help students visualize basic time
concepts
C. Fostering and understanding in students of their own history and location in
time
D. Helping students recognize relationships between events and people through
time Correct Answer -B
, A second grade teacher wants to assess students' sight word vocabulary to
determine instructional reading strategies, what would she engage each student in
reading?
A. A list of nonsense words
B. Selected Sections from a students favorite book
C. Published lists of high frequency words
D. A passage from the second grade basal reader. Correct Answer -C
A second-grade teacher helps the children in her class record the temperatures
outside the building each morning for two weeks. The children also note if it is
sunny, cloudy, or raining when the temperature is recorded. At the end of the two
weeks, the children chart their temperature values on graph paper and see if there is
any relationship between temperature and weather conditions. This activity will be
most effective for helping children practice which of the following science skills?
a). Describing the classifying phenomena
b). Designing and using scientific models
c). Formulating and testing hypotheses
d), collecting data and drawing conclusions Correct Answer -D
A third grade teacher observes a new student who is an ELL using sentences that
include both English words and words in their primary language. What is the most
appropriate response?
A. Ignoring the students switching between languages and encourage the students
effort to communicate with others
B. Asking the class who has strong verbal skills to serve as a buddy to the student
and help them facilitate conversations with others
C. Talking to the student to ensure that she is aware that she often mixes up the two
languages
D. Providing student with bilingual dictionary Correct Answer -A
Solutions.
1. To enhance reading comprehension, an early elementary teacher wants students
to develop the habit of asking questions about what they are reading. The teacher
begins by explaining that questioning can be an effective tool for increasing
comprehension. The best step for the teacher to take next would be to:
A. Model the use of the strategy by pausing to ask questions about a text while
reading it to the class
B. Ask students to read a photocopied text into which the teacher has inserted
questions at key points
C. Give the class a list of generic questions to ask as they do their assigned reading
for that evening
D. Have students work in small groups to generate questions about a content-area
reading selection Correct Answer -A
A kindergarten teacher uses the space above eye level on all four walls of the
classroom to create an 'in- the- round' pictorial calendar. On it the teacher shows
months and days and marks significant events such as holidays and students
birthdays with a symbol or picture. This can be expected to benefit students
learning by:
A. Promoting students abilities to use precise and accurate time classifications
B. Providing meaningful reference points to help students visualize basic time
concepts
C. Fostering and understanding in students of their own history and location in
time
D. Helping students recognize relationships between events and people through
time Correct Answer -B
, A second grade teacher wants to assess students' sight word vocabulary to
determine instructional reading strategies, what would she engage each student in
reading?
A. A list of nonsense words
B. Selected Sections from a students favorite book
C. Published lists of high frequency words
D. A passage from the second grade basal reader. Correct Answer -C
A second-grade teacher helps the children in her class record the temperatures
outside the building each morning for two weeks. The children also note if it is
sunny, cloudy, or raining when the temperature is recorded. At the end of the two
weeks, the children chart their temperature values on graph paper and see if there is
any relationship between temperature and weather conditions. This activity will be
most effective for helping children practice which of the following science skills?
a). Describing the classifying phenomena
b). Designing and using scientific models
c). Formulating and testing hypotheses
d), collecting data and drawing conclusions Correct Answer -D
A third grade teacher observes a new student who is an ELL using sentences that
include both English words and words in their primary language. What is the most
appropriate response?
A. Ignoring the students switching between languages and encourage the students
effort to communicate with others
B. Asking the class who has strong verbal skills to serve as a buddy to the student
and help them facilitate conversations with others
C. Talking to the student to ensure that she is aware that she often mixes up the two
languages
D. Providing student with bilingual dictionary Correct Answer -A
