MTTC 103
Elementary sure
exam content
A fifth-grade student who is having difficulty reading the word
instinctively in a science text would be best advised to apply which of
the following skills?
a. word recognition
b. structural analysis
c. syllabication
d. phonic analysis - answer ✅✅B
A first grade teacher provides students a part/part/whole mat and
cubes. The teacher asks the students to find a way to make the number
7 using the cubes and mat. The teacher is most likely helping the
students to understand
,a. the different number pairs that will equal the number 7
b. how to identify the number of items in a set
c. how to show conservation of numbers
d. how to compare numbers - answer ✅✅A; students are using the
cubes to find different ways to make the number 7. The different ways
can be listed on chart paper as number pairs that equal 7.
A first-grade class cannot meet the unit's objective of writing a
reflective essay on the book "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." What is
most likely the problem?
a. the objective is developmentally inappropriate for these students.
b. The teacher's instructional pacing was too fast, preventing mastery.
c. The students are not engaged in the content; the teacher should
select a different text.
d. The teacher most likely did not sequence lessons within the unit
effectively. - answer ✅✅A; the novel and the essay are too difficult for
first grade students.
A fourth-grade teacher is planning a unit in which students will use a
computer application to create their own tessellations. The teacher
would like to develop a series of related activities and assessments to
help develop students' mathematical reasoning skills related to the use
,of the application. Which of the following topics would be most
appropriate for the additional materials to address?
a. reflections, rotations, and translations
b. area of composite figures
c. similarity and proportional reasoning
d. graphs of simple equations - answer ✅✅A
A fourth-grade teacher places students into groups of four to six for
reading activities. Each group works together to pick a book. They read
each chapter independently, and then discuss the chapter as a group.
The teacher assigns each member of the group a different role in the
discussion. Which instructional method is the teacher using?
a. direct instruction
b. cooperative learning
c. Jigsaw
d. Socratic Method - answer ✅✅B; group and student-led learning are
the key markers of cooperative learning.
A geographer would most likely use a remote sensing technology for
which of the following purposes?
a. to develop soil conservation plans
, b. to study climate variability
c. to monitor the spread of a disease
d. to create equal-area maps - answer ✅✅B
A group of students has just finished reading an informational text
about butterflies. How might the teacher extend learning on the topic?
a. by having students repeat read the text
b. by assigning each student a type of butterfly to research
c. by explaining difficult vocabulary in the text
d. by reviewing the text features - answer ✅✅B; assigning a related
research project extends learning on the topic after reading.
A kindergarten teacher gives students picture cards of various activities
carried out throughout the day; she then asks the students to sort the
pictures into groups and explain their reasoning. The teacher is most
likely trying to assess
a. whether the students can determine which activities will take more
and less time during the day
b. whether the students can match digital time cards to each picture
card
c . whether the students can match each picture card to an analog time
card
Elementary sure
exam content
A fifth-grade student who is having difficulty reading the word
instinctively in a science text would be best advised to apply which of
the following skills?
a. word recognition
b. structural analysis
c. syllabication
d. phonic analysis - answer ✅✅B
A first grade teacher provides students a part/part/whole mat and
cubes. The teacher asks the students to find a way to make the number
7 using the cubes and mat. The teacher is most likely helping the
students to understand
,a. the different number pairs that will equal the number 7
b. how to identify the number of items in a set
c. how to show conservation of numbers
d. how to compare numbers - answer ✅✅A; students are using the
cubes to find different ways to make the number 7. The different ways
can be listed on chart paper as number pairs that equal 7.
A first-grade class cannot meet the unit's objective of writing a
reflective essay on the book "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." What is
most likely the problem?
a. the objective is developmentally inappropriate for these students.
b. The teacher's instructional pacing was too fast, preventing mastery.
c. The students are not engaged in the content; the teacher should
select a different text.
d. The teacher most likely did not sequence lessons within the unit
effectively. - answer ✅✅A; the novel and the essay are too difficult for
first grade students.
A fourth-grade teacher is planning a unit in which students will use a
computer application to create their own tessellations. The teacher
would like to develop a series of related activities and assessments to
help develop students' mathematical reasoning skills related to the use
,of the application. Which of the following topics would be most
appropriate for the additional materials to address?
a. reflections, rotations, and translations
b. area of composite figures
c. similarity and proportional reasoning
d. graphs of simple equations - answer ✅✅A
A fourth-grade teacher places students into groups of four to six for
reading activities. Each group works together to pick a book. They read
each chapter independently, and then discuss the chapter as a group.
The teacher assigns each member of the group a different role in the
discussion. Which instructional method is the teacher using?
a. direct instruction
b. cooperative learning
c. Jigsaw
d. Socratic Method - answer ✅✅B; group and student-led learning are
the key markers of cooperative learning.
A geographer would most likely use a remote sensing technology for
which of the following purposes?
a. to develop soil conservation plans
, b. to study climate variability
c. to monitor the spread of a disease
d. to create equal-area maps - answer ✅✅B
A group of students has just finished reading an informational text
about butterflies. How might the teacher extend learning on the topic?
a. by having students repeat read the text
b. by assigning each student a type of butterfly to research
c. by explaining difficult vocabulary in the text
d. by reviewing the text features - answer ✅✅B; assigning a related
research project extends learning on the topic after reading.
A kindergarten teacher gives students picture cards of various activities
carried out throughout the day; she then asks the students to sort the
pictures into groups and explain their reasoning. The teacher is most
likely trying to assess
a. whether the students can determine which activities will take more
and less time during the day
b. whether the students can match digital time cards to each picture
card
c . whether the students can match each picture card to an analog time
card
