MTTC ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Third law of thermodynamics - Answer-No system can reach absolute zero
Entropy - Answer-A measure of disorder or randomness.
Things to introduce in kindergarden before numbers - Answer-Position (top, middle,
bottom, etc), visual attributes (color, shape, etc), sorting, graphing, patterns,
measurements
Problem solving strategies in math - Answer-Use manipulatives, act out the problem,
draw a picture, look for a pattern, guess and check, use logical reasoning, make an
organized list or table, solve a simpler problem, work backwards
Steps to figure out a word problem - Answer-Understand what it's asking. Find the
information you need to solve the problem and separate it. Make a plan to solve the
problem and use it. Review, and make sure the answer makes sense.
Things to increase number sense - Answer-Frequently ask students to do mental math
instead of using a calculator, discuss as a class, let students verbally explain their
reasoning, use modeling, have problems with more than 1 answer.
Interger - Answer-Any positive or negative number, including 0. Doesn't include
fractions, decimals, or mixed numbers
Prime number - Answer-A whole number that has exactly two factors, 1 and itself.
Composite number - Answer-Any number that isn't a prime number
Rational number - Answer-All integers, decimals, and fractions
Irrational number - Answer-Can't be written as fractions or decimals. An infinite number
that has no recurring pattern. Ex: pi
Real number - Answer-All rational and irrational numbers
Volume of a cylinder - Answer-V=πr²h
Homophones - Answer-These are words that are pronounced the same, but have
different meanings.
, Sonnet - Answer-a 14 line poem. Three main types of sonnets: Shakespearean,
Spenserian, and Petrachan.
Villanelle - Answer-A 19 line form using only two rhymes and repeating two of the lines
according to a set pattern
Sestina - Answer-a poem with six stanzas of six lines and a final triplet, all stanzas
having the same six words at the line-ends in six different sequences that follow a fixed
pattern, and with all six words appearing in the closing three-line envoi.
limerick - Answer-A five line poem in which lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4
rhyme.
Dysgraphia - Answer-A learning disability that involves difficulty in handwriting.
Dyslexia - Answer-impairment of the ability to read
Dyspraxia - Answer-difficulty with planing movements, especially complex or new
movements
Consonant Blend - Answer-When two consonants combine. Ex: Sl, Tr, Fl
Consonant Digraph - Answer-Two consecutive consonants that represent one
phoneme, or sound (ex: ch, sh, etc.)
An understanding of the meanings of prefixes is important for... - Answer-Reading
comprehension
A good way to test silent reading fluency - Answer-Giving a three-minute Test of Silent
Contextual Reading Fluency four times a year. The student is presented with text in
which spaces between words and all punctuation have been removed. The student
must divide one word from another with slash marks. The more words a student
accurately separates, the higher her silent reading fluency score
Homonym - Answer-a word spelled exactly like another word, but having a different
meaning
Skimming - Answer-rapid, superficial reading of material to determine central ideas and
main elements
Information Literacy - Answer-the ability to figure out the type of information you need,
find that information, evaluate it, and properly use it
Syllable - Answer-A sound unit surrounding a vowel. A vowel can be its own syllable.
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Third law of thermodynamics - Answer-No system can reach absolute zero
Entropy - Answer-A measure of disorder or randomness.
Things to introduce in kindergarden before numbers - Answer-Position (top, middle,
bottom, etc), visual attributes (color, shape, etc), sorting, graphing, patterns,
measurements
Problem solving strategies in math - Answer-Use manipulatives, act out the problem,
draw a picture, look for a pattern, guess and check, use logical reasoning, make an
organized list or table, solve a simpler problem, work backwards
Steps to figure out a word problem - Answer-Understand what it's asking. Find the
information you need to solve the problem and separate it. Make a plan to solve the
problem and use it. Review, and make sure the answer makes sense.
Things to increase number sense - Answer-Frequently ask students to do mental math
instead of using a calculator, discuss as a class, let students verbally explain their
reasoning, use modeling, have problems with more than 1 answer.
Interger - Answer-Any positive or negative number, including 0. Doesn't include
fractions, decimals, or mixed numbers
Prime number - Answer-A whole number that has exactly two factors, 1 and itself.
Composite number - Answer-Any number that isn't a prime number
Rational number - Answer-All integers, decimals, and fractions
Irrational number - Answer-Can't be written as fractions or decimals. An infinite number
that has no recurring pattern. Ex: pi
Real number - Answer-All rational and irrational numbers
Volume of a cylinder - Answer-V=πr²h
Homophones - Answer-These are words that are pronounced the same, but have
different meanings.
, Sonnet - Answer-a 14 line poem. Three main types of sonnets: Shakespearean,
Spenserian, and Petrachan.
Villanelle - Answer-A 19 line form using only two rhymes and repeating two of the lines
according to a set pattern
Sestina - Answer-a poem with six stanzas of six lines and a final triplet, all stanzas
having the same six words at the line-ends in six different sequences that follow a fixed
pattern, and with all six words appearing in the closing three-line envoi.
limerick - Answer-A five line poem in which lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4
rhyme.
Dysgraphia - Answer-A learning disability that involves difficulty in handwriting.
Dyslexia - Answer-impairment of the ability to read
Dyspraxia - Answer-difficulty with planing movements, especially complex or new
movements
Consonant Blend - Answer-When two consonants combine. Ex: Sl, Tr, Fl
Consonant Digraph - Answer-Two consecutive consonants that represent one
phoneme, or sound (ex: ch, sh, etc.)
An understanding of the meanings of prefixes is important for... - Answer-Reading
comprehension
A good way to test silent reading fluency - Answer-Giving a three-minute Test of Silent
Contextual Reading Fluency four times a year. The student is presented with text in
which spaces between words and all punctuation have been removed. The student
must divide one word from another with slash marks. The more words a student
accurately separates, the higher her silent reading fluency score
Homonym - Answer-a word spelled exactly like another word, but having a different
meaning
Skimming - Answer-rapid, superficial reading of material to determine central ideas and
main elements
Information Literacy - Answer-the ability to figure out the type of information you need,
find that information, evaluate it, and properly use it
Syllable - Answer-A sound unit surrounding a vowel. A vowel can be its own syllable.
