PPR EC-12 Practice Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Question: Which of the following approaches would most effectively support
kindergarten students social development when they participate in learning
center?
Ans: Creating opportunities for interaction among students during
learning center activities.
Question: Which of the following teacher strategies best promotes ongoing
communication to enhance parental involvement in student learning?
Ans: Creating an accessible class blog to provide parents with a forum for
open discussion.
Question: If a teacher suspects a student is being abused or neglected, it is
the teacher's primary responsibility to
Ans: Report the suspected abuse or neglect to law enforcement or family
protective services within 48 hours.
Question: Use the information below to answer the question that follows.
- Offering student choices
- Incorporating real-world applications
- Designing appropriately challenging tasks
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A high school teacher can expect implementation of the listed strategies to
primarily increase student
Ans: Motivation
Question: A new elementary school teacher attends a writing workshop that
addresses strategies for improving student writing. After the workshop, the
teacher can best help students by
Ans: Incorporating the strategies into current and future lesson plans.
Question: Claire is a 10-year old student who is unable to focus on any
academic task for more than a couple of minutes at a time. She spend much of
her work time tapping her pencil, bothering others, rummaging through her
desk, or crawling on the floor. She is currently receiving special education
services and has a behavioral intervention plan (BIP)
Which of the following is the most appropriate way for the teacher to seek
support in teaching Claire how to better manage her behaviors?
Ans: Requesting that Claire's behaviors be reevaluated by an Admission
Review Dismissal (ARD) Committee.
Question: When Claire disrupts the class, the teacher's most appropriate
course of action is to
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Ans: Document Claire's behavior and implement the consequences
detailed in her behavioral plan
Question: Mr.Marin, a middle school teacher, wants to establish a productive
learning environment for his students. Which of the following should Mr.
Marin Focus on first?
Ans: Developing a feeling of trust between the students and the teacher.
Question: During a face to face conference about a student, which of the
following strategies best ensures open communication between the teacher
and parents?
Ans: Limiting the use of education-specific terminology
Question: Middle school students are working in cooperative learning groups
on a project. While monitoring the classroom, the teacher notices that some
students are not actively working on the project. Which of the following
techniques should the teacher implement first to address the issue?
Ans: Reviewing assigned roles for the project with members of each
group.
Question: Middle school science students are creating a multimedia
presentation about different types of soil. The students are required to include
pictures of various types of soil and an explanation of the attributes of each
soil type. which of the following best ensures that students can include
pictures in the presentation without breaking copyright laws?
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Ans: Having students use photographs that they took with a digital
camera.
Question: For the units in her high school class, Ms.Galloway develops a series
of experiments for students to work on independently at their own pace
within a specified time frame. After each experiment, students turn in their lab
notes and a detailed report, and for Ms. Galloway notes any problems for
students to review. Students determine how to improve and revise their work
according to Ms. Galloway's feedback before they can move on to the next
experiment. As the school year progresses, Ms. Galloway is very pleased with
the overall improvement in her students lab skills, scientific thinking, and
writing skills. However, she feels overwhelmed by the amount of time she
spends reviewing student work and maintaining student records. Ms.
Galloway discusses the issue with her mentor teacher who helps her list the
specific problems she is having, as shown below:
-too much class time gets wasted collecting and passing out student
Ans: opportunities for reflection
Question: For the units in her high school class, Ms.Galloway develops a series
of experiments for students to work on independently at their own pace
within a specified time frame. After each experiment, students turn in their lab
notes and a detailed report, and for Ms. Galloway notes any problems for
students to review. Students determine how to improve and revise their work
according to Ms. Galloway's feedback before they can move on to the next
experiment. As the school year progresses, Ms. Galloway is very pleased with
the overall improvement in her students lab skills, scientific thinking, and