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What helps young children develop phonological awareness?
songs with simple rhymes
A first-grade student, Kyle, has drawn an elaborate picture of a garden in his
journal and has written: "I LK RD FLRS." Kyle's sentence suggests that an
appropriate next step in his development as a writer would be learning to
using medial vowels
Why are graphic novels effective for third grade students?
provide development of visual and verbal literacy
What is the best way for a teacher in a first-grade class to control behavior in the
afternoon when a class becomes restless?
short movement breaks
According to Myplate which foods should be reduced in the American diet?
sugary drinks and sodium
A preschool teacher of 2-year-olds provides them with opportunities to sing
songs that contain repeated rhyme and word pattern. What does this activity best
help students with?
developing phonemic awareness
Miss Fridley, a kindergarten teacher, is planning an activity that integrates the
arts and gross motor skills for an interdisciplinary unit on butterflies. Which of
the following student activities best meets her goal?
• A.Painting butterflies with finger paints on poster boards
• B.Creating butterfly-shaped kites for use during outside play
• C.Examining a butterfly in a jar with a magnifying glass
• D.Pretending to be caterpillars turning into dancing butterflies
D
,Which of the following art activities for first graders would help them learn about
the different textures of materials used in buildings?
• A.Matting and framing photographs of famous buildings
• B.Creating a collage using magazine photos of buildings
• C.Making scale drawings of famous buildings
• D.Making crayon rubbings of building surfaces
D
During a trip to the art museum, Ms. Lott and her pre-K students look at abstract
paintings by Piet Mondrian, whose work was characterized by black lines
intersecting at right angles and planes in primary colors. When they return to
class, the students each make a construction-paper collage using red, yellow,
and blue rectangles of various sizes and thin black strips. The teacher asks the
students to think carefully about where to place the paper shapes before gluing
them onto a white paper base. Which of the following skills is Ms. Lott
encouraging the students to use with this activity?
• A.Tactile sensation
• B.Guided practice
• C.Spatial perception
• D.Artistic diversity
C
Which part of the ear contains the vestibular system, which is responsible for
balance?
• A.The outer ear
• B.The inner ear
• C.The eardrum
• D.The ear canal
B
Which of the following is caused by a virus?
• A.Malaria
• B.Ringworm
, • C.Sickle cell anemia
• D.Influenza
D
A preschool teacher is introducing the concept of living and nonliving things. The
most appropriate introduction of the concept would be to ask children to
• A.create a chart of the characteristics of living and nonliving things
• B.sort pictures of living and nonliving things in a learning center
• C.describe what they observe of objects and organisms in the classroom
aquarium
• D.role-play living and nonliving things in a game of charades
C
Which of the following is a primary function of flowers?
• A.Pollination
• B.Photosynthesis
• C.Phototropism
• D.Pasteurization
A
A first-grade teacher brings different types of flowers into the classroom and
asks the students to make observations about them. Which of the following
student responses is an example of a scientific observation that will best help in
classifying the flowers?
• A.Some of the flowers are wilted.
• B.Some of the flowers are yellow.
• C.The flowers are pretty.
• D.The flowers are soft.
B
Which of the following demonstrations best illustrates a chemical change?
• A.Boiling water
• B.Burning a candle
• C.Melting an ice cube
• D.Connecting two magnets