MTTC 103 Practice Test Questions
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Which of the following sentences would be most appropriate to include in a formal
letter?
a. I really haven't got all that much experience, but I'm a fast learner so that's not a
problem.
b. Although I have limited work experience, I learn new skills quickly and apply them
effectively.
c. While I am a mere novice in the workplace, I have fought and won many academic
battles.
d. This job just sounds so amazing, and I'd love to try it even though I don't have any
experience. - Answer-b. Although I have limited work experience, I learn new skills
quickly and apply them effectively.
A fifth-grade teacher would like to enhance students' understanding of how the
construction of the transcontinental railroad affected patterns of human settlement in the
trans-Mississippi West. Which of the following activities using instructional materials
would be most effective for the teacher to use for this purpose?
a. having students read a novel about life in a town established along a major western
rail line
b. providing maps that show population density in the western United States in 1860
and 1890
c. showing a film that examines major events in the building of the transcontinental
railroad
d. distributing graphs that show the ethnic composition of western settlers during the
period - Answer-b. providing maps that show population density in the western United
States in 1860 and 1890
Future Ms. Hill! - Answer-A. Yes, future Ms. Hill coming' at ya!
A fifth-grade teacher wants to find out how well her students have understood a
geography unit about how push and pull factors influence migration. Which of the
following projects could she assign in order to best assess the students' understanding?
,a. Students conduct a mock debate about immigration issues, using appropriate
parliamentary procedure and backing up their arguments with research.
b. Each student interviews someone from the local community who has recently moved
to Michigan, focusing on how Michigan differs from that person's previous home.
c. Students produce a map of the United States that shows major migration routes
taken by settlers and pioneers during the nineteenth century.
d. Each student writes a letter from the perspective of someone moving to Michigan
during a historical period of the student's choice, explaining why he or she is moving. -
Answer-d. Each student writes a letter from the perspective of someone moving to
Michigan during a historical period of the student's choice, explaining why he or she is
moving.
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. to study climate variability
The information below best describes major characteristics of which of the following
world regions?
• The region is bounded by deserts, mountains, and the ocean.
• The region has 3 percent of the world's land area and 23 percent of the world's
population.
• Major religions of the region include Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.
a. North Africa
b. sub-Saharan Africa
c. South Asia
d. Southeast Asia - Answer-c. South Asia
Which of the following sentences from the passage expresses a historical interpretation
rather than states a historical fact?
a. In a 1963 address, Lyndon Johnson asked Americans to join him in a "war on
poverty."
b. From the outset, Johnson's call to arms met considerable skepticism.
c. One Gallup poll found that 83 percent of respondents doubted that poverty could
actua - Answer-d. But these were peak years of what publisher Henry Luce called the
, "American Century," a time when people felt good about themselves and were willing to
try anything.
Which of the following statistical indices provides the best general comparative measure
of the extent to which human activities have altered the physical environment of
different regions?
a. balance of trade
b. distribution of income by income levels
c. gross national product
d. per capita energy consumption - Answer-d. per capita energy consumption
During world language instruction, which of the following student activities would best
incorporate opportunities for students to negotiate meaning?
a. reading a text and underlining any words that are unfamiliar
b. playing a game in which a word must be guessed by use of circumlocution
c. filling out a worksheet of questions that require the use of a dictionary
d. writing a short story based on a sequential set of illustrations from a picture book -
Answer-B. playing a game in which a word must be guessed by use of circumlocution
Which of the following characteristics of literacy development best illustrates the
relationship between speaking and writing?
a. printing the letters of the alphabet
b. overgeneralizing regular verb tense endings
c. using phonetic spelling
d. recognizing examples of environmental print - Answer-C. using phonetic spelling
A second-grade teacher notices that several students regularly place adjectives after
nouns in their writing and speaking. These students most likely require explicit
instruction related to which of the following English language systems?
a. phonological
b. semantic
c. syntactic
d. pragmatic - Answer-d. syntactic
At the beginning of the school year, a kindergarten teacher talks informally with
students' families about the kinds of prior experiences their children have had,
especially those related to learning and literacy. The teacher uses this information to
help plan dramatic play and literacy centers that reflect familiar settings, tasks, and
experiences. These actions most clearly demonstrate the teacher's awareness of the:
a. integrated nature of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
b. interconnections between language, literacy, and culture.
and Answers All Correct
Which of the following sentences would be most appropriate to include in a formal
letter?
a. I really haven't got all that much experience, but I'm a fast learner so that's not a
problem.
b. Although I have limited work experience, I learn new skills quickly and apply them
effectively.
c. While I am a mere novice in the workplace, I have fought and won many academic
battles.
d. This job just sounds so amazing, and I'd love to try it even though I don't have any
experience. - Answer-b. Although I have limited work experience, I learn new skills
quickly and apply them effectively.
A fifth-grade teacher would like to enhance students' understanding of how the
construction of the transcontinental railroad affected patterns of human settlement in the
trans-Mississippi West. Which of the following activities using instructional materials
would be most effective for the teacher to use for this purpose?
a. having students read a novel about life in a town established along a major western
rail line
b. providing maps that show population density in the western United States in 1860
and 1890
c. showing a film that examines major events in the building of the transcontinental
railroad
d. distributing graphs that show the ethnic composition of western settlers during the
period - Answer-b. providing maps that show population density in the western United
States in 1860 and 1890
Future Ms. Hill! - Answer-A. Yes, future Ms. Hill coming' at ya!
A fifth-grade teacher wants to find out how well her students have understood a
geography unit about how push and pull factors influence migration. Which of the
following projects could she assign in order to best assess the students' understanding?
,a. Students conduct a mock debate about immigration issues, using appropriate
parliamentary procedure and backing up their arguments with research.
b. Each student interviews someone from the local community who has recently moved
to Michigan, focusing on how Michigan differs from that person's previous home.
c. Students produce a map of the United States that shows major migration routes
taken by settlers and pioneers during the nineteenth century.
d. Each student writes a letter from the perspective of someone moving to Michigan
during a historical period of the student's choice, explaining why he or she is moving. -
Answer-d. Each student writes a letter from the perspective of someone moving to
Michigan during a historical period of the student's choice, explaining why he or she is
moving.
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. to study climate variability
The information below best describes major characteristics of which of the following
world regions?
• The region is bounded by deserts, mountains, and the ocean.
• The region has 3 percent of the world's land area and 23 percent of the world's
population.
• Major religions of the region include Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.
a. North Africa
b. sub-Saharan Africa
c. South Asia
d. Southeast Asia - Answer-c. South Asia
Which of the following sentences from the passage expresses a historical interpretation
rather than states a historical fact?
a. In a 1963 address, Lyndon Johnson asked Americans to join him in a "war on
poverty."
b. From the outset, Johnson's call to arms met considerable skepticism.
c. One Gallup poll found that 83 percent of respondents doubted that poverty could
actua - Answer-d. But these were peak years of what publisher Henry Luce called the
, "American Century," a time when people felt good about themselves and were willing to
try anything.
Which of the following statistical indices provides the best general comparative measure
of the extent to which human activities have altered the physical environment of
different regions?
a. balance of trade
b. distribution of income by income levels
c. gross national product
d. per capita energy consumption - Answer-d. per capita energy consumption
During world language instruction, which of the following student activities would best
incorporate opportunities for students to negotiate meaning?
a. reading a text and underlining any words that are unfamiliar
b. playing a game in which a word must be guessed by use of circumlocution
c. filling out a worksheet of questions that require the use of a dictionary
d. writing a short story based on a sequential set of illustrations from a picture book -
Answer-B. playing a game in which a word must be guessed by use of circumlocution
Which of the following characteristics of literacy development best illustrates the
relationship between speaking and writing?
a. printing the letters of the alphabet
b. overgeneralizing regular verb tense endings
c. using phonetic spelling
d. recognizing examples of environmental print - Answer-C. using phonetic spelling
A second-grade teacher notices that several students regularly place adjectives after
nouns in their writing and speaking. These students most likely require explicit
instruction related to which of the following English language systems?
a. phonological
b. semantic
c. syntactic
d. pragmatic - Answer-d. syntactic
At the beginning of the school year, a kindergarten teacher talks informally with
students' families about the kinds of prior experiences their children have had,
especially those related to learning and literacy. The teacher uses this information to
help plan dramatic play and literacy centers that reflect familiar settings, tasks, and
experiences. These actions most clearly demonstrate the teacher's awareness of the:
a. integrated nature of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
b. interconnections between language, literacy, and culture.
