MTTC 103 Elementary Exam Questions
and Answers
What country did the industrial revolution begin?
Germany
France
USA
Great Britain - Answer-Great Britain
Which of the following events was a crucial turning point in the American Revolution?
The boston masacre
entry of the french allies of the Americans
Battle of bunker hill
Battle of Lexington and concord - Answer-Entry of the French as allies of the Americans
Which of the following is NOT a right guaranteed to USA citizens in the constitution?
Right to bear arms
right to peaceably assemble
right to petiton
right to privacy - Answer-right to privacy
Which of the following is a common feature of ancient egypt the roman empire and the
imperial china?
central authority was maintained through imperial cults
literacy rates were high across the population
religious disputes led to factions and ultimately civial wars
social movement was strictly regulated by the central government - Answer-central
authority was maintained through imperial cults
which of the following was a major cause of world war 2
the French revolution
the failure of the league of nations
Chinese invasion of Manchuria
the dissolution of British empire - Answer-the failure of the league of nations
what native american group lived in ohio and created dome shaped burial mounds
called great surpent mound - Answer-hopewell culture
the settlements of jamestown and carolina were primarily motivated by desire for -
Answer-economic gain
,what are the causes of the strained relations between native americans and colonists
prior to the american revolution - Answer-tobacco, a popular cash crop destroyed land
colonists were often able to differentiate between tribes
European settlers were unwilling to assimilate to native American culture
What did the boston tea party protest that caused the american revolution - Answer-
economic restrictions placed on colonists
what document created instability within the american government prior to 1787 -
Answer-articles of confederation
As the price of good increases, the amount of the good offered to consumers will also
increase. What economic principle does this describe ?
law of demand
law of supply
law of equiliberium
law of interfence - Answer-law of supply
the thinnest layer of the earth is the - Answer-crust
Volcanoes are the result of which type of tectonic plate boundary?
divergent
convergent
transform
dormant - Answer-convergent
which of the following is classified as sedimentary rock?
granite
marble
sandstone
slate - Answer-sandstone
which of these natural forces can be responsible for weathering but not erosion
precipitation
wind
sunlight
groundwater - Answer-sunlight
Fossils are primary studied by which type of scientist?
geologist
, biologist
botanist
paleontologist - Answer-paleontology
in our solar system located between mars and jupiter is
the moon
saturn
the asteroid belt
earth - Answer-the asteroid belt
The study of the greek latin orgins of many words in english is most closely tied to which
branch of linguistics? - Answer-Etymology
Which of the following textual features is commonly found in non-fiction books but not in
fiction books? - Answer-Index
Checklist of literacy skills
Can identify the front and back of book
Can distinguish words from pictures
Turns pages of the book from front to back
Follows text from left to right
The listed skills are an example of what? - Answer-Print Awareness
For children under the age of five, the acquisition of a second language is typically -
Answer-Very similar to the process of acquiring the first language
Syllabication requires what skill? - Answer-Phoneme isolation
Phoneme isolation - Answer-isolate individual sounds
phoneme substitution - Answer-Ability to replace one phoneme with another to make
new word
decoding - Answer-ability to sound out words
letter sound correspondance - Answer-correctly pair letters with their sounds
A student completes an oral reading fluency assessment as his teacher keeps a running
record. Which of the following statements refers to the students automaticity? - Answer-
The student slowed to decode unfamiliar words four times during the assessment
Following the upheaval of the civil war many southerns wanted to restore their
antebellum way of life. A student unfamiliar with the word antebellum in the sentence
could find out the meaning using any of the following except:
Knowledge of root words
and Answers
What country did the industrial revolution begin?
Germany
France
USA
Great Britain - Answer-Great Britain
Which of the following events was a crucial turning point in the American Revolution?
The boston masacre
entry of the french allies of the Americans
Battle of bunker hill
Battle of Lexington and concord - Answer-Entry of the French as allies of the Americans
Which of the following is NOT a right guaranteed to USA citizens in the constitution?
Right to bear arms
right to peaceably assemble
right to petiton
right to privacy - Answer-right to privacy
Which of the following is a common feature of ancient egypt the roman empire and the
imperial china?
central authority was maintained through imperial cults
literacy rates were high across the population
religious disputes led to factions and ultimately civial wars
social movement was strictly regulated by the central government - Answer-central
authority was maintained through imperial cults
which of the following was a major cause of world war 2
the French revolution
the failure of the league of nations
Chinese invasion of Manchuria
the dissolution of British empire - Answer-the failure of the league of nations
what native american group lived in ohio and created dome shaped burial mounds
called great surpent mound - Answer-hopewell culture
the settlements of jamestown and carolina were primarily motivated by desire for -
Answer-economic gain
,what are the causes of the strained relations between native americans and colonists
prior to the american revolution - Answer-tobacco, a popular cash crop destroyed land
colonists were often able to differentiate between tribes
European settlers were unwilling to assimilate to native American culture
What did the boston tea party protest that caused the american revolution - Answer-
economic restrictions placed on colonists
what document created instability within the american government prior to 1787 -
Answer-articles of confederation
As the price of good increases, the amount of the good offered to consumers will also
increase. What economic principle does this describe ?
law of demand
law of supply
law of equiliberium
law of interfence - Answer-law of supply
the thinnest layer of the earth is the - Answer-crust
Volcanoes are the result of which type of tectonic plate boundary?
divergent
convergent
transform
dormant - Answer-convergent
which of the following is classified as sedimentary rock?
granite
marble
sandstone
slate - Answer-sandstone
which of these natural forces can be responsible for weathering but not erosion
precipitation
wind
sunlight
groundwater - Answer-sunlight
Fossils are primary studied by which type of scientist?
geologist
, biologist
botanist
paleontologist - Answer-paleontology
in our solar system located between mars and jupiter is
the moon
saturn
the asteroid belt
earth - Answer-the asteroid belt
The study of the greek latin orgins of many words in english is most closely tied to which
branch of linguistics? - Answer-Etymology
Which of the following textual features is commonly found in non-fiction books but not in
fiction books? - Answer-Index
Checklist of literacy skills
Can identify the front and back of book
Can distinguish words from pictures
Turns pages of the book from front to back
Follows text from left to right
The listed skills are an example of what? - Answer-Print Awareness
For children under the age of five, the acquisition of a second language is typically -
Answer-Very similar to the process of acquiring the first language
Syllabication requires what skill? - Answer-Phoneme isolation
Phoneme isolation - Answer-isolate individual sounds
phoneme substitution - Answer-Ability to replace one phoneme with another to make
new word
decoding - Answer-ability to sound out words
letter sound correspondance - Answer-correctly pair letters with their sounds
A student completes an oral reading fluency assessment as his teacher keeps a running
record. Which of the following statements refers to the students automaticity? - Answer-
The student slowed to decode unfamiliar words four times during the assessment
Following the upheaval of the civil war many southerns wanted to restore their
antebellum way of life. A student unfamiliar with the word antebellum in the sentence
could find out the meaning using any of the following except:
Knowledge of root words
