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MTTC 103 ELEMENTARY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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MTTC 103ELEMENTARY
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following objectives is most effective?
a. Student will read three books about wild cats.
b. Talk to students about different types of wild cats.
c. Students will appreciate the diversity of wild cats that exist.
d. Students will compare and contrast three different types of wild cats. - Answers -D;
it's measurable and student-focused.
A first-grade class cannot meet the unit's objective of writing a reflective essay on the
book "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." What is most likely the problem?
a. the objective is developmentally inappropriate for these students.
b. The teacher's instructional pacing was too fast, preventing mastery.
c. The students are not engaged in the content; the teacher should select a different
text.
d. The teacher most likely did not sequence lessons within the unit effectively. -
Answers -A; the novel and the essay are too difficult for first grade students.
According to Vygotsky, teaching occurs when
a. students undergo natural cognitive developments.
b. teachers provide students with the support needed to complete tasks they would
otherwise be unable to finish on their own.
c. students demonstrate mastery of a new skill or concept.
d. teachers offer students the independence to explore tasks on their own. - Answers -
B; this area of optimal learning is called the Zone of Proximal Development.
,A fourth-grade teacher places students into groups of four to six for reading activities.
Each group works together to pick a book. They read each chapter independently, and
then discuss the chapter as a group. The teacher assigns each member of the group a
different role in the discussion. Which instructional method is the teacher using?
a. direct instruction
b. cooperative learning
c. Jigsaw
d. Socratic Method - Answers -B; group and student-led learning are the key markers of
cooperative learning.
A second-grader repeatedly throws wads of papers across the room. A teacher using
positive behavior supports would respond in which of the following ways?
a. The teacher reminds the student of the classroom rule: "No throwing objects."
b. The teacher stops class to discipline the student.
c. The teacher makes the student stand in the corner of the room for the remainder of
the day.
d. The teacher monitors the student to determine why he or she was throwing the
paper. - Answers -D; positive behavior supports is based on the idea that all behavior is
rational.
Matthew, a fourth grade teacher, gives his students ten minutes of computer time
whenever they turn an assignment in on time. Matthew is using what kind of motivation?
a. extrinsic motivation
b. intrinsic motivation
c. situated motivation
d. achievement motivation - Answers -A; the computer time is an external motivator.
Which of the following is an example of an informal assessment?
a. annual state testing
b. college admissions tests
c. IQ tests
d. portfolio assessments - Answers -D; portfolios are only used by teachers to make
instructional decisions.
A teacher says "hat" and instructs students to produce the sounds they hear in the
word. Which strategy is the teacher using to build phoneme awareness?
a. phoneme blending
b. phoneme deletion
c. phoneme segmentation
,d. phoneme substitution - Answers -C; the strategy of phoneme segmentation requires
students to separate the phonemes in a word.
Which of the following is an example of prosody?
a. using appropriate vocal cues when reading aloud
b. decoding words correctly when reading aloud
c. reading at an appropriate speed when reading aloud
d. reading smoothly and steadily when reading aloud - Answers -A; prosody is a
reader's ability to use appropriate vocal expressions when reading aloud.
Which of the following is true of quantitative measures of text complexity?
a. They are task considerations determined by professional judgment.
b. They are analytical measurements determined by knowledge demands.
c. They are statistical measurements determined by computer algorithms.
d. They are leveling measurements determined by text structure. - Answers -C;
quantitative measures are objective and based on statistics.
Which of the following can be classified as persuasive writing?
a. an advertisement for a new product
b. a research paper on the effects of climate on ecosystems
c. a poem about the ocean on a foggy day
d. a short story with a suspenseful plot - Answers -A; persuasive writing aims to
influence the reader to agree with what is stated and to act accordingly.
Which of the following is considered a reliable source for research about California?
a. a personal blog about living in California
b. a research paper published by the State of California
c. an advertisement for California real estate
d. a letter to the editor about California roadways - Answers -B; a published study by a
government institution is a reliable research source.
Read the sentence from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by Frank Baum.
"There now came a sharp whistling in the air from the south, and as they turned their
eyes that way they saw ripples in the grass coming from that direction also."
How would the tone of the sentence change if "sharp" were replaced by "gentle"?
a. the tone of the sentence would remain the same.
b. the tone of the sentence would become more negative.
c. the tone of the sentence would be indistinguishable.
, d. the tone of the sentence would become more positive. - Answers -D; the use of
"gentle" instead of "sharp" would change the tone of the sentence by making the storm
seem less threatening and more playful.
Which of the following quotes is a demonstration of active listening?
a. "If I understand correctly, you think the classroom needs a pet."
b. "I think you meant to say that you wish you had a pet at home."
c. "You didn't talk about the kind of pet our classroom should have."
d. "There's no way the principal will let us have a classroom pet." - Answers -A; this
quote demonstrates active listening because the listener is paraphrasing the message
to clarify understanding.
Students have been placed in small groups to prepare reader's theater presentations
that they will perform for each other. How might each group best meet the needs of its
audience?
a. by reciting their lines in quiet voices during the performance
b. by passing around a script to read from during the performance
c. by using classroom materials as props during the performance
d. by skipping some parts of the story during the performance - Answers -C; props add
interesting visuals to a performance and reinforce comprehension.
Mr. Falls is reading aloud from a predictable picture book. he has written a refrain from
the story on a sentence strip that is displayed on a pocket chart. Each time the refrain
occurs in the story, Mr. Fall signals his students to read aloud with him as he points to
each word. Which of the following is Mr. Falls demonstrating?
a. decoding
b. predicting
c. concept of print
d. word analysis - Answers -C; by having students listen to predictable text and chant
the refrain with him as he points to individual words, Mr. Falls is reinforcing concepts of
print, clarifying that words and letters convey meaning, words are constructed of letters,
and test is read from left to right.
Which of the following concepts involves understanding how the forms and structures of
words contribute to their meanings?
a. phonology
b. mechanics
c. paraphrasing
d. morphology - Answers -D; morphology investigates how the forms and structures of
words contribute to their meanings.
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