MTTC ELEMENTARY EXAMS WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. A fifth-grade student who is having difficulty reading the word instinctively
in a science text would be best advised to apply which of the following skills?
a. word recognition
b. structural analysis
c. syllabication
d. phonic analysis
- ANSWER-B
2. A first grade teacher provides students a part/part/whole mat and cubes.
The teacher asks the students to find a way to make the number 7 using the
cubes and mat. The teacher is most likely helping the students to understand
a. the different number pairs that will equal the number 7
b. how to identify the number of items in a set
c. how to show conservation of numbers
d. how to compare numbers
- ANSWER-A; students are using the cubes to find different ways to
, make the number 7. The different ways can be listed on chart paper
as number pairs that equal 7.
3. 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 uni t
effectively.
- ANSWER-A; the novel and the essay are too difficult for first
grade students.
4. A fourth-grade teacher is planning a unit in which students will use a
computer application to create their own tessellations. The teacher would like
to develop a series of related activities and assessments to help develop
students' mathematical reasoning skills related to the use of the application.
Which of the following topics would be most appropriate for the additional
materials to address?
a. reflections, rotations, and translations
b. area of composite figures
c. similarity and proportional reasoning
, d. graphs of simple equations
- ANSWER-A
5. 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
- ANSWER-B; group and student-led learning are the key markers
of cooperative learning.
6. 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
, 7. A group of students has just finished reading an informational text about
butterflies. How might the teacher extend learning on the topic?
a. by having students repeat read the text
b. by assigning each student a type of butterfly to research
c. by explaining difficult vocabulary in the text
d. by reviewing the text features
- ANSWER-B; assigning a related research project extends learning
on the topic after reading.
8. A kindergarten teacher gives students picture cards of various activities
carried out throughout the day; she then asks the students to sort the pictures
into groups and explain their reasoning. The teacher is most likely trying to
assess
a. whether the students can determine which activities will take more
and less time during the day
b. whether the students can match digital time cards to each picture
card
9. c . whether the students can match each picture card to an analog time card
10. d. whether the students can identify which activities are done during each
time of the day (morning, afternoon, night)
- ANSWER-D; the students will sort the picture cards into morning,
afternoon, and night groups; then they will explain why each card belongs in
its group.
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