MTTC PRACTICE EXAMS WITH
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A box of cookies contains 8 chocolate chip cookies, 12 peanut butter cookies, and 4
oatmeal cookies. A child randomly selects 2 cookies, one at a time. Which of the
following expressions represents the probability that both cookies will be peanut
butter?
A. 12/24 + 12/23
B. 1/12 + 1/11
C. 12/24 x 11/23
D. 1/12 x 1/11
- ANSWER-C. 12/24 x 11/23
A city resident is developing a speech to be delivered to a local civic organization. In the
speech, she hopes to persuade those present to support a city sales tax. Which of the
following communication skills would be most important for the speaker to utilize to
achieve her goal?
A. blending statistical facts with anecdotal evidence
B. addressing the values and concerns of the audience
C. supporting her speech with a variety of graphics
,D. explaining the specialized vocabulary related to taxation
- ANSWER-B. addressing the values and concerns of the audience
A family must decide how to spend a sum of money they have available. After the
family members discuss the various options, they come to a decision that is acceptable
to all of them. This example best illustrates which of the following decision-making
models?
A. autonomic decision making
B. consensual decision making
C. de facto decision making
D. goal-driven decision making
- ANSWER-
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. structural analysis
A fifth-grade teacher is writing an article about mathematics activities in the classroom.
The article describes how students used manipulatives to solve measurement problems.
The teacher included trademark symbols with the name of the manipulatives. The
teacher also included photographs of students working with the manipulatives. None
of the students in the photographs were identified by name. To ensure compliance with
ethical guidelines, the teacher should take which of the following actions prior to
posting the article on the Internet?
,A. providing links to the manufacturers of the manipulatives that have trademarked
names
B. providing a disclaimer stating that the school district does not endorse the
pedagogical methods used
C. explicitly identifying the manipulatives being used in a caption below each
photograph
D. obtaining permission from parents/guardians before posting pictures of the students
- ANSWER-D. obtaining permission from parents/guardians before posting pictures of
the students
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 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
A fifth-grade teacher would like to provide students with opportunities to share ideas
while developing independence during the writing process. Which of the following
student activities would be most appropriate for this purpose?
A. peer reviewing
B. keeping vocabulary journals
C. guided writing
D. creating graphic organizers
- ANSWER-A. peer reviewing
A first-grade teacher has students run as fast as they can for several minutes in the gym.
When the students come to a stop, the teacher asks the students to explain how their
bodies feel. The students note that they are sweating, their hearts are pounding, and
they are breathing hard. The teacher's primary goal in this activity is most likely to
increase students' awareness of:
A. how to measure heart rate during exercise.
B. the effects of exercise on body systems.
C. individual differences in lung capacity.
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