online practice exam

Question 1

Mr. Robinette is a new teacher who teaches high school algebra courses. He has difficulty
maintaining student interest in instruction and has an excessive number of disciplinary
referrals.
What strategy would be the best first step to address this situation?
A. collecting data and developing a statistical analysis of the discipline problems
B. discussing problems with a mentor teacher to identify strategies for reducing the number of
discipline problems
C. taking additional advanced mathematics courses at the local college to enhance instructional
skills
D. exchanging classes for a week with the peer teacher who also teaches algebra classes but has
few discipline problems

Answer 1

B. discussing problems with a mentor teacher to identify strategies for reducing the number of
discipline problems

Question 2

As part of her planning process, Mrs. Smith is concerned about the levels of reading
comprehension in her class. Which of the following would provide the richest source of data
for the beginning analysis of her class?
A. professional development plan
B. academic improvement plan
C. school improvement plan
D. student test records

Answer 2

D. student test records

Question 3

Which of the following situations is the best example of a teacher promoting middle school
students’ creative thinking after reading a given fiction selection?
A. students rewrite the ending of the selection to change the resolution of the plot
B. students use the Internet to locate information about the author
C. students draw a portrait of the protagonist
D. students videotape a reenactment of events from the selection

Answer 3

A. students rewrite the ending of the selection to change the resolution of the plot

Question 4

Identify the classroom practice that best encourages a positive learning climate for all
students.
A. The teacher identifies class leaders and rewards them with special incentives.
B. The teacher discourages the use of negative statements in the classroom.
C. The teacher includes all students in class discussions, showing equal respect and sensitivity to
each student.
D. The teacher encourages students to compete with each other to see who can do the best work
in the class.

Answer 4

C. The teacher includes all students in class discussions, showing equal respect and sensitivity to
each student.

Question 5

At the beginning of the school year, a 2nd-grade teacher determines there are children from
diverse cultural backgrounds in the class. One of the best ways to study cultural similarities
and differences would be to have students
A. obtain information from a variety of sources on different cultures and write reports.
B. describe and compare living conditions of selected countries.
C. pair students so each does class work with a classmate from a different culture.
D. participate in a classroom international festival to complete the unit on cultural study.

Answer 5

D. participate in a classroom international festival to complete the unit on cultural study.

Question 6

While students are completing individual work, the teacher leaves the classroom to pick up
handouts that have been copied for the next class.
This teacher’s behavior
A. violates the professional duty to protect the safety of students.
B. is compatible with the doctrine of in loco parentis.
C. is professionally regarded as a routine teacher task.
D. ignores the fire and procedural codes of the local school district.

Answer 6

A. violates the professional duty to protect the safety of students.

Question 7

Which statement is true with respect to physical growth patterns of children in the upper
elementary school?
A. Girls have greater growth spurts than boys.
B. Boys have greater growth spurts than girls.
C. Boys reach puberty before girls.
D. Girls reach puberty before boys.

Answer 7

D. Girls reach puberty before boys.

Question 8

Wesley has been identified as a slow learner. He is frequently frustrated by class activities
and seatwork assignments and sometimes cries when he cannot do the work that others
complete quickly. Which of the following teacher actions is best in this situation?
A. Encourage Wesley to keep up with the class work by allowing him to quit before he becomes too
frustrated.
B. Arrange what Wesley is to learn into a series of small steps, each followed with immediate
feedback.
C. Seat Wesley away from other students so that his behavior will not bother others.
D. Send Wesley to the exceptional education resource teacher for special help with academic
assignments.

Answer 8

B. Arrange what Wesley is to learn into a series of small steps, each followed with immediate
feedback

Question 9

A teacher finds that students can deal with abstractions and hypothetical-deductive
questions, offer interpretations, and draw conclusions. According to Piaget’s theory of
cognitive development, at what stage of cognitive development are the students functioning?
A. concrete operations
B. postcognitive
C. formal operations
D. pre-operational

Answer 9

C. formal operations

Question 10

Which of the following behaviors may indicate the need to refer a child for speech-language
evaluation?
A. failing to complete assignments within the expected time
B. asking questions that are often off task and disruptive
C. reversing letters in words when writing sentences
D. having difficulty comprehending words and concepts

Answer 10

D. having difficulty comprehending words and concepts

Question 11

A science teacher suspects a new student of having problems with reading comprehension.
To assist the student, the teacher should
A. arrange for diagnostic testing in reading.
B. tell the student to study more because the material is difficult.
C. recommend that the student purchase science notes from a local bookstore.
D. suggest the parent acquire a tutor for the student.

Answer 11

A. arrange for diagnostic testing in reading.

Question 12

More than 65% of a 3rd-grade class scored at high risk on the oral reading fluency measure of
the school’s progress-monitoring instrument. Which instructional practice would be most
effective for improving the students’ oral reading fluency?
A. daily silent sustained reading
B. repeated reading of familiar text with corrective feedback
C. round-robin reading with corrective feedback
D. sight word flash card practice with a classmate

Answer 12

B. repeated reading of familiar text with corrective feedback

Question 13

Which instructional method would be the most effective for fostering vocabulary development
in a secondary content area?
A. presenting target words in context several times during each week
B. having students write target words in sentences
C. having students use dictionaries to write definitions of target words
D. creating a list of target words for student practice

Answer 13

A. presenting target words in context several times during each week

Question 14

Before sending pairs of students to practice with a text, a teacher models how to choose
unfamiliar words and write an explanation, create a title for the passage they are reading,
write questions based on their passage, and guess what will happen in the next passage.
These are examples of comprehension strategies that include
A. clarifying, summarizing, questioning, and predicting.
B. organizing, defining, previewing, and summarizing.
C. clarifying, organizing, defining, and predicting.
D. summarizing, monitoring, questioning, and clarifying.

Answer 14

A. clarifying, summarizing, questioning, and predicting.

Question 15

Which 3rd-grade students’ unit culminating activity provides the best opportunity for them to
integrate language art skills?
A. having students participate in readers’ theatre
B. having students prepare and give a software presentation
C. having students view and critique a video
D. having students participate in a musical performance

Answer 15

B. having students prepare and give a software presentation

Question 16

A group of 5th-grade students collected information on how many kindergarten students like
chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ice cream. What is the best format for an initial presentation
of results to the kindergarten students?
A. a table showing the number of students who chose each flavor
B. a video of the kindergarten students talking about their favorite flavors
C. a pie chart showing the number of students who chose each flavor
D. stacks of three different colored cubes representing each student’s choice

Answer 16

D. stacks of three different colored cubes representing each student’s choice

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a classroom that has been best arranged to facilitate
student safety?
A. students’ desks arranged in a circle
B. students’ desks arranged in neat rows
C. furniture placed to accommodate traffic patterns
D. teacher’s desk placed adjacent to classroom door

Answer 17

C. furniture placed to accommodate traffic patterns

Question 18

Which procedure should a middle school teacher follow at the beginning of a class?
A. Call the roll, asking each student to respond aloud.
B. Encourage students to meet at the teacher’s desk to discuss questions from the previous day’s
lesson.
C. Reserve the first 5 minutes to work with students who were absent the previous day.
D. Assign students to complete “Do Now” activity already written on the board when the class
starts.

Answer 18

D. Assign students to complete "Do Now" activity already written on the board when the class
starts.

Question 19

In a middle school classroom, the teacher observes that many students are calling out
answers during large group discussions, even after being reminded of the posted classroom
rules. What would be the best strategy for the teacher to follow next?
A. Ask the students who call out to stay after class to discuss the issue.
B. Have students brainstorm ways to participate in large group discussions and amend the
classroom rules as necessary.
C. Send a note home explaining rules for group discussion and requesting support.
D. Begin the next class by reminding students of the class rules again.

Answer 19

B. Have students brainstorm ways to participate in large group discussions and amend the
classroom rules as necessary.

Question 20

Before the teacher has had a chance to explain the school’s procedure for fire drills, the fire
alarm sounds. Which of the following procedures would be most appropriate in this situation?
A. Keep students on task while contacting the office to determine if the alarm is false.
B. Explain the routes, rules, and destinations to be used in emergencies, then proceed with the
evacuation procedure.
C. Have students line up quickly and quietly and lead them out of the building; review procedures
upon returning to the classroom.
D. Discuss with students an appropriate outside meeting place; tell them to go to the location after
they pick up their belonging

Answer 20

C. Have students line up quickly and quietly and lead them out of the building; review procedures
upon returning to the classroom.

Question 21

A high school teacher wants students studying the Civil War to understand the attitudes of the
soldiers on both sides. Of the following, which activity would best help meet this objective?
A. Primary source readings: have students search the library to locate historical diaries of generals
on each side of the war describing their military strategy. Students will share the diary materials
with the class.
B. Essay writing: have students read the textbook and write an essay on why each side was
justified in the beliefs that led them to war.
C. Guided reading: give the students selections to read about both sides of the war and ask them to
outline the readings.
D. Role-playing: based on class reading, have each student write a letter to a family member about
war experiences from the perspective of first a Northern and then a Southern soldier. Students
will read the letters out loud.

Answer 21

D. Role-playing: based on class reading, have each student write a letter to a family member about
war experiences from the perspective of first a Northern and then a Southern soldier. Students
will read the letters out loud.

Question 22

A 7th-grade student is frequently tardy for 1st-period class. The teacher questions the student
and discovers that the student has been left in charge of his younger siblings while his
parents are “working things out” with their marriage.
Which of the following should the teacher suspect?
A. child neglect
B. child inhibition
C. child exploitation
D. child disengagement

Answer 22

A. child neglect

Question 23

The social studies teachers in a middle school are seeking ways to interest their students in
local history. Which of the following would be an effective means of achieving this goal?
A. Have students go to the local public library to research a topic of their choice.
B. Invite members of the local government to be guest speakers.
C. Have students create a documentary in which they interview local residents about the
community’s past.
D. Ask community businesses to contribute funds for setting up a student-developed museum at the
school.

Answer 23

C. Have students create a documentary in which they interview local residents about the
community’s past.

Question 24

. A 4th-grade teacher notices that one of her students is wearing clothing that is inapproriate
for the season. This appears to be an attempt to cover up bruising on his arms. The teacher
speaks privately with the student and he becomes noticeably upset and tells her “mind your
own business.” Based on information the student has given the teacher in the past, the
teacher suspects that the student may be fighting with his father.
Which of the following actions should the teacher take?
A. Keep a journal for the next several weeks noting the clothing the student wears to school.
B. Discuss the situation with colleagues in the teachers’ lounge to learn what they think should be
done.
C. Call and report what she suspects to the Florida Abuse Hotline.
D. Question the student’s friends to learn what they know.

Answer 24

C. Call and report what she suspects to the Florida Abuse Hotline.

Question 25

A teacher receives a request for information on a middle school student from an independent
psychologist. What procedures should the teacher follow?
A. Share the request with the administration and follow their guidelines.
B. Copy and send only records that deal with this year’s academic performance.
C. Consult with the team to compile anecdotal records and send them to the psychologist.
D. Obtain the student’s permission in writing and send the requested information.

Answer 25

A. Share the request with the administration and follow their guidelines.

Question 26

The teacher’s role in meeting with parents in the academic improvement plan is to
A. acquaint the parents with the class expectations for the year.
B. inform the parents of the student’s strengths and weaknesses and recommend remediation.
C. let the parents know of opportunities to participate in special academic programs.
D. inform the parents of classroom discipline incidents.

Answer 26

B. inform the parents of the student’s strengths and weaknesses and recommend remediation.

Question 27

A teacher would like to use software to create an instructional slide show for a large group.
Which type of software would be the most appropriate?
A. database
B. desktop publishing
C. presentation
D. spreadsheet

Answer 27

C. presentation

Question 28

John just received his 4th-grade FCAT writing score of 5. His teacher wants to interpret the
result to his parents. His teacher can say that John is
A. showing adequate progress based on criteria.
B. showing poor progress based on criteria.
C. performing above grade level.
D. performing below grade level.

Answer 28

A. showing adequate progress based on criteria

Question 29

Mary’s mother is confused about her 4th-grade daughter’s norm-referenced test results in
reading and mathematics. Mary received a stanine score of 3 in mathematics and 3 in reading.
At the parent-teacher conference Mary’s teacher explains the following:
A. Mary is showing adequate progress based on criteria.
B. Mary is showing poor progress based on criteria.
C. Mary is performing below her peer group.
D. Mary is performing above her peer group.

Answer 29

C. Mary is performing below her peer group.

Question 30

"Meeting academic standards should be the highest priority in a classroom." This statement
reflects the current philosophy of
A. accountability.
B. social consciousness.
C. diversity.
D. educational opportunity.

Answer 30

A. accountability.

Question 31

A teacher issues and models commands. Students actively respond to the commands. Later, a
student volunteer issues commands for the class to enact.
Which of the following methods does this scenario describe?
A. natural approach
B. audio-lingual method (ALM)
C. direct method
D. total physical response (TPR)

Answer 31

D. total physical response (TPR)

Question 32

An English language learner placed in the 4th grade has had a strong educational background
in his native country. His English is at an early production stage. His teacher plans to have the
class learn the names and order of the planets in the solar system by reading and answering
questions.
This student would most likely be successful at this assignment because it is based upon
A. high context and high cognitive demand.
B. low context and low cognitive demand.
C. low context and high cognitive demand.
D. high context and low cognitive demand.

Answer 32

B. low context and low cognitive demand.

Question 33

Which of the following tests relates an individual's test performance to standards rather than
to the performance of others?
A. teacher-made
B. criterion-referenced
C. standardized
D. norm-referenced

Answer 33

B. criterion-referenced

Question 34

Sharon, a 3rd-grade student, received the following scores on a formal reading assessment:
identifying main idea – raw score of 18/25
recalling details – 70th percentile
making inferences – 30% correct
determining author’s purpose – grade equivalent of 4.5
A teacher who interprets these data can accurately conclude that Sharon
A. struggled to identify the main idea in reading passages, but scored higher than 70% of students
who took the same test in making inferences.
B. scored higher than 70% of students who took the same test in recalling details, and above grade
level in determining author’s purpose.
C. struggled to recall details in reading passages, but worked above the 4th-grade level in
determining author’s purpose.
D. scored higher than 70% of students who took the same test in recalling details and above the
4th-grade level in determining author’s purpose.

Answer 34

B. scored higher than 70% of students who took the same test in recalling details, and above grade
level in determining author’s purpose.

Question 35

Which of the following is the most appropriate assessment for measuring student mastery of
content in a high school algebra class at midyear?
A. diagnostic test
B. standardized achievement test
C. teacher-made test
D. daily quizzes

Answer 35

C. teacher-made test

Question 36

A science teacher uses the phrase, “My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas” to
help the students remember the order of the planets. This phrase is an example of a
A. sequencing tip.
B. summary tip.
C. review device.
D. mnemonic device.

Answer 36

D. mnemonic device.

Question 37

A teacher asks, “How was the Grand Canyon formed, Patty?” Patty answers, “There is a river
at the bottom.” The teacher then says, “Patty, tell us how the river affected the formation of
the Grand Canyon.”
What technique is the teacher using in her last statement?
A. framing
B. paraphrasing
C. probing
D. redirecting

Answer 37

C. probing