- Word problem: A paint store is having a sale, and for every gallon of paint a customer purchases, the customer will receive one additional gallon for free. Write an equation for p, the number of gallons of paint received, in terms of x, the number of gallons of paint purchased.A teacher asks students to solve the word problem shown. One student, John, says the answer is 2 + x = p2 plus x equals p. Which of the following activities will best help John recognize his misconception?A. Generating a modelB. Creating a function tableC. Using mental mathD. Graphing the numbers
- During a back-to-school night, an elementary teacher discusses the use of media in the classroom and at home. Which of the following suggestions is best for the teacher to make to parents regarding students' television viewing and Internet use at home?A. Viewing media with their children and discussing what they see and hearB. Preventing children from having any media exposure at home, since most of it will be of little academic value to childrenC. Trusting children to make their own choices about media but asking them to discuss these choices with the parentsD. Requiring children to watch certain educational programs recommended by the teacher before they watch any other programs
- Which of the following actions best represents the first step in the process students should use to interpret graphs and charts containing numerical information?A. Looking at the title, axes, headings, and legends to develop a sense of the content of the graph or chartB. Analyzing whether the type of graph or chart used is the best method of presenting the information givenC. Determining the largest and smallest values represented on the graph or chart to get an impression of the dataD. Comparing and contrasting the various areas of the graph or chart to determine high and low points of the data
- Which of the following silent reading practices provides the best conditions for students' individual reading improvement?A. Engaging in sustained silent reading for an hour once a week while the teacher reads a book to model engaged reading behaviorsB. Dropping everything and reading several times a week for 30 minutes while the teacher grades papers or prepares instructional materialsC. Reading silently any time independent work has been completed early while the teacher keeps anecdotal records of student behaviorsD. Participating in scaffolded silent reading for 20 minutes every day while the teacher confers with students individually about their reading
- Fifth-grade students are preparing to read a short story about two children's visit to a New York City zoo. Which of the following activities is the best way to introduce the text to promote reading comprehension?A. Completing a KWL chartB. Listening to the story on audioC. Writing about their own experiences in New York CityD. Identifying New York City on a map
- A first-grade class studies animals and categorizes them as either sea animals, pets, zoo animals, or farm animals. The teacher wants students to create a visual to display their categories. Which of the following will best display the information?A. A flow chartB. A concept mapC. A line graphD. A bar graph
- Every day, midmorning, the teacher gives her class an opportunity to walk around the room and visit with friends for 3-4 minutes, often telling them to "get it out of their system." After hearing the phrase a few times, a student comes up to ask what she means by that sentence. What should the teacher do to best support her student's understanding of this idiom?A. Ask her to think about the sentence in context and think about it for homework to discuss in the morning.B. Explain the meaning in a more literal way.C. Explain how a "system" can be used to metaphorically represent impulses.D. Provide various other examples of idioms that are used in other contexts.
- An informal reader response journal is a beneficial activity for developing reading comprehension and connections because:Select all answers that apply.A. students can practice different organizational and sentence structures as directed by the teacher.B. students can focus on the content of their writing, rather than the grammar.C. students can always share their thoughts with the class through written or verbal expression.D. students can include any connections they find interesting or relevant.
- A teacher is beginning a unit on the parts of speech. When a new part of speech is introduced, the teacher plays short videos from Schoolhouse Rock that go over the part of speech and give examples of it in action. The teacher is making use of which type of media to enhance her students' understanding of the topic?A. persuasiveB. entertainmentC. informationalD. educational
- A student who is typically a strong reader and specifically loves to read fiction narratives struggles more with content specific informative texts. The teacher regularly implements pre-reading and during-reading activities for the class as a whole, but which of the following strategies would be the most helpful for this specific student when reading the more challenging informative texts?A. paraphrase the text sentence by sentenceB. take turns reading aloud with a neighborC. decrease reading rateD. use a dictionary to define every unfamiliar word
- A third-grade teacher writes the following sentence on the board:Despite being the last to use the bathroom pass, the student emphatically denied being the one that lost it.She asks the students to write down the meaning of the word emphatically without looking it up in the dictionary. How does the teacher expect the students to determine the word's meaning?A. determine the part of speech based on the word's location in the sentenceB. consider how they personally have felt after losing important itemsC. use context clues to predict the word's meaningD. use their knowledge of affix meanings to predict the definition
- In order to encourage students to value reading for pleasure, a teacher should:A. alternate between student-selected and teacher-selected texts to ensure rigor and progress.B. encourage students to make connections between texts through teacher-guided journals.C. provide opportunities to read during class and informally discuss texts with classmates.D. require students to read a set number of minutes every day at home and fill out a reading log.
- Which of the following is not an example of how a strong and developing vocabulary leads to strong reading skills?A. Students with a strong knowledge of vocabulary are able to quickly decode words which lets them read more fluently.B. Students with strong vocabulary are able to form complete thoughts and sentences with ease.C. Students with a strong vocabulary can make connections to background knowledge more easily.D. Students with a strong vocabulary spend less time decoding and more time comprehending a text.
- The words trying, writing, happening, heating demonstrate which of the following principles?A. The number of syllables in a root word determines whether the spelling is affected by the addition of a suffix.B. Depending on the spelling of the root word, the pronunciation of the suffix can vary.C. The suffix -ing only affects the spelling of the root word when the root ends in a long /E/ soundD. Depending on the ending letter of the root word, the addition of a suffix may impact the spelling of the root.
- Which activity below would be most beneficial for instructing students who are just beginning a problem and solution essay?A. Look for places where transition words are missing and insert them into the writing.B. Brainstorm with a peer, writing down what is known about the problem and possible solutions.C. Highlight any instances of missing or incorrect comma usage to edit later.D. Reorganize sentences, grouping like solutions with their evidence.
- Which of the following is a qualitative feature of text complexity?A. levels of meaningB. length of textC. lengths of sentencesD. difficulty of vocabulary
- The following is a sample excerpt from a fourth-grade writing assignment.Over the weekend I spent time reading a great book. The book is called An apple for seafoam. The author's name is Aurora finch. An Apple for seafoam takes place in new England on a little farm by the atlantic ocean. Seafoam is a horse. An apaloosa horse to be specific. That means he has spots on his rear and legs.Based on this excerpt, the student would benefit from direct instruction in which grammatical area?A. punctuationB. capitalizationC. run-on sentencesD. subject/verb agreement
- A classroom is studying plot structure in fiction literature. They have read a few short stories and charted the plot events on a plot diagram. Which type of media could the teacher use to continue the activity and authentically enhance the student's understanding of plot structure?A. educationalB. entertainmentC. persuasiveD. informational
- When deciding if a source is credible for a research project, which of the following is important for the student to consider?Select all answers that apply.A. the publishing companyB. the author's purposeC. the credentials of the authorD. the publication date
- While reading a historical fiction book about The Great Depression, a teacher asks students to look for text-to-self connections when analyzing characters in the story. Which of the following literary features is the teacher trying to promote among the students?A. author's purposeB. alliteration and symbolismC. point-of-viewD. characterization