MTTC Practice Questions

Questions based on the Cirrus Elementary Education Book

Which of the following obbjectives is the most effective?

Students will compare adn contrast three different types of wild cats.

A first-grade class cannot meet the unit’s objective of writing a reflective essay on the book *Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry* by Mildred Taylor. What is most likely the problem?

The objective is developmentally inappropriate for these students.

According to Vygotsky, teaching occurs when

teachers provide students with the support needed to complete tasks they would otherwise be unable to finish on their own.

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 this teacher using?

cooperative learning

A second-grade student repeatedly throws wads of paper across the room. A teacher using positive behavior supports would respond in which of the following ways?

The teacher monitors the student to determine why he or she was throwing the paper.

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?

extrinsic motivation

Which of the following is an example of an informal assessment?

portfolio assessments

Mr. Clayborne wants to gather information about Charity’s progress in reading to help him target her small group instruciton. Which assessment is most appropriate for him to use?

anecdotal records

Miss Randle is gathering information about her students at the beginning of the school year to determine their reading levels. She wants to find out what skills they are entering school with. Which assessment tool should she choose?

diagnostic assessment

Mr. Ferguson’s students are taking an end-of-course exam that they must pass as a graduation requirement. Which type of assessment are they taking?

summative assessment

Frs. Franco’s studnets meet with her individually so that she can ask them questions about what they have learned. Which assessment format is Mrs. Franco using?

conference

Mr. Diego, the history teacher, will be giving a final test the day before grades are due for the semester. He needs an assessment that will cover all of the information that has been learned so far this year in a format that will be quick and easy to grade. Which format would work best for Mr. Diego?

selected response

Ms. Frisillo notates the progress of her kindergarten students by indicating the date at which a child is able to master skills such as writing his or her name, identifying basic shapes, and memorizing his or her phonenumber. Which assessment tool is Ms. Frisillo using?

anecdotal notes

Mr. Amendt, the English teacher, provides students with detailed descriptions of criteria that defiens each level of writing performance. Students use the descriptions to learn what they can do to be better writers and then the student’s level of performance is graded according to the criteria. Which assessment tool is Mr. Amendt using?

rubric

Ms. DiCristafaro is considering using peer assessment to help students edit their writing assignments. Which of the following steps should she take first?

establish a safe learning environment

Mr. Patrick woudl like his students to self-assess their history projects before turning them in. Prior to beginning the project, which of the following should take place?

set learning goals

A teacher says *hat* and instructs students to produce the sounds they hear in the word. Which strategy is the teacher using ot build phoneme awareness?

phoneme segmentation

Which of the following is an example of prosody?

using appropriate vocal cues when reading aloud

Which of the following is true of quantitative measures of text complexity?

They are statistical measurements determined by computer algorithms.

Which of the following can be classified by persuasive writing?

an advertisement for a new product

Which of the following is considered a reliable source for research about California?

a research paper published by the State of California

Andre will study in the school library, while his brother auditions for the school play.

What error ahs been made in the sentence above?

No comma is necessary.

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*?

The tone of the sentence would become more positive.

Which of the following quotes is a demonstration of active listening?

“If I understand correctly, you think the classroom needs a pet.”

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?

by using classroom materials as props during the performance

Mr. Falls is reading aloud from a predictable picture book. He has written a refrain from the story on a sentence strip that is displaye don a pocket chart. Each time the refrain occurs n the sotry, Mr. Fall signals his students to read aloud with him as he points to each word. Which of the following is Mr. Falls demonstrating?

concepts of print

Which of the following concepts invovles understanding how the forms and strucutres of words contribute to their meanings?

morphology

Before students begin a new literature book, Ms. Bean introduces them to a list of vocabulary words from the book and has them work in groups to develop skits that demonstrate the meaning of each word. Which of the following is Ms. Bean demonstrating?

scaffolding

A teacher notices that a group of students who have just finished reading the smae novel are having difficulty identifying how the story transitions from one stage to another. Which of the following is the best graphic organizer to help students understand the story’s development?

a plot pyramid

Ms. Jules has read and discussed several alliterative poems with her students. As a follow-up assignment, each student will write and illustrate an alliterative sentence for a class book. Which prewriting activity will best help students prepare for the assignment?

making a list of words

A teacher has just provided students a general overview of a research project due at the end of the semester. Which of the following is most appropriate as a first task?

to seleect a topic and locate some general information on the topic

Which strategy would best help Mr. Green develop his students’ reading vocabularies?

providing weekly opportunities for word investigations

While reading the first drafts from a writing assignment, Mrs. Hamm notices that her students have a poor grasp of the proper use of commas. Which strategy woudl best serve Mrs. Hamm’s goal of improving her students’ understanding of comma usage?

mini-lesson

Mr. Couch has his students take turns doing show-and-tell presentations every Friday afternoon. Which of the following is a primary benefit of show-and-tell opportunities for students?

Students practice speaking in front of an audience.

Which strategy is most typically used to grab the audience’s attention at the beginning of an oral presentation?

an engaging hook

Which expression is equivalent to dividng 400 by 16?

(216 / 16) + (184 / 16)

What number is equal to (5^2 + 1)^2 + 3^3?

703

A vending machine contains 12 types of snacks: some snacks are salty and some snacks are sweet. The ratio of sweet snacks to salty snacks is 1:3. How many types of sweet snacks are in the vending machine?

3

If x = 5, what is the value of the algebraic expression 2x - x?

5

In which quadrant is the point (-5, 2) located?

II

Ken has 6 grades in English class. Each grade is worth 100 points. Ken has a 92% average in English. If Ken’s first grades are 90, 100, 95, 83, and 87, what did Ken make for the 6th grade?

97

A kindergarten teacher puts students in pairs and gives each student a domino with dots on both ends. The teacher asks the students to count the number of dots and write the number on a whiteboard. The teacher then asks whose numbers are higher, whose are lower, and if any partners have equal numbers. The teacher is most likely helping the students understand

how to identify and compare numbers.

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

the different number pairs that will equal the number 7.

A second grade teacher has given students manipulatives and whiteboards. The teacher writes the following equation on the board: 12 + 5 = 9 + ? and has students write and solve the problem. Which algebraic concept is the teacher assessing?

equivalency of numbers

When introducing equations to students, which step should Ms. martin take first?

assign students to use mats and counters to demonstrate 3x + 5 = 20

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

whether the students can identify which activities are done during each time of the day (morning, afternoon, night).

The students in Mrs. Mathis’ class want to know the probability of pulling a yellow ball out of a jar that contains fifty balls. What information do the students need to know to find the answer?

How many yellow balls are in the jar?

The students in Mr. Burd’s class want to know if attendance affects math test scores. What information do the students need to know?

What is the mean attendance rate?

Which of the following are major physical regions in the continental United States?

humid continental, humid subtropical, Mediterranean, marine, desert

Which of the following is NOT an example of human geography?

studying the distribution of fauna and flora in North America

Which of the following is an example of a cross-cultural comparison?

A Thai husband learns different holdiay traditions from his wife, who is Chinese.

Which of the following happened to Jewish people under the Nazi regime?

all of the above (Their homes and businesses were attacked and destroyed. They were forced to live in ghettoes, overcrowded neighborhoods with poor living conditions. They were sent to concentration camps and murdered.)

How did Martin Luther King and other activists achieve civil rights for black Americans?

using nonviolence

Controversy over the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 illustrated which of teh following?

sectionalism

Which of teh following is NOT one of the amendments in the Bill of Rights?

The Senate must have equal representation.

Which of the following is an example of a representative democracy?

The House must have proportional representation in order to adequately reflect population size.

Which of the following terms best describes a situation in which the federal government prevents the only Internet service company in a local community from raising it's prices?

economic regulation

During Easter, chocolate eggs are sold at three for $3, while caramel eggs are two for $3. A consumer prefers caramel, but is very hungry, so he purchases the chocolate eggs to have one extra egg. Which of the following terms best describes this situation?

opportunity cost

Which of the following best describes an independent variable?

the dosage and timing of an anti-inflamatory drug to test its impact

Which of the following are examples of primary sources?

memoirs, original photographs, first-hand newspaper reports, and diary entries

A third grade teacher shows students a physical map of teh state in which they live? The teacher highlights the location of agricultural resources, natural water sources, major roads, and areas with dense population. The teacher is most likely teaching the students

the relationship between human settlement and physical features.

Which of the following would be the best example to use in a lesson discussing push fators in migration?

war

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate example to use in describing a cuase or effect of the US Civil War?

European immigrants were attracted to the South because of its booming economy, exacerbating tensions that led to the Civil War.

A teacher asks students to compare different songs and poems about the War of 1812. In small groups, they must explain how these sources hel people understand significant historical events and other people’s perspectives on them. This assignment is an example of

historical analysis

Which of the following activities would be the best way for a teacher to address teh teme of courage in a civics class?

discussing the activism of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Which of the following would NOT be a good lesson to teach the principles of democracy in the United States?

having all students vote publicly for class officers

Which of the following is a primary reason to discuss needs and wantes with students?

Needs and wantes impact supply and demand.

A lesson on job trends and average salaries of people who graduate college communicates which of the following concepts to students?

generating wealth

Which of the following would be the most appropriate graphic organizer for a student who is asked to organzie a series of significant events?

timelines

Which of the following is NOT a method teachers should encourage students to use when conducting online research?

choosing the first search result as a valid source

What term is used when the moon moves between the earth and the sun?

solar eclipse

Which planet does *not* have a moon?

Mercury

Which organism is a primary consumer?

cow

Which organism is an amphibian?

frog

Which type of chemical reaction takes place when kerosene reacts with oxygen to light a lamp?

combustion

Which substance is a good insulator?

glass

Which natural resource is a fossil fuel?

coal

Which medical technology can be used to detect cancerous tumors?

MRI

Which tool measures the volume of an object?

graduated cylinder

Which step should students take before making a hypothesis in a scientific experiment?

research

Which of the following could be used as a culminating activity for a unit on weather to allow the students to use what they have learned?

Assign students group projects on different types of storms. Students should provide an example of the storm and describe the characteristics and effects of the storm.

Which of the following woudl be a good introudction to a unit on astronomy?

to show students videos about the solar system

Which of the following would be a good activity for teaching students about life cycles and the four stages of metamorphosis?

Use mealworms and follow their development. have students observe and record the process.

Which activity would be LEAST effective for teaching students about amphibians?

looking up and copying definitions in the dictionary

Which of the following activities would help students learn and understnad how sound travels from one end to the other?

making a string phone

Which of the following would be a good activity to teach students about the three states of matter?

making root beer floats

Which activity would be helpful in teaching science process skills?

having a classroom pet that students care for

A teacher plays a game with students called *Mystery Bags.* The students must feel an object in a bag and try to determine wha it is without looking at it. Which science process skills would the students be using during this activity.

observation and inferring

Which of the following are considered the elements of art?

line, shape, color, and form

Making a judgement about a piece of artwork is called

art criticism.

What are some factors teachers should consider when slecting songs for students at the elementary level? Select all that apply.

all of the above (a manageable rhythmic pace, repeating lyrics and melodies, few vocal demands)

Which of the following instruments has the lowest pitch?

double bass

Which of the following is a feature of a hop?

Using the ball of one foot, a person pushes off from the ground on one leg.

Which of the following is an appropriate topic in teaching students about decisions surrounding substance abuse?

A and B (understanding the physical consequences of substance abuse; knowledge of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs)

Which of the following is an appropriate use of a portfolio for summative assessments?

to compile blueprints, sketches, and planning for a specific project in order to measure student achievement at the end of that project

Which of the following is NOT an example of how to create a rubric?

Some indicaiton of a progression in skill level is unnecessary.

A teacher asks, “What word am I trying to say, /p/ /i/ /n?” and instructs students to say the word. Which strategy is the teacher using to build phoneme awareness?

phoneme blending

An English-language learner who attempts to write simple sentences but uses a very limited vocabulary is functioning at which of the following language proficiency levels?

L2

Which letter or word part forms the rime in the work *cake*?

ake

How many phonemes are in the work *chick*?

3