MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills Practice Test Review

A set of practice flashcards covering general test information and specific reading comprehension passages including historical figures, scientific phenomena, and contemporary studies.

What is the total number of multiple-choice questions in the MTEL Reading Subtest?

42

What was the total time period allotted for the official MTEL test administration described in the notes?

Four hours

Approximately how many miles did Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta cover between 1325 and 1353?

75,000 miles

Where and when was Ibn Battuta born?

Tangier, Morocco, in 1304

According to the passage on Ibn Battuta, what role was he eventually appointed to in China?

Indian ambassador to China

What scientific term is used to describe the bending of light as it passes through transparent objects like water?

Refraction

In a rainbow's spectrum, which color bends the most and which color bends the least?

Violet bends the most and red bends the least

What specific positioning of the viewer, the sun, and moist air is required for a rainbow to appear?

The viewer must be between the sun and the moist air

Which playwright won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for drama and created the project '365 Days/365 Plays'?

Suzan-Lori Parks

In the '365 Days/365 Plays' project, how many regional networks eventually emerged across the country?

17

By what percentage did the world's population rise between 1900 and 2000?

Almost 400 percent

What is the average birthrate per woman required for the world population to remain steady?

$$2.1$$

According to the passage, to what level has the birthrate fallen in Japan?

$1.2$ children per woman

Nellie Bly worked as a reporter for which two major newspapers mentioned in the text?

The Pittsburgh Dispatch and Joseph Pulitzer's New York World

How many days did Nellie Bly take to travel around the world in her 1889 'stunt' reporting?

72 days

The Penobscots and Passamaquoddies based their 1980 legal case on which 1790 federal law?

The Indian Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790

What 1980 act awarded the Maine tribes a monetary settlement to buy land and develop businesses?

Maine Indian Settlement Act

In NASA's bed-rest study, what is the specific degree of tilt for the participants' beds?

Heads tilted $6$ degrees lower than their feet

Besides potential bone and muscle loss, what effects does weightlessness have on the immune system and heart?

The immune system is compromised and the heart weakens

NASA is using bed-rest study results to help prepare for a mission to which planet planned for 2030?

Mars