MTTC ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ alliteration, assonance, onomatopea. Answer: alliteration:
Repetition of sounds in words (Black Bird, Peter Pipper, "CHirp, CHirp
said the CHick")
assonance: repition of similar sounds or vowels in words (the brIDE
crIED, hEar the wEdding bElls, the rAIN in spAIN)
onomatopea: mimicking sounds (honk, chrip, click, quack, meow)
◉ syntactic. Answer: the study of sentences and phrases, correct
grammatical structure of a sentence (student places adjectives after
nouns is NOT SYNTACTIC)
◉ KWL charts. Answer: what you KNOW, what you WONDER, and
what you LEARNED (use to remind students about what you
read/discussed, expand on the topic, and show relationships)
◉ synonym. Answer: a word that has the same meaning as another
word (funny, hilarious)
◉ antonym. Answer: a word that means the opposite of another
word (good and bad)
, ◉ literal comprehension vs critical comprehension. Answer: literal-
skills used to identify the main idea, important facts, and using
context clues
critical- involves prior knowledge and understanding (inferences,
point of view, tone, language, fact and opinion)
◉ Metacognition. Answer: "Thinking about thinking" or the ability to
evaluate a cognitive task to determine how best to accomplish it, and
then to monitor and adjust one's performance on that task
metacognitive skills are grouped into 3 categories: awareness,
planning, and self monitoring & reflection
◉ letter recognition- which letters should be taught first?. Answer:
lower case letters that are most commonly used like a, m, t, s, d
◉ CVCe words. Answer: a group of words that contain the same
vowel(s) for example, rOpE, pOkE, hOlE, jOkE, vOtE
◉ define "Echo Reading" and explain when you would use it.
Answer: Reading of a text where an adult or experienced reader
reads a line of text, and the student repeats the line. Good technique
for Emergent and Early Readers to build fluency and teach
expression.
, ◉ what would be a way in effectively supporting kindergarten
vocabulary development during whole group read aloud?. Answer:
pausing regularly to elaborate on the content of the passage and to
question students about key words in the text
◉ which theme was frequently explored by Julia Alvarez, mildred
taylor, and laurence yep ?. Answer: the determination to overcome
social injustice (the lack of human rights that are manifested in the
daily lives of people in the society)
◉ Which of the following oral responses most clearly indicates that
critical listening has occurred?
"Are donations to your organization tax-deductible?"
"How many people have donated money to your organization?"
"How does your organization use private donations?"
"I can't donate money to your organization, but I can donate my
time.". Answer: "How does your organization use private donations?"
◉ define rapport. Answer: a close and harmonious relationship in
which the people or groups concerned understand each other's
feelings or ideas and communicate well.
◉ A third-grade teacher plans to assess students' active listening
skills by observing small-group discussions and using a checklist to
record observations. Which of the following criteria would be most
appropriate to include on the checklist?
, speaking at least 25 percent of the time
rephrasing a speaker's statement before responding
nodding and smiling during the discussion
waiting to speak until other students take their turn. Answer:
rephrasing a speaker's statement before responding
◉ what is a primary source? secondary?. Answer: Primary Sources
are immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a
direct connection with it. (example: someone telling you something,
journals, voice recordings, pictures) Secondary Sources are
information that was created later by someone who did NOT
experience first-hand or participate in the events (textbook,
bibliography, newspaper article)
◉ Which of the following events or developments had the greatest
impact on economic growth in the Midwest region of the United
States during the first half of the nineteenth century?. Answer: the
opening of the erie canal (because it greatly facilitated the
transportation of passengers and freight between the eastern
seaboard and Michigan ports)
◉ define interdependence. Answer: the dependence of two or more
people or things on each other. (oil, corn, cars) (how climate
influences what crops are cultivated in different regions of the United
States)
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ alliteration, assonance, onomatopea. Answer: alliteration:
Repetition of sounds in words (Black Bird, Peter Pipper, "CHirp, CHirp
said the CHick")
assonance: repition of similar sounds or vowels in words (the brIDE
crIED, hEar the wEdding bElls, the rAIN in spAIN)
onomatopea: mimicking sounds (honk, chrip, click, quack, meow)
◉ syntactic. Answer: the study of sentences and phrases, correct
grammatical structure of a sentence (student places adjectives after
nouns is NOT SYNTACTIC)
◉ KWL charts. Answer: what you KNOW, what you WONDER, and
what you LEARNED (use to remind students about what you
read/discussed, expand on the topic, and show relationships)
◉ synonym. Answer: a word that has the same meaning as another
word (funny, hilarious)
◉ antonym. Answer: a word that means the opposite of another
word (good and bad)
, ◉ literal comprehension vs critical comprehension. Answer: literal-
skills used to identify the main idea, important facts, and using
context clues
critical- involves prior knowledge and understanding (inferences,
point of view, tone, language, fact and opinion)
◉ Metacognition. Answer: "Thinking about thinking" or the ability to
evaluate a cognitive task to determine how best to accomplish it, and
then to monitor and adjust one's performance on that task
metacognitive skills are grouped into 3 categories: awareness,
planning, and self monitoring & reflection
◉ letter recognition- which letters should be taught first?. Answer:
lower case letters that are most commonly used like a, m, t, s, d
◉ CVCe words. Answer: a group of words that contain the same
vowel(s) for example, rOpE, pOkE, hOlE, jOkE, vOtE
◉ define "Echo Reading" and explain when you would use it.
Answer: Reading of a text where an adult or experienced reader
reads a line of text, and the student repeats the line. Good technique
for Emergent and Early Readers to build fluency and teach
expression.
, ◉ what would be a way in effectively supporting kindergarten
vocabulary development during whole group read aloud?. Answer:
pausing regularly to elaborate on the content of the passage and to
question students about key words in the text
◉ which theme was frequently explored by Julia Alvarez, mildred
taylor, and laurence yep ?. Answer: the determination to overcome
social injustice (the lack of human rights that are manifested in the
daily lives of people in the society)
◉ Which of the following oral responses most clearly indicates that
critical listening has occurred?
"Are donations to your organization tax-deductible?"
"How many people have donated money to your organization?"
"How does your organization use private donations?"
"I can't donate money to your organization, but I can donate my
time.". Answer: "How does your organization use private donations?"
◉ define rapport. Answer: a close and harmonious relationship in
which the people or groups concerned understand each other's
feelings or ideas and communicate well.
◉ A third-grade teacher plans to assess students' active listening
skills by observing small-group discussions and using a checklist to
record observations. Which of the following criteria would be most
appropriate to include on the checklist?
, speaking at least 25 percent of the time
rephrasing a speaker's statement before responding
nodding and smiling during the discussion
waiting to speak until other students take their turn. Answer:
rephrasing a speaker's statement before responding
◉ what is a primary source? secondary?. Answer: Primary Sources
are immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a
direct connection with it. (example: someone telling you something,
journals, voice recordings, pictures) Secondary Sources are
information that was created later by someone who did NOT
experience first-hand or participate in the events (textbook,
bibliography, newspaper article)
◉ Which of the following events or developments had the greatest
impact on economic growth in the Midwest region of the United
States during the first half of the nineteenth century?. Answer: the
opening of the erie canal (because it greatly facilitated the
transportation of passengers and freight between the eastern
seaboard and Michigan ports)
◉ define interdependence. Answer: the dependence of two or more
people or things on each other. (oil, corn, cars) (how climate
influences what crops are cultivated in different regions of the United
States)
