ABCTE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Magna Carta - Correct Answers -(1215) a charter of liberties (freedoms) that King John
"Lackland" of Englad was forced to sign; it made the king obey the same laws as the
citizens of his kingdom
13th Ammendment - Correct Answers -officially abolished slavery, prohibits involuntary
servitude.
Articles of Confederation - Correct Answers -1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788
(weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
Cuban Missile Crisis - Correct Answers -The 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the
Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
Roger Williams - Correct Answers -He founded Rhode Island for separation of Church
and State. He believed that the Puritans were too powerful and was ordered to leave
the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious beliefs.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Correct Answers -"Social Contract" he explained an ideal
society where each community member would vote on issues and majority would
become one law.
Sumerians - Correct Answers -The people who dominated southern Mesopotamia
through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They were responsible for the creation of
many fundamental elements of Mesopotamian culture-such as irrigation technology,
cuneiform, and religious conceptions.
October Revolution (Bolshevik Revolution) - Correct Answers -second part of the
russian revolution led by lenin; lenin was a student of marxism and said that the
proletariat would rise up against the bourgeoisie; bolsheviks overthrew the provisional
government in a bloodless coup; transform political and economic landscape of the
nation; land redistribution; soviet union was the worlds first communist nation
Fall of the Roman Empire - Correct Answers -The fall of this empire was precipitated by
Germanic attacks and toward the mid fifth century barbarian chieftains replaced roman
emperors. Rome and Western Europe was overrun by the German tribes but they
respected the Roman culture and learned from their roman sunjects. Some Roman
government and cultural ideas survived and blended with Germanic culture. 476 AD
, adage - Correct Answers -a familiar proverb or wise saying
Continental Divide - Correct Answers -separation of two different land forms
invisible hand - Correct Answers -A phrase coined by Adam Smith to describe the
process that turns self-directed gain into social and economic benefits for all
Laissez-faire economics - Correct Answers -Theory that opposes governmental
interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property.
International Dateline - Correct Answers -is an imaginary line of longitude generally
180° (degrees) east or west of the Prime Meridian. The International Date Line is where
each new day begins.
Implicit Phonics - Correct Answers -teaching letter/sound correspondences
"opportunistically" or as teachable moments
Explicit Phonics - Correct Answers -Teaching of letter-sound correspondences directly
and usually systematically.
Fluency Level - Correct Answers -Independent Level-Relatively easy for the student to
read (95% word accuracy).
Instructional Level-Challenging but manageable for the reader (90% word accuracy).
Frustration Level-Difficult text for the student to read (less than 90% word accuracy).
60-80 wpm
Idiom - Correct Answers -A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if
you take it literally.
Dennotation - Correct Answers -the dictionary meaning of a word
Connotation - Correct Answers -All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word
suggests
spurious correlation - Correct Answers -an apparent but false relationship between two
(or more) variables that is caused by some other variable
Allusion - Correct Answers -A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Appositive - Correct Answers -A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or
pronoun.
comma splice - Correct Answers -two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Magna Carta - Correct Answers -(1215) a charter of liberties (freedoms) that King John
"Lackland" of Englad was forced to sign; it made the king obey the same laws as the
citizens of his kingdom
13th Ammendment - Correct Answers -officially abolished slavery, prohibits involuntary
servitude.
Articles of Confederation - Correct Answers -1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788
(weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
Cuban Missile Crisis - Correct Answers -The 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the
Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
Roger Williams - Correct Answers -He founded Rhode Island for separation of Church
and State. He believed that the Puritans were too powerful and was ordered to leave
the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious beliefs.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Correct Answers -"Social Contract" he explained an ideal
society where each community member would vote on issues and majority would
become one law.
Sumerians - Correct Answers -The people who dominated southern Mesopotamia
through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They were responsible for the creation of
many fundamental elements of Mesopotamian culture-such as irrigation technology,
cuneiform, and religious conceptions.
October Revolution (Bolshevik Revolution) - Correct Answers -second part of the
russian revolution led by lenin; lenin was a student of marxism and said that the
proletariat would rise up against the bourgeoisie; bolsheviks overthrew the provisional
government in a bloodless coup; transform political and economic landscape of the
nation; land redistribution; soviet union was the worlds first communist nation
Fall of the Roman Empire - Correct Answers -The fall of this empire was precipitated by
Germanic attacks and toward the mid fifth century barbarian chieftains replaced roman
emperors. Rome and Western Europe was overrun by the German tribes but they
respected the Roman culture and learned from their roman sunjects. Some Roman
government and cultural ideas survived and blended with Germanic culture. 476 AD
, adage - Correct Answers -a familiar proverb or wise saying
Continental Divide - Correct Answers -separation of two different land forms
invisible hand - Correct Answers -A phrase coined by Adam Smith to describe the
process that turns self-directed gain into social and economic benefits for all
Laissez-faire economics - Correct Answers -Theory that opposes governmental
interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property.
International Dateline - Correct Answers -is an imaginary line of longitude generally
180° (degrees) east or west of the Prime Meridian. The International Date Line is where
each new day begins.
Implicit Phonics - Correct Answers -teaching letter/sound correspondences
"opportunistically" or as teachable moments
Explicit Phonics - Correct Answers -Teaching of letter-sound correspondences directly
and usually systematically.
Fluency Level - Correct Answers -Independent Level-Relatively easy for the student to
read (95% word accuracy).
Instructional Level-Challenging but manageable for the reader (90% word accuracy).
Frustration Level-Difficult text for the student to read (less than 90% word accuracy).
60-80 wpm
Idiom - Correct Answers -A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if
you take it literally.
Dennotation - Correct Answers -the dictionary meaning of a word
Connotation - Correct Answers -All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word
suggests
spurious correlation - Correct Answers -an apparent but false relationship between two
(or more) variables that is caused by some other variable
Allusion - Correct Answers -A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Appositive - Correct Answers -A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or
pronoun.
comma splice - Correct Answers -two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
