PTK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The four major steps to planning a lesson are: task analysis, determining objectives,
determining goals, and identifying necessary prerequisite knowledge. In what order
should those steps occur? - ANSWERSGoals, objectives, task analysis, prerequisite
knowledge
Which type of material is MOST easily memorized? - ANSWERSKnowledge Based
A teacher should use metaphors during a lesson in order to - ANSWERSexplain new
concepts by identifying the similarities they share with known concepts.
A reliable test - ANSWERSyields consistent results.
Correctly listing all 50 states of the United States of America and their capitals involves
which type of thinking skill? - ANSWERSKnowledge
What kind of information can be gathered using a formative student assessment? -
ANSWERSPatterns of student errors
On a standardized history achievement test, a student scored at +2 standard deviations.
From this, the teacher can determine that the student - ANSWERShas learned a great
deal of history.
Which of the following BEST describes how a consequence for classroom misbehavior
should be enforced? - ANSWERSAfter some warning has been delivered
Students monitor a United States Geological Survey (USGS) website and collect
information about recent volcanoes and earthquakes. Which of the following learning
goals is met by this activity? - ANSWERSAccurately observe natural events.
A fifth-grade science lesson describes how the position and tilt of the earth cause
seasons. Which of the following activities would be MOST effective in this lesson? -
ANSWERSModel the revolution of the earth around the sun using a flashlight and
globe.
What kind of graphic organizer is MOST helpful during a brainstorming session in which
students are supposed to come up with topics for a term paper? - ANSWERSCluster
diagram
, Which of the following activities, designed for a high school genetics course, contains
the highest-level thinking skills? - ANSWERSStudents predict genetic traits of offspring
based on the genetic characteristics of its parents.
Which of the following strategies is useful when a student is in the acquisition stage of
learning? - ANSWERSThe teacher demonstrates the target skill.
A set of data with a low standard deviation - ANSWERSis tightly grouped around the
mean.
The interquartile range of a data set - ANSWERSdescribes how spread out the middle
of the data is.
A teacher is working on instructional objectives for a science unit, including one that
reads, "Students will map the locations of recent earthquakes." Which of the following
modifications would BEST improve the objective? - ANSWERSSpecifying how students
will map the required information
If a student repeats a question already answered during a class period, the teacher
should - ANSWERSanswer the question using different language and examples.
Which of the following verbs would indicate a behavioral objective? -
ANSWERSDescribe
A student who usually completes homework consistently has not returned her
homework for three consecutive days. When the teacher addresses the situation with
the student, she is aloof and will not respond. What action should the teacher take? -
ANSWERSCall the student's parents to schedule a conference.
Norm-referenced tests - ANSWERSdiscriminate between high achievers and low
achievers.
A fourth-grade science class completed an experiment in groups. Which method of
closing the lesson will BEST clarify students' understanding? - ANSWERSExplicitly
teach the concepts the experiment illustrated implicitly.
Before having students read a critical article about a novel they have studied in class,
the teacher says, "While you read, notice the difference between statements of opinion
and statements of fact. Pay attention to how the author supports his opinions." What is
her primary purpose for saying this? - ANSWERSTo establish a purpose for reading.
Students in a tenth-grade English class are finishing a unit on Shakespeare's Romeo
and Juliet in which they focused on the themes of fate, love, and intergenerational
conflict. Which exercise provides the MOST effective closure to the unit? -
ANSWERSAsk students to compare the treatment of the three major themes in Romeo
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The four major steps to planning a lesson are: task analysis, determining objectives,
determining goals, and identifying necessary prerequisite knowledge. In what order
should those steps occur? - ANSWERSGoals, objectives, task analysis, prerequisite
knowledge
Which type of material is MOST easily memorized? - ANSWERSKnowledge Based
A teacher should use metaphors during a lesson in order to - ANSWERSexplain new
concepts by identifying the similarities they share with known concepts.
A reliable test - ANSWERSyields consistent results.
Correctly listing all 50 states of the United States of America and their capitals involves
which type of thinking skill? - ANSWERSKnowledge
What kind of information can be gathered using a formative student assessment? -
ANSWERSPatterns of student errors
On a standardized history achievement test, a student scored at +2 standard deviations.
From this, the teacher can determine that the student - ANSWERShas learned a great
deal of history.
Which of the following BEST describes how a consequence for classroom misbehavior
should be enforced? - ANSWERSAfter some warning has been delivered
Students monitor a United States Geological Survey (USGS) website and collect
information about recent volcanoes and earthquakes. Which of the following learning
goals is met by this activity? - ANSWERSAccurately observe natural events.
A fifth-grade science lesson describes how the position and tilt of the earth cause
seasons. Which of the following activities would be MOST effective in this lesson? -
ANSWERSModel the revolution of the earth around the sun using a flashlight and
globe.
What kind of graphic organizer is MOST helpful during a brainstorming session in which
students are supposed to come up with topics for a term paper? - ANSWERSCluster
diagram
, Which of the following activities, designed for a high school genetics course, contains
the highest-level thinking skills? - ANSWERSStudents predict genetic traits of offspring
based on the genetic characteristics of its parents.
Which of the following strategies is useful when a student is in the acquisition stage of
learning? - ANSWERSThe teacher demonstrates the target skill.
A set of data with a low standard deviation - ANSWERSis tightly grouped around the
mean.
The interquartile range of a data set - ANSWERSdescribes how spread out the middle
of the data is.
A teacher is working on instructional objectives for a science unit, including one that
reads, "Students will map the locations of recent earthquakes." Which of the following
modifications would BEST improve the objective? - ANSWERSSpecifying how students
will map the required information
If a student repeats a question already answered during a class period, the teacher
should - ANSWERSanswer the question using different language and examples.
Which of the following verbs would indicate a behavioral objective? -
ANSWERSDescribe
A student who usually completes homework consistently has not returned her
homework for three consecutive days. When the teacher addresses the situation with
the student, she is aloof and will not respond. What action should the teacher take? -
ANSWERSCall the student's parents to schedule a conference.
Norm-referenced tests - ANSWERSdiscriminate between high achievers and low
achievers.
A fourth-grade science class completed an experiment in groups. Which method of
closing the lesson will BEST clarify students' understanding? - ANSWERSExplicitly
teach the concepts the experiment illustrated implicitly.
Before having students read a critical article about a novel they have studied in class,
the teacher says, "While you read, notice the difference between statements of opinion
and statements of fact. Pay attention to how the author supports his opinions." What is
her primary purpose for saying this? - ANSWERSTo establish a purpose for reading.
Students in a tenth-grade English class are finishing a unit on Shakespeare's Romeo
and Juliet in which they focused on the themes of fate, love, and intergenerational
conflict. Which exercise provides the MOST effective closure to the unit? -
ANSWERSAsk students to compare the treatment of the three major themes in Romeo
