ABCTE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS||
GRADED A+|| LATEST!!!
Magna Carta -CORRECTANSWER (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 -CORRECTANSWER officially abolished slavery, prohibits
involuntary servitude.
Articles of Confederation -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER The 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the
Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
Roger Williams -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER "Social Contract" he explained an ideal
society where each community member would vote on issues and majority would
become one law.
Sumerians -CORRECTANSWER 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) -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER a familiar proverb or wise saying
,Continental Divide -CORRECTANSWER separation of two different land forms
invisible hand -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER Theory that opposes governmental
interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property.
International Dateline -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER teaching letter/sound correspondences
"opportunistically" or as teachable moments
Explicit Phonics -CORRECTANSWER Teaching of letter-sound correspondences
directly and usually systematically.
Fluency Level -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense
if you take it literally.
Dennotation -CORRECTANSWER the dictionary meaning of a word
Connotation -CORRECTANSWER All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a
word suggests
spurious correlation -CORRECTANSWER an apparent but false relationship between
two (or more) variables that is caused by some other variable
Allusion -CORRECTANSWER A reference to another work of literature, person, or
event
Appositive -CORRECTANSWER A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or
pronoun.
comma splice -CORRECTANSWER two sentences joined incorrectly with only a
comma
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS||
GRADED A+|| LATEST!!!
Magna Carta -CORRECTANSWER (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 -CORRECTANSWER officially abolished slavery, prohibits
involuntary servitude.
Articles of Confederation -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER The 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the
Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
Roger Williams -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER "Social Contract" he explained an ideal
society where each community member would vote on issues and majority would
become one law.
Sumerians -CORRECTANSWER 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) -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER a familiar proverb or wise saying
,Continental Divide -CORRECTANSWER separation of two different land forms
invisible hand -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER Theory that opposes governmental
interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property.
International Dateline -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER teaching letter/sound correspondences
"opportunistically" or as teachable moments
Explicit Phonics -CORRECTANSWER Teaching of letter-sound correspondences
directly and usually systematically.
Fluency Level -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense
if you take it literally.
Dennotation -CORRECTANSWER the dictionary meaning of a word
Connotation -CORRECTANSWER All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a
word suggests
spurious correlation -CORRECTANSWER an apparent but false relationship between
two (or more) variables that is caused by some other variable
Allusion -CORRECTANSWER A reference to another work of literature, person, or
event
Appositive -CORRECTANSWER A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or
pronoun.
comma splice -CORRECTANSWER two sentences joined incorrectly with only a
comma
