ABCTE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.Magna Carta - 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 - ANSWERS-officially abolished slavery, prohibits involuntary
servitude.
\.Articles of Confederation - 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 - ANSWERS-The 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the
Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
\.Roger Williams - 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 - ANSWERS-"Social Contract" he explained an ideal
society where each community member would vote on issues and majority would
become one law.
\.Sumerians - 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) - 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 - 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 - ANSWERS-a familiar proverb or wise saying
\.Continental Divide - ANSWERS-separation of two different land forms
, \.invisible hand - 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 - ANSWERS-Theory that opposes governmental
interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and
property.
\.International Dateline - 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 - ANSWERS-teaching letter/sound correspondences
"opportunistically" or as teachable moments
\.Explicit Phonics - ANSWERS-Teaching of letter-sound correspondences directly
and usually systematically.
\.Fluency Level - 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).
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.Magna Carta - 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 - ANSWERS-officially abolished slavery, prohibits involuntary
servitude.
\.Articles of Confederation - 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 - ANSWERS-The 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the
Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
\.Roger Williams - 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 - ANSWERS-"Social Contract" he explained an ideal
society where each community member would vote on issues and majority would
become one law.
\.Sumerians - 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) - 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 - 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 - ANSWERS-a familiar proverb or wise saying
\.Continental Divide - ANSWERS-separation of two different land forms
, \.invisible hand - 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 - ANSWERS-Theory that opposes governmental
interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and
property.
\.International Dateline - 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 - ANSWERS-teaching letter/sound correspondences
"opportunistically" or as teachable moments
\.Explicit Phonics - ANSWERS-Teaching of letter-sound correspondences directly
and usually systematically.
\.Fluency Level - 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).
