PECT PreK-4 Practice Test Modules 1-3 |
Comprehensive Practice Exam Questions &
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Question 1
A student who is an English language learner who qualifies for migrant education
services joins a second-grade class partly into the school year. The teacher is
preparing to administer a variety of informal assessments to the student. Which of the
following teacher goals should be the main focus of these assessments?
A. evaluating whether the student demonstrates any signs of a disability
B. determining the student's general level of English language proficiency
C. measuring the student's language proficiency and literacy level in the home
language
D. identifying any specific weaknesses in the student's academic knowledge and skills
Correct Answer
D
Question 2
A student is having trouble with single by double digit addition. Which assessment
could best pinpoint the problem?
a. Criterion referenced assessment
b. Norm referenced assessment
c. Performance assessment
d. Error analysis
Correct Answer
D
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,Question 3
The most important reason for using varied assessment methods and formats with
young children is that such an approach:
A. allows teachers to make accurate predictions about children's future academic
performance.
B. helps motivate children to become actively engaged in learning.
C. promotes teachers' objectivity and fairness in evaluating children's performance.
D. provides children with multiple avenues to demonstrate their learning.
Correct Answer
D
Question 4
A third-grade teacher regularly models for students how to paraphrase a portion of a
text and how to pose and respond to questions that clarify or follow up on
information presented in a text. These practices promote students' literacy
development primarily by:
A. supporting their development of dispositions and attitudes that help create a
purposeful, literate environment in the classroom.
B. enhancing their knowledge of the organizational structure of different types of text.
C. promoting their development of self-monitoring skills that support reading and
learning across the curriculum.
D. fostering their ability to make connections between the reading curriculum and
their lives.
Correct Answer
C
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,Question 5
A new third-grade teacher believes that too much instructional time is being used
each day to pass out students' graded work, so the teacher decides to put graded
papers in a basket for students to pick up on their own throughout the day. This
action is considered inappropriate primarily because it:
A. infringes on the students' right to privacy.
B. requires the students to assume responsibility for an administrative task.
C. diminishes the students' sense of accountability.
D. provides students with delayed feedback regarding their performance.
Correct Answer
A
Question 6
Maria and her lab group have been watching the development of meal worm larva.
They make a connection to caterpillars and indicate they think the meal worms will
become butterflies. What is this an example of?
a. An observation
b. Organizing data
c. An experiment
d. An inference
Correct Answer
D
Question 7
In a PreK-4 program that practices a philosophy of inclusion for students with
disabilities, a fundamental responsibility for teachers is to ensure that students with
disabilities:
A. are subject to the same evaluative criteria as their nondisabled peers.
B. have opportunities to interact with others who have similar disabilities.
C. are active participants in all class activities.
D. have peer helpers available to assist with social challenges in the classroom.
Correct Answer
C
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, Question 8
A fourth-grade class includes a number of students who are English language
learners. The teacher is designing formative assessment to measure students'
understanding of a specific science concept. When developing this assessment,
the teacher can use Pennsylvania's Language Proficiency Standards for English
Language Learners PreK-12 (ELPS) most effectively to:
A. identify the particular supports that individual students are likely to require during
the assessment.
B. help ensure that the language function of the assessment is appropriate for the
students' level of English language proficiency.
C. make adaptations to the core content assessed that are appropriate for the
students' academic levels.
D. determine whether students have achieved the necessary level of English language
proficiency to participate in the assessment.
Correct Answer
B
Question 9
Complete proteins come from which food group?
a. Fruits
b. Vegetables
c. Dairy
d. Whole grains
Correct Answer
C
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Comprehensive Practice Exam Questions &
Verified Answers (Newest Update| Rated
A+)
Question 1
A student who is an English language learner who qualifies for migrant education
services joins a second-grade class partly into the school year. The teacher is
preparing to administer a variety of informal assessments to the student. Which of the
following teacher goals should be the main focus of these assessments?
A. evaluating whether the student demonstrates any signs of a disability
B. determining the student's general level of English language proficiency
C. measuring the student's language proficiency and literacy level in the home
language
D. identifying any specific weaknesses in the student's academic knowledge and skills
Correct Answer
D
Question 2
A student is having trouble with single by double digit addition. Which assessment
could best pinpoint the problem?
a. Criterion referenced assessment
b. Norm referenced assessment
c. Performance assessment
d. Error analysis
Correct Answer
D
Page 1 of 68
,Question 3
The most important reason for using varied assessment methods and formats with
young children is that such an approach:
A. allows teachers to make accurate predictions about children's future academic
performance.
B. helps motivate children to become actively engaged in learning.
C. promotes teachers' objectivity and fairness in evaluating children's performance.
D. provides children with multiple avenues to demonstrate their learning.
Correct Answer
D
Question 4
A third-grade teacher regularly models for students how to paraphrase a portion of a
text and how to pose and respond to questions that clarify or follow up on
information presented in a text. These practices promote students' literacy
development primarily by:
A. supporting their development of dispositions and attitudes that help create a
purposeful, literate environment in the classroom.
B. enhancing their knowledge of the organizational structure of different types of text.
C. promoting their development of self-monitoring skills that support reading and
learning across the curriculum.
D. fostering their ability to make connections between the reading curriculum and
their lives.
Correct Answer
C
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,Question 5
A new third-grade teacher believes that too much instructional time is being used
each day to pass out students' graded work, so the teacher decides to put graded
papers in a basket for students to pick up on their own throughout the day. This
action is considered inappropriate primarily because it:
A. infringes on the students' right to privacy.
B. requires the students to assume responsibility for an administrative task.
C. diminishes the students' sense of accountability.
D. provides students with delayed feedback regarding their performance.
Correct Answer
A
Question 6
Maria and her lab group have been watching the development of meal worm larva.
They make a connection to caterpillars and indicate they think the meal worms will
become butterflies. What is this an example of?
a. An observation
b. Organizing data
c. An experiment
d. An inference
Correct Answer
D
Question 7
In a PreK-4 program that practices a philosophy of inclusion for students with
disabilities, a fundamental responsibility for teachers is to ensure that students with
disabilities:
A. are subject to the same evaluative criteria as their nondisabled peers.
B. have opportunities to interact with others who have similar disabilities.
C. are active participants in all class activities.
D. have peer helpers available to assist with social challenges in the classroom.
Correct Answer
C
Page 3 of 68
, Question 8
A fourth-grade class includes a number of students who are English language
learners. The teacher is designing formative assessment to measure students'
understanding of a specific science concept. When developing this assessment,
the teacher can use Pennsylvania's Language Proficiency Standards for English
Language Learners PreK-12 (ELPS) most effectively to:
A. identify the particular supports that individual students are likely to require during
the assessment.
B. help ensure that the language function of the assessment is appropriate for the
students' level of English language proficiency.
C. make adaptations to the core content assessed that are appropriate for the
students' academic levels.
D. determine whether students have achieved the necessary level of English language
proficiency to participate in the assessment.
Correct Answer
B
Question 9
Complete proteins come from which food group?
a. Fruits
b. Vegetables
c. Dairy
d. Whole grains
Correct Answer
C
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