OPTE PK-8 PRACTICE | Questions with 100% Correct Answers
1. Which psychosocial stages did Erickson say in his developmental theory are all experienced
by birth through the elementary school years? Correct Answer: D. Trust vs. Mistrust ,
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt, Initiative VS. guilt and Industry vs. Inferiority
2. Among the following stage designated by Erikson in his theory of psychosocial development,
which are most associated with the life stage of adolescence? Correct Answer: B. Identity vs
role confusion and Intimacy vs Isolation.
3. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which ability do adolescents develop
that they did not have in earlier stages. Correct Answer: A. Abstraction and hypothesis testing
4. Which of the following does puberty involve? Correct Answer: B. Physical Maturation
5. Of the following terms, Which one means thinking and learning about ones owns thoughts
and learning processes? Correct Answer: D. Metacognition
6. Which term refers to the process of training a reflective response to occur upon receiving an
originally unrelated stimulus? Correct Answer: A. Classical conditioning discovered by Ivan
Pavlov example the meat powder and ringing of the bell.
7. What is the first way in which teachers can apply processes of acquiring and integrating new
knowledge to help ELL STUDENTS access meaningful learning Correct Answer: A. Activate prior
knowledge
8. Among the following auditory disabilities, WHICH one doesn't involve any part of hearing
mechanism ? Correct Answer: C. Central auditory processing disorder because it impairs the
ability to hear speech but the nerves are not damaged and doesn't involve the inner middle or
outer ear.
9. Legal blind is defined as visual acuity measured on an eye test Correct Answer: A. 20/200
10. Which of the following is a common symptom of spinal Bifida? Correct Answer: B. lower
paralysis or weakness in lower body
11. Among speech-language disorders, which category most often includes remediation via
surgical procedure? Correct Answer: A. Voice disorder because vocal nodes, vocal polyps, strip
nodes, a cleft can be removed or repaired by surgical procedures
12. According to TX ELPS, Which of these correctly describe ELL K-12 students at the advanced-
high level in listening and speaking Correct Answer: B. They rarely ask others to repeat,
rephrase, or slow down their English speech.
, 13. TX ELPS describes ELL students in grades 2-12 at the beginning level as having which
characteristic in reading or writing? Correct Answer: D. Their English reading comprehension is
limited to texts at their level because of using only familiar, isolated words and phrases.
14. TX ELPS Grade 2-12 ELL student at the intermediate reading and writing levels can do what
Correct Answer: D. Write so readers familiar with ELL writing partially understand because they
use simple sentences about familiar subjects
15. Define discriminant or divergent validity Correct Answer: C. unrelated are tested and are
found unrelated.
16. Instructional intervention to one group, the other control group the same test. the
Instructional group scored higher. What type of validity is this? Correct Answer: A. Internal
validity because it shows cause and effect (A. is the right answer)
However External shows whether or how much a test results for research effects. FYI
17. Describe formula assessment. Correct Answer: B. Standardized test.
18. Which most correctly represents informal assessment ? Correct Answer: D. performance
based. AKA criterion- reference test. are not often supported by statistics
19. Describe what is typical of a informal assessment. Correct Answer: B. Being scored with
percentages such as a rubric, running records, criterion- reference test and performance
assessment. these are usedIQ for ongoing or formative assessment. monitor progress and help
teachers improve their instruction.
20. When teachers assess students performance using continue, Which is a disadvantage?
Correct Answer: B. Difficulty in computing students, class, and school scores without exact
numbers.
Standardized test measures what ? Correct Answer: A. LIke IQ, creativity, verbal, numberical,
spatial, memory and other abilities measure students competence.
Describe what a Standardize achievement test is? Correct Answer: D. these are summative test
usually administered at the end of the unit or semester.
What does Standardize test tell teachers? Correct Answer: C. Enable teachers to compare an
individual student to others.
What is standardized ability tests and Standardized aptitude tests have in common Correct
Answer: B. Both measure potential, not execution/intrust.
What is correct behaviorist term for strengthening a behavior by taking something away?
Correct Answer: D. Negative reinforcement
1. Which psychosocial stages did Erickson say in his developmental theory are all experienced
by birth through the elementary school years? Correct Answer: D. Trust vs. Mistrust ,
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt, Initiative VS. guilt and Industry vs. Inferiority
2. Among the following stage designated by Erikson in his theory of psychosocial development,
which are most associated with the life stage of adolescence? Correct Answer: B. Identity vs
role confusion and Intimacy vs Isolation.
3. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which ability do adolescents develop
that they did not have in earlier stages. Correct Answer: A. Abstraction and hypothesis testing
4. Which of the following does puberty involve? Correct Answer: B. Physical Maturation
5. Of the following terms, Which one means thinking and learning about ones owns thoughts
and learning processes? Correct Answer: D. Metacognition
6. Which term refers to the process of training a reflective response to occur upon receiving an
originally unrelated stimulus? Correct Answer: A. Classical conditioning discovered by Ivan
Pavlov example the meat powder and ringing of the bell.
7. What is the first way in which teachers can apply processes of acquiring and integrating new
knowledge to help ELL STUDENTS access meaningful learning Correct Answer: A. Activate prior
knowledge
8. Among the following auditory disabilities, WHICH one doesn't involve any part of hearing
mechanism ? Correct Answer: C. Central auditory processing disorder because it impairs the
ability to hear speech but the nerves are not damaged and doesn't involve the inner middle or
outer ear.
9. Legal blind is defined as visual acuity measured on an eye test Correct Answer: A. 20/200
10. Which of the following is a common symptom of spinal Bifida? Correct Answer: B. lower
paralysis or weakness in lower body
11. Among speech-language disorders, which category most often includes remediation via
surgical procedure? Correct Answer: A. Voice disorder because vocal nodes, vocal polyps, strip
nodes, a cleft can be removed or repaired by surgical procedures
12. According to TX ELPS, Which of these correctly describe ELL K-12 students at the advanced-
high level in listening and speaking Correct Answer: B. They rarely ask others to repeat,
rephrase, or slow down their English speech.
, 13. TX ELPS describes ELL students in grades 2-12 at the beginning level as having which
characteristic in reading or writing? Correct Answer: D. Their English reading comprehension is
limited to texts at their level because of using only familiar, isolated words and phrases.
14. TX ELPS Grade 2-12 ELL student at the intermediate reading and writing levels can do what
Correct Answer: D. Write so readers familiar with ELL writing partially understand because they
use simple sentences about familiar subjects
15. Define discriminant or divergent validity Correct Answer: C. unrelated are tested and are
found unrelated.
16. Instructional intervention to one group, the other control group the same test. the
Instructional group scored higher. What type of validity is this? Correct Answer: A. Internal
validity because it shows cause and effect (A. is the right answer)
However External shows whether or how much a test results for research effects. FYI
17. Describe formula assessment. Correct Answer: B. Standardized test.
18. Which most correctly represents informal assessment ? Correct Answer: D. performance
based. AKA criterion- reference test. are not often supported by statistics
19. Describe what is typical of a informal assessment. Correct Answer: B. Being scored with
percentages such as a rubric, running records, criterion- reference test and performance
assessment. these are usedIQ for ongoing or formative assessment. monitor progress and help
teachers improve their instruction.
20. When teachers assess students performance using continue, Which is a disadvantage?
Correct Answer: B. Difficulty in computing students, class, and school scores without exact
numbers.
Standardized test measures what ? Correct Answer: A. LIke IQ, creativity, verbal, numberical,
spatial, memory and other abilities measure students competence.
Describe what a Standardize achievement test is? Correct Answer: D. these are summative test
usually administered at the end of the unit or semester.
What does Standardize test tell teachers? Correct Answer: C. Enable teachers to compare an
individual student to others.
What is standardized ability tests and Standardized aptitude tests have in common Correct
Answer: B. Both measure potential, not execution/intrust.
What is correct behaviorist term for strengthening a behavior by taking something away?
Correct Answer: D. Negative reinforcement
