Teaching Scenarios Practice Test
A social studies teacher asks the students in the class how they could use the word
HOMES to help them remember the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario,
Michigan, Erie, and Superior. The students quickly recognize that the first letters of the
names of the lakes can be arranged to spell HOMES. This approach to memorizing
information best exemplifies using
A. an acronym
B. chunking
C. rehearsal
D. rote Answ- A
During a class discussion, for which of the following purposes would it be appropriate
for a teacher to ask a closed-ended questions?
A. to check for agreement among students
B. to encourage brainstorming
C. to probe for more information
D. to foster creativity Answ- A
After reading essays students have written, a sixth-grade language arts teacher
consults a colleague about how to improve the quality of students' writing assignments.
The teacher's decision to ask a colleague for help illustrates which of the following
principles?
A. Teachers need to understand the importance of being reflective practitioners.
B. Teachers should actively engage in group processes to make decisions.
C. Teachers should know how to encourage student achievement of desired outcomes.
D. Teachers need to stay abreast of current knowledge and practices. Answ- A
Which of the following actions should the teacher take at the end of a computer
simulation activity to promote students' evaluation-level thinking?
A. Give a short quiz over the vocabulary encountered during the simulation activity.
B. Have a whole-class discussion in which students are asked to tell why they did or did
not like the simulation activity.
C. Have students write a paragraph explaining how they participated in the simulation
activity.
D. Have students work in groups to make a list of concepts they learned from the
simulation activity. Answ- B
Students in a fourth-grade class are making drawings to illustrate their writing projects.
The teacher observes a few students who are artistically talented making rude
comments about the drawings of their classmates who are less artistically inclined. The
teacher immediately lets the rude students know that such behavior will not be
tolerated. The best follow-up response from the teacher to this situation is to
,A. allow students the option of downloading free clip art from the Internet to illustrate
their writing project
B. assign the rude students to work one-on-one with their classmates who are less
artistically inclined to help them create better drawings.
C. have students who make rude comments stay after class and talk with them about
respecting others.
D. hold a class meeting to establish consequences for rude behavior and enforce the
consequences consistently Answ- A
Which of the following would constitute a violation of the Florida Code of Ethics and
Principles of Professional Conduct?
A. disagreeing with the principal about a discipline issue concerning a student
B. presenting diverse points of view about a topic to students
C. representing one's personal views as those or the school district
D. dating a colleague who teaches in the same school Answ- C
In recent years, the Florida Legislature passed legislation that focuses on using reading
as the foundation to improve student achievement in all subject areas. In general, which
of the following ways would be best for promoting struggling middle school readers'
growth as effective and competent readers of expository text?
A. regularly require struggling readers to do academically challenging assignments that
are reading-intensive
B. provide instruction to help struggling learn when and how to use different
comprehension strategies and to repair comprehension problems
C. explicitly teach struggling readers to make a regular practice of skimming through
every text that they plan to read before actually reading it.
D. base struggling readers' grades on research assignments in the content areas as
much on their adherence to specific processes as on the content of the final product
Answ- B
A teacher is concerned about appropriate assessment of content area learning for
students in the class who have histories of limited academic success. To ensure fair
and accurate assessment of these students, it would be most appropriate for the
teacher to
A. develop separate, more lenient criteria for assessing their progress.
B. modify their assignments to reflect less-challenging expectations.
C. use a variety of formal and informal assessment measures, such as observations,
interviews, test scores, and samples of daily work.
D. rely mainly on the use of students' self-assessment procedures in assessing their
acquisition of knowledge and skills. Answ- C
After giving an assignment, a teacher notices that a student, Carl, is frowning. The
teacher walks over to Carl's desk and the following exchange occurs:
Teacher: Do you have a question about the assignment?
Carl: This is a stupid assignment.
Teacher: You sound upset. Would you like to talk about it?
, In her interaction with Carl, which of the following elements of effective communication
did the teacher exhibit?
A. being sensitive to nonverbal cues and paraphrasing
B. being sensitive to nonverbal cues and being a reflective listener
C. being a thoughtful questioner and paraphrasing
D. redirecting and paraphrasing Answ- B
A high school calculus teacher decides to attend a workshop on a sophisticated
mathematical software program at a state conference. The teacher's probable purpose
for attending the workshop is to
A. be a risk-taker and innovator.
B. participate in collaborative decision making.
C. demonstrate that the teacher has clearly defined goals.
D. enhance the teacher's own professional skills and knowledge Answ- D
An interdisciplinary team of middle school teachers wants to develop lessons that
promote students' higher-order thinking skills. Which of the following is most likely to
promote the higher-order thinking skills of middle school students?
A. in math, filling in the missing components of a pattern
B. in social studies, creating a timeline showing significant events of a historical period
C. in science, graphing data from an experiment
D. in language arts, memorizing a favorite poem Answ- C
A first-year third-grade teacher has received her class roster for the upcoming school
year. She notes that the 19 students in her class are culturally diverse and that two
students are receiving Exceptional Student Education (ESE) services - one is visually
impaired, and the other has mild hearing loss. In planning her classroom layout, it is
most important for the teacher to consider the
A. materials and resources available in her classroom.
B. availability of assistive technology equipment in the school.
C. potential discipline problems she might encounter with such a varied group of
students
D. instructional approaches she is planning to use in her classroom. Answ- D
Ms. Kim, a middle school teacher, overhears two students, Jimmy and Curtis, talking
about drugs. The teacher confronts the students to discuss what she heard. Following is
an excerpt from their discussion:
Ms. Kim: Jimmy, I want to talk to you about what you said to Curtis about needing some
drugs.
Jimmy: Ms. Kim, you got it all wrong. I was just kiddin' around. I don't do drugs.
Curtis: That's right, Ms. Kim. Jimmy doesn't mess with drugs.
Ms. Kim: I'm not so sure. Some of your other teachers have told me that your grades
have dropped a lot since school started, Jimmy. Aren't you failing math and English?
Jimmy: Well, I'm not doing real good in school right now, but it's not because of drugs.
You gotta believe me, Ms. Kim
Ms. Kim: Well, you two go on to your next class. I'll talk to you about this later.
A social studies teacher asks the students in the class how they could use the word
HOMES to help them remember the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario,
Michigan, Erie, and Superior. The students quickly recognize that the first letters of the
names of the lakes can be arranged to spell HOMES. This approach to memorizing
information best exemplifies using
A. an acronym
B. chunking
C. rehearsal
D. rote Answ- A
During a class discussion, for which of the following purposes would it be appropriate
for a teacher to ask a closed-ended questions?
A. to check for agreement among students
B. to encourage brainstorming
C. to probe for more information
D. to foster creativity Answ- A
After reading essays students have written, a sixth-grade language arts teacher
consults a colleague about how to improve the quality of students' writing assignments.
The teacher's decision to ask a colleague for help illustrates which of the following
principles?
A. Teachers need to understand the importance of being reflective practitioners.
B. Teachers should actively engage in group processes to make decisions.
C. Teachers should know how to encourage student achievement of desired outcomes.
D. Teachers need to stay abreast of current knowledge and practices. Answ- A
Which of the following actions should the teacher take at the end of a computer
simulation activity to promote students' evaluation-level thinking?
A. Give a short quiz over the vocabulary encountered during the simulation activity.
B. Have a whole-class discussion in which students are asked to tell why they did or did
not like the simulation activity.
C. Have students write a paragraph explaining how they participated in the simulation
activity.
D. Have students work in groups to make a list of concepts they learned from the
simulation activity. Answ- B
Students in a fourth-grade class are making drawings to illustrate their writing projects.
The teacher observes a few students who are artistically talented making rude
comments about the drawings of their classmates who are less artistically inclined. The
teacher immediately lets the rude students know that such behavior will not be
tolerated. The best follow-up response from the teacher to this situation is to
,A. allow students the option of downloading free clip art from the Internet to illustrate
their writing project
B. assign the rude students to work one-on-one with their classmates who are less
artistically inclined to help them create better drawings.
C. have students who make rude comments stay after class and talk with them about
respecting others.
D. hold a class meeting to establish consequences for rude behavior and enforce the
consequences consistently Answ- A
Which of the following would constitute a violation of the Florida Code of Ethics and
Principles of Professional Conduct?
A. disagreeing with the principal about a discipline issue concerning a student
B. presenting diverse points of view about a topic to students
C. representing one's personal views as those or the school district
D. dating a colleague who teaches in the same school Answ- C
In recent years, the Florida Legislature passed legislation that focuses on using reading
as the foundation to improve student achievement in all subject areas. In general, which
of the following ways would be best for promoting struggling middle school readers'
growth as effective and competent readers of expository text?
A. regularly require struggling readers to do academically challenging assignments that
are reading-intensive
B. provide instruction to help struggling learn when and how to use different
comprehension strategies and to repair comprehension problems
C. explicitly teach struggling readers to make a regular practice of skimming through
every text that they plan to read before actually reading it.
D. base struggling readers' grades on research assignments in the content areas as
much on their adherence to specific processes as on the content of the final product
Answ- B
A teacher is concerned about appropriate assessment of content area learning for
students in the class who have histories of limited academic success. To ensure fair
and accurate assessment of these students, it would be most appropriate for the
teacher to
A. develop separate, more lenient criteria for assessing their progress.
B. modify their assignments to reflect less-challenging expectations.
C. use a variety of formal and informal assessment measures, such as observations,
interviews, test scores, and samples of daily work.
D. rely mainly on the use of students' self-assessment procedures in assessing their
acquisition of knowledge and skills. Answ- C
After giving an assignment, a teacher notices that a student, Carl, is frowning. The
teacher walks over to Carl's desk and the following exchange occurs:
Teacher: Do you have a question about the assignment?
Carl: This is a stupid assignment.
Teacher: You sound upset. Would you like to talk about it?
, In her interaction with Carl, which of the following elements of effective communication
did the teacher exhibit?
A. being sensitive to nonverbal cues and paraphrasing
B. being sensitive to nonverbal cues and being a reflective listener
C. being a thoughtful questioner and paraphrasing
D. redirecting and paraphrasing Answ- B
A high school calculus teacher decides to attend a workshop on a sophisticated
mathematical software program at a state conference. The teacher's probable purpose
for attending the workshop is to
A. be a risk-taker and innovator.
B. participate in collaborative decision making.
C. demonstrate that the teacher has clearly defined goals.
D. enhance the teacher's own professional skills and knowledge Answ- D
An interdisciplinary team of middle school teachers wants to develop lessons that
promote students' higher-order thinking skills. Which of the following is most likely to
promote the higher-order thinking skills of middle school students?
A. in math, filling in the missing components of a pattern
B. in social studies, creating a timeline showing significant events of a historical period
C. in science, graphing data from an experiment
D. in language arts, memorizing a favorite poem Answ- C
A first-year third-grade teacher has received her class roster for the upcoming school
year. She notes that the 19 students in her class are culturally diverse and that two
students are receiving Exceptional Student Education (ESE) services - one is visually
impaired, and the other has mild hearing loss. In planning her classroom layout, it is
most important for the teacher to consider the
A. materials and resources available in her classroom.
B. availability of assistive technology equipment in the school.
C. potential discipline problems she might encounter with such a varied group of
students
D. instructional approaches she is planning to use in her classroom. Answ- D
Ms. Kim, a middle school teacher, overhears two students, Jimmy and Curtis, talking
about drugs. The teacher confronts the students to discuss what she heard. Following is
an excerpt from their discussion:
Ms. Kim: Jimmy, I want to talk to you about what you said to Curtis about needing some
drugs.
Jimmy: Ms. Kim, you got it all wrong. I was just kiddin' around. I don't do drugs.
Curtis: That's right, Ms. Kim. Jimmy doesn't mess with drugs.
Ms. Kim: I'm not so sure. Some of your other teachers have told me that your grades
have dropped a lot since school started, Jimmy. Aren't you failing math and English?
Jimmy: Well, I'm not doing real good in school right now, but it's not because of drugs.
You gotta believe me, Ms. Kim
Ms. Kim: Well, you two go on to your next class. I'll talk to you about this later.
