PPR EXAM 2018 (TEXAS TEACH) - 101 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Mrs. McDowell notices some abrupt changes in one of her 4th grade students, Lainey.
Though Lainey has never had behavior issues, she is now consistently disrupting class,
and making significantly lower grades than she used to. Mrs. McDowell has also noticed
that Lainey has been hanging around a different group of students, many of whom have
a history of behavior issues like the ones Lainey is now exhibiting. What is the best
initial response for Mrs. McDowell?
(a) Discuss her concerns with Lainey in a firm but caring manner, while gathering
information so she can better assist her.
(b) Send Lainey to the principal's office acknowledging that this situation should be
handled at the administrator level.
(c) Send Lainey a warning informing her that she will be sent to the office if her behavior
doesn't improve.
(d) Discuss her concerns with Lainey's parents, giving them the opportunity to handle
the situation with her - ✔✔Discuss her concerns with Lainey in a firm but caring manner,
while gathering information so she can better assist her.
While keeping in mind that students develop at varying rates, Mrs. Halland notices that
one of her kindergarten students is potentially displaying some potentially significant
cognitive delays. What should Mrs. Halland do in this situation?
(a) Let campus administrators handle the situation.
,(b) Follow the school protocol for determining if some intervention may be necessary.
(c) Discuss his concerns with the student's parents, giving them the opportunity to
handle the situation at home.
(d) Tell the student that he will be staying in at recess until he is caught up with the
other kids in class. - ✔✔Follow the school protocol for determining if some intervention
may be necessary.
Which of the following activities would be most successful at actively engaging a 6th-
grade science student in understanding how squid survive?
(a) Join the lab partner for dissection of squid and diagram the parts of the squid on a
worksheet.
(b) View video of squid in its environment and diagram the parts of the squid on a
worksheet.
(c) View video of squid dissection and engage in teacher lead discussion.
(d) After viewing a video, join lab partner for dissection of squid, diagram the parts of the
squid, and identify each part's purpose within the squid's environment. - ✔✔After
viewing a video, join lab partner for dissection of squid, diagram the parts of the squid,
and identify each part's purpose within the squid's environment.
Mrs. Valle frequently uses independent work stations in her first-grade classroom. The
primary purpose of the workstations is to create an environment in which her students
can choose which projects they want to work on, complete and share with the class.
Even though Mrs. Valle has carefully planned what the students will do at each station,
,many students seem unsure of what to do. What should Mrs. Valle do to help her
students understand how to work independently at the workstations?
(a) Have student volunteers role-play how to work in the stations.
(b) List expected student behaviors for working in the stations.
(c) Post student-performance criteria for the station projects.
(d) Develop a rubric for student to use in assessing the quality of the projects. -
✔✔Have student volunteers role-play how to work in the stations.
Mr. Givens has assigned a research project to the students in his senior government
class regarding voting and how the popular vote is different than the electoral vote.
Following the research portion of the assignment, he requires students to hold a mock
election for the neighboring elementary school.
The primary purpose of the mock election is for the high school students to develop
which of the following skills?
(a) Application
(b) Composition
(c) Reflection
(d) Elaboration - ✔✔Application
Which of the following is an example of an activity at the create level of Bloom's
Taxonomy?
, (a) Completing worksheet on multiplication facts in under a minute.
(b) Comparing characters in a short story.
(c) Designing a new tablet stand for their tablets.
(d) Listing the planets in order based on their distance from the sun. - ✔✔Designing a
new tablet stand for their tablets.
(Creation requires students to make an original product or idea, so designing a new
tablet stand is an example of an activity that requires this level of Bloom's Taxonomy.)
Mrs. Toups, a 5th grade teacher in an advanced math classroom is using an online
stock market simulation to teach her students about economics. Students have
$100,000 to invest in the stock simulation and they must track their investments
overtime. During the project, her students will work independently to address the
economics and technology objectives. Many of her students are unfamiliar with the
stock market, so this is a challenge that her project faces.To prepare, Mrs. Toups
creates the following lesson sequence for the project:
Days 1-3: provide project details and background information about the stock market
and the online simulation.
Days 4-5: Facilitate the selection of stocks through internet research.
Days 6-18: Support students as they track their investments using a spreadsheet.
Days 19-20: Present an evaluation of the success of the students' investment
strategies, using graphs created in a spreadshee - ✔✔Days 4-5
CORRECT ANSWERS
Mrs. McDowell notices some abrupt changes in one of her 4th grade students, Lainey.
Though Lainey has never had behavior issues, she is now consistently disrupting class,
and making significantly lower grades than she used to. Mrs. McDowell has also noticed
that Lainey has been hanging around a different group of students, many of whom have
a history of behavior issues like the ones Lainey is now exhibiting. What is the best
initial response for Mrs. McDowell?
(a) Discuss her concerns with Lainey in a firm but caring manner, while gathering
information so she can better assist her.
(b) Send Lainey to the principal's office acknowledging that this situation should be
handled at the administrator level.
(c) Send Lainey a warning informing her that she will be sent to the office if her behavior
doesn't improve.
(d) Discuss her concerns with Lainey's parents, giving them the opportunity to handle
the situation with her - ✔✔Discuss her concerns with Lainey in a firm but caring manner,
while gathering information so she can better assist her.
While keeping in mind that students develop at varying rates, Mrs. Halland notices that
one of her kindergarten students is potentially displaying some potentially significant
cognitive delays. What should Mrs. Halland do in this situation?
(a) Let campus administrators handle the situation.
,(b) Follow the school protocol for determining if some intervention may be necessary.
(c) Discuss his concerns with the student's parents, giving them the opportunity to
handle the situation at home.
(d) Tell the student that he will be staying in at recess until he is caught up with the
other kids in class. - ✔✔Follow the school protocol for determining if some intervention
may be necessary.
Which of the following activities would be most successful at actively engaging a 6th-
grade science student in understanding how squid survive?
(a) Join the lab partner for dissection of squid and diagram the parts of the squid on a
worksheet.
(b) View video of squid in its environment and diagram the parts of the squid on a
worksheet.
(c) View video of squid dissection and engage in teacher lead discussion.
(d) After viewing a video, join lab partner for dissection of squid, diagram the parts of the
squid, and identify each part's purpose within the squid's environment. - ✔✔After
viewing a video, join lab partner for dissection of squid, diagram the parts of the squid,
and identify each part's purpose within the squid's environment.
Mrs. Valle frequently uses independent work stations in her first-grade classroom. The
primary purpose of the workstations is to create an environment in which her students
can choose which projects they want to work on, complete and share with the class.
Even though Mrs. Valle has carefully planned what the students will do at each station,
,many students seem unsure of what to do. What should Mrs. Valle do to help her
students understand how to work independently at the workstations?
(a) Have student volunteers role-play how to work in the stations.
(b) List expected student behaviors for working in the stations.
(c) Post student-performance criteria for the station projects.
(d) Develop a rubric for student to use in assessing the quality of the projects. -
✔✔Have student volunteers role-play how to work in the stations.
Mr. Givens has assigned a research project to the students in his senior government
class regarding voting and how the popular vote is different than the electoral vote.
Following the research portion of the assignment, he requires students to hold a mock
election for the neighboring elementary school.
The primary purpose of the mock election is for the high school students to develop
which of the following skills?
(a) Application
(b) Composition
(c) Reflection
(d) Elaboration - ✔✔Application
Which of the following is an example of an activity at the create level of Bloom's
Taxonomy?
, (a) Completing worksheet on multiplication facts in under a minute.
(b) Comparing characters in a short story.
(c) Designing a new tablet stand for their tablets.
(d) Listing the planets in order based on their distance from the sun. - ✔✔Designing a
new tablet stand for their tablets.
(Creation requires students to make an original product or idea, so designing a new
tablet stand is an example of an activity that requires this level of Bloom's Taxonomy.)
Mrs. Toups, a 5th grade teacher in an advanced math classroom is using an online
stock market simulation to teach her students about economics. Students have
$100,000 to invest in the stock simulation and they must track their investments
overtime. During the project, her students will work independently to address the
economics and technology objectives. Many of her students are unfamiliar with the
stock market, so this is a challenge that her project faces.To prepare, Mrs. Toups
creates the following lesson sequence for the project:
Days 1-3: provide project details and background information about the stock market
and the online simulation.
Days 4-5: Facilitate the selection of stocks through internet research.
Days 6-18: Support students as they track their investments using a spreadsheet.
Days 19-20: Present an evaluation of the success of the students' investment
strategies, using graphs created in a spreadshee - ✔✔Days 4-5
