Correct Answers
Ms. Johnson's ELL students are starting to grasp the English language as they begin to
comprehend
information taught in English. They are also speaking in longer sentences. Ms. John's students
are in
what stage of second language acquisition? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. intermediate fluency
To increase students' confidence and fluency, Mr. Rodriguez reads aloud; the students read
aloud with him. This helps the students move through the text at a fluent pace. It also helps
students to read aloud without being put on the spot. Mr. Rodriguez is using what strategy? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. choral reading
Ms. Jackson has her third grade students close their eyes and imagine they are a character in
the story.
She says, "You are inside the spaceship. You see all the beeping controls around you. You look
out
the window and see the Earth below. It's green and blue and white." Then she asks students
questions
like, "Describe who is in the spaceship with you, and tell us what you will do next." Ms. Jackson
is using
what strategy? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. guided imagery
Identify the best activity below to cultivate creative thinking in a fourth grade classroom. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Read an article on a storm that hit the Bahamas and construct a
weather report to present to
the class.
,One way to help ELL students to feel comfortable in class and to gain important information in
class is
to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. allow students to speak their home language whenever they need
to.
The education theorist who determined that students bring their lives and history to learning
was: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. Dewey
The district wants to try a new method of structuring middle schools using out-of-school,
interest-driven methods for students. The district is using ____________ to structure their
schools. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. a student-centered approach
If you scored an 85% on a norm-referenced exam, you scored: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. at or
above 85% of the students who took the test.
If a student is doing well on classwork and homework but is failing state standardized tests,
what can a teacher do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Give the student accommodations if the
student has an Individual Education Plan (IEP).
A teacher becomes aware that her student's struggling in class is due to a financial hardship in
the family. The teacher should: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. consult the school counselor.
A teacher wants to see if a new reading curriculum will have a better impact on student reading
gains. What should the teacher do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Try the new reading program for
a few weeks and continuously collect data on student reading to see if it has a positive impact.
A teacher has a student who is continuously a disruption in class. The teacher wants to address
the behavior effectively so it stops. What can she do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Set aside time
to observe the behavior and then address it according to her observation.
, When a student signs a behavior contract as part of his positive behavior plan, the student is
engaging in: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. self-direction.
Vygotsky is best known for his theory of: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. zone of proximal
development.
If a student is taking a test where the results are used to compare the student to other students,
he or she is taking a _______________ test. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. norm-referenced
A teacher would use this assessment to determine where to place a student based on reading
level. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. diagnostic assessment
A student is off-task and talking to another student while students should be working
independently. The teacher walks over and stands beside the student's desk without saying
anything. The student stops the off-task behavior and continues working independently. The
teacher used what tactic in this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. proximity control
If a teacher wants students to understand geometry and how it relates to the real world, the
best way to engage the students would be: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. have students research
how geometric shapes are used in architecture, have them pick a favorite building, and present
their building to the class outlining all the ways in which geometry
is used.
The best way to help students transfer their knowledge from one content area to another is to: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. have students engage in well-planned interdisciplinary units.
The best way to help students remember what to do when the fire alarm goes off is: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔A. explicit instruction followed by guided and repeated practice.