PECT Module 3 Exam Newest /PECT Module 3 Preparation
PECT MODULE 3 EXAM NEWEST /PECT MODULE 3 PREPARATION
/PECT MODULE 3 PRACTICE EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A preschool child measures the length of a long rectangular block by lining up
several smaller blocks along the length of the longer block. This demonstrates that
the child has an understanding of which of the following measurement concepts?
A. Conservation
B. Unit iteration
C. Partitioning
D. Transitivity - Correct Answer-B
Which of the following math activities would be most appropriate for promoting
preschool students' skills in measurement?
A. Telling time to the nearest half hour on analog or digital clock.
B. Sequencing 3 different events that occur in the daily classroom routine.
C. Combining play coins in different ways to equal one dollar.
D. Using a ruler to measure the length of an object to the nearest quarter inch. -
Correct Answer-B
A preschool teacher wants to promote children's skills related to counting &
comparing numbers. Which of the following activities is most appropriate to use
for this purpose?
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A. Asking the children to look around the classroom for the largest numeral they
can find.
B. Letting the class vote on which book the teacher should read next and then
asking the class which book won based on the votes.
C. Having the class count the number of times a flipped coin comes up heads &
predicting whether or not heads will come up next flip.
D. Selecting 1 child each day to count the number of children in the class and set
out the appropriate number of cups - Correct Answer-B
A 3rd grade student is having difficulty solving word problems in math. Which of
the following strategies would be most helpful for the teacher to suggest first?
A. Restating the problem in his or her own words.
B. Determining whether there is extraneous information in the problem
C. Estimating what might be a reasonable answer to the problem.
D. Identifying 2 different strategies that might be helpful in solving the problem. -
Correct Answer-A
A teacher gives groups of students a number of triangles, squares and semicircles
& asks the students to combine these shapes to make as many different figures as
they can. This activity will help build a foundation for students' future
development of which of the following skills?
A. Generating rules for patterns made of shapes
B. Representing shapes on a coordinate grid
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C. Identifying 3-dimensional geometric shapes
D. Determine the area of irregular shapes - Correct Answer-D
A preschool teacher uses shapes to create a circle-circle-square, circle-circle-
square pattern. The teachers asks which shape should come next to continue the
pattern. Some say circle & some say square. Which of the following strategies will
best help children construct their understanding of the concept?
A. Asking the children to identify the difference between the 2 shapes
B. Having the children say the pattern out loud as a group & again asking which
shape should be next
C. Asking the children to vote on which comes next
D. Continue pattern with square then circle & asking which seems best. - Correct
Answer-B
An understanding of which of the following mathematical concepts is most helpful
when working with probabilities?
A. place value
B. divisibility rules
C. factors and multiples
D. ratios and proportions - Correct Answer-D
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A teacher wants to help students develop their understanding of the relative
magnitude of numbers. Which of the following types of mathematics learning
materials would be most effective for the teacher to use for this purpose?
A. number lines
B. plastic coins
C. pattern blocks
D. number cubes - Correct Answer-A
Which of the following strategies is most appropriate for solving the problem
below?
One week Liam baked some cookies and gave half of them away. The next week
Liam baked twice as many cookies as the week before and gave half of them away.
The third week Liam again baked twice as many cookies as the week before and
gave half of them away. If Liam gave away 24 cookies the third week, how many
cookies did he give away altogether?
A. looking for a pattern
B. guessing and checking
C. working backward
D. solving a simpler problem - Correct Answer-C
With respect to mathematics instruction, a standardized developmental screening
test would be most appropriate for helping a second-grade teacher:
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PECT MODULE 3 EXAM NEWEST /PECT MODULE 3 PREPARATION
/PECT MODULE 3 PRACTICE EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A preschool child measures the length of a long rectangular block by lining up
several smaller blocks along the length of the longer block. This demonstrates that
the child has an understanding of which of the following measurement concepts?
A. Conservation
B. Unit iteration
C. Partitioning
D. Transitivity - Correct Answer-B
Which of the following math activities would be most appropriate for promoting
preschool students' skills in measurement?
A. Telling time to the nearest half hour on analog or digital clock.
B. Sequencing 3 different events that occur in the daily classroom routine.
C. Combining play coins in different ways to equal one dollar.
D. Using a ruler to measure the length of an object to the nearest quarter inch. -
Correct Answer-B
A preschool teacher wants to promote children's skills related to counting &
comparing numbers. Which of the following activities is most appropriate to use
for this purpose?
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A. Asking the children to look around the classroom for the largest numeral they
can find.
B. Letting the class vote on which book the teacher should read next and then
asking the class which book won based on the votes.
C. Having the class count the number of times a flipped coin comes up heads &
predicting whether or not heads will come up next flip.
D. Selecting 1 child each day to count the number of children in the class and set
out the appropriate number of cups - Correct Answer-B
A 3rd grade student is having difficulty solving word problems in math. Which of
the following strategies would be most helpful for the teacher to suggest first?
A. Restating the problem in his or her own words.
B. Determining whether there is extraneous information in the problem
C. Estimating what might be a reasonable answer to the problem.
D. Identifying 2 different strategies that might be helpful in solving the problem. -
Correct Answer-A
A teacher gives groups of students a number of triangles, squares and semicircles
& asks the students to combine these shapes to make as many different figures as
they can. This activity will help build a foundation for students' future
development of which of the following skills?
A. Generating rules for patterns made of shapes
B. Representing shapes on a coordinate grid
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C. Identifying 3-dimensional geometric shapes
D. Determine the area of irregular shapes - Correct Answer-D
A preschool teacher uses shapes to create a circle-circle-square, circle-circle-
square pattern. The teachers asks which shape should come next to continue the
pattern. Some say circle & some say square. Which of the following strategies will
best help children construct their understanding of the concept?
A. Asking the children to identify the difference between the 2 shapes
B. Having the children say the pattern out loud as a group & again asking which
shape should be next
C. Asking the children to vote on which comes next
D. Continue pattern with square then circle & asking which seems best. - Correct
Answer-B
An understanding of which of the following mathematical concepts is most helpful
when working with probabilities?
A. place value
B. divisibility rules
C. factors and multiples
D. ratios and proportions - Correct Answer-D
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A teacher wants to help students develop their understanding of the relative
magnitude of numbers. Which of the following types of mathematics learning
materials would be most effective for the teacher to use for this purpose?
A. number lines
B. plastic coins
C. pattern blocks
D. number cubes - Correct Answer-A
Which of the following strategies is most appropriate for solving the problem
below?
One week Liam baked some cookies and gave half of them away. The next week
Liam baked twice as many cookies as the week before and gave half of them away.
The third week Liam again baked twice as many cookies as the week before and
gave half of them away. If Liam gave away 24 cookies the third week, how many
cookies did he give away altogether?
A. looking for a pattern
B. guessing and checking
C. working backward
D. solving a simpler problem - Correct Answer-C
With respect to mathematics instruction, a standardized developmental screening
test would be most appropriate for helping a second-grade teacher:
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