PTK Practice Exam 1 Part 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which question is most likely to generate the widest range of answers and discussions among
students? - CORRECT ANSWER Why would the book have ended this way?
Question allows for both a wide range of answers and discussion of those answers. The
remaining answers limit the range of answers. "Why" questions tend to be the most open-
ended
Why should a teacher always spend time explaining classroom rules during the first few
days? - CORRECT ANSWER To establish clear expectations for performance and
behavior.
Students benefit from clear, firm guidelines from the outset. Rules should only be changed
when necessary.
Which method will BEST hold students accountable for their full participation in cooperative
learning groups? - CORRECT ANSWER Assign each student in the group a specific
role in accomplishing the objectives of the activity.
If each student has a role, then all students will be drawn into participating because they have
something to do. Grade students individually and in their group setting to promote group
work. Avoid students grading eachother.
When teachers share standardized test results with parents, there is a large amount of
information in the score report to be discussed. Which information will be of MOST use to
the typical parent? - CORRECT ANSWER Specific areas of academic strength and
weakness.
Parents generally benefit most from specific info about how to help their child succeed.
When parents know their child's weaknesses, they can emphasize working to improve them.
Other information doesn't help their child improve.
,Suppose your objective for a lesson is "The student will demonstrate an ability to differentiate
among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks." Which of the following is the BEST
activity for introducing students to the attributes of each type of rock? - CORRECT
ANSWER Students examine rocks belonging to each group and identify the
similarities and the differences. The activity is followed by a group discussion in which the
teacher brings out the important characteristics of each type.
Students learn best when actively involved. Don't want teacher to be more involved than the
students.
A group of students wants to produce an electronic magazine that publishes original student
writing and art. Their adviser is planning a unit to train them how to use a word-processing
application to create pages that include features such as images, multi-column layouts,
sidebars, headers, footers, links, and page backgrounds. Which of the following would be the
best culminating activity for this portion of the training? - CORRECT ANSWER Small
teams producing a document under proctored conditions, using specified features, within a
time limit.
Purpose of training is to prepare students to apply what they learn. The team and time limit
conditions make the performance more realistic; the whole activity promotes retaining and
transferring what has been learned. Written tests aren't ideal for gauging student mastery of a
process and since students are working in groups to produce the magazine, testing their solo
performance is unhelpful.
Which of the following is MOST likely to promote effective transfer of knowledge to
students? - CORRECT ANSWER Having students work on their own with specific
information related to a topic before giving an organizing lecture.
Studies show topics need to be organized and connected in order to promote transfer of
knowledge, but that a large number of topics covered quickly will hinder student transfer due
to lack of time to connect and organize the info. Open discussion not ideal because students
would need to have knowledge about topic before active participation.
Students are about to take a pencil and paper test. If there is time for only one of the
following, which would BEST prepare students for the test? - CORRECT
ANSWER Students should make a chart of the importance topics with notes on
subtopics below each.
, Organizational structures help students to connect and remember. Going over HW leaves
students to their own devices. Game and individual test-type questions could be helpful, but
would not give as much support as an organized chart.
Which of the following learning objectives uses a higher order thinking skill? - CORRECT
ANSWER Student creates a metaphor to describe an emotion.
Bloom's taxonomy identifies thinking skills in increasing order of sophistication as
knowledge. comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Answer requires
synthesis in order to complete the task.
Which of the following would provide the BEST introduction for a lesson on writing
bibliographic references? - CORRECT ANSWER Demonstrate to students the specific
procedure and order expected.
Writing bibliographic references is a procedure, and procedures are best taught through
demonstration. Teacher needs to specify important elements.
Which of the following phrases BEST completes the following sentence? "Vocabulary should
be taught..." - CORRECT ANSWER In every subject area in order for students to
master the subject matter
English department can't teach all of the vocab. "Hook" the words to vocabulary words
students already know and use those words in context. Don't teach vocab as it's own subject
area - it's rarely attained this way.
A social studies teacher wants students to consider the role of geography in population
patterns. She asks her class, "What role did geography play in the growth of Chicago as a
major U.S. city?" What should she do next? - CORRECT ANSWER Tell students not
to call out responses but to raise their hand when they think of an answer and wait to be
called on.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which question is most likely to generate the widest range of answers and discussions among
students? - CORRECT ANSWER Why would the book have ended this way?
Question allows for both a wide range of answers and discussion of those answers. The
remaining answers limit the range of answers. "Why" questions tend to be the most open-
ended
Why should a teacher always spend time explaining classroom rules during the first few
days? - CORRECT ANSWER To establish clear expectations for performance and
behavior.
Students benefit from clear, firm guidelines from the outset. Rules should only be changed
when necessary.
Which method will BEST hold students accountable for their full participation in cooperative
learning groups? - CORRECT ANSWER Assign each student in the group a specific
role in accomplishing the objectives of the activity.
If each student has a role, then all students will be drawn into participating because they have
something to do. Grade students individually and in their group setting to promote group
work. Avoid students grading eachother.
When teachers share standardized test results with parents, there is a large amount of
information in the score report to be discussed. Which information will be of MOST use to
the typical parent? - CORRECT ANSWER Specific areas of academic strength and
weakness.
Parents generally benefit most from specific info about how to help their child succeed.
When parents know their child's weaknesses, they can emphasize working to improve them.
Other information doesn't help their child improve.
,Suppose your objective for a lesson is "The student will demonstrate an ability to differentiate
among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks." Which of the following is the BEST
activity for introducing students to the attributes of each type of rock? - CORRECT
ANSWER Students examine rocks belonging to each group and identify the
similarities and the differences. The activity is followed by a group discussion in which the
teacher brings out the important characteristics of each type.
Students learn best when actively involved. Don't want teacher to be more involved than the
students.
A group of students wants to produce an electronic magazine that publishes original student
writing and art. Their adviser is planning a unit to train them how to use a word-processing
application to create pages that include features such as images, multi-column layouts,
sidebars, headers, footers, links, and page backgrounds. Which of the following would be the
best culminating activity for this portion of the training? - CORRECT ANSWER Small
teams producing a document under proctored conditions, using specified features, within a
time limit.
Purpose of training is to prepare students to apply what they learn. The team and time limit
conditions make the performance more realistic; the whole activity promotes retaining and
transferring what has been learned. Written tests aren't ideal for gauging student mastery of a
process and since students are working in groups to produce the magazine, testing their solo
performance is unhelpful.
Which of the following is MOST likely to promote effective transfer of knowledge to
students? - CORRECT ANSWER Having students work on their own with specific
information related to a topic before giving an organizing lecture.
Studies show topics need to be organized and connected in order to promote transfer of
knowledge, but that a large number of topics covered quickly will hinder student transfer due
to lack of time to connect and organize the info. Open discussion not ideal because students
would need to have knowledge about topic before active participation.
Students are about to take a pencil and paper test. If there is time for only one of the
following, which would BEST prepare students for the test? - CORRECT
ANSWER Students should make a chart of the importance topics with notes on
subtopics below each.
, Organizational structures help students to connect and remember. Going over HW leaves
students to their own devices. Game and individual test-type questions could be helpful, but
would not give as much support as an organized chart.
Which of the following learning objectives uses a higher order thinking skill? - CORRECT
ANSWER Student creates a metaphor to describe an emotion.
Bloom's taxonomy identifies thinking skills in increasing order of sophistication as
knowledge. comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Answer requires
synthesis in order to complete the task.
Which of the following would provide the BEST introduction for a lesson on writing
bibliographic references? - CORRECT ANSWER Demonstrate to students the specific
procedure and order expected.
Writing bibliographic references is a procedure, and procedures are best taught through
demonstration. Teacher needs to specify important elements.
Which of the following phrases BEST completes the following sentence? "Vocabulary should
be taught..." - CORRECT ANSWER In every subject area in order for students to
master the subject matter
English department can't teach all of the vocab. "Hook" the words to vocabulary words
students already know and use those words in context. Don't teach vocab as it's own subject
area - it's rarely attained this way.
A social studies teacher wants students to consider the role of geography in population
patterns. She asks her class, "What role did geography play in the growth of Chicago as a
major U.S. city?" What should she do next? - CORRECT ANSWER Tell students not
to call out responses but to raise their hand when they think of an answer and wait to be
called on.
