| Question 1 | 5 / 5 points |
"I eated it all up!" said Jimmy. Mrs. Newman, his teacher, should say:
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| "Jimmy, say that again, but instead of saying, 'I eated it all up!' say, 'I ate it all up!'" | ||
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| "You eated it all up? That's great!" | ||
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| "You ate it all up? Was it delicious?" | ||
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| "That isn't the right way to say that. Try again." | ||
| Question 2 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Evidence has shown that alphabet letter names and sounds should be taught __________ to produce better results.
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| in large group settings | ||
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| simultaneously | ||
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| letter names first | ||
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| sounds first | ||
| Question 3 | 5 / 5 points | ||
When a teacher notices that the children do not understand a new word he has used, he can:
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| say it louder and more clearly. | ||
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| drop it from his vocabulary until the children can understand it. | ||
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| write it on the chalkboard and discuss it with them. | ||
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| define the word using terms children understand. | ||
| Question 4 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The four types of play are motor play, pretend play, construction play, and:
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| games. | ||
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| academic play. | ||
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| teacher-directed play. | ||
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| None of the above | ||
| Question 5 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The first language arts skill that children learn is:
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| speaking. | ||
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| listening. | ||
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| writing. | ||
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| reading. | ||
| Question 6 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Scaffolding is a technique that does NOT include:
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| teacher-directed instruction for problem solving. | ||
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| open-ended questions. | ||
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| facilitation of the child's initiatives. | ||
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| responsive conversation. | ||
| Question 7 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The three steps to teach word-learning while reading aloud are:
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| model, practice, and guide. | ||
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| guide, practice, and model. | ||
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| model, guide, and practice. | ||
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| guide, model, and practice. | ||
| Question 8 | 5 / 5 points | ||
An appropriate word to teach preschoolers, with repetition and examples, would be:
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| cocoon. | ||
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| motorized. | ||
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| abdomen. | ||
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| All of the above | ||
| Question 9 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Early childhood programs affected by the No Child Left Behind Act:
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| are accountable for providing data that show children's progress. | ||
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| are exempt from assessing young children. | ||
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| are required to use standardized assessment tests. | ||
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| have ignored testing requirements. | ||
| Question 10 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Listening activities should be:
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| in a small area with the least number of distractions. | ||
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| on the floor, in a corner of the room. | ||
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| in a large area for children to have space and feel comfortable. | ||
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| kept on a one-to-one basis with teacher and student. | ||
| Question 11 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The No Child Left Behind Act (2002) has led to:
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| a large jump in test scores in reading ability. | ||
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| testing, observation, and documentation activities in publicly supported early childhood centers. | ||
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| preschools giving more attention to physical skills. | ||
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| less teacher training. | ||
| Question 12 | 5 / 5 points | ||
A personal resource file is suggested in the text because:
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| it is hard to remember all of the interesting activity ideas one encounters. | ||
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| good activities can be presented over and over and will get you through your first year of teaching. | ||
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| there is a limited supply of appropriate language arts activities. | ||
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| None of the above | ||
| Question 13 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Activities such as asking a child, "Which word does not belong: cat, hat, bat, ham, sat?" encourages children to have:
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| initial sound recognition. | ||
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| alliteration. | ||
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| rhyming skills. | ||
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| phonemic awareness. | ||
| Question 14 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Mr. Carter keeps background music playing softly all day in his classroom. He hopes that the children develop __________ listening skills because of it.
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| creative | ||
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| purposeful | ||
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| discriminative | ||
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| appreciative | ||
| Question 15 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Language arts are:
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| best incorporated throughout all lessons. | ||
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| ignored during science and number-related lessons. | ||
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| best learned in discussion groups. | ||
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| best instructed during a language arts planned time of day. | ||
| Question 16 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Neuroscientists agree that information __________ is among the easiest information to remember.
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| repeated each morning | ||
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| set to music | ||
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| taught in group time | ||
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| learned at home | ||
| Question 17 | 5 / 5 points | ||
A topic web used for developing a theme is a:
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| visual outline concerning a specific topic. | ||
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| pictorial method identifying possibilities. | ||
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| helpful road map for some teachers. | ||
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| All of the above | ||
| Question 18 | 5 / 5 points | ||
In __________, children are involved in program planning, decision making, implementation, and evaluation.
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| curriculum web planning | ||
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| thematic unit instruction | ||
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| the project approach | ||
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| teacher-prepared lesson planning | ||
| Question 19 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Miss Oakley enjoys water skiing. It is __________ that she share her skiing interest with her students.
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| appropriate | ||
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| inappropriate | ||
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| discouraged | ||
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| required | ||
| Question 20 | 5 / 5 points | ||
A child's literacy portfolio does not usually include:
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| photographs of the child's work. |
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| any literacy accomplishments. |
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| standardized test results. |
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| items in chronological order.
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