GACE questions I missed

How well does John know this week's key history concepts?

A formal, teacher-made assessment should be used to answer which of the following questions?

to entertain

A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s.

validity

A student complains that only 10 questions on a 100-question test were taken from the material assigned to study for the test. The student is questioning the test's _____.

Biography

An example of nonfiction as narrative writing is?

students work together to accomplish a goal

Cooperative learning occurs when _____.

encourage shy students to interact with their peers

One benefit of integrating Web 2.0 technologies in the classroom is that they can _____.

True

True or False: Rerun is not a word part?

what is the mood of this piece

Which of the following is a question we should ask ourselves when editing the work of others?

biography

Which term listed below is not an organizational pattern in writing?

Process writing

A 1989 Honda Accord repair book is an example of what type of writing?

Interviews with other children

All of the following are examples of how information is collected for an ecological assessment, EXCEPT:

Informed opinion

An ( ) is based on all information from both sides of an argument

advance organizer

An analogy comparing something that is seemingly unrelated to the new topic. can be used as an example for

summative

An assessment used to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction at the end of a specific course is referred to as a _____ assessment.

Extinction

Consistently ignoring the problematic behavior to avoid sending mixed messages and being aware that this technique may take a long time to be effective utilizes what technique

It said they were to be treated 'decently', but in reality, even this minimal protection was not honored.

How did the Northwest Ordinance affect the treatment of Native Americans?

Both men were useful in the war effort and contributed, although most believe that von Steuben was not truly a baron.

How does the role of Marquis de Lafayette in the American Revolution compare to that of Baron von Steuben?

Both battles were won by the French, and they gained control of Yorktown.

How was the Battle of the Chesapeake similar to the Battle of Yorktown?

Plot

If you read a story where the characters sat around and did nothing, what component of narrative writing are you missing?

The teacher wants to make observations of students' social interactions with other children

Informal assessments should be used when _____.

inductive

Kate noticed that all of the desks in her math and science classrooms are blue. She concludes that all of the desks in all of the classrooms must also be blue. This is an example of what type of reasoning _____.

pedagogical content knowledge

Kevin's ESL students are struggling with the present perfect tense. He shows them a diagram to help them understand how and when present perfect is used, and he gives them examples of the verb tense in context. Kevin is displaying _____.

Applying

Marcos just learned how to calculate averages in his math class and now he is using this knowledge to compute his GPA. What level of Bloom's taxonomy is demonstrated in this example?

reciprocal teaching

Mark, Justin, and Ashley meet at the end of class and discuss the lesson. They take turns sharing their opinion of the content, asking questions, and leading discussion. This is an example of which type of cooperative learning?

Token economy

Mr. Runningbear has a classroom reward system in which students earn one replica dollar each time they complete their homework on time. Students can then use these dollars to purchase items such as stickers or posters from a classroom store. Which technique is used in this example?

specific aptitude

Mr. Thomas uses an assessment to evaluate his students' knowledge and abilities in Art. He is using a _____ assessment.

Test items at later points in the test that seem to take into account how well he did on earlier items.

Ravi is taking part in adaptive testing. Which of the following will he most likely encounter?

Groups of students create blogs and other groups of students reply to them

Select the example where Web 2.0 technologies are being used to foster collaborative learning.

Punctuation

Symbols that add structure and expression to writing is

In 1781, after territorial disputes had been solved

The Articles of Confederation were ratified:

Intolerable Acts

The Coercive Acts together with the Quebec Act were dubbed the ( ), and many Americans decided that regional protests weren't working. It was time to unite.

Persuasive writing

This is an example of what type of writing? "This supplement will improve your dog's mobility by 65% in under 2 weeks."

An essay

This type of writing is most likely to be written in order in importance

time period between the teacher's question and the student response

Wait time 1 is defined as the _____.

Narrative writing is an entertaining detailed story of events.

What is a narrative writing?

Questioning

What is not an type of persuasion?

Ion

What is the suffix in the word "telecommunication"?

Content and grammar

What two types of editing do we engage in when editing the work of others

Involve students in the creation of rules and consequences

When creating classroom rules, teachers should:

A non-powered device that multiplies or changes the direction of a force

Which best describes a simple machine?

Physical and visual tools that students can handle to help them learn a concept

Which of the following best defines manipulatives in education?

Paul Revere warned Concord that the British were coming that night.

Which of the following is FALSE about the Shot heard around the world?

The Battle of Saratoga

Which of the following is considered the most significant political victory of the Revolutionary War?

There are many different ways to define curriculum.

Which of the following is true about curriculum?

Computers

Which tool can help a teacher produce lessons or, through connecting with a projector, show the classroom educational content?

America and Britain

Which two nations benefited the most from 1783's Peace of Paris?

He was a French general who helped plan the Battle of Yorktown.

Who is Marquis de Lafayette?

Because he didn't have any support in Parliament or among the English people.

Why couldn't King George send additional troops to Yorktown?

Because he didn't know that the Americans had their own intelligence network.

Why did Thomas Gage's plan to destroy the weapons that the Massachusetts militia was stockpiling in Concord fail?

The British were trying to break through the siege lines around Boston.

Why did the Battle of Bunker Hill occur?

Because of its strategic importance and its arsenal.

Why was it significant for the Americans to obtain Fort Ticonderoga?

They appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental army.

Why was the Second Continental Congress significant?

The U.S. economy was prospering and industry was growing.

Why was the United States adamant about practicing isolationism prior to entering World War I?

Because they did not expect Washington to cross the Delaware River and attack in the middle of a stormy Christmas night

Why were the British caught off guard at the Battle of Trenton?

Many

Writing has ( ) styles and purposes in formal and informal settings

Interactive Instruction

You coach a basketball team, and one of your players asks you if he's shooting the ball correctly. You model the correct form and explain the technique to him. This is an example of _____.