EC-6 Study Questions

Students are measuring various objects around the classroom. A pencil measures 8 ⅜ inches while a pair of scissors measures 5 ½ inches. How much longer is the pencil than the pair of scissors?

2 ⅞ inches

What is the perimeter of a square with an area of 81 cm2?

36 cm

Which of the following would be most likely to develop over the ocean in the tropics?

Hurricane

Which of the following units is most appropriate to measure the volume of a solid?

cubic centimeters

Stuart needs to run by the store on his way to school. He begins at home, which on a coordinate plane is represented by the point (0,4). He walks to the store, which is the equivalent of walking 2 units right and 4 units down. After grabbing something to eat for lunch, he walks 3 units to the left and 5 units up to school. What point represents the school?

(-1, 5)

Matthias, a fourth-grader, wants to find 20% of 70, using mental math. Which of the following numbers is best for Matthias to use to multiply by 70 to find the correct answer?

0.2

Which of these has the greatest value?

0.435

Tia participates in marching band before school and plays volleyball after school. She arrived at school at 6:52am today and did not leave until 5:34pm. How many hours and minutes did she spend on the school campus?

10 hours 42 minutes

Julie brings and eats one-third of a sandwich every day for lunch. If she made 11 sandwiches this month, how many lunches did she bring? Which of the following expressions would be a correct computation for the answer to the problem above?

11 ÷ 1/3

A class is learning about proportions and ratios, so the teacher decides to use the data about students in the local high school. There are 500-600 students and 29 - 32% of the student body participates in athletics. Which of the following is the most reasonable estimate of the number of students who are considered athletes?

175

According to the graph, which of the following conclusions can be reached?

Myanmar's income increased at a faster rate than Vietnam from 1993-2003.

A teacher writes the problem shown below on the board for a warm-up. 7x + 4 - 3x + 2 = 127x+4−3x+2=12 She asks students to combine like terms as the first step in solving the problem. Which equation demonstrates an understanding of the first step? x = 2

4x+6=12

What is the mode of the data set? 22 23 30 38 45 46 48 55 55 60 61 63 67 70 77 80 93 95 97 99 100

55

A classroom is 7.5 meters wide. How many centimeters wide is the room?

750 cm

Shep has the numbers 1 through 8 to arrange in the largest possible number with each numeral only being used once. The 8 must be in the ten-thousands place. What number did he create?

76,584,321

Student groups are given a six-sided die, with each side labeled a number 1 through 6. Each student group rolls the die 75 times and records the number that is rolled. If there are 8 groups of students participating in this activity, which of the following is most likely the total number of times a 4 was rolled?

98

Which of the following provides an example of Newton's first law of motion that states an object in motion will remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force?

A ball rolls across the floor until the force of friction between the ball and the floor slows it down.

Janeth is at the lake with her friends on a beautiful day. By evening, she and her friends are hurrying towards shelter from an oncoming thunderstorm. What is the most likely cause of this sudden thunderstorm?

A cold air front has met a warm air front and forced the warm air up. The moisture in the air condensed into thunderheads.

The coach can observe a mature motor pattern when students playing kickball do which of the following?

A player continues the motion through the kick in the direction that they are kicking the ball.

After teaching a unit on evolution, Mrs. Reed asks her students to write a paragraph on the likely reason that modern African Elephants have big ears while Asian Elephants have smaller ears. One of her students turns in the following: "All elephants had small ears. One year, it was very hot in Africa. Some of the African elephants started to grow bigger ears to help release more heat and cool off. The elephants that grew the biggest ears lived and were able to have more offspring. The offspring were born with the bigger ears from their parents." What is the student's misconception?

Acquired traits are passed onto offspring.

Which of the following responses is the main reason someone would include an activity like yoga or Pilates in their fitness program?

Activities like yoga or Pilates increase flexibility and help to prevent injury to joints and muscles.

A third-grade teacher would like to assess each student's ability to summarize a short story she has read aloud to the class. Which one of the following activities should the teacher use to determine her students' mastery of this skill?

After reading the story, have students recall the main points of the story by writing them down in their journals.

Certain plant species can reproduce asexually through the processes of budding or through spore dispersal. Which of the following is a disadvantage for plants that employ this type of reproduction?

All offspring are genetically identical, so a disease can wipe out an entire population.

Which statement explains a direct correlation between form and function in the structure of the circulatory system?

Arteries spread into tiny capillaries, increasing the surface area for gas exchange.

A teacher asks each small group of students to build a balance from pins, straws, wooden blocks, paper, and tape. Some of the groups try ideas that do not work. Which of the following teacher actions will best encourage these students to think critically while solving problems?

Ask students what they have tried, what happened, and what other thoughts they had.

Coach Keys is doing an activity with her fourth-grade physical education students. She has each student pair up with a peer to complete the activity. First student A will stand with their feet together, and student B will attempt to gently push student A off balance. Then student A will move their feet shoulders-width apart and student B will again lightly touch their partner in the same manner. Students then will swap places and repeat the activity. At the end of the activity Coach Keys leads a discussion about in which position it was easier to maintain balance. This activity is teaching which concept below?

Balance is improved if you widen your base.

Which of the following is used by plants during photosynthesis?

Carbon dioxide

The 4th-grade students are going on a field trip to the science museum. There are 4 classes with 23 students and 3 adults in each class. They will take 5 buses with an equal number of people on each bus. How many people will be on each bus? Which of the following statements about the solution must be true?

Because of the real-world context, the solution must belong to all the set of all natural numbers. Therefore the solution is unacceptable.

Which of the following scenarios would best illustrate to 6th-grade students the economic principle of scarcity?

Both Hailey and Sheila want to purchase a pair of shoes, of which only one is available at their local store.

For a class experiment, Mark pollinates two red flowering plants. One of the plants created produces white flowers. Which of the following is an inference Mark could make?

Both parents were hybrids and carried one recessive allele for the recessive trait.

Students are about to begin a research report on an assigned topic. Which of the following steps should the students perform first in order to successfully research and write the report?

Brainstorm a list of what is already known about the assigned topic.

Which could be used as a secondary source when teaching students about the American Revolution?

a section about the Taxation Act from a history textbook

Which culture is credited with developing the use of negative numbers?

Chinese

Ms. Medure's fourth-grade class is studying volcanoes. She chooses to have her students build papier-mâché models of volcanoes, both to help them learn volcanic structure and also to help them learn the benefits and limitations of scientific models. In addition to building the models, which of the following activities best supports her learning goals about scientific models?

Class discussions on how the models are like and different from real volcanoes.

Thomas Paine wrote which of the following Revolution-era texts?

Common Sense

Mr. James plans to assess his students' knowledge during a unit on linear functions and would like feedback from the students on how well they feel they are learning the concepts. Which of the following assessment would be the most appropriate for Mr. James to use during the unit?

Daily open-ended formative assessment in which the students complete a problem, with justification and any questions they still have about the material from that day.

Which of the following activities would best allow a teacher to demonstrate an appreciation for cultural diversity in a math class?

Discuss the average wage and cost of living for cities around the world.

Which of the following could be an unintended effect of eliminating tariffs on a particular good?c

Domestic markets cannot compete with foreign markets.

Which of the responses below complete the blank lines in this table? Quarter note 1 beat _______ note 3 beats Eighth rest ½ beat Sixteenth rest _______ beat(s)

Dotted half note; ¼ beat

Someone studying the geography of south and east Asia would focus on the impact and importance of all of the following, except: Select all answers that apply.

Fertile Crescent Ural Mountains

In relation to the elements of art, which statement is true concerning SHAPE and FORM?

Forms have shape but shapes do not necessarily have form.

A student in a social studies class has selected the Korean War as a topic for his research paper. What should his first step be?

Formulate questions to focus his research

A teacher has presented adding fractions to her class and they have used manipulatives to gain a basic understanding. What is the next step in the learning process?

Give the students fraction addition problems using numbers instead of manipulatives.

Sally would like to measure the volume of liquid water produced by a reaction. Which of the following tools would be most appropriate for her to use?

Graduated cylinder

Mrs. McKenzie wants her students to understand that theatre has had an impact throughout history and on many different cultures through the telling of stories. Which of the following activities would best promote this concept among students?

Have each student research a notable story to find the culture and significance of the story, then have the student read aloud the story and their research findings

Mrs. Spisak's goal in this lesson is to have her students use calculators to develop financial literacy. Which of the following activities best addresses this goal?

Have students calculate sales tax and discounts on grocery store items.

A sixth-grade teacher is determined to help her students become more proficient spellers. Which of the following strategies would be least effective in promoting students' spelling abilities?

Have students write all their spelling words at least thirty times.

An elementary school coach has several students in her class with asthma. Which of the following activities is important for her to do in order to include these students?

Include a warm-up and cool-down activity with low intensity to lessen the likelihood of triggering exercise-induced asthma.

The decision to open a new automobile manufacturing plant in a Midwestern state is likely to lead to all of the following EXCEPT:

Increase in affordable housing options

A reading teacher has built 50 minutes into her weekly schedule each week for students to read a book of their choice. What is the biggest benefit of using class time for student-led independent reading?

It promotes the idea that reading is pleasurable and enjoyable.

Mrs. Conner wants to pre-assess the class regarding their knowledge of the periodic table of elements, inquire about their interest in the subject, then follow up with what students have learned. Which of the following formative assessment tools would be a good choice for Mrs. Conner?

K-W-L chart

Water can get into the cracks in rocks and freeze. The water expands as it freezes, forcing the rocks apart and breaking them. This is an example of which process?

Mechanical weathering

Which of the following changes came to European society as a result of the spread of capitalism in the 19th century?

Migration to cities increased as more people sought work in skilled trades.

Mr. Yu is working with his fourth-grade class on presentation skills like speed, volume, and eye contact. Which strategy could he use to allow students to evaluate their own progress in these areas?

Record students presenting and replay the video for self-assessment.

Migration to cities increased as more people sought work in skilled trades.

Moses Austin secured a empresarial grant

According to the map, which of the following is an accurate description of population density in China?

Most individuals in China reside in cities in the south and east.

A third-grade teacher plans a lesson that consists of the following activities: 1. Students will feel a sample of polar bear fur, ice, and down feathers. 2. After reading the book Animals in the Tundra, the students will be asked to create an outline for an essay about polar bears or snow buntings. 3. The students will exchange papers and read for any extraneous information followed by the writer making appropriate changes. 4. The teacher will then take a daily grade for the rough draft with the corrections of any grammatical errors. How is this unit an example of individualized writing instruction?

NOT Each essay is assessing a particular strength and weakness of the student.

A fifth-grade teacher reads a short story to the class. After the reading, the teacher projects a paragraph on the board that contains an argument between the two characters. The teacher models how she analyzes the text in order to make inferences about the characters' motivations in the excerpt. Next, she projects the paragraph from the end of the story where the character's conflict is resolved. She asks the students to work in pairs to similarly analyze the new paragraph. In what way is this activity designed to impact student literacy?

NOT Improve student understanding of plot structure in fiction narratives. Maybe Build student independence in close reading a text.

A fourth-grade teacher reserves time each day for her students to write about their reading in their reader's notebook. Today, she asks them to answer the following three questions: 1. What is one event or idea from your reading that connects to another text you have read? Explain the connection. 2. Describe a chapter, paragraph, or sentence from your reading that reminded you of a personal experience. Explain the connection. 3. Think about your reading. Identify one aspect of the book that has impacted the way your see or understand something in the world, outside of things you have personally experienced. Explain the connection. This activity is designed to:

NOT be a reflective experience to help students brainstorm for their own writing.

Which of the following would be a component of effective vocabulary instruction?

NOT circling words that you do not understand while you read. Maybe the study of roots, prefixes, and suffixes

A third-grade teacher is going to read a story about two children visiting the aquarium. Which of the following activities is the best way to introduce the text to promote comprehension?

NOT have students write about their own experiences with aquatic animals Maybe complete a KWL chart

Many rodents living in the Sahara Desert have sand-colored hair. Which of the following best explains this phenomenon?

Natural selection favors this color.

A first-grade teacher wants to teach the difference between half notes and quarter notes. Which of the following would be the most effective instructional strategy?

One half of the class claps half notes while the other class claps twice for every half note.

Mr. Michaels is working to improve the quality of discussions in his class. While he can usually count on having plenty of student share their ideas on a topic, they tend to simply share their answer instead of responding to or building on the ideas of other students. Which of the following strategies would help develop this skill? Select all answers that apply.

Organize the room in a way that allows students to see each other while speaking, like a circle. Provide direct instruction on appropriate ways to disagree with a classmate's comments. Provide sentence stems that promote a summary of the previous speaker's thoughts.

The United States Supreme Court Decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned a precedent set by which previous case?

Plessy v. Ferguson

Which of the following best represents the importance of proper nutrition for a healthy lifestyle?

Proper nutrition can reduce the risk of illness and chronic disease.

A teacher needs to make accommodations to a nonfiction reading comprehension assignment for an English language learner who is in the beginning stages of language development. Which accommodation would be most appropriate for this student's ability level?

Provide a graphic organizer and simple, direct instructions.

Mrs. Cates has assigned a group project that requires students to create multimedia presentations about a historical event that was an effect of the Civil War. The students' presentations contain many graphics and large fonts but lack quality content. Mrs. Cates decides that for future projects she will need to make an adjustment to the project requirements and expectations. Of the following, which would be the most effective strategy to promote quality content among student projects?

Provide a rubric with clear expectations and requirements.

A sixth-grade social studies teacher is preparing a lesson plan to help students identify the names and locations of mountain ranges and major rivers in India. He plans to project a picture of the country with mountain ranges and rivers labeled, and has prepared a short lecture explaining the impact of these land formations on life in India. Which of the following additional activities should the teacher add in order to reach all types of learners?

Provide outlines of India and two colors of playdough to each student; ask them to form and place the rivers and mountains into their correct locations.

A fourth-grade student is an avid reader and is constantly asking to go to the library to pick out new books. The student only chooses fiction adventure stories to read independently. Which of the following best explains one reason the teacher should encourage the student to explore other genres?

Reading various genres will improve vocabulary by exposing him to different words, and it will help him become a stronger reader of all genres.

In Mrs. Deaver's fifth-grade classroom, many students seem to enjoy using a word-processing program for writing. However, there are only four computers in the room. How could the teacher best make use of the limited classroom computer access?

Reserve computers for revisions; facilitate student rotations with a computer station to provide time for all students.

Which of the following correctly identifies the body of water that serves as the border between Texas and Mexico?

Rio Grande

Which of the following is a key characteristic of scientific inquiry?

Scientific theories are open to change as new information is discovered.

Which of the following animals would be a secondary consumer in a food chain?

Sea otter, eating sea urchins

Mrs. Kwasny is ready to begin a unit on public speaking. What way could she most effectively demonstrate and introduce good presentation skills?

Show short videos on topics the students are interested in that demonstrate good speaking and presentation skills, and then follow up with a discussion on what the speaker did well.

Before beginning a new unit, a teacher provides her class with a list of new vocabulary terms they will encounter. Other than defining the words as they are used and front loading lessons with new vocabulary, which activity would help students successfully identify and understand the words in context?

Sorting words based on similarities in structure, meaning, or parts of speech.

Which of the following is true about stars?

Star color is dependent upon their temperature.

A kindergarten student is having difficulty throwing an overhand ball. He is keeping his feet still and aiming his throwing arm down. The ball is going straight to the ground. Which of the following should the physical education teacher suggest?

Step forward with the foot opposite your throwing arm, put the ball back by your ear, follow through with your arm in front of you, not aiming down.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the type of skill required to complete the activity?

Students must have dynamic balance skills in order to ride a bicycle.

Which of the following is an accurate expectation for dance teachers to include in any dance curriculum?

Students should be exposed to a wide variety of styles of dance and diverse traditions and practices. Teachers should instill in students a curiosity and interest in folk and classical forms. - i think

Which statement does not accurately describe aspects of physical development?

Students with special needs will not pass through all the physical development stages with their peers.

Ms. Ader wants her students to develop an understanding of how to write for different audiences. Which of the following writing activities will best address this goal?

Students write to a friend about their school experiences so far. Students then rewrite the letter for their teacher.

Ms. Swanson wants to teach an art lesson that includes a wide variety of cultures. Which of the following the least effective method for creating this lesson?

Take students on a field trip to the local museum to see paintings by European Masters.

In an elementary physical education class, which of the following should be the focus for a teacher when choosing instructional activities?

Teachers should choose inclusive instructional activities that can be altered for students with diverse abilities.

A fifth-grade teacher would like to preserve instruction time by only testing the class's reading level twice, once at the beginning of the year to guide instruction and once at the end of the year to measure their growth. Which of the following best explains why this is would not be a reasonable change in testing expectations?

Testing a student's reading level during the year provides data on whether current instructional practices are working and presents the opportunity for teachers to better match students with appropriately leveled texts.

Many students reach an incorrect answer when multiplying two-digit numbers, as shown in the work here. Which of the following is mostly likely the error made by students? 17x13 = 321 +170 = 491

The 20 composed from the multiplication of 3 ones and 7 ones was not carried and therefore caused the error in the final answer.

How does the song "The Old Chisholm Trail" promote the heritage of Texas?

The Chisholm Trail was traversed by ranchers driving cattle from Texas to Kansas.

Which one of the following was not one of the ways that the Catholic Church influenced developments in medieval Europe?

The Church created social mobility by promoting church leaders from poor and uneducated families.

The Texas Declaration of Independence included grievances against Mexico. Which of the following was among the reasons given?

The Mexican government implemented oppressive tariffs.

The song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is most closely associated with which of the following?

The NAACP and the Civil Rights Movement

Which of the following was caused by the annexation of Texas by the United States?

The United States and Mexico declared war on each other.

This equation demonstrates which of the following properties? (4 × 7) × 8 = 4 × (7 × 8)(4×7)×8=4×(7×8)

The associative property of multiplication

The student is expected to determine the value of a collection of coins and bills. Which of the following is an example of a clear learning goal for the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) skill stated above?

The learner will understand and explain the total amount of money they have when given money manipulatives.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the earth, sun, and moon?

The moon orbits the earth and both orbit the sun together.

A mature motor pattern for the volleyball skill of "bumping" or "forearm pass" includes which of the following?

The player continues the motion through the ball in the direction that they are bumping the ball.

Ginny and Carter are learning about probability and their teacher hands them a bag with 18 red marbles and 10 green marbles. Ginny draws 2 red marbles and keeps them on her desk. Carter wants to draw green marbles on his turn. How did the probability of drawing a green marble change from when Ginny drew her marbles to when Carter will draw?

The probability of drawing a green marble increased.

Which of the following is a reason that paired student discussion of a text would improve their reading comprehension of the text?

The student must clarify their own understanding in order to explain it to someone else.

A small group of ELL students is struggling with recognizing how printed words and spoken language are related. Which activity below would best help the students develop this skill?

The teacher reading aloud a familiar story to the group and pointing out the text and punctuation marks as she reads.

Which of the following can be true of compressional waves with a high frequency?

They are sound waves with a high pitch.

Which of the following is not true of compounds?

They cannot contain more than one element.

Students in Mrs. Wilson's class have mastered multiplication and have been introduced to division. Mrs. Wilson gave a test over introductory concepts in division and found that a number of students struggled. Which of the following strategies is best to help improve the students' understanding of division?

Use manipulatives to model division and connect it to multiplication.

A fourth-grade teacher wants to provide realistic experiences in the understanding and development of graphic representations. After she models the development of a class birthday month bar chart, the teacher assigns her students to choose a question to investigate in order to develop their own bar chart. Which of the following questions would be least appropriate for students to investigate for the purpose of developing a graph?

What do you like best about school?

Use the following image to answer the question that follows. Saxophone Which of the following families would the instrument above belong to?

Woodwind

Which of the following will most likely result in a price decrease AND sales decrease in the market for tennis racquets?

a decrease in demand for tennis racquets

Which lesson could Mrs. Swanson use to help her sixth-grade students learn to write complex sentences?

a lesson where students take example compound sentences and turn them into complex sentences

Based on the hierarchy illustrated, government in feudal Japan would best be classified as:

a monarchy

In which of the following situations is estimation least appropriate?

a mother giving medication to her child with a cough

When teaching a lesson on including direct quotes in student writing, Mr. Keating reminds students to include a dialogue tag when incorporating direct quotes. Which of the following describes a dialogue tag?

a phrase, like he said or she said

Which of the following texts would be the best choice to accurately assess a third grade ELL student's reading comprehension?

a story about an elementary student struggling with friend conflict in school

A history teacher is preparing a unit on the Civil War. Which of the following activities would work best for a formative assessment?

a think-pair-share on the outcomes of the Civil War group presentations on the cause and effect of various Civil War battles a class-wide word cloud exercise on the causes of the Civil War

Human settlement requires all of the following except:

access to entertainment

Which of the following will best support early elementary students in the prewriting stage of the writing process?

allowing students to use verbal communication to plan their writing by talking through their ideas

During the week, the teacher has students use a ruler to measure various objects. They begin with measuring straight lines and then move on to shapes and 3-D figures. At the end of the week, students are asked to research careers in which the mathematical ideas explored during the week could be used. Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates how the math concept explored in class is applied to a career context?

an architect drawing plans for a new house

While reviewing a student's ELA work, the teacher asks herself these questions: - Is the textbook too difficult for this student to understand? - Are there any students who do not understand sentence formation? - Is the student encountering difficulty with more than one word out of every twenty? Which of the following is the teacher most likely trying to do?

analyze the student's errors to determine possible changes in instruction

Which of the following activities will best allow students to self-identify their misconceptions?

applying the scientific method to an idea in class and designing an experiment

During a unit on cell structures, a teacher would like to gauge student understanding. Which of the following formative assessments would be most useful for this purpose?

asking the students to collaborate with partners and create a Venn diagram of organelles and which types of cells they belong to

Use the image below to answer the question that follows. This work of art best represents the principle of:

asymmetry or irregularity.

Use the image below to answer the following question. This image is an excellent example of which of the Principles of Art?

balance or symmetry

Mrs. Wilhelm is teaching a lesson on surface area. Every time a student raises their hand to answer, Mrs. Wilhelm addresses them by name and says that she appreciates how they participate in class. She also offers small candies for challenge questions. Which learning theory best matches Mrs. Wilhelm's teaching method?

behaviorism learning theory

Which of the following is the the correct order of organization, from smallest to largest, within animals?

cell, tissue, organ, organ system

Which of the following structures can be found in animal cells but not in plant cells?

centrioles

The rusting of an iron chain can be classified as which of the following?

chemical change

Which of the following is the principal type of energy is stored in a AA battery?

chemical potential energy

Which of the following economics systems aims to place ownership of the means of production in the hands of the public via the state?

communism

A music teacher is working through a unit on intervals, music notation, and music forms with upper elementary students. Which of the following methods provide the most effective instruction and make the most efficient use of time while providing immediate feedback?

computers with music programs for students - i think

While reading aloud in front of the class, the teacher comes across the word "desirable." The teacher then points to clues in the surrounding text that help the students to understand what "desirable" means. What is the teacher modeling?

contextual analysis

Which of the following mediums would an elementary art teacher most likely use to introduce her students to the exploration of lines as an element of art?

crayons

Which one of the following was not considered a factor in the fall of the Roman Empire?

decline in patriotic and moral sentiment due to an increasing divide between the upper and lower classes

A student needs to be able to fluently read a text in order to refocus their attention on which of the following tasks?

determining the main idea

During the revising stage of the writing process, which of the following would be most beneficial for students?

holding peer conferences

At the conclusion of a fiction reading unit, a fifth-grade teacher chooses a complex literary text for students to read with a partner. Halfway through the story, the teacher checks the students' ability to make educated inferences about future events in the story. To best assess this skill, the teacher should ask questions that lead students to:

draw conclusions based on background knowledge and text evidence.

Which of the following environmental conditions might cause a farmer utilize drip irrigation systems?

drought

An elementary teacher should teach students to determine the functions and purposes of media. These include which of the following?

education, information, and persuasion

A teacher is reading aloud to her class. At the end of a paragraph, she stops to ask the students a question like, "Where do you think the tiger is headed now?" In asking a question like this, the teacher is trying to:

encourage students to make predictions based on textual evidence.

Of the following, which contributes the most to water pollution in streams?

fertilizers and pesticides

Students are separating costs of running a concession stand into expenses that depend on sales volume and those that do not. What concept does the teacher want students to understand through this activity?

fixed and variable expenses

The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, passed during Reconstruction, extended civil and legal protections to which of the following groups?

former slaves

Which of the following rights or freedoms is guaranteed by the First Amendment?

freedom of speech

When students are active participants in their learning, they are more likely to retain the information they are learning. Teachers can promote active participation through all of the following except:

lecture

The third-grade class at Dahlia Elementary is performing an annual musical presentation about the 50 state capitals. The students ask to add an interactive twist to the song that is normally sung at the beginning of the performance. Which of the following would be an appropriate way to improve the song by using the students' musical abilities?

having students create a percussion part using stomping and clapping in rhythm

According to the American Lung Association, which of the following is not a risk factor for developing asthma?

high blood pressure

At the beginning of class, Mrs. Williams shares a paragraph with a student, asking her if she would read it aloud later in the class. Mrs. Williams suggests she reads through the paragraph before reading it aloud. Which of the following are likely reasons why the teacher asked her to pre-read the paragraph? Select all answers that apply.

improved accuracy improved prosody

Which of the following responses is not an accomodation used for students in a physical education class who are smaller than their peers?

incorporating low-impact cardiovascular activities such as cycling and rowing

Which of the following is NOT an established effect of modern large-scale industrial fishing practices?

increased development of new coral reefs

A fourth-grade teacher has recently finished teaching a list of 20 vocabulary words associated with the short story they are studying. She breaks the class into five groups and assigns four vocabulary words from the list to each group. Each group chooses a word to act out in front of the class while the other groups sit silently watching the presentation. The groups then have five minutes to discuss what word was being acted out. The teacher asks each group what word they think it is, and each group that is correct earns a point. Each group performs multiple times until all the words have been acted out. This activity will help students retain the meanings of the vocabulary words they have learned by:

increasing student interest and motivating students to learn new vocabulary words.

The monarch butterfly populations migrate to Central Mexico each winter and return to North America and Canada each spring. What kind of response is this?

instinctual

The Supreme Court most directly affects federal and state policies through its use of:

judicial review.

Which of the following practices usually increases the amount of soil erosion?

logging

Which of the following would best promote the increase of students' reading vocabulary?

make time for students to engage in independent reading

A group of students want to find out the specific temperature at which chocolate will begin to melt. To determine the correct temperature, the students would rely on which science processing skill?

measuring

Which of the following is NOT considered a regular responsibility of citizens of the United States?

military service

Quartz can be classified as which of the following?

mineral?

After reviewing a student's math assessment, the student's teacher has determined that the student is not following the order of operations when solving problems. Which of the following is the most appropriate remedial intervention?

mnemonic device

Mrs. Mathers is reading aloud with her class. As she reads she periodically stops and asks students questions about the text to clarify important plot developments and to explain the main ideas in the text. Which of the following is Mrs. Mathers most likely trying to accomplish?

monitoring students' comprehension of the text

Which of the following sources of energy is nonrenewable?

natural gas

A teacher displays the same photograph cropped in four different ways, shifting the location of the subjects within the frame. She then asks her students to compare the different variations, choosing the one they like the best, and explain their preference. Which of the following visual art concepts is she representing?

not pattern or rythm

The earth is divided into four distinct layers. Which layer is composed of very hot, liquid material?

outer core

A music teacher asks two students to sing two different songs simultaneously. These two songs create a harmony when sung together. What type of song are the two students demonstrating?

partner song

What are the functions of the integumentary system?

protects body, regulates temperature, and eliminates wastes

Which two subatomic particles can be found in the nucleus of an atom?

protons and neutrons

A swimming pool heats up during the day and cools off at night. Which is the primary type of heat transfer that warms the pool?

radiation

Which of the following industries revolutionized the Texas economy in the second half of the 19th century?

railroads

In the Articles of Confederation, which of the following powers was reserved to the states?

raising revenue through taxation

Mrs. Adams gives each student a copy of a poem and a copy of her cookie recipe. She asks the students to view each document and compare how it looks--not yet focusing on what it says. Which of the following comprehension skills is Mrs. Adams asking her students to practice?

recognizing text features

Which of the following colors of light in the visible spectrum would have the lowest frequency and longest wavelength?

red

Miss Osborn gives her class graph paper with the x and y axes labeled. She asks the students to draw a three-sided shape of their choice in one quadrant on the x-y plane. She then asks students to change the sign of each x value and regraph the shape. Which of the following concepts is Miss Osborn working on with her students?

reflection

A group of 5th-grade students have been studying U.S. History throughout the school year. Their teacher plans a theatrical production or a play that presents the presidents and biographical information about them to the audience. The class will serve as both actors and stage crew for the play. What goal does the teacher most hope to accomplish with this activity?

reinforce the information the students have learned about the history of the United States so far this school year

Which of the following body systems is responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide?

respiratory system

Early human settlements, such as those in Mesopotamia, tended to be centered around which of the following?

rivers

A student-athlete can run 10 yards in 6 seconds. Which equation shows the number of yards that can be run in s seconds?

s/0.6

Which of the following is most commonly used to monitor the path of a hurricane on the open ocean?

satellites

While reading a new passage, a student raises her hand and asks, "What does this word mean?" Instead of defining the word for her, the teacher should encourage the student to determine the meaning of the word by:

searching the sentence and surrounding sentences for context clues like synonyms, antonyms, or examples.

Ms. Marks' fifth-grade class is reading plays and learning some conventions of theatre. Which of the following activities would help students understand the concept of "breaking the fourth wall"?

showing students a clip from a cartoon where the characters speak directly to the audience, and then having students write a monologue in the voice of a character from that cartoon telling the audience a secret

Which of the following would be the most difficult locomotor movement?

skipping

Mrs. Langston is an English teacher and requires her students to keep a portfolio of their writing assignments, which includes drafts and final copies. The greatest benefit to the portfolios is that:

students can view how their writing has improved over time.

Art from varied cultures shows an array of focuses placed on different elements and principles. With this in mind, which of the following does not describe one of the six elements of painting from the Chinese tradition?

subject: shows an abstract perspective of the object the painting represents

Teaching students to sight sing is a long process. Which of the following is the best first step in the process?

teaching students solfège

Use the image below to answer the following question. This image is an excellent example of which of the elements of art?

texture

Which of the following pieces of legislation led to the Trail of Tears?

the Indian Removal Act of 1830

Where is the majority of nitrogen on Earth?

the atmosphere

Students perform an investigation to compare the relative specific heats of sand, water, and soil. They fill plastic cups with the same mass of each material, place a temperature probe in each sample, and put the samples the same distance beneath identical flood lamps. Students record temperature data for 2 minutes while the lamps are on, and continue recording data for 1 minute after the lamps are turned off. Which of the following is the dependent variable in this experiment?

the change in temperature of the materials

Which of the following was the result of Spanish human interaction with the Texas environment during the 18th and early 19th century?

the construction of acequias for missions and presidios

The mnemonic device "Every Good Boy Does Fine" is used when teaching students the lines and spaces of the grand staff. Which of the following concepts will this help students remember?

the lines of the treble clef

When a singer is described as singing sharp, it means that:

the pitch is too high.

Which of the following would NOT be considered when determining whether a student is a fluent reader?

the student's ability to infer unfamiliar word meanings

The prompt below describes a hands-on activity that Mr. Cantu uses to enhance his third-grade students' perception skills. In small groups, students tell a true story of a time they were afraid. Then the groups choose the story that would be best to re-write into a short play. Using their original script, small groups create a performance retelling the true story to the rest of the class. They use class supplies to make sets, props, and costumes as needed. Which of the following responses best pinpoints the perception skill that this activity develops?

the students' ability to recreate the world around them

Mr. Reynolds is working through a unit on healthy lifestyles. He wants to incorporate the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Which of the following causes of death should Mr. Reynolds use?

tobacco use

Ms. Simpson is beginning a research project with her class. What is one of the first things she should teach her students?

to develop a focused, open ended research question

An Excerpt from "A Declaration of the Sentiments of the People of Hartford Regarding the Measures of the Abolitionists" And furthermore, we believe, and declare, that the conduct of the Abolitionists, in distributing their incendiary publications—not discussing the subject of slavery, but addressed only to the passions of a degraded and servile population—in the slave holding States, in violation of their laws and in contravention of the spirit of the constitution of the United States, which guarantees to each State the exclusive regulation of all local interests, including that of master and slave, is wholly unjustifiable—a contempt of public opinion, a flagrant outrage against the society which affords them protection, and a high offense against the principles of morality, because their whole conduct is predicated on a total recklessness of consequences, which can only proceed from depravity of heart or desperate infatuation. With these views of the subject, we declare our solemn conviction, that it is the duty of all good citizens, by word, deed and example, to condemn and discountenance the violent measures of the Abolitionists, and to use all reasonable and peaceable means, consistent with their own rights, to put an end to them; to restore quiet to the public mind, and harmony and confidence among the people of every section of our happy confederacy. HARTFORD, OCTOBER, 1835. Which of the following was the main purpose for writing this this document?

to encourage everyone to use their duties as citizens to condemn the work of the Abolitionists

A teacher is preparing her class to independently read an article about a new telescope being built by a group of scientists. During their pre-reading activity, the teacher purposefully includes challenging or unfamiliar vocabulary like "Magellan," "precision," and "resolution" in both the class discussion about telescopes and their anticipation guide. Which of the following best explains the teacher's reason for incorporating these words into their pre-reading activities?

to encourage student recognition of the words and improve their ability to connect their oral vocabulary to their written vocabulary

A third-grade teacher begins a unit that includes reading a poem, short story, and non-fiction article, and watching a short video--all on the same topic. What is the most likely goal of incorporating multiple genres that discuss the same topic?

to illustrate the differences in features/structures of different genres

Suffragists such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton primarily campaigned to gain women the legal right to do which of the following?

vote

Mrs. Tune is creating a unit about meter in music for her elementary students. Before Mrs. Tune introduces meter, which concept should she introduce?

weak and strong beats

Casey is playing with her yo-yo. She performs an "around the world" trick, in which the yo-yo travels up and around in a circle before returning to her hand. At which point in its circular path would the yo-yo have the least potential energy?

when the yo-yo is at the bottom of its circular path

Which quality would a scientist be measuring if he were using an anemometer?

wind speed

Mrs. Gosh is making a rubric for an oral presentation. She wants to ensure students have adjusted their communication to meet their audience. She could include appropriate gestures, tone, volume, and:

word choice.

Which of the following equations is in point-slope form?

y = mx + b

Consider a toy car pushed down a hill. Which of the following best represents the distance traveled by the car with respect to time?

y- axis is distance x-axis is time curved line going up to the right