GACE study guide Elementary I test

D

20 x 12 = ( 10 x2 ) x12 =10 x (2 x 12) = 10 x 24 A teacher wants students to simplify multiplicative expressions using the associative property of multiplication as shown. Which of th following expressions is best for having students use the associative property of multiplication to simplify multiplicative expressions? A. 7 x 19 B. 11 x 17 C. 13 x 39 D. 18 x 25

C

25 + 17 + ( 20 + 10 ) + ( 5 + 7 ) A teacher wants students to understand why regrouping is an effective strategy for adding two whole numbers. The teacher shows the given equations to the students. Which of the following properties of operations is most important to justify the regrouping strategy? A. The reflective B. The additive identity property C. The associative property of addition D. The distributive property of addition over multiplication

C

4/16 -1/8= 3/8 5/9 -1/2 = 4/7 7/16 1/5 = 6/11 The examples shown represent a student's incorrect work. If the error pattern continues, which of the following is most likely to be the student's answer when the student finds the value of 9/11 - 1/7 ? A. 10/4 B. 8/7 C. 8/4 D. 9/8

B,D

A class is beginning a lesson on the European exploration of North America. Which TWO of the following individuals should the teacher include in the lesson? A. Marco Polo B. Henry Hudson C. William Penn D. Hernando de Soto E. James Oglethorpe

D

A fifth-grade student reads a narrative account of a journalist's trip to tropical rain forest. Which of the following oral reading behaviors indicates that the student has an understanding of effective fluent reading? A. Slowing down reading to monitor understanding when encountering a section in a text with unfamiliar concepts B. Correctly and rapidly reading a list of academic and domain-specific vocabulary found in the text C. Quickly processing the words in sustained text with limited need to expend cognitive energy on word recognition D. Engaging with a text by showing natural spoken expression and the ability to chunk information into phrases

C

A fifth-grade teacher shares a graph with the class that shows how the price of home heating oil rises during winter months. The teacher is most likely using the activity to demonstrate which of the following economic principles? A. Recession B. Costs and benefits C. Supply and demand D. Price controls

D

A fourth-grade teacher displays an article on the life cycle of a butterfly on an interactive whiteboard. The teacher reads a passage aloud to the students and highlights transition words such as first, next, and finally. The teacher explains that the transition words help a reader understand how events in a text are related to one another with a timespan of first event to last event. Which of the following best explains the rationale for the lesson? A. Motivating a reader to engage with complex texts with content presented in similar patterns B. Assisting a reader to identify important and accurate information presented by an author to increase understanding C. Allowing a reader to successfully engage in independent reading of difficult informational texts D. assisting a reader to identify text structure and use the organizational patterns within each structure to increase understanding.

C

A group of fifth-grade students is creating a poster to describe the key components of republicanism. Which principle of government should be included on the poster? A. Judicial B. Checks and balances C. Popular sovereignty D. Rule of law

A

A science class is learning about the differences between living and non living things. Which of the following is a characteristic of an earthworm but nor of a burning candle? A. It is made of cells. B. It uses oxygen. C. It changes over time. D. It contains carbon.

(a) Student strengths: Timelines are based on number lines and the number line is correctly scaled. Spaces between tick marks are about the same size. Events are placed on the timeline and are easy to read. Student errors: Order of dates is not correct. Tick mark labels should be years. Arrows are in the wrong places and always in the middle. OR (b) The assignment states that the student is to put the events in order by date. As we can see at the top of the student paper, the dates are not in order. The correct order should be: 1867-U.S. buys Alaska from Russia. 1896-Gold is discovered in Alaska. 1912-Alaska becomes a U.S. territory. 1959-Alaska is granted statehood. 1989-Exxon Valdez oil spill takes place. The student obviously ordered the events by the last two digits of the years and did not notice that the events occurred in different centuries. To improve the student's understanding about ordering numbers in the thousands, I would work with the student on some exercises with numbers in the thousands and put them in order together. After we practiced this skill, I would have the student write each date on a separate note card. We would play a game and put them in order from left to right. The student could visually see the numbers going from least to greatest. Then I would have the student write the dates in order on a worksheet with the corresponding event. The student then needs to correct the scale on the timeline and put the years correctly on the timeline. (A real challenge for the student and teacher!)

A second-grade teacher gives students the following assignment. 1. Put the important events in the history of Alaska in order by year. • 1867 - United States buys Alaska from Russia. • 1959 - Alaska is granted statehood. • 1896 - Gold is discovered in Alaska. • 1912 - Alaska becomes a United States territory. • 1989 - Exxon Valdez oil spill takes place. 2. Draw a time-line with a scale. 3. Put the events on your time-line. Tasks: I. Evaluate the student's work, listing strengths and errors. II. Explain how you would help the student correct one of the errors.

A

A social studies class has learned about the system of checks and balances within the the branches of the United States government. The teacher asks students to find examples in the Constitution of how the executive branch can limit the power of the legislative branch. A. Analysis B. Synthesis C. Application D. Knowledge

A

A social studies teacher is planning a unit on the United States Constitution. A discussion on which of the following is most appropriate for the introductory lesson? A. The Articles of Confederation B. The Bill of Rights C. The legislative branch D. The executive branch

B

A teacher asked a group pf students to determine the number of sides of simple geometric shapes. Which of the following is most likely the learning goal of the activity? A. Understanding the concept of perimeter B. Connecting numbers to quantities C. Organizing and interpreting data D. Generating shape patterns

C

A teacher asks students to brainstorm a topic of research on the physical features of Georgia. They are Savannah, Suwanee, Ocmulgee, Oconee, Chatahoochee. The graphic organizer above indicates that the students are most likely researching A. mountain ranges. B. coastal islands. C. major rivers. D. state parks.

B

A teacher asks students to look ar the graph shown and indicate which fruits are preferred by more than 5 students, fewer than 5 students, and exactly 5 students. Which of the following is most likely the goal of the activity? A. Counting B. Ordering numbers C. Estimating quantities D. Using numerals to describe quantities

B

A teacher asks students to represent the result of multiplying two fractions by using an area model. Which of the following mathematical concepts is most closely related to this activity? A. Representing products of fractions B. Interpreting multiplication of fractions as taking a part of a part C. Understanding that the properties of multiplication extend to fractions D. Understanding that the product of two fractions can be less than, equal to, or greater than its factors

B, D,E

A teacher assigns a research report that requires students to find information from primary sources. Which THREE of the following resources are more appropriate for the students to use? A. Commentaries B. Photographs C. Encyclopedias D. Memoirs E. Eyewitness accounts of events

A

A teacher does a think-aloud to model effective active listening behaviors for classroom discussions. Which of the following actions best shows active listening? A. Restating key points a speaker makes to show understanding of the intended message. B. Asking the speaker to pause and give a differing opinion illustrated with an example C. Sitting at a distance away from a presentation to prevent making the speaker feel nervous D. Using nonverbal cues to acknowledge emotional reactions to what a speaker is saying

D

A teacher is discussing the Cold War and the Cuban missile crisis. Which of the following individuals would be mentioned in this discussion? A. Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin B. Fidel Castro and Ronald Reagan C. Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev D. Nikita Khrushchev an John F. Kennedy

D

A teacher puts 20 pennies in a shoebox. A student shakes the box, takes the lid off, and sorts the coins into two groups: heads and tails. The students count the number of heads and the number of tails and record the numbers in a table. The activity is repeated 20 times. Which of the following does the activity help the students explore? A. The counting principle B. One-to-one correspondence C. Addition and subtraction as inverse operations D. Separating and joinig as a way to represent addition

D

A teacher reads the following section of text aloud to the class. " The people elected a new president. Everyone thought he was the best ruler for the country." After reading., the teacher asks students, "What does the word 'ruler' mean as used by the author?" The teacher asks this question most likely to help students learn to A. identify sight words B. decode unknown words C. develop vocabulary D. use context clues

C

A teacher wants to help students use their understanding of addition to understand multiplication. Which of the following activities is best for the teacher to have the students do? A. Explaining patterns in the multiplication table using the properties of operations B. Finding common multiples of two or more numbers in a multiplication table C. Creating arrays as a way of finding certain sums D. Using properties of operations to find sums

D

A third-grade teacher is planning a lesson on the impact of human actions on the physical environment. Which of the following is the best example to use for showing the most direct impact of human activities on the environment? A. El Nino B. A drought C. An earthquake D. An oil spill

C

After a class reading an informational text about endangered animals, a teacher instructs students to prepare an oral presentation on an animal of their choice. Which of the following guidelines will best help students produce an engaging presentation? A. Including words and phrases that will make the speech entertaining B. Writing detailed notes to read from during the presentation C. Maintaining eye contact wit the audience while presenting D. Using a loud voice to make sure everyone can understand the presentation

B

An elementary art student is provided two pieces of yarn measuring 13 and 15 inches and is tasked with cutting out two whole number lengths of yarn from each of the given pieces and gluing them onto a sheet of paper to create a rectangle frame for a drawing. What is the maximum perimeter, in inches, of the frame that the student can create? A. 24 B. 26 C. 28 D. 30

B

Anacondas are huge snakes that are found in the Amazon jungle of South America. The average anaconda can grow to be 20 feet in length and may weigh over 300 pounds. Anacondas are not only very large but also very powerful. They can kill their prey by squeezing. They eat animals such as fish, birds, and turtles. Anacondas can be quite elusive because they move so quietly on land and spend so much time in the dark waters of the Amazon River. The passage is and example of which of the following expository text structures? A. Cause-effect B. Description C. Problem-solution D. Process

A

Before learning about meter in music, elementary students should be able to demonstrate their understanding of A. weak and strong beats B. syncopation. C. subdivison of beats D. tempo markings

a) I would have the students read the story independently and list events in the story related to the theme of friendship. Then I would assign them to groups of four. Each group will combine their events into one list. A presenter will be chosen by the group to share their list with the class. During the presentations, I will organize the events on the board, and then we will discuss how the events relate to the theme of friendship. I will make sure each student in the class has a chance to say something related to the theme or to add to the organizer I have on the board. The independent reading activity is appropriate because it is not totally teacher directed; the small group work provides an opportunity for students to share their ideas and work together, and the whole-group work provides an opportunity to think critically about the events in the story that tell us about friendship. Students will use their oral language, visual, and listening skills, as the list is compiled and analyzed. OR b) I would know the strategy was successful by having each student write a short story that tells us more about the friendship between Angelina and Alice. This extends the story, connects reading and writing, and provides a chance to practice the steps of process writing.

Constructed response question: A third-grade class is exploring the theme of friendship in language arts. One of the stories the class will be reading is Angelina and Alice by Katherine Holabird. The book is about two friends who help each other learn gymnastic tricks to perform at the town fair. The friends learn that by working together and helping each other, they not only improve their performance, but also become closer friends. I. Describe ONE instructional technique or strategy that you would use during the reading of the story to enhance the students' comprehension of the theme. II. Explain what you would do to determine that the strategy was successful in helping the students understand the theme.

B

During a small-group lesson, a kindergarten teacher asks students, "What sound is the same in 'pad' 'cat', and 'man'?" The teacher is providing instruction in which of the following phonemic awareness skills? A. Categorization B. Identification C. Substitution D. Isolation

D

During physical education class, students throw a ball against the wall and try to catch it as it bounces back. Which of the following components of skill-related fitness does this activity most closely address? A. Agility B. Power C. Speed D. Coordination

A

Each day during calendar time, Ms. Nelson sings with her kindergarten students. Using a chart containing the words to the songs, Ms. Nelson taps a pointer on each word as the students sing. Ms. Nelson is demonstrating which of the following? A. Concept of print B. Decoding C. Thinking aloud D. The alphabetic principle

B

For which of the following collections of angles could the sum of the measures of the angles in the collection be equal to 360 degrees? A. Two right angles and one obtuse angle. B. Two right angle, one obtuse angle, and one acute angle C. Three right angles and one obtuse angle D. Three right angles and one acute angle

B

In an activity for a fifth-grade science class, a teacher opens three sealed containers one at a time. Each container holds one of the following substances? 1. Perfume 2. Orange peels 3. Vinegar The teacher asks the students to raise their hands as soon as they are able to smell the contents of each container. The teacher then leads a class discussion about why the students closest to the open containers typically smell the substances first. The activity is best used as part of a unit on which of the following topics? A. Waves and the transfer of energy B. Particles motion in solids, liquids, and gases C. Chemical changes and conservation of matter D. Separation of mixtures using differences in physical properties

B

In first grade class the teacher reads a story aloud while students echo the word the teacher has read. Which if the following approaches to reading is the teacher using? A. Reader's workshop B. Shared reading C. Round Robin D. Guided reading

C,D

Mr. Lorena is teaching an introductory lesson on understanding the value of each digit in three-digit numbers. He wants to give the students a few problems to help reinforce their understanding. Which TWO of the following kinds of problems are best for Mr. Lorena to assign to the students? A. Problems that require adding and subtracting three-digit numbers B. Problems that require multiplying three-digit numbers C. Problems that require comparing three-digit numbers D. Problems that require representing three-digit numbers with base-10 manipulatives E. Problems that require organizing data from a class survey

D

Ms. Richards has the students do the following? Determine a writing audience Identify a purpose Provide a list of writing topics Based on the list of activities, which stage if writing is Ms. Richards' class most likely working on? A. publishing B. Editing C. Drafting D. Prewriting

B

Repeatability is an important feature in experimental design. Doing which of the following best ensures that others can repeat an experiment? A. Using procedures that do not require specialized equipment B. Writing clear, detailed procedures C. Using abbreviations in the procedures as often as possible to save space D. Allowing the experimenter to modify procedures as needed

D

The National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies addresses time, continuity, and change. Which of the following questions for an elementary class falls within this theme? A. What are the locations of two major oil fields in the United States? B. In what kinds of places has oil been located? C. Why is drilling for oil so costly? D. Why did the demand for oil increase with the mass production of the following?

B

The emergence of theatre in ancient Greece was most influenced by which of the following? A. Social B. Religious ceremonies C. Political concerns D. Economic necessity

C

The sorting of rocks into different groups on the basis of hardness, texture, and other observable characteristics best illustrates which of the following skills? A. Predicting B. Explaining C. Classifying D. Experimenting

A,D

Which TWO of the following are traditionally considered as types of energy in the science curriculum? A. Sound B. Liquid C. Gas D. Light

B

Which of the following best illustrates an incorrect use of a grammar convention? A. Pat walked so quickly, he did not notice the man with the funny hat. B. There is no way Kim would leave plates on the table. Their right there in the sink. C. The teacher placed two books, pencils, and pens on each student's desk. D. Steve's mom loves to wear red dresses. It's her favorite color.

B

Which of the following concepts involves understanding that spoken words consists of a sequence of individual sounds? A. Morphology B. Phonemic awareness C. Alphabetic principle D. Syntax

B

Which of the following is best for helping students understand the concept of volume of a three-dimensional shape? A. Teaching students the formula for the volume of a prism B. Having students fill a box with layers of congruent small cubes C. Asking students to draw the net of simple three-dimensional shapes D. Asking students to measure the weight of the amount of water needed to fill a plastic box

B

Which of the following is the most effective way to reduce greenhouse gases? A. Increasing the height of smokestacks B. Reducing the use if fossil fuels C. Adding lime to lakes that are highly acidic D. Developing drought-resistant crops

A

Which of the following is the primary purpose of having a student retell a story? A. To assess the student's level o comprehension B. To measure the student's vocabulary development C. To determine the student's fluency rate D. To evaluate the student's oral reading progress

A

Which of the following is the single most important prevention step a teacher can incorporate into the classroom to reduce the spread of disease? A. Encouraging frequent hand washing B. Opening classroom windows to let in fresh air C. Sending home students who look ill or feel unwell. D. Recycling trash in appropriate receptacles

A

Which of the following pairs of fractions will be best for a teacher to use when teaching an introductory lesson on comparing fractions using the benchmark number 1? A. 4/5, 5/6 B. 1/5, 3/8 C. 3/5, 4/5 D. 3/5, 4/7

B

Which of the following pairs of points are the endpoints of a segment parallel to the y-axis? A. (10,0) and (0,10) B. (10,-10) and (10,10) C. (-10,10) and (10,10) D. (-10,0) and (10,0)

C

Which of the following statement about butterflies and chickens is most accurate A. The organisms both have wings at birth B. The organisms both undergo complete metamorphosis C. The organisms both hatch from fertilized eggs

A

Which of the following statements best demonstrates an example of an illusion? A. Samantha eats chocolates everyday. Chocolates are her "Achilles' heel." B. "Juanita and Marco disagreed about where they should take what they had found." C. "In the high winds, the crew was barely able to keep the sails from dipping sideways," D. "Celine struggles to walk through the cold, blowing wind."

C

Which of the following strategies is most beneficial for students during the revising stage of the writing process? A. Using a graphic organizer B. Brainstorming ideas as class C. Holding peer conferences d. Typing their work on a computer

B

Which of the following words is best to use as an example when demonstrating structural analysis for vocabulary development? A. Count B. Inactive C. Retail D. Maintain

A

a student is actively engaged in reading a book and is making judgements and decisions beyond what is stated in the text. Which of the following methods of comprehension is the student using? A. Inferential B. Literal C. Vocabulary D. Internal

C

of the goals for a particular mathematics curriculum is that students in all grades will use compensational strategies fluently and estimate appropriately. Which of the following learning strategies is best aligned to the goal? A. Drilling students on basic number facts daily. B. Having students use calculators for all mathematical tasks C. Requiring that students evaluate to reasonableness of their answers D. Helping students make connections between basic arithmetic operations