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Identify the number of syllables and the number of phonemes present in the word "thought."
One syllable and three phonemes
All of the following are characteristics of emergent readers EXCEPT:
Engage in self correction when text does not make sense to them.
When teaching English to ELLs of Spanish background, Ms. Rico introduced a list of Greek and Latin prefixes common to Spanish and English. She explained the spelling patterns and the meaning of each of the prefixes, and led students to decode these based on the meaning of the prefixes. What decoding strategy is Ms. Rico using?
Structural
Perform the indicated operation (-36) - 11.
-47
Simplify 6*2 + 3/3
13
If a can weighs 14 oz., how many cans would you need to have a ton? (Round your answer to the nearest ones, place the best answer).
2,286
Which of the following is LEAST likely to lead to illness and disease?
Hydration
To apply the concept of time zones, students need to have a clear understanding of
The concept of the meridians of longitude.
Mr. Chapman is a third-grade teacher who is working at a school that is implementing a balanced reading program. He will use all of the following reading strategies in his classroom EXCEPT:
Having students independently decode words in reading and writing.
Identify the statement that best describes the country of Iraq.
It is a Muslim nation with multiple ethnic groups within its borders.
The Mayflower Compact was one of the earliest agreements to
Establishing a political body and to give that political body the power to act for the good of the colony.
Use the information in this scenario to answer the next three questions:
Scenario: Mr. Jetter organized a lesson to introduce sixth-grade students to the concept of marine habitats. As a focus activity he presented two 25-gallon aquariums. Aquarium A has a variety of aquatic plants, 10 snails, and 25 unique varieties of small fishes. Aquarium B contains a variety of aquatic plants, three snails, and five small fish of the same variety. To implement the lesson, he organized the students in groups of five. Once the groups were formed, students were asked to discuss the appropriateness of the combination of aquatic plants and number of animals. The ultimate goal is to predict the success of the habitats, including successful breeding among animals.
What is the main science objective of Mr. Jetter's lesson?
Promote scientific inquiry and problem-solving skills using scientific data.
Use the information in this scenario to answer the next three questions:
Scenario: Mr. Jetter organized a lesson to introduce sixth-grade students to the concept of marine habitats. As a focus activity he presented two 25-gallon aquariums. Aquarium A has a variety of aquatic plants, 10 snails, and 25 unique varieties of small fishes. Aquarium B contains a variety of aquatic plants, three snails, and five small fish of the same variety. To implement the lesson, he organized the students in groups of five. Once the groups were formed, students were asked to discuss the appropriateness of the combination of aquatic plants and number of animals. The ultimate goal is to predict the success of the habitats, including successful breeding among animals.
After a lengthy discussion, students agreed that Aquarium B had a better chance to establish and maintain a successful habitat. What information led students to arrive at that conclusion?
The ratio of plants to animals
Use the information in this scenario to answer the next three questions:
Scenario: Mr. Jetter organized a lesson to introduce sixth-grade students to the concept of marine habitats. As a focus activity he presented two 25-gallon aquariums. Aquarium A has a variety of aquatic plants, 10 snails, and 25 unique varieties of small fishes. Aquarium B contains a variety of aquatic plants, three snails, and five small fish of the same variety. To implement the lesson, he organized the students in groups of five. Once the groups were formed, students were asked to discuss the appropriateness of the combination of aquatic plants and number of animals. The ultimate goal is to predict the success of the habitats, including successful breeding among animals.
Students also agreed that Aquarium B has a better chance of successful breeding among the fish. What information did students use to arrive at this conclusion?
The types of fishes in each tank.
By second grade, students are generally guided to discontinue the practice of pointing to the words being read. What is the rationale for this change of strategy?
This practice can interfere with the development of reading fluency.
Vocabulary development is a key predictor of success in reading. Identify a strategy that parents can use with preschool children to promote vocabulary development in a fun and relaxed environment.
Use flash cards and concrete objects to introduce vocabulary words.
Characteristics of emergent writers include the following EXCEPT
Using conventional spelling in their writing.
What causes earthquakes?
The movement of continental plates
A two-year-old child using a crayon to scribble on Manila paper is focusing on
The texture of the paper and the color and shape of the marks being made.
What song has the same rhythm as Happy Birthday?
The Star-Spangled Banner
Based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), children with crutches or any other type of assistive devices should
Be provided with appropriate modification for participation in physical education activities.
The Virginia House of Burgesses was established in Jamestown to
Function as a form of representative government.
A globe is a scale model of the Earth shaped like a sphere. A globe shows sizes and shapes more accurately than
A Mercator projection map
Two paper bags are each filled with four blue marbles and four red marbles. What is the probability of selecting a blue marble from the first bag and a blue marble from the second bag?
1/4
Running records, teacher observations, and speaking checklists are examples of what type of assessment?
Informal literacy assessment
Identify the statement that best represents the rationale for the implementation of initial reading instruction in the student's native language.
Reading skills are transferable from L1 to L2.
How many lines of symmetry do all non-square rectangles have?
2 lines of symmetry
One of the best known models of scientific inquiry is the 5-E model. In this model, students go through five steps: engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate. What is the main purpose of the "explore" component of the process?
To guide students begin experimenting and gathering data about a scientific concept.
Identify the most appropriate strategy (ies) to meet the needs of children at the emerging state of writing development.
Read stories and ask children to write a composition based on it.
In which grade should pupils' experiences in critically evaluating their own art and the art of others begin?
Kindergarten
Xylophones, metallophones, and glockenspiels are instruments associated with what classroom musical approach?
Orff
The most appropriate exercises for Kindergarten and First-grade students are
Fun games that require physical activity
Germaine, a fourth-grade student, notices that the shape of South America is similar to the shape of Africa. To demonstrate this, he cut out a South American map, placed it next to the map of Africa, and found an almost perfect match. He was amazed by his discovery and asked the teacher if Africa was once part of South America. What type of theory or scientific principle can the teacher introduce to make Germaine's discovery a teachable moment?
Theory of plate tectonics
Luke's mother has commented that her two-year-old is constructing sentences with only two or three words at a time. For instance, she says that Luke responds by saying, "no more play" and "mommy milk more." She suggests that he has heard his brothers use phrases like these. Luke uses these two phrases frequently. Based on the information above, in which stage of language acquisition is Luke at this point?
Telegraphic stage
Mr. Obama uses monosyllabic words to present the concept of onset and rimes. Identify the pair of words that best represents this concept.
S-ank - b-ank
Newly fluent readers can read with relative fluency and comprehension. Which cuing system is NOT one they would use to obtain meaning from print?
Punctuation cuing systems
Simplify to a single term in scientific notation: (2*10)^3 * (6*10^4)
48 * 10^7
Identify the mathematical properties involved in the following problem: (6 + 2) + 5 = 6 + (2 + 5).
Associative property of addition
Identify the statement that best describes the relationship between the eight social studies strands and the TEKS in the implementation of the Texas Curriculum.
The social studies strands have been used as a foundation for the development of the state curriculum.
In what grade does the state curriculum officially introduce children to Texas history?
Fourth grade
To make the science curriculum cognitively accessible to English language learners in grades K-2, teachers use thematic units and incorporate
Scientific exploration and hands-on activities.
Probably as a response to the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cut the production of oil. As a result of this action, the cost of gasoline increased to almost $3.00 per gallon in 2005. What is the economic principle of statement that is best represented by this situation?
The law of supply and demand determines the prices of goods and services.
In the problem, 5 + 6 * 3/2, what is the first operation which should be performed according to the order of operation? - PEDMAS
Multiply
Which answer about your metabolism is FALSE?
"Fasting" (not eating for long periods of time) speeds up your metabolism.
Why might children in Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten have problems understanding how the Earth is represented in globes and flat representations?
They might not be developmentally ready to understand symbolic representations.
Which of the following words can be used as a good example for homonyms?
Club - club
Which of the following sets of symptoms best describes heat stroke?
Red, hot, dry skin, unconsciousness
The state curriculum for fine arts and for visual arts is organized around the following four strands:
Perception, creative expression, historical/cultural heritage, and critical evaluation.
Use the information in this scenario to answer the next two questions.
Scenario: Corals are invertebrates that generally live in a symbiotic relationship with algae. Some of them build reefs, others do not. Most of them filter water to obtain nutrients for survival.
Based on this description, corals belong to which of the following kingdoms?
Animal
Use the information in this scenario to answer the next two questions.
Scenario: Corals are invertebrates that generally live in a symbiotic relationship with algae. Some of them build reefs, others do not. Most of them filter water to obtain nutrients for survival.
The term symbiotic in this case means that corals
Exchange services with other organisms
Newspapers and magazines have traditionally been considered what type of media?
Print media
Mrs. Thompson has requested that their students create a Powerpoint presentation on the history of visual media. Before working on such a presentation, students need to pick a topic to create their presentation. Which of the following would be the most appropriate topic for such a presentation?
The evolution of billboards on the highway
Use the following figure to answer the question that follows. Assume that point C is the center of the circle. Angels xyz and xCz intercept minor arc xz.
What is the measure of major arc xyz?

(it's an acute angle where x is on top left side, y is on bottom where lines join, and z is on top right side. C is where x and z meet with C at the top in between somewhere in the center)
280 degrees
What is the primary disadvantage of using written essay to assess the performance of English language learners (ELLs)?
Language difficulties can make it difficult to assess competence.
Which statement best describes an example of the Language Experience Approach?
The teacher records a student's story saying each word aloud while writing it down.
Mrs. Cameron plans to buy carpeting for her living room floor. The room is a rectangle measuring 14 feet by 20 feet. She wants no carpet seams on her floor even if that means that some carpeting will go to waste. The carpeting she wants comes in 16-foot-wide rolls. What is the minimum amount of carpeting that will have to be wasted if Mrs. Cameron insist upon her no-seams requirement?
40 square feet.
The technical term used to describe the type of vocabulary needed to understand social studies concepts is known as
Academic vocabulary
Why are Indian tribes from the Central and Great Plains of Texas better known than their counterparts from the Coastal Plains?
They domesticated the horse, which made them better hunters and warriors.
Two coins are tossed at the same time. What is the probability that only one head is obtained in each of the tosses?
0.5
Identify the steps that best describe the writing process.
Brainstorm for ideas, develop an outline, complete and initial draft, edit, and publish.
The process by which physical movement develop and become specialized for motor performance depends primarily upon
Daily practice
Mrs. Morris presented a lesson to her fifth-graders about the early development of major science concepts. She discussed how people in Europe thought that the Earth was the center of the universe at a given time in history, and how first physicians bled the patients to try to cure them. Other than the historical value of the lesson, what is the educational purpose of this lesson?
To develop an understanding of the evolution of science concepts and knowledge.
Identify the order of the products that have supported the Texas economy through its history.
Cotton, cattle, petroleum, beef, venison, and poultry.
A card is drawn from a deck of cards, what is the probability that the card is a queen or a black four?
6/52
In a group of people, there are 18 blondes, 17 brunettes, and 5 red heads. What is the probability of selecting a red head from the group?
1/8
Answer the following questions that follow based on the scenario below.
Scenario: Mr. Mackey has seven ELLs in his class who are having difficulties pronouncing English words containing the letters sh and ch. To support these students, he organizes small-group instruction to address their specific needs. He introduces pronunciation and vocabulary concepts through a chart. The chart is color-coded to guide students in the pronunciation of phonemes; i.e., he uses blue for the /sh/, green for /ch/, brown for /k/. Every week, he adds new words to the chart until he is satisfied that students have mastered the grapheme-phoneme correspondence. The chart for this week is shown below.
1.Sh--/sh/blue 2.ch-/ch/green
shower church
shell choice
3.ch--/k/brown 4.ch--/sh/green
Christmas chef
chemistry Chevron
5. s--/sh/blue 6. t--/sh/blue
sure caution
sugar contribution
What is the primary reason for the confusion
The grapheme-phoneme correspondence is inconsistent.
Answer the following questions that follow based on the scenario below.
Scenario: Mr. Mackey has seven ELLs in his class who are having difficulties pronouncing English words containing the letters sh and ch. To support these students, he organizes small-group instruction to address their specific needs. He introduces pronunciation and vocabulary concepts through a chart. The chart is color-coded to guide students in the pronunciation of phonemes; i.e., he uses blue for the /sh/, green for /ch/, brown for /k/. Every week, he adds new words to the chart until he is satisfied that students have mastered the grapheme-phoneme correspondence. The chart for this week is shown below.
1.Sh--/sh/blue 2.ch--/ch/green
shower church
short chart
shell choice

3.ch--/k/brown 4.ch--/sh/green
Christmas chef
chemistry Chevron
chrome Chevrolet

5. s--/sh/blue 6. t--/sh/blue
sure caution
sugar contribution
mission communication
What might be the advantages of using the chart to teach pronunciation?
The students become aware of the words that follow grapheme-phoneme correspondence and those that do not.
What is the approximate volume of a cylinder?
radius = 6 m
height = 8 m
904 cubic meters
Mr. Rovira guides five-year-old children in the recitation of the following utterance: "Round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran." Children have fun with this activity and try to say it without errors. What literacy technique is he using?
Tongue twister
Which of the following sets of numbers is not an integer followed by its square?
6, 32
Which of the following is equivalent to 17 (64 + 8^2) - 4^3?
64 x 33
Jamie rolls a pair of dice hoping to get an odd number. What is the probability that the sum of the dice will show an odd number?
0.5
The Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians were some of the civilizations that flourished in Mesopotamia - the land between the rivers. What rivers are being alluded to in this statement?
Tigris and Euphrates
Identify the statement that best describes the connection between reading and writing.
The development of reading and writing skills are interrelated and developed concurrently.
In the early grades, mathematic and spatial reasoning are introduced in learning centers through the use of manipulatives. What is the main advantage of using learning centers to introduce mathematics and spatial reasoning?
Children explore and learn reasoning skills indirectly using concrete objects in informal settings.
In her first-grade class, Ms. Swanson wants to present the fact that scientists can be male or female, and can come from all ethnic and racial groups, and countries in the world. What might be the best strategy to accomplish this goal?
Bring a female scientist to talk to the class
Mike is a four-year-old monolingual, Spanish-speaking child. His parents read Spanish books to him every day. As a result of their effort, Mike has mastered directionality in reading and basic decoding skills. He can also decode words by linking two syllables. Based on his literacy growth, what might be the next logical step for the parents to promote his growth?
Continue reading to him and introduce comprehension strategies.
The use of hot plates and burners are initially allowed in
Fifth grade
Charts, tables, and graphs are commonly used in language arts to
Contradict information presented orally.
The United States is probably the only industrialized country in the world that uses the English system of measurement in daily life. What is the rationale for using the metric system in scientific research and engineering?
The metric system is more precise that the English system.
Identify the modern-day country that encompasses most of the territory of ancient Mesopotamia.
Iraq
George placed a metal spoon on an open flame and the spoon became so hot that it burned his hands. What scientific principle represents this type of energy transfer?
Conduction
After devouring its prey, a crocodile opens its mouth to allow a bird to remove and eat the pieces of meat wedged between the teeth. Once the pieces of meat are removed, the bird flies away. What kind of relationship does this scenario create?
Symbiotic
In which grade are the principles of art introduced?
Second grade
In a science class for sixth graders, Ms. Anderson posted a list of controversial scientific issues including global warming, searching for oil in natural reserves, and genetically engineered food. She asked student to take a position or a stand on one of the issues, and to come to class ready to defend their position. What is the educational benefit of this kind of assignment?
Students have to become familiar with the terminology and information to defend their position.
Mr. Ojeda supports his students' learning of writing by reading aloud examples of stories in which the author's uniqueness is portrayed and projected. This models which writing trait BEST for students?
Voice
The U.S. Constitution was designed so that no single branch of the government- executive, judicial, or legislative - could exert full control over the other two. This unique feature of the Constitution is known as
Checks and Balances
The main purpose of an interactive/dialogue journal is to provide children with opportunities to
Communicate freely in written form.
How can teachers minimize the danger of working with chemicals in their pure form?
Substitute pure chemicals with household items containing a diluted version of the chemical.
Stacy went to the store to purchase a loaf of bread. She originally thought she had only $9.55 in nickels in her purse. She then discovered she had 10 extra nickels in her pocket. How many nickels did she originally have in her purse.
191
Which of these numbers/number representations are irrational numbers?
All of the above
Alternative assessment, such as verbal reports, laboratory practical exams, story writing, developing advertisements or brochures, constructing a concept map, creating drawings or models, developing a play or skit, can provide a better view of the students' performance in science. Why are these assessment practices effective?
They are student-centered, ongoing, and collected as part of daily instruction.
What are Venn diagrams commonly used for in reading instruction?
Compare similarities and differences between two stories.
A rubric to rate the writing skills of children in first grade should not place heavy emphasis on the mastery of spelling because
The use of phonemic and invented spelling is part of specific stages of writing development in children.
An example of a prime number is
67
The most advanced pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica were the
Maya and Aztecs
Which of the following is a locomotor skill?
Hopping
In 2008 the gross state product of Texas was $1.245 trillion - the second highest in the nation. If Texas were an independent nation, its economy will rank _______ in the world.
12th to 15th
A compass rose is a design printed on a chart to
Show the orientation of a map of Earth.
Students who develop an understanding of the key components of a story (i.e., the setting, characters, and the resolution) have mastered understanding through the use of
Story grammar
Vinegar is composed of two substances - acetic acid (a colorless liquid) and water. This combination of substances is an example of a
Mixture
In music, the words "up" and "down" are usually associated with
High and low
Identify the strategies that lead the child from the stage of "learning to read" to the stage of "reading to learn."
Introduce children to different kinds of texts, and teach how to scan to locate and retrieve information.
In addition to posting the appropriate rules for laboratory safety, teachers send home a safety contract for parents to sign. What is the purpose of sending this type of document home?
To make parents aware of rules and guidelines that children must exhibit in the laboratory.
What is the main purpose of the Federal Reserve System?
To keep the banking industry strong enough to ensure a supply of currency
Vocabulary development is a key predictor of success in reading in the content areas for all students, but especially for children new to the English language. Identify the best strategy to introduce vocabulary development for ELLs from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Teach content vocabulary through direct, concrete experience as opposed to definitions.
The main purpose for teaching sight words is to promote instant recognition of characters and words. Instant recognition of words can improve students'
Reading fluency
Oftentimes the use of acronyms facilitates the learning process. What is a common acronym for remembering the order of operations?
PEMDAS
Identify two key historical concepts or characters of the Middle Ages.
The feudal system and the Crusades
The key function of the food chain in the ecosystems is to
Maintain a balance among organisms
Which of the following were the first mathematicians to impact the development of modern-day mathematics?
Egyptians and Babylonians
Introducing the multiple versions of stories like Cinderella can help students understand how a theme can be developed from different points of view. Moreover, this kind of literature can help students in the development of
Critical reading
The economy theory that states that prices vary based on balance between the availability of a product or service at a certain price and the desire of potential purchasers to pay that price is known as
Supply and demand
There are 16 more apples than oranges in a basket of 62 apples and oranges. How many oranges are in the basket?
23
The imperial forces of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941. Once the attack began, the officer in charge called President Roosevelt and notified him of the attack. During the communication, the president was able to hear the noise of the bombs exploding and the struggle of the battle. Recently, a reporter from the Dallas Morning News was researching the details of the attack and found a transcription of the official dairy of Emperor Hirohito, where he indicated the following: "The Imperial forces of Japan destroyed the American fleet in Hawaii Monday, December 8, 1941." If the attack occurred on December 7, why did the official document from the Japanese government indicate that the attack happened on December 8? Select the statement that best explains this discrepancy.
There is a one-day difference between the two regions.
How is knowledge of a student's instructional reading level useful when planning reading instruction?
It can help match the student to the right text for guided reading.
There are two categories of maps: reference maps and thematic maps. An atlas is an example of
A reference map
During reading group activity, Ms. Lueck often asks her second graders to orally retell the main ideas of a story they have just read together. This is an example of which type of assessment?
Informal
Which of the following is an example of formative evaluation?
Miscue analysis from a running record done once a week.
Which is not a critical step to follow when solving a problem?
Thinking critically about the solution.
If in the United States we are enjoying a warm winter, what season are the people of Brazil having?
Summer
Identify the set of words representing the concept of antonyms.
Small - large
The Fifteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1870 to grant
Black men the right to vote.
Convergent research on linear versus curvilinear rhetorical patterns shows that Spanish-speaking English language learners and young children in general have a tendency to follow a curvilinear approach in writing. What strategies can teachers use to support these students?
Guide children to develop an outline for the story and provide them with guiding questions to keep them focused on the topic and the audience.
Marcus can separate a word into its individual phonemes and put it back together to recreate the original word. However, he has problems separating words into syllables and identifying the syllable with the primary stress. Based on this scenario, Marcus needs additional support with
Phonological awareness
Valerie has a bathtub that she needs to fill with water. To fill the tub, she first needs to fill a bucket with water and then dump this into the bathtub. If the bucket is a cylinder with a radius of 6 in. and a height of 12 in., how may buckets will it take to fill the 5 ft. x 3 ft. x 3 ft. tub? Pick the best answer.
57 buckets
The English colonies were established in three regions - the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. The economy of the Southern Colonies was based on
Crops of tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton.
Traditionally, matter has been classified into three states
Liquid, gas, and solid.
During the "engage" component of the 5-E model, students begin the inquiry process. They are guided to engage in scientific inquiry and discover the concepts on their own through hands-on investigation, observation, and data collection. When teachers guide students to discover the scientific principles on their own, what teaching method are they using?
The inductive method
What percentage of a daily diet should be composed of carbohydrates?
35 - 50%
Students in Mr. Campos' classroom are learning to interpret visual images. As part of Mr. Campos' explanation to his class, he is considering mentioning all of the following benefits of visual media EXCEPT
Visual images cannot stimulate thinking because they can confuse people.
Why do most countries in the world use the metric system in scientific research and engineering?
The metric system is very precise.
The state song of Texas is
Texas, Our Texas
Identify the main benefit of the shared book experience.
Stories are shared in a supportive environment.
As part of their celebration of Martin Luther King Day, fifth graders are getting ready to implement readers' theater on a book about the Civil Rights Movement. In preparation for the presentation, the teacher guides the students through several activities. Which of the preparation activities is LESS LIKELY to help them get ready to implement readers' theater?
Watching a video version of the story.
Living things are classified into five groups: monera, Protista, fungi, plants, and animals. Some of these groups are unicellular, while the others are made up of multiple cells; however, there is only one group that has prokaryotic cells. What kingdom contains prokaryotic cells?
Monera
Identify the informal activities/instruments used to assess oral communication skills in Pre-K students.
Teacher observation checklists, retelling stories, and anecdotal records.
What is the main function of Earth's atmosphere?
Protect and preserve life.
The Declaration of Independence consists of a preamble or introduction followed by three main parts. The first part stresses natural unalienable rights and liberties that belong to all people from birth. The second part consists of a list of specific grievances and injustices committed by Britain. What does the third part announce?
The creation of the United States of America.