TNT 700.1A Exam Questions With Revised
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While students are working on a group project in Mrs. Hatcher's 4th grade classroom, she walks
by a particular small group. Two of the students in the group are discussing their favorite video
games. She puts a hand on the shoulder of each of the o...
While students are working on a group project in Mrs. Hatcher's 4th grade classroom, she walks
by a particular small group. Two of the students in the group are discussing their favorite video
games. She puts a hand on the shoulder of each of the off task students as she walks by. The
students end their conversation and get refocused on their assignment.Which characteristic of
effective teaching is Mrs. Hatcher practicing? - answer✔✔Effective teachers establish successful
classroom management techniques
According to Ben Bissell, which of the following is not an effective example of praise? -
answer✔✔Public praise
For her math lessons, Mrs. Taylor usually works through many different practice problems on
the board for students. She talks through each problem as she works through it on the board. She
is struggling to understand that why despite all of the different problems she works through on
the board, students are still struggling with some of the concepts.What suggestion would you
offer Mrs. Taylor to improve on student understanding? - answer✔✔Walk around the room
during instruction
Ms. Loomis is a first year teacher. STAAR tests are coming up next month and she is starting to
get nervous about how her students will perform.What would be the best piece of advice for Ms.
Loomis? - answer✔✔Incorporate a practice question or two each day into her lessons
Why is professional development important for all teachers? - answer✔✔To increase the content
knowledge and instructional skills of a teacher
Mrs. Williams is a fifth-grade teacher. She is frustrated because her lesson on finding the main
idea of a text did not go as well as she had hoped it would. At the end of the lesson, she did not
feel her students had a firm grasp on the concept.What should Mrs. Williams do? -
answer✔✔Reflect on the lesson and plan additional activities that will better teach her objective.
How is random questioning an effective questioning technique? - answer✔✔It increases student
engagement during a lesson.
How do effective teachers strive to maintain an atmosphere where learning flourishes? -
answer✔✔They learn to say I'm sorry in situations where they have made a mistake.
Ms. Jones wrote the following praise on Toby's essay about the causes of the Civil War.Great
work. It is clear you know your stuff.What suggestion would you offer Ms. Jones to improve on
the praise she has offered to Toby? - answer✔✔Give a specific example of something Toby did
well.
Mr. Green placed all of the books in his classroom library in bins. Each bin is labeled with a
particular genre.What characteristic of effective teaching is Mr. Green practicing? -
answer✔✔Effective teachers are organized
What are the most important elements of a school system? - answer✔✔Classrooms
Which of the following is an example of a teacher exhibiting flexibility? - answer✔✔Adapting
instructional techniques to ensure student understanding
Each day when students enter Mrs. Finn's biology classroom, she displays a list the day's needed
materials and the activity students should begin work on immediately. Once the bell rings, she
says what is written on the board aloud to her students.What characteristic of effective teaching
is Mrs. Finn practicing? - answer✔✔Effective teachers communicate clearly.
A student in Mr. Garcia's classroom is tapping his pencil during the lesson.What is the first thing
Mr. Garcia should do to address the problem? - answer✔✔Ignore the student behavior
Mr. Peters has just completed a math lesson and his students are working on a practice set. As
Mr. Peters circulates the room, he notices that a large percentage of students are not grasping the
concept.What would be the best thing for Mr. Peters to do next? - answer✔✔Go through the first
two problems of the practice set together with the whole class
Maria stayed after school with Mr. Watkins for some extra help in math. At the end of their
session, Maria told Mr. Watkins her mom wouldn't be able to pick her up for another hour. Mr.
Watkins gave Maria a few dollars to pay bus fare home.What better solution could Mr. Watkins
have offered to Maria? - answer✔✔Mr. Watkins should have waited with Maria until a parent
could pick her up.
Mr. Fitzpatrick recently attended a teachers' conference where he learned some new techniques
that he would like to try out in his 7thgrade Social Studies class. He's not sure how they will
work in his classroom because the teacher he heard about them from is a 3rdgrade teacher. He
thinks that with a few adaptations he will be able to implement them with his students.What
should Mr. Fitzpatrick do? - answer✔✔Practice the techniques with a colleague
Mrs. Young receives an email from Larry's mom about an incident that happened in her
classroom between Larry and another student, Vince. Mrs. Young remembers the two students
having a disagreement, but does not know all the details. How should Mrs. Young respond to
Larry's mom? - answer✔✔Respond to Larry's mom's email to let her know she is looking into
the situation
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