Texes 160 Practice Test 1 Questions and Answers (Graded A)
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A grade 6 history teacher is beginning a unit on Native American...
A grade 6 history teacher is beginning a unit on Native American history;
each group will identify a specific tribe on which to concentrate. The unit will
integrate a variety of instructional approaches, including Internet research
and culminating presentation. The teacher wants to use this unit to help
develop students' independence as learners and to engage in learning
activities that promote high levels of understanding of the history content.
The teacher starts the unit by having each group formulate questions they
have about Native American history and culture. This activity primarily
addresses which of the following instructional strategies for actively
engaging students in learning?
a. Focusing on factual content since this is a history unit
,b. Higher order thinking skills
c. Activating prior knowledge
d. Identifying weaknesses in the students' content area knowledge -
ANSWER-c. Activating prior knowledge
A grade 6 history teacher is beginning a unit on Native American history;
each group will identify a specific tribe on which to concentrate. The unit will
integrate a variety of instructional approaches, including Internet research
and culminating presentation. The teacher wants to use this unit to help
develop students' independence as learners and to engage in learning
activities that promote high levels of understanding of the history content.
After all the groups present their questions, the teacher compiles a master
list of all the questions. Which of the following strategies is most likely to
promote students' motivation as they work on the project?
a. The teacher distributes the questions evenly among all the groups so that
all the questions are covered
,b. The teacher allows each group to select questions they want to explore
c. The teacher selects 5 questions and assigns them to all the groups so that
eve - ANSWER-b. The teacher allows each group to select questions they
want to explore
A grade 4 teacher has several beginning level ELL students in his science
class. The students rarely speak in class, one communicates using
monosyllables in English and by pointing, and another speaks only in
Spanish. Which of the following instructional adaptations would best promote
the students' proficiency in English?
a. Giving the ELL students flashcards of high-frequency English words and
content area vocabulary
b. Having the ELL students practice letter/sound associations for the English
alphabet
c. Doing teacher read alouds of books on concepts the class is covering and
integrating oral language activities that invite ELL students to participate in
class discussions
, d. Having the ELL students write word lists of science vocabulary words and
match them to illustrations of the concepts - ANSWER-a. Giving the ELL
students flashcards of high-frequency English words and content area
vocabulary
Which of the following scenarios correctly describes a teacher's responsibility
in integrating a special education student into a mainstream classroom?
a. The teacher meets with the ARD committee to specify assistance and
resources needed to meet the student's educational needs
b. The teacher is responsible for meeting the instructional requirements
specified in the student's IEP
c. The teacher is responsible for initially assessing the student's content area
abilities and implementing developmentally appropriate instruction
d. The teacher is expected to make minimal adjustments to content area
instruction but is required to offer differentiated instruction for the special
education student - ANSWER-c. The teacher is responsible for initially
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