1.
With regards to homework, the LEAST acceptable,
educationally, of the following statements is that the homework should:
A. Be
an outgrowth of a class experience.
B. Extend
the pupil’s fund of information.
C. Be
used for disciplinary purposes.
D. Be
affirmatively motivated.
Answer: C
2.
All of the following experiments were initiated
with the primary purpose of integrating ethnic groups from wider areas EXCEPT:
A. Paired
schools.
B. Open
enrollment schools
C. Intermediate
schools
D. More
effective schools
Answer: D
3.
La VIDA, by Oscar Lewis, is the story of a :
A. Puerto
Rican family.
B. Family
of Mexican migrants.
C. Family
of Cuban refugees.
D. Family
of Brazilian coffee planters.
Answer: A
4.
A psychological report indicating that a child
has been given a Rorschach test might BEST be used to do which one of the
following?
A. Test
his artistic talent.
B. Discover
his vocational interest.
C. Test
his reading ability.
D. Evaluate
his personality adjustment.
Answer: D
5.
As a motivational device, a pupil’s extended
account of a motion picture he has recently seen is open to criticism CHIEFLY
because:
A. Few
pupils, without preparation, can present such as account in a manner to sustain
interest.
B. The
teacher could make better use of the time to present new material.
C. Some
of the pupils, having also seen the
picture, would be bored.
D. The
school should encourage leisure activities that are more stimulating than
watching motion pictures.
Answer: A
6.
The
person responsible for stating the question when a vote is to be taken
by the group is the:
A. Secretary
B. Sergeants-at-arms.
C. Parliamentarian.
D. Chairman.
Answer: D
7.
The median reading score in a class is:
A. The
lowest score in the class.
B. The
average of the scores in world knowledge and in comprehension.
C. The
one which has half of the scores above it and half below it.
D. Always
the same as the arithmetic mean.
Answer: C
8.
If a pupil students frequently, much to his
embarrassment and to the amusement of the other children in the class, the
teacher should do which one of the following?
A. Advise
the parents to keep him out of school because of his nervousness.
B. Insist
that he recite in front of the class to help him overcome his stuttering.
C. Ignore
his stuttering completely.
D. Refer
him to the school guidance counselor.
Answer: D
9.
If some of the boys in a class are noisy and
badly behavior during a fire drill. Of the following the MOST effective way for
the teacher to deal with the problem is to:
A. Have
the class draw up a code of behavior for fire drills.
B. Report
the boys to the supervisor immediately.
C. Keep
them after school for several minutes to talk about correct behavior.
D. Have
them write a letter of confession to their parents, to be signed and returned.
Answer: A
10.
Of the following reading scores: 1.1, 1.8, 2.2,
2.2, 2.4, 2.6, the mode is :
A. 1.1
B. 2.6
C. 2.2
D. 2.4
Answer: C
11.
Of the following, the BEST synonyms for
“aptitude test” is:
A. Rate
test
B. Prognostic
test
C. Power
test
D. Diagnostic
test.
Answer: B
12.
Of the following, the INCORRECT pairing of book
and author is:
A. Lawrence
A. Cremin ---THE TRANFORMATION OF THE SCHOOL.
B. John
C. Holt --- HOW CHILDREN FAIL.
C. Frank
Riessman --- THE EDYCATION OF AMERICAN TEACHERS.
D. Sylvia
Ashton-Warner---THE EDUCATION OF AMERICAN TEACHERS.
Answer: D
13.
Of the following, the MOST recent innovation in
the elementary schools is the introduction of:
A. Team
teaching.
B. Programmed
instruction.
C. The
self-contained classroom.
D. A
curriculum in family living including sex education.
Answer: D
14.
In a poetry lesson for a sixth-grade class, the
LEAST appropriate activity among the following is to:
A. Relate
the idea of the poem to the children’s experiences, to vitalize the lesson.
B. Give
major attention to helping children visualize word pictures, to stimulate
imagination.
C. Give
major attention to phonics and structural analysis of words in the poem, to
make reading skills functional.
D. Provide
opportunities for children to read the poem aloud after study of the poem.
Answer: C
15.
All of the following have written at least one
book devoted to the field of critical analysis of literature for early
childhood EXCEPT:
A. Wanda
Gag
B. Claudia
Lewis
C. Kornie
Chubobvsky
D. Dorothy
White.
Answer: A
16.
All of the following writers of books for adults
have also written for children EXCEPT:
A. Carl
Sandburg
B. Rudyard
Kipling
C. John
P. Marquand
D. John
Masefield.
Answer: C
17.
The following characters, each appearing in a
series of books for children, are correctly associated with their creators
EXCEPT:
A. COWBOY
SAM ----Edna Chandler.
B. DOCTOR
DOLITTLE ----- Hugh Lofting.
C. HOMMER
PRICE ----Robert McCloskey.
D. MADELINE
---- Phyllis McGinley.
Answer: D
18.
All of the following stories deal with horses
EXCEPT:
A. HIGH
COURAGE ---- Clarence Anderson.
B. FIREWORKS
FOR WINDY FOOT ----Frances frost.
C. MISTY
OF CHINCOTEAGUE ---- Robert McCloskey.
D. MADELINE
---- Phyllis McGinley.
Answer: D
19.
In ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, Alice plays
croquet with the:
A. Mad
Hatter
B. Duchess
C. Queen
of Hearts
D. March
Hare.
Answer: C
20.
In one of Mark Twain’s stories, the number of
Judge Driscoll is strapped by a collector of fingerprints called:
A. Tom
Sawyer
B. Pudd’nhead
Wilson
C. Buck
Fanshawe
D. Huckleberry
Finn.
Answer: B
21.
The children’s book mentioned below that is
INCORRECTLY matched with the described phrase is:
A. WHITE
STAG ----story of Attila the Hun.
B. MEN
OF IRON ---- steelworkers complete a skyscraper.
C. MAKE
WAY FOR DUCKLINGS ---- traffic in Boston is held up.
D. CALL
IT COURAGE ---- retelling of a South Sea legend.
Answer: B
22.
The story of the miller’s daughter who spun
straw into gold is entitled:
A. EAST
O’ THE SUN AND WEST O’ THE MOON
B. THE
MOST OBEDIENT WIFE
C. RUMPELSTILTSKIN
D. THE
MOUSE PRINCESS.
Answer: C
23.
Which of the following questions is LEAST
appropriate to ask the children immediately after the reading of a story in a
third-grade class:
A. Who
was playing in the game?
B. What
does “plate” mean in the sentence about the runner crossing the “home=plate”?
C. Why
did the boy get angry at the pitcher?
D. Who
can spell the word “umpire”?
Answer: D
24.
Of the following, the LEAST effective method of
providing for continuity in reading instruction is for the teacher to:
A. Confer
with the children’s previous teachers.
B. Give
a standardized test in reading at the end of the year.
C. Keep
records of each child’s progress.
D. Provide
for individual conferences with children during individualized reading periods.
Answer: B
25.
All of the following statement regarding the
teacher of handwriting are valid EXCEPT:
A. Manuscript
writing is slanted while cursive writing is straight up and down and parallel
to the sides of the paper.
B. The
transition from manuscript to cursive writing generally occurs in the third grade.
C. A
child whose left-handedness is pronounced should be allowed to write his left
hand.
D. It
is not desirable to drop manuscript writing completely or abruptly after the
children have learned cursive writing.
Answer: A
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