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1.       A study of urban life, conducted in the fifth grade, might be expected to yield all of the following outcomes EXCEPT an:
A.      Awareness of the people and communities to be found in the New York metropolis.
B.      Understanding of the problems of transportation and communication in the New York metropolis.
C.      Awareness of similarities and differences between problems of this metropolis and those of other metropolitan areas.
D.      Ability to use statistical tools in order to plan desirable urban communities.
Answer: D

2.       Of the following questions dealing with unit on “How the Colonists Became Americans,” the one which is MOST likely to develop a sense of the significance and reality of historical event is:
A.      Which European countries sent explorers to the New World?
B.      To what extent is our present exploration of space comparable to these early explorations?
C.      What languages did the explorers speak?
D.      What areas did the English explore?
Answer: B

3.       At the beginning of a unit on “The Farm” the teacher placed much material around the room, e.g., books, colored pictures, photographs, play material, etc. All of these items illustrated farm life or could be used for such a purpose. The LEAST likely result of this procedure is that:
A.      The children will be motivated to ask questions.
B.      Much incidental learning will take place.
C.      The children will be confused or discouraged by the mass of material.
D.      The children will find problems to investigate.
Answer: C

4.       In the course of a lesson, a child asks a pertinent question to which the teacher does not know the answer. Of the following, the teacher’s BEST  course of action would be to:
A.      Preserve her status with the class by telling the pupil to raise the question on the next day, thus giving her time to look up the answer.
B.      Without admitting her ignorance, assign a committee to do research on the topic.
C.      Praise the pupil for good thinking, and tell him to devise an experiment to get the answer.
D.      Admit she does not know, and plan methods with the class for getting the answer.
Answer: D

5.       Of the following, the LEAST valid purpose of a class newspaper is to:
A.      Develop skills in planning and organizing a newspaper is to:
B.      Teach specific spelling and language skills.
C.      Provide intrinsic motivation for create written expression.
D.      Stimulate the use of research skills.
Answer: B


6.       A teacher finds that a boy in her class talks out, walks around, brothers others, and is generally troublesome. Among the following , the most promising action for her to take is to:
A.      Speak with him privately to seek the reasons for his behaviors.
B.      Make an announcement to the class that such behavior will not be tolerated.
C.      Ask a colleague to take him into her lower-grade class temporarily.
D.      Tell the class that lessons will stop until the boy behaves properly.
Answer: A

7.       Gerald is a bright, mischievous boy.  His mother, in a conference with the teacher, blamed his misconduct on boredom and suggested that he be placed in a class for intellectually gifted children. Of the following, the statement that the teacher would be most justified in making at this point is that:
A.      The mother should go directly to the principle with her request, since only ha can make the transfer.
B.      Transferring Gerald now reward him for misconduct, he must learn to behave first.
C.      The mother’s explanation may be correct and her suggestion will be given serious consideration.
D.      Segregating bright children in special classes is undemocratic and is not approved by the Board of Education.
Answer: C

9.       In a group discussion, the one of the following which is likely to produce MAXIMUM participation by the pupil is the situation in which.
A.      Each child directs his remarks to the teacher.
B.      One pupil is trained to act as discussion leader.
C.      The teacher interrupts only to make corrections or to bring the group back to the topic.
D.      The pupils or facts, until they are ready to summarize.
Answer: D

10.   Saying that a child has achieved a reading score “below grade norm” ALWAYS means that his score is below:
A.      The acceptable minimum for the grade.
B.      Average for the grade.
C.      That to be expected for his mental age.
D.      That to be expected for his chronological age.
Answer: B

11.   Of the following, the device which is LEAST useful in learning about children for guidance purpose is:
A.      Having children write autobiographies.
B.      Using word-association techniques.
C.      Having children complete unfinished stories.
D.      Having children make up sentences based on spelling words.
Answer: D

12.   Of the following questions, which should probably concern a teacher LEAST when she is selecting a motion picture for her class?
A.      Does the film cover adequately all or some important part of the unit?
B.      Is the film in color so that the pictures will be vivid?
C.      Can the teacher preview the film so that she may plan for the lesson?
D.      Is the treatment suitable for children of his grade and age group?
Answer: B

13.   When some parents of your fifth-grade class request that you assign more homework, the most reasonable response is to explain that:
A.      You assign only as much as you can check daily.
B.      Your assignments take the average child about an hour daily.
C.      Your assignments are always for review, and are made only before tests.
D.      Your assignments are made only as punishment, and “no homework” means that the children have been well-behaved.
Answer: B

14.   Friday is the companion of the hero of :
A.      GULLIVER’S TRAVEL
B.      PILGRIM’S PROGRESS.
C.      THE WATER BABIES
D.      ROBINSON CRUSOE.
Answer: D

15.   In the famous short by Rudyard Kipling, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a :
A.      Bird
B.      Mongoose
C.      Pet name for a child
D.      Tiger.
Answer: B

16.   Characters called Munchkins appear in :
A.      THE JUBILIES---- Edward Lear.
B.      PETER PAN----- James M. Barrie.
C.      THE WIZARD OF OZ---- L. Frank Baum.
D.      ALICE IN WONDERLAND ---- Lewis Carroll.
Answer: C

17.   A poem expressing regret that the poet has lost his boyhood imagination, which he considers of far great worth than money and power, is:
A.      THE FOOL’S PRAYER ---- Edward R. Sill.
B.      ALADDIN----- James R. Lowell.
C.      SEA FEVER----- John Masefield.
D.      KNEE-DEEP IN JUNE----- James W. Riley.
Answer: B

18.   At the end of THE CALL OF THE WILD by Jack London, the dog named Buck:
A.      Escapes and becomes the leader of a wolf pack
B.      Is shot accidentally by his master.
C.      Saves the life of John Thornton.
D.      Dies after winning a race over snow.
Answer: A

19.   “And there will keep you forever,
Yes, forever and a day,
Till the walls shall crumble to ruin
And molder in dust away!” are the closing lines of a poem written by
A.      Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
B.      William Emest Henley.
C.      William Wordsworht
D.      Ralph Waldo Emerson
Answer: A

20.   Of the following authors, the one who is noted as a writer of sports stories is:
A.      Howard Pease
B.      Joseph Conrad
C.      Jackson Schulz
D.      Robert McCloskey
Answer: C

21.   An account of a dinner in which the dishes were shape incorrectly mat be found in the fable by Aesop entitled:
A.      THE FOX & THE GRAPES
B.      THE FOX & THE STORK
C.      THE FOX & THE OYSTER
D.      THE FOX & THE WOLF
Answer: B

22.   With regard to the teaching of spelling, all of the following statements are generally accepted by most educators EXCEPT:
A.      A vital writing program provides the most effective motivation for improvement in spelling.
B.      Mispronunciation is known to be one of the common causes of spelling errors.
C.      Particularly in the lower grades, the teaching of spelling rules is the best single method of instruction.
D.      Growth in spelling power is closely related to growth in language power.
Answer: C

23.   Of the following, the dictionary skill that is LEAST suitable for development in a third-grade class is:
A.      Finding the origin and history of words.
B.      Using guide words to locate a word.
C.      Finding words through second, third and fourth letter alphabetization.
D.      Deriving pronunciation by nothing which syllables are accented.
Answer: A

24.   All of the following are essential abilities involved in structural analysis of words EXCEPT the ability to:
A.      Identify syllables and recognize their function.
B.      Identify prefixes and suffix and recognize their function.
C.      Recognize compound words made up of two words or roots.
D.      Recognize a word through its outline, form and shape.
Answer: D

25.   In interpreting the statement that a child has a reading grade of 5.4, all of the following items are significant EXCEPT :
A.      The date of the rest
B.      The pupil’s present grade
C.      His rank in the class
D.      The date at the present time.
Answer: C

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