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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