Question 1 5 / 5 points
"I eated it all up!" said Jimmy. Mrs. Newman, his teacher, should say:
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"Jimmy, say that again, but instead of saying, 'I eated it all up!' say, 'I ate it all up!'"
"You eated it all up? That's great!"
"You ate it all up? Was it delicious?"
"That isn't the right way to say that. Try again."
Question 2 5 / 5 points
Evidence has shown that alphabet letter names and sounds should be taught __________ to produce better results.
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in large group settings
simultaneously
letter names first
sounds first
Question 3 5 / 5 points
When a teacher notices that the children do not understand a new word he has used, he can:
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say it louder and more clearly.
drop it from his vocabulary until the children can understand it.
write it on the chalkboard and discuss it with them.
define the word using terms children understand.
Question 4 5 / 5 points
The four types of play are motor play, pretend play, construction play, and:
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games.
academic play.
teacher-directed play.
None of the above
Question 5 5 / 5 points
The first language arts skill that children learn is:
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speaking.
listening.
writing.
reading.
Question 6 5 / 5 points
Scaffolding is a technique that does NOT include:
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teacher-directed instruction for problem solving.
open-ended questions.
facilitation of the child's initiatives.
responsive conversation.
Question 7 5 / 5 points
The three steps to teach word-learning while reading aloud are:
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model, practice, and guide.
guide, practice, and model.
model, guide, and practice.
guide, model, and practice.
Question 8 5 / 5 points
An appropriate word to teach preschoolers, with repetition and examples, would be:
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cocoon.
motorized.
abdomen.
All of the above
Question 9 5 / 5 points
Early childhood programs affected by the No Child Left Behind Act:
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are accountable for providing data that show children's progress.
are exempt from assessing young children.
are required to use standardized assessment tests.
have ignored testing requirements.
Question 10 5 / 5 points
Listening activities should be:
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in a small area with the least number of distractions.
on the floor, in a corner of the room.
in a large area for children to have space and feel comfortable.
kept on a one-to-one basis with teacher and student.
Question 11 5 / 5 points
The No Child Left Behind Act (2002) has led to:
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a large jump in test scores in reading ability.
testing, observation, and documentation activities in publicly supported early childhood centers.
preschools giving more attention to physical skills.
less teacher training.
Question 12 5 / 5 points
A personal resource file is suggested in the text because:
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it is hard to remember all of the interesting activity ideas one encounters.
good activities can be presented over and over and will get you through your first year of teaching.
there is a limited supply of appropriate language arts activities.
None of the above
Question 13 5 / 5 points
Activities such as asking a child, "Which word does not belong: cat, hat, bat, ham, sat?" encourages children to have:
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initial sound recognition.
alliteration.
rhyming skills.
phonemic awareness.
Question 14 5 / 5 points
Mr. Carter keeps background music playing softly all day in his classroom. He hopes that the children develop __________ listening skills because of it.
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creative
purposeful
discriminative
appreciative
Question 15 5 / 5 points
Language arts are:
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best incorporated throughout all lessons.
ignored during science and number-related lessons.
best learned in discussion groups.
best instructed during a language arts planned time of day.
Question 16 5 / 5 points
Neuroscientists agree that information __________ is among the easiest information to remember.
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repeated each morning
set to music
taught in group time
learned at home
Question 17 5 / 5 points
A topic web used for developing a theme is a:
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visual outline concerning a specific topic.
pictorial method identifying possibilities.
helpful road map for some teachers.
All of the above
Question 18 5 / 5 points
In __________, children are involved in program planning, decision making, implementation, and evaluation.
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curriculum web planning
thematic unit instruction
the project approach
teacher-prepared lesson planning
Question 19 5 / 5 points
Miss Oakley enjoys water skiing. It is __________ that she share her skiing interest with her students.
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appropriate
inappropriate
discouraged
required
Question 20 5 / 5 points
A child's literacy portfolio does not usually include:
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photographs of the child's work.
any literacy accomplishments.
standardized test results.
items in chronological order.
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