2022 PPR EXAM PRACTICE 96 Questions with Complete
Solutions
Mr. Jimenez, a high school math teacher recognizes that one of his students seems to
be left out a lot when students are choosing partners or groups and pick
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2022 PPR EXAM PRACTICE 96 Questions with Complete
Solutions
Mr. Jimenez, a high school math teacher recognizes that one of his students seems to
be left out a lot when students are choosing partners or groups and picked on frequently
for being different. Why is this situation particularly harmful in a high school setting? -
Answer- The influence of peers is strongest in adolescence.
Providing students with various tools based on their level of understanding of a topic is
an example of which instructional strategy? -Answer- Scaffolding
Allowing prekindergarten students free choice in their learning centers helps develop
their decision-making skills. Which of the following will also help them develop decisionmaking skills? -Answer- Including a variety of appropriate materials.
Mrs. Toups, a 5th grade teacher in an advanced math classroom is using an online
stock market simulation to teach her students about economics. Students have
$100,000 to invest in the stock simulation and they must track their investments
overtime. During the project, her students will work independently to address the
economics and technology objectives. Many of her students are unfamiliar with the
stock market, so this is a challenge that her project faces.
To prepare, Mrs. Toups creates the following lesson sequence for the project:
Days 1-3: provide project details and background information about the stock market
and the online simulation.
Days 4-5: Facilitate the selection of stocks through internet research.
Days 6-18: Support students as they track their investments using a spreadsheet.
Days 19-20: Present an evaluation of the success of the students' investment
strategies, using graphs created in a spreadsheet program.
Based on the sequence of the lesson, when would it be most beneficial to students to
provide them instruction on a decision-making strategy? -Answer- Days 4-5
After a long research project, a teacher has her students fill out a post project report that
looks like the following:
Post Project Report:
Write and submit by the end of the Day 16 a one-page report that answers the following
questions:
What part of this project was most challenging?
What was the most interesting part of the project?
What do you wish you had done differently?
Which of the following skills are the students developing as the complete the post
project report? -Answer- ReflectionMr. Givens has assigned a research project to the students in his senior government
class regarding voting and how the popular vote is different than the electoral vote.
Following the research portion of the assignment, he requires students to hold a mock
election for the neighboring elementary school.
The primary purpose of the mock election is for the high school students to develop
which of the following skills? -Answer- Application
Mrs. Valle frequently uses independent work stations in her first-grade classroom. The
primary purpose of the workstations is to create an environment in which her students
can choose which projects they want to work on, complete and share with the class.
Even though Mrs. Valle has carefully planned what the students will do at each station,
many students seem unsure of what to do. What should Mrs. Valle do to help her
students understand how to work independently at the workstations? -Answer- Have
student volunteers role-play how to work in the stations.
Mrs. McDowell notices some abrupt changes in one of her 4th grade students, Lainey.
Though Lainey has never had behavior issues, she is now consistently disrupting class,
and making significantly lower grades than she used to. Mrs. McDowell has also noticed
that Lainey has been hanging around a different group of students, many of whom have
a history of behavior issues like the ones Lainey is now exhibiting. What is the best
initial response for Mrs. McDowell? -Answer- Discuss her concerns with Lainey in a firm
but caring manner, while gathering information so she can better assist her.
Ms. Davis is teaching her class a lesson in the science lab. Before she lets them begin
their group work, she goes over the proper procedures for gathering necessary lab
supplies and returning them to the proper place after use. The primary reason she
explains these procedures is to -Answer- Promote students' organizational skills.
Mrs. Peterson has a classroom made up of general education students, students with
disabilities, and English Learners. Which teaching strategy would best benefit the
English Learners? -Answer- Using visuals in combination with oral directions.
Zoe is a 4th-grade student who really enjoys collecting, caring for animals, and
classifying items. What type of intelligence is Zoe expressing? -Answer- Naturalistic
Mr. Jones creates a menu of assignments for students to select from to determine how
well they have learned the material from the previous unit on Texas History. The
primary value of this approach is that it allows the teacher to -Answer- address the
various learning styles in the classroom.
Yeung Ma is an English learner who demonstrates little or no ability to use English in
writing. Yeung Ma uses occasional high-frequency words in her writing although they do
not create meaning. Which of the following best identifies Yeung's level of English
language proficiency in writing? -Answer- BeginningWhat characteristics are you most likely to see in students at the intermediate level of
English-language proficiency? -Answer- Exhibiting errors that may hinder
communication when using less familiar or complex English.
Marco is an English-language learner whose writing skills are comparable to his grade
level peers. He is able to write for formal and informal purposes based on the audience.
What level of English-language proficiency is Marco in writing? -Answer- AdvancedHigh
Mr. Lunsford has a culturally diverse classroom. He is aware that students who are
given opportunities to understand and accept other students' differences will not only
learn about other cultures, but they will also be better prepared to participate in a
heterogeneous society. What is one way he can facilitate his students to understand
and accept each other? -Answer- Plan learning activities that allow for culturally diverse
student groups to collaborate.
Mr. Destin is a new teacher that is struggling with timing his lessons correctly. Some
days he has too much time left at the end of class and other days he seems to run out
of time. What is a strategy that Mr. Destin can use to be better prepared for this
situation? -Answer- Be prepared with extra learning activities for the days that his
lessons move faster than he is expecting.
What is the value of building in time for discussion at the end of a lesson instead of
teaching right up to the bell? -Answer- Assessing what students have learned and
preparing for where to begin the next day.
Many of Ms. Morton's 4th grade students did not complete this week's homework on
long division. When she looked into the issue, she found that many of the students
didn't complete the homework because they didn't understand it once they got home.
What is the best first step to addressing this issue? -Answer- Reteaching concepts that
challenge students, by reviewing examples.
Students at an elementary school use an online, interactive program that allows them to
work on skills in their areas of weakness and progress at their own pace. What is the
main advantage of using this type of program? -Answer- It provides students with
individualized practice.
A middle school literature class is doing a group research project. Each group selects a
folktale based on the Snow-White theme and researches the customs and culture of the
country from which the folktale was taken. The primary benefit of the lesson is to
develop the students' ability to -Answer- have a multicultural learning experience
Miss Scott, a 2nd-grade teacher, creates and administers a middle of the year math
assessment that she gives to all of her students. She does not use this assessment as
a grade. What is the purpose of giving this assessment? -Answer- She uses the
information to see the students strengths and weakness.Ms. Tran teaches her 3rd grade math students about friction by giving them ramps, toy
cars, tape measures, and different floor surfaces. Students will collect data about the
different distances the cars travel on the different types of surfaces to better understand
the concept of friction between the car's wheels and the floor. By providing this type of
activity, Ms. Tran shows an understanding of how to -Answer- Engage students in
active learning.
In Mrs. Will's class students seem to be struggling with the retention of the content. At
the end of the lesson, Mrs. Will asks questions regarding what she taught at the
beginning of class and the students seem to have forgotten although they are able to
remember this material taught at the end of class. This is known as the -AnswerRecency Effect
In a science classroom with several English-language learners, a teacher names, labels
and models the use of each piece of equipment needed to complete the experiment.
The teacher is primarily including which of the following linguistic accommodations in
the instruction? -Answer- Incorporating
A 4th grade math teacher asks her students to find the area of a rectangle. She then
asks them to draw a rectangle twice as large as the first and find the area of the second
shape. She then has the students respond to the following questions, "What happens to
the area of the rectangle when the size is doubled?" This best demonstrates the
teacher's understanding of which of the following learning theories? -AnswerConstructivist
A middle school Language Arts teacher is wanting to scaffold the reading of nonfiction
texts for her English-language Learners who are at the beginning level of Englishlanguage proficiency. The best way to achieve this is for her to provide which of the
following scaffolds for the students? -Answer- Adapted texts that will reduce the amount
of reading.
In all of the 3rd-grade math classes at Batterman Elementary math fact quizzes given
every Friday that allow students to practice their math facts on a regular interval
throughout the year. This style of practicing information over time is known as -Answerdistributed practice.
Ms. Friedman's kindergarten class requires that the students work in independent work
stations during part of their math instruction. What is the main benefit of incorporating
visuals that indicate where center materials should be placed? -Answer- It teaches
organizational skills.
Mrs. Boyd is aware that her first-grade students are very concrete thinkers. She works
hard to make sure that she is using her understanding of their development as she
prepares her lesson. Which of the following would be useful for her to include in her
math lesson on addition? -Answer- Using manipulatives to solve the addition problems.At the beginning of each day, Mrs. Kwan prepares her classroom so that she is ready
for each of her lessons throughout the day. She keeps all of her materials in the location
that she plans to use them and always has extra copies made of any material she is
planning to use. Her extra effort in the morning saves her instructional time during the
days. Mrs. Kwan is an excellent example of what type of skill? -Answer- Organizational
skills
Ms. Richardson's 5th grade GT students are working on a long-term research project.
She requires them to finish and submit the project in stages. Which of the following
would best support the students in completing each stage of the project in a timely
manner? -Answer- Establishing guidelines for each stage with completion dates.
When reading a story aloud to her class, Ms. O'Neal uses different voices for each
character. Which of the following principles of effective teaching does Ms. O'Neal best
demonstrate? -Answer- Using enthusiasm to promote student engagement
Mrs. Garnett, a 5th grade Language Arts teacher is planning a long-term research
project for her students, that will require them to work together in groups. When she
organizes the groups, what is the best course of action so that she is fostering a
successful collaboration among group members? -Answer- Asking each group to draft a
work plan that includes responsibilities to review with the teacher.
Inappropriate interactions among students can lead to disorder and hostility. How does
the effective teacher quickly address these potentially harmful interactions? -AnswerConsistently enforcing behavior standards and implementing conflict resolution
strategies.
When having students work in groups, what is the best way to promote equal
contributions among group members? -Answer- Providing specific tasks related to the
activity to each group member.
Mrs. Luther has set up the following procedures in his classroom:
Use hand signals to ask to use the restroom.
Do not ask to leave the classroom during whole group time.
If finished with your classwork before others, read a book or work on something from
your incomplete work folder.
All of these are ways Mrs. Luther is working to reduce ______________. -AnswerInterruptions
Mrs. Owallobe is working on creating a schedule for her kindergarten class. Which of
the following is the least important consideration when making the schedule? -AnswerMaking sure that PE is before lunch so students will have a strong appetite.Mrs. Cooper has a great group of parent volunteers. In order to keep the parent
volunteers interested in coming back and continuing to help, what does Mrs. Cooper
need to do? -Answer- Have clear instructions and flexible opportunities.
Mr. Jefferson is planning for his 2nd-grade students to work in small groups for a social
studies projects on goods and services. What should Mr. Jefferson consider when
forming the groups? -Answer- The purpose of the activity and student strengths and
weaknesses.
What is considered best practice for a student who is trying to establish clear school
routines and procedures in his or her classroom? -Answer- Have students practice the
school routines and procedures.
Why is it important to establish ground rules such as: All group members must
contribute at least two times, Limit the number of times that you participate to no more
than four times, and Limit the length of each contribution by setting the timer and
stopping when it rings, when having students work in groups? -Answer- To promote
appropriate and active engagement from all students.
What is the best way to create buy-in from the students regarding classroom rules and
consequences? -Answer- Include the students in creating the rules and consequences.
What is the most efficient way to take attendance without taking time away from
instruction. -Answer- Posting a short warm-up assignment while silently recording
attendance.
When Ms. Anderson has her students work in groups, she always assigns one group
member to the role of mediator. The main purpose of the mediator is to facilitate
discussion among group members if a conflict occurs. To best assist the mediators
through the process, the teacher should provide them with instruction on how to -
Answer- Respect diverse perspectives when identifying solutions
When asking questions in a large group discussion, what is the best way for a teacher
to help his or her students cognitively process the questions? -Answer- Soliciting
student responses after a short pause.
During a whole group lesson, Mrs. Hearn notices that one of her students, Eric is
rustling papers and distracting the students around him. Eric doesn't seem to be doing
so intentionally, but Mrs. Hearn would like for the noise and distraction to stop. What is
the best way for her to address the behavior with the least amount of disruption to the
lesson? -Answer- Make eye contact with Eric and signal him to stop
The high school English class has just completed a short reading that compared the
work of two authors. The class has a mixture of on-level readers and some struggling
readers. The teacher wants full participation in the discussion about the comparative
reading yet she knows that her struggling readers will not be able to answer many of thehigh-level thinking questions and wants them to be successful. Which of the following is
her best strategy to ensure that all students have an opportunity to participate? -
Answer- Use a question matrix to shape the questions, ensuring that there are a variety
of lower level and higher-level thinking questions.
One of the keys to effective instruction is the ability to monitor and adjust your
instruction. The most effective and efficient way to accomplish this task is -Answer- to
actively listen and question students on a daily basis. This will provide timely feedback
that will allow a teacher to effectively monitor and adjust instruction.
Which of the following questioning techniques is used to elicit more detail? -AnswerProbing Questions
In order to facilitate free choice during centers, Mr. Weatherly has a picture chart in his
classroom. Students are to move a picture of themselves from on center to another on
the chart when they change centers. If the spaces in their chosen center are full, they
must choose a different center with space available. When he introduces the chart, it
will most effective for him to -Answer- Move a picture of himself to different centers on
the chart as he explains how to participate in the centers.
Which of the following is an example of an activity at the create level of Bloom's
Taxonomy? -Answer- Designing a new tablet stand for their tablets.
An elementary Language Arts teacher is focusing on motivating her students. She is
trying to determine the best type of motivation to use with the students. Based on this
goal which of the statements below is most accura
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