PECT Module 3, Exam Questions &
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1. Use of a circle graph is best when used to answer a question about what concept?
What is the difference between the minimum and maximum value?
Is there a change o
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PECT Module 3, Exam Questions &
Answers, rated A+
1. Use of a circle graph is best when used to answer a question about what concept?
What is the difference between the minimum and maximum value?
Is there a change over time?
What is the relationship between the two variables?
How do all the parts relate to the whole? - ✔✔-D How do all the parts relate to the whole?
2. A kindergarten teacher wants to develop the concept of set and which items belong in a set. What
would be an appropriate activity for her to do?
Have students use as many words as they can think of to describe a tree and a set of playground
equipment
Look at two objects and tell how they are similar and different
Give students a set of pattern blocks and have the students sort the blocks into categories they see fit
Give students sticks of differing lengths and have them put them in order from smallest to biggest. -
✔✔-C Give students a set of pattern blocks and have the students sort the blocks into
categories they see fit
3. A teacher has students cut a square or rectangle from a piece of paper. She then has students draw a
line connecting opposing corners. The class discusses their findings. What is she trying to teach the
students about?
Similarity
Right triangles
Parallel lines
Slope - ✔✔-B Right triangles- still torn on this one, I think it could be similarity or right triangles
Second graders are working with groups of blocks. The students find that with some groups of blocks,
they can make two vertical stacks exactly the same height. With other groups of blocks, there is one
block left over. What concept could be introduced?
Even and odd numbers
Common fractions
Inverse operations
None of the above - ✔✔-A Even and odd numbers
A student is having trouble with single by double digit addition. Which assessment could best pinpoint
the problem?
Criterion referenced assessment
Norm referenced assessment
Performance assessment
Error analysis - ✔✔-D Error analysis
. A kindergarten student is completing a triangle, circle, triangle, circle pattern at a math center. This
practice is setting the stage for which mathematical concept?
Algebra
Geometry
Measurement
Probability - ✔✔-A Algebra
A kindergarten teacher shows the class a picture of two buildings and asks the questions: Which building
has more windows? Which building has fewer cars outside? What mathematical skill is the teacher
reinforcing?
Ordering numbers
Identifying patterns in the real world
Drawing conclusions from observational data
None of the above - ✔✔-C Drawing conclusions from observational data
Which skill must a student have before they are able to add the numbers 1-5?
Counting forward from 1-10
Counting backwards from 10-0
Recognizing written numerals
Writing numbers 1-10 - ✔✔-A Counting backwards from 10-0
A student is doing math problems that require adding two digit and one digit numbers and subtracting
one digit numbers from two digit numbers. The student gets all the problems correct except for two
subtraction problems. How should the teacher correct the student's problem?
Review place value with the student
Use manipulatives
Teach the student how to check subtraction through addition
None of the above - ✔✔-C Teach the student how to check subtraction through addition
How would you foster an awareness of the seasons and weather changes in a Kindergarten student?
Have students chart the daily temperature and precipitation using information from a local newspaper.
Sort clothes, tools, and toys according to their appropriate season.
Use a flashlight and a beach ball to explain how the earth's orbit affects the seasons.
Explore the weather of different countries. - ✔✔-B Sort clothes, tools, and toys according to their
appropriate season
A kindergarten teacher wants to develop observational skills in her students. What would be an
appropriate activity to use?
Describe the birds they see around the school using a list of terms provided by the teacher
Sort objects by common characteristics
Look at the different part of a flower using a magnifying glass
None of the above - ✔✔-B Sort objects by common characteristics
What activity would help show fourth grade students that white light is made up of different
wavelengths of light?
Make a simple kaleidoscope out of cardboard tubes and wax paper
In a dark room, shine a white light into a prism and observe the different colors that come out
Use only blue and yellow light to grow plants in the classroom
None of the above - ✔✔-B In a dark room, shine a white light into a prism and observe the different
colors
that come out
. A kindergarten teacher sets up a center with ramps of differing heights, trucks and balls. Interacting
with these materials could introduce which concept to students?
Gravitational acceleration
Friction
Inertia
Gravity - ✔✔-D Gravity
A fourth grade science teacher is doing a unit on the solar system. She uses a poster to show the solar
system and wants to illustrate the great distance between planets. What would be an appropriate
activity?
Adjusting a recipe for making different amounts of cookies
Making a proportional map of the classroo
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