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. 61)Which of the following was a major cause of the First World War? A. the rise of nationalist movements in the Austro-Hungarian empire B. the growth of fascist political parties in Italy and Germany C. the establishment of a communist government in Russia D. the onset of economic depressions in France and Great Britain - ANSa 1)Ms. Woods teaches social studies to a diverse group of students, including several English-language learners (ELLs). She divides the class into groups of four to five students. Each student reads and presents the information in a different excerpt from the textbook to the other group members. Which of the following is a primary rationale for using the activity? A. Discussing expository selections improves ELLs' navigation of nonfiction text structures B. Using prior knowledge helps ELLs make - ANSc 1)Some common vowel patterns are associated with more than one pronunciation (e.g., steam and bread). Which of the following nonsense words illustrates a vowel pattern that is highly consistent in its pronunciation? A. stook B. troan C. spow D. mough - ANSb 1)The teacher's use of a read-aloud strategy model is typically most effective for promoting students': A. understanding of words that have
multiple meanings. B. ability to explore and clarify the content they are reading. C. willingness to seek assistance from peers or adults to understand a new text. D. appreciation of books that are more difficult than those they typically read. - ANSb 1)Which of the following sentences provides an example of agreement between a pronoun and its antecedent? A. Several of the guests had mailed their gifts prior to the party. B. One of the runners was showing their fatigue. C. Each of the officials has worked to protect their own interests. D. Neither of the children likes to share their toys. - ANSa 10)Which of the following introductions would be most appropriate for a persuasive essay? A. Dr. Diaz does not allow any talking at all in any of her lecture hall classes. B. Dr. Diaz may not be the most popular professor in the department, but she has two qualities that make her a very effective teacher. C. Get through one test successfully in Dr. Diaz's class and you will really earn her respect. D. I'm not sure what Dr. Diaz did before she became a professor, but I bet it was something having - ANSb 10)Which of the following sentences contains a relative clause? A. The circus that came to town in August has an excellent trapeze act. B. After looking in the attic, I gave up my search for the records. C. As the waiter walked toward the table, he slipped and fell. D. They ran down the street, but they couldn't catch the ice cream truck. - ANSa 11)A fifth-grade teacher wants to use literature to help foster understanding, sensitivity, and tolerance of cultural differences. Which of
that you had caused a problem. D. I'm not sure it's possible to imply much of anything from this data. - ANSc 12)A fifth-grade class is beginning to work on individual reports on self- selected science topics. The teacher would like to reinforce the research skills of students as they work on their reports. Which of the following would be the most effective way for the teacher to address this goal? A. Have students write questions about their topics and make notes as they find the answer to each question. B. Pair students with a partner to discuss appropriate reference sources for their reports. C. Give - ANSa 14)A teacher reviews the following transitional words and phrases with students: "if...then," "as a result," and "therefore."With that choice of transitions, the teacher is best preparing students to write a composition using a A. list of steps. B. descriptive or specific example. C. cause and effect pattern. D. sequence of events. - ANSc 15). Which of the following would be most important to include in the introduction to a persuasive essay? A. an explanation of why the issue addressed by the essay is important B. a description of the author's credentials and qualifications C. a detailed summary of the logical steps in the essay's argument D. a rebuttal of alternative points of view - ANSa 15)With every passing day, scientists get closer to mapping the human genome and to decoding the genetic information that effects our health. Which of the following words is misspelled in this sentence? A. scientists B. mapping C. decoding D. effects - ANSd
16)A language arts teacher wants students to have an opportunity to write for an authentic audience and purpose. The assignment that best achieves the teacher's goal is writing a A. review of an imaginary movie from the point of view of a critic. B. sympathy letter to a character in a story who is in an argument with a family member. C. letter to the principal stating a personal opinion about a school-related issue. D. front-page newspaper article about a true event in students' lives. - ANSc 16)An elementary teacher has recently delivered a paper at a conference on reading pedagogy and would like to share her work at an upcoming faculty meeting. When revising her paper for this new, less formal context, she should plan to: A. increase the paper's level of detail, nuance, and complexity. B. add examples of both supporting and conflicting scholarship. C. modify the paper's vocabulary, syntax, and organizational structure. D. eliminate the illustrations and other visual aids. - ANSc 16)Increasing the rate of speech in an oral presentation would be most effective for: A. compensating for poor acoustics in a room. B. conveying a feeling of excitement. C. stating the conclusion of a logical argument. D. emphasizing an important point - ANSb 17)A lack of variation in rate, pitch, and rhythm is most likely to undermine the delivery of an oral presentation by: A. diminishing the presentation's emotional effect. B. interfering with the logical continuity of the presentation. C. causing some audience members to feel excluded. D. requiring the audience to attend to multiple stimuli. - ANSa
use of camera angling C. The people's expressions D. The people's clothing - ANSd 18)Which of the following best describes the primary reason that major political figures of the early national period decided to replace the Articles of Confederation with the U.S. Constitution? A. to resolve growing tensions between the northern and southern states B. to ensure that state governments were based on the principle of popular sovereignty C. to broaden the powers of the national government D. to remove political obstacles to the creation of territorial governments in the West - ANSc 19)From 1848 to 1850, the nonindigenous population of San Francisco rose from fewer than 1,000 to more than 25,000 people. Which of the following was most directly responsible for this population increase? A. the gold rush B. railroad construction C. the Mexican War D. Chinese immigration - ANSa 19)Which of the following visual aids could a teacher use most effectively to support a discussion about food prices during the past decade? A. a line graph representing trends over time B. a pie chart showing proportions of a whole C. a bar graph comparing individual points of information D. an organizational chart showing relationships in a hierarchy - ANSa 2)A fourth-grade class will read a set of directions to learn how to construct a paper airplane. Which of the following teacher approaches would most effectively promote the students' understanding of the directions? A. allowing the students to write down specific questions they have before
they read the directions B. determining whether the students understand transition and relation words, such as next and under, used in the directions C. encouraging students to look up the definition of any u - ANSb 2)Oral rhyming activities are most likely to promote phonemic awareness by helping a child learn to: A. attend to the sounds shared by words in the same word family. B. identify the junctures between syllables in spoken words. C. recognize how the structure of a word relates to its meaning. D. identify spelling patterns that correspond to specific sounds. - ANSa 2)Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation? A. The athlete plays several sports during the school year: baseball, basketball, volleyball, and tennis. B. The movie was fantastic but, I had to leave for a moment to take a telephone call. C. I worked all night long to complete the project; my professor will be impressed with the product. D. Don't you think that it's always a good idea to knock before entering any room? - ANSb 2)While reading aloud to a kindergarten class, the teacher asks students to call out any words that sound the same. This practice would be most effective as a way to promote the students' awareness of: A. phonemic patterns. B. decoding strategies. C. word identification strategies. D. letter- sound correspondences. - ANSa 20)Following World War II, the United States faced a new Red Scare based on claims that: A. a fuel shortage was inevitable. B. a large number of government workers were communists. C. an economic recession was
commodities produced in the United States. D. a collapse in United States financial markets after a period of excessive borrowing. - ANSd 22)Which of the following is a fundamental purpose of democratic government? A. providing for the common good B. establishing a moral code C. controlling the economy D. establishing a bureaucracy - ANSa 23)A piece of legislation is passed by both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, but the president vetoes it. This legislation can still become a law if: A. there is an overriding vote by five of the nine members of the Supreme Court. B. the Speaker of the House decides to approve it. C. the majority of the president's cabinet approve it. D. there is an overriding vote by at least two-thirds of both houses of Congress. - ANSd 23)Supporters of the passage of the Constitution in the 1780s had several important goals they hoped to achieve. From today's perspective, they were most successful at achieving which of the following? A. Avoidance of political parties and partisan politics B. Establishment of a system of checks and balances within the federal government C. Freedom from involvement in foreign conflicts D. Peaceful compromise between northern and southern states over the issue of slavery - ANSb 24)Which of the following economic developments in Texas can be most directly attributed to the Columbian Exchange? A. The spread of cattle ranching B. The diffusion of maize cultivation C. The establishment of the petroleum industry D. The spread of cotton cultivation - ANSa
24)Which of the following forms of local self-government is the best example of direct democracy? A. council-manager form of city government B. commission form of government C. mayor-council form of city government D. town meeting form of government - ANSd 25)Which of the following best describes the main function of entrepreneurs in a capitalist economy? A. to organize land, labor, and capital for productive purposes B. to maintain stability within different industries C. to coordinate relations among different sectors of the economy D. to moderate fluctuations in the business cycle - ANSa 26)In describing places, geographers distinguish between the site and the situation of a place. Which of the following describes the situation of the city of Houston, as opposed to the site? A. Houston is located on Galveston Bay B. Houston is located near several large oil fields C. Houston is located in a place with a humid subtropical climate D. Houston is located at 29 degrees north latitude, 95 degrees west longitud - ANSb 26)In the U.S. judicial system, the primary role of a grand jury is to: A. give police officers permission to make an arrest, seizure, or search in response to a suspected crime. B. sentence a defendant if and when that defendant is found guilty of a federal crime. C. decide whether there is probable cause for believing that a defendant has committed a federal crime. D. attempt to get a defendant to pleabargain to save the time and cost of a trial. - ANSc
28)Which of the following best illustrates the concept of opportunity cost as defined by economists? A. A country is able to produce more advanced computers than another country can because its labor force is more skilled B. A student is unable to attend a birthday party because she is playing in a soccer match at the same time C. A car manufacturer is able to charge more for a new car model because it gets better gas mileage D. A hotel is forced to raise its room prices during the winter becaus - ANSb 29)Hinduism most strongly influenced which of the following features of ancient Indian civilization? A. principles of economic exchange B. structure and organization of government C. relations among social groups D. methods of scientific investigation - ANSc 29)In the 1990s, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) lowered tariffs and other trade barriers between the United States and Mexico. As a result, many United States corporations established maquiladoras, manufacturing centers in Mexico near the United States- Mexico border. Parts and materials are shipped to maquiladoras and assembled into products which are then exported to the United States and other countries. The main incentive for companies to set up these manufacturing centers is - ANSb 29)Which of the following was a significant difference between the early civilizations of Mesoamerica and the early civilization of the ancient Near East and China? A. Mesoamerican peoples relied on corn, beans, and squash for protein. B. Mesoamerican peoples had large numbers of domesticated animals. C. Mesoamerican peoples made extensive use of
metal tools. D. Mesoamerican peoples developed long-distance trade networks. - ANSa 3)During the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries in Europe, which of the following was the most significant reason for the increased criticism of organized religion and demand for reform by common people? A. the emergence of women as writers and artists B. the development of realism in Renaissance painting C. the beginning of exploration across the Atlantic Ocean D. the widespread printing of the Bible in the vernacular - ANSd 3)The languages of the world are most similar in which of the following respects? A. the basic principles of phrase structure (e.g., the subject- predicate structure of sentences) B. the speech sounds that are used to form words C. the basic rules of morphology (e.g., adding s to a singular noun to make a plural) D. the role of volume in communicating information - ANSa 3)The most effective way to introduce firstgrade readers to a new book is to: A. read the first few pages aloud to familiarize them with it. B. invite them to choose a page to read aloud and discuss. C. have them make predictions about the book's ending. D. describe the content of the book and ask them what it reminds them of. - ANSd 3)Which of the following activities, performed by young children while a story is being read to them, would most likely encourage them to listen for meaning? A. tapping their feet to the rhythm of the words B. miming the action of the story C. raising their hands when they hear the main
receives more rainfall each year than any other region of the state. B. The rolling plains of the Berkshires are fed by numerous streams. C. The wooded hills of southeastern Massachusetts tower over the surrounding landscape. D. The Connecticut River valley has some of the most fertile land in the state. - ANSd 31)Which of the following best illustrates the influence of ancient Rome on the later development of European civilization? A. the art and architecture of Spain B. the legal code of France C. the educational system of Great Britain D. the literature of Germany - ANSb 32). In the United States, responsibility for monitoring elections and regulating voter registration and eligibility is primarily held by the A. federal government. B. state governments. C. county governments. D. municipal governments. - ANSb 32)A majority of the earth's human inhabitants today live in which of the following types of climates? A. cold high-latitude climates B. humid low- latitude climates C. warm mid-latitude climates D. dry low-latitude climates - ANSc 32)Which of the following best describes one major cause of the decline of the Roman Empire? A. Political instability and use of mercenary armies undermined the security of the empire. B. A sharp increase in the birthrate led to overpopulation in major urban centers of the empire. C. The growth of Christianity caused widespread religious conflict throughout the empire.
D. The subdivision of large country estates led to a major decline in agricultural output. - ANSa 33)The samurai tradition of feudal Japan most closely resembled which of the following features of medieval Europe? A. the code of chivalry of European knights B. the philosophical tradition of scholastic philosophers C. the monastic vows of European monks D. the guild system of European merchants - ANSa 33)Which of the following describes a major function of the prime meridian? A. It serves as a division line between tropic and temperate zones of climate. B. It provides a starting point for the measurement of longitude. C. It serves as a division line between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. D. It provides a starting point for the measurement of great circles. - ANSb 34)In 1922 Massachusetts began a project to extend the water system that provided potable water to the Greater Boston and Metropolitan West areas of the state. This project led to the creation of which of the following major physical features in Massachusetts? A. Lake Quinsigamond B. Quabbin Reservoir C. Knightville Reservoir D. Lake Cochituate - ANSb 34)The Catholic Church most influenced which of the following developments in medieval Europe? A. the settlement of new lands B. the revival of trade C. the emergence of universities D. the growth of towns - ANSc
36)Which of the following best describes a shared aim of the voyages of exploration commanded by John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson? A. to control the North American fur trade B. to discover a westward route to Asia C. to establish bases for the destruction of Spanish shipping D. to convert American Indians to Christianity - ANSb 38)A teacher has given students an assignment to research how the Texan volunteers at the Alamo reacted to the Mexican commander Santa Anna's siege. Which of the following is a primary source that will best help students answer the question? A. A diary belonging to General Santa Anna B. A presentation of artifacts from the Alamo given by a Texas historian C. A letter written by Colonel William B. Travis during the battle D. An encyclopedia article about Susannah Dickinson, a survivor of the Al - ANSc 38)Which of the following best describes the significance of a major military development of the American Revolution? A. The British victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775) forced patriot leaders to abandon plans to conquer Canada. B. The victories of troops commanded by George Rogers Clark gave the Americans control of the southern colonies for much of the war. C. The patriot victory at the Battle of Saratoga (1777) prompted France to sign a treaty with American leaders. - ANSc 39)A sixth-grade social studies teacher has just completed a lesson on the differences between limited and unlimited governments. Which of the following would most effectively assess a student's ability to apply the new concepts just learned? A. A vocabulary quiz defining the terms "limited"
and "unlimited" B. An exit card identifying five countries that have a limited government D. A journal entry describing a limited govt - ANSd 4)A small group of first-grade students stands in an open area of a classroom. Their teacher plays a musical recording and encourages the students to move their bodies in ways that show what the music makes them feel. This activity is most typically identified as a form of: A. creative dance. B. role playing. C. pantomime. D. visualization. - ANSa 4)To motivate middle school students in language arts, a teacher implements learning clubs in the classroom. Students have a class meeting on an assigned topic. They then work in groups to research the topic and reflect on the information they learn. Finally, they add what they have learned to a blog. The design of the learning clubs best shows that the teacher understands the importance of which of the following? A. Placing students in groups based on their individual language-arts abilities B. - ANSc 4)When reading aloud to a class, a teacher who reads fluently in short phrases that sound like natural spoken language will most clearly demonstrate which of the following to the students? A. the value of expression and varied intonation in reading B. the need to be familiar with highfrequency sight words C. a way to remember more of the content in their reading D. the importance of correct grammar and punctuation - ANSa 4)Which of the following statements best explains how knowing a language that is historically related to English (e.g., German, French, Spanish) can
