Which best describes differentiated instruction in reading? (Rigorous)

Instruction based on a student’s strengths

Which is NOT a true statement concerning an author’s literary tone?

Tone in literature is usually satiric or angry.

A test is most likely to be biased if:

It requires knowledge from out-of-school experiences.

examples of ongoing informal assessment techniques used to observe student progress EXCEPT:

Collection of data from assessment tests

A method of language through the use of written symbols

Which of the following is an untrue statement about a theme in literature?

The theme is always stated directly somewhere in the text.

Middle and high school students are more receptive to studying grammar and syntax:

Through application to their own writing

What is the Pax Romana?

A long free travel and trade, spreading people, cultures,

Economics is best described as:

beings use limit things supply their necessities

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1
The quality of sound is the definition of:
Rhythm
Harmony
Timbre
Melody
2
Social skills and values developed by activity include all of the following EXCEPT:
Communicating and cooperating
Respecting rules and property
Winning at all costs
Making judgments in groups
3
Which kingdom comprises organisms made of one cell with no nuclear membrane?
Algae
Monera
Fungi
Protista
4
Which of the following reading strategies is NOT associated with fluent reading abilities?
Pronouncing unfamiliar words by finding same w familiar word
Reading sentences word by word
Formulating questions about the text while reading
Establishing a purpose for reading
5
Activities of interpreting audio, visual, and tactile stimuli are
Perceptual abilities
Locomotor movements
Skilled movements
Reflex movements
6
Which parts of an atom are located inside the nucleus?
Protons only
Electrons and neutrons
Neutrons only
Protons and neutrons
7
Which best describes differentiated instruction in reading? (Rigorous)
Novel study
Whole-group instruction
Instruction based on a student’s strengths
Student workbooks
8
A series of single tones which add up to a recognizable sound is called a
Sequence
Melody
Cadence
Rhythm
9
Which is NOT a true statement concerning an author’s literary tone?
Tone in literature to the tone of voice a speaker uses
Tone of the author’s attitude toward subject.
Tone is partly revealed through the selection of details.
Tone in literature is usually satiric or angry.
10
Three-dimensional figures in geometry are called:
Solids
Polygons
Cubes
Blocks
11
Which of the following contributed to the severity of the Great Depression in California?
An influx of Okies
An influx of Chinese immigrants
An influx of Mexican immigrants
The Dust Bowl drove people out of the cities
12
regular repetition of a given element most commonly serves as a feeling of:
Contrast
Dominance
Rhythm
Dissonance
13
Which document includes the freedom of religion and right to trial by jury?
Bill of Rights
Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech
Articles of Confederation
Gettysburg Address
14
Which of the following is NOT a reason why Europeans came to the New World?
To find resources in order to increase wealth
To spread Christianity
To establish trade
To increase a ruler’s power and importance
15
A test is most likely to be biased if:
It is teacher-made
It tests discrete items taught
It requires knowledge from out-of-school experiences.
It requires written response.
16
examples of ongoing informal assessment techniques used to observe student progress EXCEPT:
Analyses of student work product
Effective questioning
Collection of data from assessment tests
Observation of students
17
What measure could be used to report the distance traveled in walking around a track?
Degrees
Square meters
Cubic feet
Kilometers
18
Which is NOT a true statement about crafts?
Students experiment with their own creativity
. Self-expression is encouraged
Products are unique and different
Outcome is predetermined
19
The following are examples of chemical reactions EXCEPT:
Using a firecracker
Melting ice into water
Dissolving a seltzer tablet in water
Burning a piece of plastic
20
The westward expansion occurred for a number of reasons; however, the most important reason was
Independence
Slavery
Colonization
Economics
21
Orthography is:
word formation that involves combinin a single compound form
The completeassociated with a given lexeme
The study of word structure
A method of language through the use of written symbols
22
right triangle has legs with the measu of 3 cm and 4 cm, what is the measure of the hypotenuse?
5 cm
1 cm
7 cm
6 cm
23
Improved cardio-respiratory fitness and lower resting heart rate can result from:
rest
education
diet
exercises
24
Which of the following types of rock are made from magma?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
Fossils
25
Given even numbers x and y, which could be the least common multiple of x and y?
2xy
xy
xy/2
4xy
26
Which of the following is NOT a strategy of teaching reading comprehension?
Manipulating sounds
Utilizing graphic organizers
. Having students generate questions
Summarization
27
A combination of three or more tones sounded at the same time is called a:
Harmony
Dissonance
Consonance
Chord
28
A student’s motor development is influenced by:
Culture
Environment
All of the above
Family
29
Which of the following is controlled by the researcher?
A dependent variable
An independent variable
A control
A live specimen
30
The belief that the United States should control all of North America was called:
Pan-Americanism
Nationalism
Manifest Destiny
Westward Expansion
31
Which civilization invented the wheel?
Assyrian
Roman
Sumerian
Egyptian
32
Which of the following is NOT a technique of prewriting?
Brainstorming
Clustering
Listing
Proofreading
33
Issues such as cloning and genetic engineering fall in the area of
Biotechnology
Technology
. Biology
Chemistry
34
When planning a family budget, decisions must include
Needs and wants
Scarcity
The stock market
Credit rating
35
Which of the following is an untrue statement about a theme in literature?
The theme is the central idea in a literary work.
All parts of the work should contribute to the theme.
the reader should arrive at an indirectly stated theme
The theme is always stated directly somewhere in the text.
36
Middle and high school students are more receptive to studying grammar and syntax:
Through independent homework assignments
Through application to their own writing
Through worksheets and endof-lesson practices in textbooks
analytical examination of the writings of famous authors
37
The measure of the pull of the Earth’s gravity on an object is called __________.
Mass number
Mass
Atomic number
Weight
38
All of the following are true about phonological awareness EXCEPT:
It may involve print
It starts before letter recognition is taught.
children can do it with their eyes closed.
It is a prerequisite for spelling and phonics.
39
Find the midpoint of (2, 5) and (7, -4).
(9/2, 1/2)
(9/2, -1/2)
(5, 9)
(9, -1)
40
What is the Pax Romana?
The Roman government
A time when the government was overruled
A period of war when theRomans expanded theirempire
A long free travel and trade, spreading people, cultures,
41
Enzymes speed up reactions by __________ .
Lowering pH, allowing reaction speed to increase
Lowering energy of activation
. Increasing volume of substrate
Utilizing ATP
42
Alternative assessment in math may include:
Student explanation of reasoning behind the answer
Multimedia
Analysis of data
All of the above
43
A series of single tones which add up to a recognizable sound is called a:
Rhythm
. Melody
Cadence
Sequence
44
To encode means that you
Tell someone a message
Construct meaning from a code
Decode a second time
None of the above
45
Bunsen burners, graphing calculators, computers, and multimedia are examples of:
All of the above
Items used only in high school programs
No specific grouping
Technology used in science
46
Which of the following reading strategies is NOT associated with fluent reading abilities?
Formulating questions about the text while reading
Pronouncing unfamiliar words by finding similarities
Reading sentences word by word
Establishing a purpose for reading
47
U.S. concern about the possible spread of communism is most closely associated with:
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The Civil War
World War I
48
All of the following are true about phonological awareness EXCEPT:
Activities can be done by the children with their eyes close
It starts before letter recognition is taught.
It is a prerequisite for spelling and phonics.
It may involve print
49
Economics is best described as:
different political systems produce goods and services
beings use limit things supply their necessities
The study of how money is used in different societies
human beings have develop trading practices through the year
50
_ is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone or muscle to muscle
A tendon
A joint
A ligament
Cartilage
51
Which of the following is anexample of nonfictionliterature?
All of the above
Biographies
Journals
Letters
52
The transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves is called __________ .
Phase change
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
53
Which is NOT listed as a common difficulty in early childhood literacy programs?
Frustration understanding text
Difficulty maintaining concentration
Large-group cooperation with peers
. Limited vocabulary
54
How did the United States acquire Florida from Spain?
Spain ceded it to the U.S. following the War of 1812.
British and became part of the original thirteen colonies
It was captured from Spain after the Spanish-American War
America acquired it after World War I.
55
The theory of seafloor spreading explains __________.
How continents got named
The shapes of the continents
How continents sink to become part of the ocean floor
How continents move apart
56
Which of the following indicates that a student is a fluent reader?
In a writing , sentences are poorly organized structurally
Must intentionally decode a majority of the words
Reads word to word and haltingly
Reads texts with expression or prosody
57
Identify the correct sequence of organization of living things from lower to higher order:
Cell, organelle, organ, tissue, system, organism
Organelle, cell, tissue, organ, system, organism
Cell, tissue, organ, organelle, system, organism
Organelle, tissue, cell, organ, system, organism
58
Look at this number: 4,087,361 What number represents the ten-thousands place?
0
6
8
4
59
What cell organelle contains the cell’s stored food?
. Ribosomes
Golgi apparatus
Lysosomes
Vacuoles
60
The arrangement and relationship of words in sentences or sentence structure best describes:
Syntax
Thesis
Style
Discourse
61
What is the greatest common factor of 16, 28, and 36?
2
16
8
4
62
Which of the following indicates that a student is a fluent reader?
Reads word to word and haltingly
Reads texts with expression or prosody
sentences are poorly organized structurally
Must intentionally decode a majority of the words
63
What is the scientific method?
The process of recording data and observations
open inquiry and repeatable results to establish theories
process of doing an experimentand writing a laboratory repor
of reinforcing scientific principles by confirming results
64
Which of the following psychosocial influences is NOT negative?
Adherence to exercise
Avoidance of problems
. Role conflict
Ego-centeredness
65
Which of the following is NOT considered ethical behavior for a scientist?
. Collaborating with other scientists from different labs
Pub data before other scientists have a chance to replicate
Using unpublished data and citing the source
Publishing work with an incomplete list of citations
66
measuring the growth of bacteria at different temperatures, what is the independent variable?
Size of bacteria
Growth rate of bacteria
Temperature
Number of bacteria
67
Which of the following reading strategies calls for higherorder cognitive skills?
Summarizing
Monitoring
Making inferences
Making predictions
68
Which of the following is NOT considered ethical behavior for a scientist?
Collaborating with other scientists from different labs
Publishing data before other scientists have had a chance to
Using unpublished data and citing the source
Publishing work with an incomplete list of citations
69
All of the following are correctly punctuated EXCEPT:
“Who would like to sing ‘The Star Spangled Banner’?”
I was embarrassed when Jo said, “The started an hour ago!”
“The policeman apprehended the criminals last night.”
“The book is on the table,” said Bill’s mother.
70
Which one of the following would NOT be considered a result of World War II?
The beginnings of new power struggles not only in Europeasia
Territorial and boundary changes for many nations,europe
Western Europe no longer the center of world power
Economic depression and slow resumption of trade and fin.aid
71
To encode means that you:
Construct meaning from a code
Tell someone a message
Decode a second time
None of the above
72
Common percussion instruments include:
Trumpet, trombone, and tuba
Viola, cello, and piano
Oboe, clarinet, andsaxophone
Xylophone, tambourine, and bells
73
Sound waves are produced by __________.
Vibrations
Sonar
Pitch
Noise
74
What are the three branches of the United States government?
Executive, judicial, state governments
Legislative, judicial, international affairs
Legislative, executive, foreign trade
Legislative, executive, judicial
75
Which scientist is credited with launching the Scientific Revolution in the sixteenth century?
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
Isaac Newton
Roger Bacon
76
The mass of a cookie is closest to:
0.5 kg
1.5 grams
15 grams
0.5 grams
77
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a fable?
Teaches a moral or standard for behavior
Animals that feel and talk like humans
Illustrates specific people or groups without directly namin
Happy solutions to human dilemmas
78
Which of the following should NOT be included in the opening paragraph of an informative essay?
Details and examples supporting the main idea
A style and tone that grabs the reader’s attention
Thesis sentence
A broad general introduction to the topic
79
NOT one of the metalinguistic abilities acquired by children from early involvement in reading
Word consciousness
Spelling fluency
Functions of print
Conventions of print
80
The literary device of personification is used in which example below?
“Happiness sped through the halls cajoling as it went.”
“And that one talent which is death to hide
“O wind thy horn, thou proud fellow.”
“Beg me no beggary by soul or parents, whining dog!”
81
The “divine right” of kings was the key political characteristic of the:
Age of Absolutism
Age of Feudalism
Age of Reason
Age of Despotism
82
When planning physical education activities teachers should consider:
Student safety
All of the above
Community resources
Availability and cost of equipment
83
Goal setting should include
Rewards
All of the above
. Realistic planning
Small, short-term steps
84
Who was the principal writer of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
85
All of the following are natural resources EXCEPT:
fish
paper
coal
trees
86
Orthography is:
The study of word structure
The complete set word forms associated with a given lexeme
representing spoken language through the written symbols
word formation that combines word into single compound form
87
All of the following were causes of the American Revolution EXCEPT:
The Tea Act of 1773
The Stamp Act
The colonists wanted more schools.
The colonists were forced to house English troops
88
Assessment feedback should be:
Specific
All of the above
Timely
Constructive
89
Activities that enhance team socialization include all of the following EXCEPT:
Golf
Basketball
Volleyball
Soccer
90
An item that sells for $375.00 is put on sale at $120.00. What is the percentage of decrease?
25%
28%
68%
34%
91
All of the following are correctly capitalized EXCEPT:
Congressman McKay
Queen Elizabeth
the president of the United States
commander Alger
92
In similar polygons, if the perimeters are in a ratio of x:y, the sides are in a ratio of
1/2 x:y
2x:y
x2:y2
x:y
93
Injury prevention includes:
Discipline and conditioning
Participant screening
Standards and education
All of the above
94
Reading a piece of student writing to assess the overall impression of the product is:
Using a performance system
Holistic evaluation
Portfolio assessment
Analytical evaluation
95
The Bill of Rights consists of which amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
Amendments 1 and 2
Amendments 1-10
Amendments 1-5
. Amendments 1-22
96
Sitting, crawling, and creeping develop after
Late childhood
Climbing
Balancing
Simple reflexes
97
Accepted procedures include preparing solutions with __________
Tap water
Hydrochloric acid
Alcohol
Distilled water
98
Which of the following is an opinion?
Humans breathe.
Albany is the capital of New York State.
The sky is blue
A dog is the best pet to have.
99
A simile is:
human characteristics are applied to things that arent human
An indirect comparison between two things
A direct comparison between two things
Deliberate exaggeration for effect or comic effect
100
The number 0 is a member of all of the following groups of numbers EXCEPT:
Real numbers
Natural numbers
Integers
Whole numbers
101
The components of nutrition are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and:
salt
iron
flavor
water
102
Which atomic particles have a positive charge?
Neutrons
Nucleus
Protons
Electrons
103
Which set illustrates a function?
{ (3, 9) (-3, 9) (4,16) (-4, 16)}
{ (1, 2) (2, 3) (3, 4) (1, 4) }
{ (0,1) (0, 2) (0, 3) (0, 4) }
{ (2, 4) (3, 6) (4, 8) (4, 16) }
104
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
In earliest Greece to these with partial choice.”
“By all their country’s wishes blest!”
“Both in one faith unanimous; though sad”
“The City’s voice itself is soft like Solitude.”
105
The cold war involved which two countries that emerged from World War II as world powers?
United States and the Soviet Union
Afghanistan and the United States
China and Japan
England and Brazil
106
0.16 is equivalent to:
16
16%
16/10
1.6
107
__________ lines do NOT intersect.
Perpendicular
Intersecting
Skew
Parallel
108
Which of the following mostly addresses grammatical and technical errors?
Rough-draft writing
Editing
Revising
Proofreading
109
Which war took the most American lives in American history?
World War I
World War II
Revolutionary War
Civil War
110
What is the area of a square whose side is 13 feet?
52 feet
52 square feet
169 square feet
169 feet
111
To decode is to:
Sound out a printed sequenceof letters
Construct meaning
Use a special code to decipher a message
None of the above
112
In the visual arts, works that project a design from the center axis are said to have:
Radial balance
Symmetrical balance
Asymmetrical balance
Horizontal balance
113
The peripheral nervous system consists of:
Nerves
The eyes
Large organs
None of the above
114
Choose the set in which the members are not equivalent.
7/10, 0.7, 70%
3/8, 0.385, 38.5%
1/2, 0.5, 50%
10/5, 2.0, 200%
115
Which of the following contains an error in possessive inflection?
Doris’s shawl
Children’s lunches
Ambassador’s briefcase
Mother’s-in-law frown
116
If the radius of a right circular cylinder is doubled, how does its volume change?
Also doubles
Four times the original
No change
Pi times the original
117
what word is a bound morpheme? “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.”
The
lazy
fox
jumped
118
Which of the following are examples of research materials that are available to use?
All of the above
Encyclopedias
Internet search engines
Card catalogs
119
What is the probability of drawing two consecutive aces from a standard deck of cards?
2/104
1/221
2/52
3/51
120
For the historian studying ancient Egypt, which of the following would be least useful?
The record of a Greek historian on GreekEgyptian interaction
Letters from an Egyptian ruler to his/her regional governors
Letters from a nineteenthcentury Egyptologist to his wife
Inscriptions from the Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt
121
area of a rectangle if the base is 8 cm and the diagonal of the rectangle is 8.5 cm:
18.9 cm²
24 cm²
24 cm
30 cm²
122
To decode is to:
Construct meaning
Use a special code to decipher a message
Sound out a printed sequence of letters
None of the above
123
Which of the following is a fact?
The world is going to the dogs.
John is a liar.
It’s going to rain.
Joe said he believes John is a liar
124
The arrangement and relationship of words in sentences or sentence structure best describes:
Style
Discourse
Thesis
Syntax

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