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