GACE PRACTICE

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A preschool teacher has each of the 10 students in the class choose a note from sticky notes of three colors — red, yellow, and blue. Students then work with the teacher to create a chart by sticking their note in the correct column. Which math skill does this activity best reinforce?

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Data collection, organization, and display

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Which type of map is most useful in determining whether one mountain range is older than another? A. A road map indicating the highest point of elevation within a mountain range, B. A topographic map featuring contour lines, C. An economic map using symbols to indicate natural resources within mountain ranges, D. A climate map showing temperature zones within mountain ranges

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A topographic map featuring contour lines

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A first-grade teacher is teaching about changes on the Earth’s surface. Which of the following contributes to the changes on Earth’s surface most consistently? A. Fire, B. Volcanic activity, C. Water, D. Wind

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Water

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A preschool teacher is teaching students to forward roll. What is a problem most characteristic of preschoolers’ forward rolling?

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Losing the curl

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Before students are taught about the cause of the midnight sun phenomenon in polar regions, they should understand which of the following? A. Seasonal changes in the distance between Earth and the Sun, B. Seasonal changes in sunspot activity, C. The tilt of Earth’s axis, D. Time zones

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The tilt of Earth’s axis

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A set of expectations governing the behavior of a person holding a particular position in society. What is the vocabulary word related to this definition?

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role

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A second-grade teacher has taught students about hurricanes and tornadoes. The teacher now wants students to compare the two. Which of the following students has correctly compared hurricanes and tornadoes? A. Hazeletta, who says, “Both hurricanes and tornadoes form only over warm oceans.” B. Frank, who says, “Both tornadoes and hurricanes have very high winds.” C. Margaux, who says, “Hurricanes may cause great property damage, but tornadoes do not cause property damage.” D. Hernando, who says: “Tornadoes may cause human fatalities, but hurricanes do not cause human fatalities.”

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B. Frank, who says, “Both tornadoes and hurricanes have very high winds.”

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Which of the following activities is most effective in introducing kindergartners to the concept of how plants transport water? A. Demonstrating that a celery stalk can be peeled lengthwise but not crosswise, B. Placing celery stalks in water colored with a dye and observing the results, C. Collecting rainwater in a rain gauge and comparing the amount of rainfall to the plant’s growth rate, D. Planting bean seeds in paper cups, placing them on the windowsill, and watering daily

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Placing celery stalks in water colored with a dye and observing the results

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Why shouldn’t I measure by placing the object at the 1 mark of the ruler?

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We measure from the 0 mark on the ruler because we do not want to miss the first unit of measurement on the ruler.

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A prekindergarten teacher is doing a lesson on categorizing classroom objects into sets. Which mathematical concept must children have some familiarity with before attempting this activity? Options: A. Understanding patterns and relationships, B. Recognizing the position of whole numbers, C. Comparing two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, D. Matching values with their numerical representations

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Understanding patterns and relationships