PAC Test Prep

Joshua's teacher recommends that he create a list of all the things he wants to accomplish in the school year, with each activities pros and cons, as well as a strategy to make time for his various activities. What is the benefit of this process?

• Joshua will have experience working with a problem-solving strategy that may be apply to other problems he encounters.

• Joshua will immediately be able to identify what he needs to do to obtain all of his goals.

• Joshua will learn the means of problem-solving, while risky, is successful.

This activity is being used to encourage students to

• observe the world in a controlled manner

• organize data in a systematic manner

• arrange events in a logical order

Margaret reads a passage in class, but does not fully understand the story. How could her teacher help her?

• Have her write down everything that happened in the story in her own words.

• Ask her if she has ever wanted anything that she did not get and how she felt about that, then have her read the story again (using personal experience to relate back to the text)

• Have her tell the story to another student and discuss the ending with that student.

Which of the following activities represents the most advanced level of play for a pre-kindergarten class?

• One student ties a scarf around her waist and another student, seeing it, another student does the same.

• Two students set a table to play dishes

• One student drop a doll and breaks the dolls arm, another student gets a doctors kit and puts the doll arm in a sling.

Which of the following statements by an educator would be considered unethical according to the Educators' Code of Ethics?

• To a colleague in another district, "If you get me those Astros' tickets at a discount, I'll give you my free tickets to the State Basketball finals in Austin."

• To a parent, "The District has adopted a mission statement that say 'All students call learn.' But it is hard for me to believe, given the abilities of my students."

• To a police officer, "I believe Mary has been assaulted by her father."

All of the following activities by an educator are ethical except-

• Taking a date to the bar for a drink at 6:00 pm

• Telling a parent that his child should get more sleep at night because he keeps falling asleep in class

• Eliminating a student from an extra-curricular activity because she is overweight

Which of the following activities the Educators' Code of Ethics?

• Telling a personal friend that a parent's complaint that a fellow colleague doesn't know the subject he is teaching is true since that teacher never obtained a teaching degree in that field.

• Encouraging a personal friend to move to the educator's district since the schools in the district meet the needs of all students- both the gifted and handicapped.

• Encouraging a student to search the web for additional resources to support his opinion on a research paper.

Which of these is a FACT expressed in the passage?

• Ethiopia has professional basketball teams.

• It rains a lot of Ethiopia.

• During Maskal, children receive small gifts.

Decorating wooden poles with daisies is an example of

• a game

• a custom

• a dance

Why are customs important to future generations?

• Customs are for children.

• Observing customs help pass on traditions.

• Participating in customs helps celebrate holidays and special occasions.