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PAC Test

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr.smith is working with a class of kindergarten students. He reads them a story about puppies and kittens. Which of the following classroom activities would be the best to encourage his kindergarten students to express their feelings about the story?

a)

Asking each child to draw a picture of their favorite pet

b)

Showing students a picture of his pets and asking the students to tell about the picture

c)

Giving students hand puppets of puppies and kittens and asking them to use the puppets to tell about the story

2.

children in a pre kindergarten bilingual classroom are having trouble understanding the meaning of "on" and "off." the teacher could best help them understand these concepts by

a)

writing the words in English and in Spanish and giving them to the students on flashcards

b)

setting up an obstacle course in the classroom having the students move throughout the course and saying "on" or "of," as the students climb on or crawl under the table

c)

asking the students often what the meaning of the two words are

3.

two 3rd grade students are counting the money the class has donated to buy food baskets for the needy at thanksgiving. As they count Tom says to Jane " look! this quarter is twice as big as this dime. That means it is worth twice as much." The aide could use this situation to help foster Tom's understanding of the value of money by

a)

Encouraging Tom to recount the money until he gets the right total amount

b)

Telling Tom that the size of money does not reflect the value since the dime is worth more than a nickel and it's smaller than a nickel

c)

Setting up a classroom " shopping center" with the cost of items displayed and having Tom shop in the center using some of the donation coins

4.

Which of the following would best help a second-grade student new to the school become comfortable in the classroom?

a)

Putting his seat in the front of the classroom

b)

Pairing him with another student to help him learn the ropes

c)

Introducing him to the other students and showing them a map of the town from which he moved

5.

which of the following general guidelines should a first-grade aide follow when helping a student select a book to read for pleasure?

a)

Suggest a book with regular and irregular sight words that the student has already memorized

b)

Suggest a book with challenging words so he could develop his reading skills

c)

Suggest the book with phonetically regular words that he has never read before so he could apply his decoding skills to increase his vocabulary.

6.

Samuel's solution despite the humor suggests that he has trouble with the following...

a)

Doing the math needed correctly

b)

Interpreting the answer in terms of the requirements of the problem

c)

Choosing the correct mathematical operation

7.

a)

Reading folktales from a different land

b)

Making and eating food from different cultures

c)

Writing the pen/pals and other lands and discussing some of the unusual things they learn about each culture from the letters they receive

8.

a)

Are in compliance with Howard Z., individualized education plan(IEP)

b)

Focused on areas where Mrs. Cogburn believes Howard needs help with his development problems

c)

Are exactly the same for Howard as for the other students in the classroom

9.

Ms. Wainwright’s conversation with the students would probably have the following result:

a)

They would change their behavior since they know Ms.Wainwright was going to work with them

b)

they would not change their behavior and would resent Ms.Wainwright for talking about them in front of other students

c)

They would change their behavior since they wouldn’t want to have another conversation like this one.

10.

following this conversation, Ms.Wainwright calls Juanita in for another meeting. At the meeting Ms.Wainwright learns that Juanita has been in an English as a second language class every year until this one. This is the first time she has been in an English class with non-ELP students. In an attempt to help Juanita, what would be an appropriate response by Ms.Wainwright?

a)

Tell Juanita that she will be reassigned to the ESL classroom for the remainder of the school year

b)

Tell Juanita that Ms.Ellison and the other teachers will grade Juanita in an easier scale than the other students

c)

Ask Juanita to meet with her during the study period so they can work together on an English assignment

11.

Ms. Wainwright wonders why Steven has become the class clown. She talks about her behavior with another aide during lunch the following day in the lounge. Ms.wainwright should be aware that discussion of a student’s academic grades or behavior should occur only with

1) other aides who know the students

2) the school guidance counselor

3) the student’s teacher

4) parent volunteers who work with the same class

a)

1&2

b)

2&3

c)

3&4

12.

Ms.Wainwright decides also to meet individually with Joshua. During this meeting, it becomes obvious that the reason Joshua “doesn’t have time to read all this stuff,” is that he is involved in extra curricular activities. He is a member of the band, he volunteers in his church, and he mows yards to earn money to save for a car. As a result Ms.Wainwright suggests that Joshua


- Make a list of what he really wants to accomplish during the school year both in and out of school

- Identify the “pluses” and “minuses” of these each items

- List various ways he can think of to deal with his “time crunch” he finds himself in


which of the following is a benefit of this process?

a)

Joshua will have experience working with a problem solving strategy that can be applied to other problems he may encounter

b)

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

c)

Joshua will learn that this means of problem solving, while risky, is successful.

13.
a)

Observe the world in a controlled manner

b)

Organize data in a symmetric manner

c)

Arrange events in a logical order

14.

What could the teacher or aide do to help Margaret understand the story better?

a)

Have her write down everything that happened in the story in her own word

b)

Ask her if she has ever wanted anything she did not get and how she felt about that; then have her read the story again

c)

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

15.

Which of the following activities represent the most advanced level of play for the prekindergarten classroom:

a)

One student tied a scarf around her waist and another student, seeing it, does the same with another scarf

b)

Two students set a table with play dishes

c)

One student drops a droll and breaks the doll’s arm; another student gets a doctor kit and puts a sling on the doll’s arm

16.

a)

to the colleague in another district: "if you get me does astros tickets at discount I will give you my free tickets to the state basketball finals in Austin"

b)

to a parent: " The district has adopted a mission statement that includes the statement all students can learn. but that is hard to me to believe, given the abilities of my students"

c)

to a police officer: " I believe that merry jones has been asulted by her father"

17.

a)

taking a date to a bar for a drink at 6 pm

b)

telling a parent that his child should get more sleep at night because he keeps falling a sleep at night

c)

eliminating a student from an extra curriculum activity because she's overweigh

18.

a)

telling a personal friend that a parents complaint that fellow colleague doesn't know the subject he is teaching is true sense that teacher never obtain a teaching degree

b)

encouraging a personal friend to move in to the educators district since the school in the district meet the needs of all students- both the gifted and the handicap

c)

encouraging a student to search the web for additional recourses to support his opinion in a research paper

19.

witch of these is a fact expressed in the passage

a)

ethiopia has professional basketball teams

b)

it rains a lot in ethiopia

c)

during maskal, children receive small gifts

20.
a)

a game

b)

a costume

c)

a dance

21.

how are costumes important to future generations

a)

costumes are for children

b)

observing costumes helps pass on traditions

c)

participating in costumes helps celebrate holidays and special occasions

22.

the main idea of the passages

a)

the Ethiopian new year is a special time for Ethiopian children

b)

various costume in Ethiopia tech children about this cultural hectarage

c)

entertainment in Ethiopia involves song and dance

23.

witch is an opinion expressed by this passage

a)

children endanger themselves and others by carrying burning torches

b)

costumes help children appreciate where they live

c)

the holidayed of buhe ends with a special song and a bon fire

24.

one conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is the following

a)

parents don't protect their children sense they let them carry burning turchase

b)

ethiopians were not affected by the September 11 events in new york since they celebrate maskal in that date

c)

children enjoy holy dates in ethiopia

25.

on which page would you look to find a decision of long term memory and visual information

a)

pages 122-129

b)

page 152

c)

page 138 and 152

26.
a)

are pronounced the same but mean different things

b)

are pronounced different but are both nouns

c)

are pronounced the same and are both nouns

27.

where could an educator find a set of synonyms for a particular word

a)

a thesaurus

b)

a table of contents

c)

a biography

28.
a)

students work in groups to enhance the learning of all the students

b)

students work together by copying each others answer to check their own work

c)

students in group let the best students do the work foe everyone

29.

a)

deciding what kind of games should be provided by students

b)

decide wen the carnival should occur

c)

arranging for parent volunteer to assist the carnival

30.

this ad was probably placed in the newspaper in order to

a)

make people aware of the cookbook

b)

tell people about the music section

c)

persuade people to go to the sale

31.

If mark goes to the Bookworm on Saturday, he will receive

a)

A free book

b)

A free hotdog

c)

50% of his purchases

32.

The characters in “The elmtown girls” books are most likely amateur

a)

Campers

b)

Investigators

c)

Musicians

33.

The ad mentioned Bob’s diner in order to

a)

Help people find their way to the bookstore

b)

Tell people about the great food at Bob’s dinner

c)

Show that the bookstore is downtown

34.

If mark’s brother likes to read about cowboys, the best book for him would be

a)

Looking at the earth

b)

Summer horses

c)

The Billy Jones story

35.

The ad tries to appeal to the reader’s desire to

a)

Help others

b)

Get something free

c)

Be like everyone else

36.

You can tell from the ad that the bookworm

a)

Is usually closed on the first Sunday of the month

b)

Has lower prices than other stores that sell used books

c)

Carries a variety of books and magazines

37.

You can tell from the passage that mark

a)

Doesn’t read the newspaper very often

b)

Wants to get the most he can for the money he has

c)

Has been to the bookworm bookstore before

38.

In which part of this communication is there an error in spelling ?

a)

Part 1

b)

Part 2

c)

Part 3

39.

In which part of this communication is there an error in capitalization?

a)

Part 1

b)

Part 2

c)

Part 3

40.

In which part of this communication is there an error in punctuation?

a)

Part 1

b)

Part 2

c)

Part 3

41.

In which part of this communication is there an error in punctuation?

a)

Part 1

b)

Part 2

c)

Part 3

42.

In which part of this communication is there an error in usage?

a)

Part 1

b)

Part 2

c)

Part 3

43.

In which part of this communication is there an error in usage?

a)

Part 2

b)

Part 3

c)

Part 4

44.
a)

$39.95

b)

$60

c)

$67.50

45.

a)

3.5

b)

4.5

c)

5.5

46.

a)

700

b)

701

c)

710

47.

Mario can run 2 miles in 14 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take him to run 5 miles?

a)

35 minutes

b)

45 minutes

c)

70 minutes

48.
a)

2/5

b)

1/2

c)

2/3

49.

The amount of soda in a can would most likely be expressed in

a)

Kilometers

b)

Centimeters

c)

Milliliters

50.
a)

45 Degrees Fahrenheit

b)

48 Degrees Fahrenheit

c)

50 Degrees Fahrenheit

51.

tom use 18 yards of string for his kite. How many feet of string did he use d

a)

6 ft

b)

54ft

c)

216ft

52.
a)

245

b)

221

c)

189

53.

a)

36,000

b)

12.000

c)

8,000

54.

a train is traveling at an average speed of 78 miles per hour. at this rate of speed which is the best estimate of how ling it will take the train to travel 883 miles?

a)

6hrs

b)

8hrs

c)

11hrs

55.
a)

gray and mint green

b)

mint green and beige

c)

blue and grey

56.

a)

$60

b)

$110

c)

$140

57.

a)

more than $120

b)

between $105 and $120

c)

between $85 and $105

58.

a)

7845

b)

7945

c)

7955

59.

a)

1516

b)

1526

c)

1616

60.

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

61.

a)

$12.45

b)

$12.55

c)

$12.65

62.

a)

$242.50

b)

$247.50

c)

$252.50

63.

a)

50

b)

70

c)

140

64.

a)

4

b)

8

c)

12

65.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14