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ABCTE MSE Practice Exam 2
Rational Counting - one-to-one correspondence Rote Counting - counting that does not involve physical objects, but merely a recitation of numbers Leaning a board against a wall that is perpendicular to the floor creates what type of triangle? - A right triangle. Compass - A mathematical tool used to draw arcs and circles of various radii Protractor - A tool that assists in drawing an arc, but produces an arc of only one radius. A Pie Chart - A good method for laying out categorical data. Bar charts - Typically present one variable over a certain amount of time. Factorial - represented by n!, the product of all positive integers less than or equal to that number. Is zero a whole number? - Yes What is an acute angle? - An angle whose measure is between 0 and 90 degrees. Milligrams is a useful unit for measuring what type of objects? - Very small, like grains of sand or grapes. A kilogram is about what number in pounds? - 2 pounds is equivalent to how many kilograms? What is an equation for a line parallel to the x-axis in the Cartesian coordinate plane? - y= The volume of a pyramid - 1/3(area of the base)(height) Area of a rectangle - a = length(width) Area of a triangle - a=1/2(base)(height) The Partial Sum Method - Algorithm that requires the student to tally the total sum of each place value and then add those place value totals to get the final answer. This method is often used while using Base-10 blocks.
The duplicate of a gene - Allele In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, data from the radio telescope at Arecibo, Puerto Rico is analyzed for ... - Modulated radio transmissions from outer space The correct order for the scientific process. - Question, Hypothesis, Observation, Analysis, Conclusion Silt - Made up of tiny rock particles, left behind on flood plains when the water recedes. These deposits create favorable agricultural conditions and can be found on the Mississippi, Nile, and Tigris rivers. Element - A substance that can't be separated into two or more substances by ordinary chemical or physical means. Compound - contains two or more elements and can be separated. Mixture - two or more substances that can be separated by physical means without making/breaking chemical bonds. Ice changing into vapor - sublimation, a physical transformation. Charles Darwin - Best known for 'The Origin of Species'. Studied populations and the factors that affect them. The ozone layer is in what layer of the Earth's Atmosphere? - Stratosphere. Lies above troposphere. Troposphere - The layer of Earth's atmosphere closest to earth. Endoplasmic Reticulum - Transporter of proteins produced by ribosomes. Transports to various regions of the cell where they are needed or to the Golgi body to move them out of the cell. Nucelus - control center of the cell Mitochondria - the power house Plasma Membrane - protects the cell contents Igneous rock - formed by cooled, hardened magma. Sedimentary Rock - made over time from compressed layers of sediment, usually forming on top of an igneous rock layer. Metamorphic rock - an existing rock that has been changed by pressure and/or heat.
First Law of Motion - The concept of inirtia The Second Law of Motion - acceleration explained The Third Law of Motion - every action has an equal and opposite reaction Biotic Factor - Anything that is alive or was once alive. Rocks, rain, air are abiotic, since they are not living things. Metaphase - The spindle fibers align the chromosomes along the middle of the nucleus. Telophase - chromosomes become distinct in emerging daughter cells Prophase - chromatin condenses into chromosome Anaphase - chromatins separate Non-renewable natural resource for the ecosystem - Natural Gas, coal, oil. They take millions of years to form naturally and cannot be replaced once consumed. If a student is reluctant to read independently, what should you do? - Interviewing a student about her interests and hobbies can help the teacher guide the student to books that may be of interest to him or her. John Henry - African-American folk hero who challenges a steam hammer to a railroad spike driving contest to save his job and the jobs of his co-workers. The overall theme of this legend is man vs. technology. Fluency - The ability to decode a text accurately with expression. Students who have this trait recognize words automatically when they read silently and group words to help create meaning. Context Clues - using surrounding words in a given passage is a good technique for decoding unknown words. Hyperbole - exaggeration Ad hominem - a rhetorical approach meaning 'against the man'. Ad hoc - rhetorical approach with keywords like 'possibly', 'probably', 'maybe', etc. Straw man argument - Where you try to argue against the original argument by refuting another claim completely.
Instructional-level - appropriate for reading with adult or teacher assistance; students make some mistakes, but are able to grasp overall meaning of the text. Independent Level texts - read with 95-100% accuracy because they are at an easier level for the student. Frustration reading level - usually read at a rate less than 90% Para- - beside Intra- - within, into Ecto- - outside, external Circum- - around, circumfrence Gerund - a verbal that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. Gerund - always end in -ing and are used as nouns in sentences. "Walking is an excellent way to exercise." Walking" is used as a noun. Narrative - typically tells the actions of a character or describes events. Expository - the explanation of some topic Synthetic Phonics - Starts by teaching students individual phonemes and then "synthesizes" these into words. Phonemes into words. Analytic Phonics - analyzing words and then breaking them down into their phonemes. Words into phonemes. Legend - An unverified tale, especially one commonly thought to be historical, passed down from earlier times. Typically thought to be based on actual people or events, but cannot be substantiated. Myths - traditional stories that describe the origin of certain peoples or practices, using supernatural to explain natural, regarded as truth. Fables - short narratives that often use characters such as talking animals to make a moral point. Language Experience Story - informal evaluation of a student's oral language in which they tell a story about a picture, and the teacher evaluates missing or present components of a story. Most likely to be used to analyze a student's oral language development.
Morphology - teaching students how to apply affixes is an example of this discipline. This discipline is concerned with the structure of words and how structure impacts meaning. Etymology - the study of word origins and how a word evolves over time. Phonology - the study of how words sound. Plot - the sequence of evens involving the characters in conflict. Austria declared war on whom after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand? - Serbia The Bay of Pigs - an illegal U.S. attempt to finance and support an invasion of Cuba by a refugee army. The failed invasion put Castro on alert and tightened the bonds between the Soviet Union and Cuba. This event contributed to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Black Moses - Harriet Tubman, an escaped slave and underground railroad "conductor" and spy for the Union army. What other nickname did she have? Brown V Board of Education - 1954. Case that challenged racial segregation in public schools. Five school segregation cases were combined in an appeal to the Supreme Court. May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court decided that segregated schools were "inherently unequal" and violated the 14th amendment to the constitution. 24th Amendment - Bars poll taxes. This amendment gives the right to citizens to vote without having to pay a tax. Poll taxes discouraged poorer people from voting, and ruled as discriminatory. 10th Amendment - Original part of the Bill of Rights, ensuring states' rights. 13th Amendment - Abolished slavory 15th amendment - granted the right to vote to all citizens. 19th Amendment - women granted the right to vote. Feudalism - This is the system where the tenant lives and works on the land, but the master owns the property. A form of political and social organization in Western Europe until monarchies in the 18th century. Checks and Balances System - attempts to ensure that each of the three branches of our federal government (exec, judicial, legislative) acts responsibly to the citizenry. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - A measure of the amount of economic country, often considered an indicator of standard of living.
National Debt - amount of money owed by a government Gross National Income - indicates additional value from entities outside of the country's borders Macroeconomics - a method of looking at economic indicators in general Missouri Compromise - 1820 bill that regulated slave trade in the western territories. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 and died 1519. What time period was this? - The Renaissance period, which is considered to have lasted from 1400-1550. The Medieval Age - 500- The Enlightenment - 1650- The Romantic Movement - Late 18th century to early 19th century. Which military commander is known for his "March to the Sea" - William T. Sherman. He moved his army from Atlanta to Savannah, burning crops, buildings, and otherwise ruining Confederate infrastructure in this campaign. Ulysses S. Grant - Leader of the Union army during Civil War. Robert E. Lee - Confederate commander This man founded Maryland in 1632 - Lord Baltimore William Penn - founded Pennsylvania in 1682 Roger Williams - founded Rhode Island in 1636 John Winthrop - Massachusetts in 1630 Which river runs along the Mason-Dixon Line separating Indiana from Kentucky - The Ohio River. This river has its origin in Pittsburgh and runs through several states before reaching the Mississippi in Cairo, Illinois. This ran along the ________________ as the traditional demarcation of the North and the South. How many states were included in the ratification of the Constitution of the United States in 1790 - These were the number of states ratified in the ____________ in 1790. James Watt's improvements to the steam energy were key to which cultural movement?
- The Industrial Revolution.
