Nominal means
a. name
b. how many
c. how much
d. rational
Question 2...When children sort a collection of books according to the characteristic stories about animals, they are use what process as a prenumber activity?
a. seriating
b. patterning
c. classifying
d. ordering
Question 3...Developing number sense is an important part of the curriculum for the primary grades. Which of the following statements is not true regarding number sense?
a. According to research, number relationships cannot be taught directly to children.
b. Number sense consists of understanding number meanings and number relationships.
c. Children should be encouraged to verbalize number relationships, even before they can write.
d. All of the above statements are true.
Question 4...When teaching young children to estimate quantities or sums, the teacher should emphasize which of the following?
a. The closest estimate is the best answer.
b. Estimates cannot be either correct or incorrect; they are simply a guess.
c. There is a range of acceptable answers and any answer in that range is correct.
d. The best estimate is the one that is given by the most students.
Question 5...Understanding number relationships is an important part of developing number sense. Children need to understand which of the following relationships? (Mark all that apply.)
a. order relations
b. more than, fewer than
c. part-part-whole
d. counting on
Question 6...Mr. Hill wishes to assess his students' understanding of number meanings. He shows the students some blocks, then asks them to draw what they see and write the number. He is using the _______ mode; his students are using the _________ and ___________ modes.
a. concrete; symbolic, pictorial
b. oral; concrete, pictorial
c. concrete; symbolic, oral
d. oral; symbolic, pictorial
Question 7...Describe the components of rational counting.
What will be an ideal response?
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