According to the text, play supports children's emotional development by all of the following except:
A) Providing an outlet to express feelings
B) Teaching them to explore other roles
C) Providing a way to deal with powerful emotions
D) Sharing materials and experiences
E) Teaching them to control and suppress emotions
Ques. 2Although the students were eager to begin researching on the Internet, their teacher correctly advised them that before gathering facts they should:
a) design research questions
b) focus upon the mechanics of writing
c) read related fiction texts
d) write an expository report
Ques. 3Play serves a vital role in children's social development because it:
A) Increases social competence
B) Allows them to practice communication skills
C) Allows them to take on other roles and points of view
D) Teaches them to share
E) All of the above
Ques. 4The sixth-grade students in Kathy Smyth's class gathered many facts about the Vikings, but they had difficulty preparing an organized presentation. In this situation, it would be most helpful for the teacher to present a minilesson on:
a) cinquain
b) readers theatre
c) data charts
d) miscue analysis
Ques. 5Sociodramatic play:
A) is pursued in isolation
B) relies exclusively on nonverbal communication
C) is purely imitative
D) involves more than one child in verbal communication and interaction around a jointly-elaborated sequence or theme.
Ques. 6The Common Core Standards:
a) advise teachers to withhold nonfiction until grade 3
b) emphasize the importance of nonfiction
c) state that fiction and nonfiction have the same text features
d) stress the role of Elkonin Boxes
Ques. 7Play offers an opportunity to respect cultural diversity. The teacher needs to:
A) formally teach cultural differences before play begins
B) provide varied materials and books representing different cultures for children to explore
C) refrain from learning too much about a culture to avoid influencing the play
D) formally introduce children from other cultures into the classroom
Ques. 8When the students were selecting books for their literature circles, their teacher correctly advised them that:
a) only fiction titles are appropriate for literature circles
b) fiction and nonfiction can be used in literature circles
c) they should read the books in round-robin manner
d) every student should have a partner
Ques. 9A group of young children are called to the meeting area by their teacher and she leads them in a finger play. Which type of play does this represent?
A) work disguised as play
B) child-initiated play, freely chosen
C) directed play
D) facilitative play
Ques. 10Twelve-year-old Brenna completed a research report that had a table of contents, illustrations with captions, a bibliography, and an index. This project showed that the student understood:
a) use of graphic organizers
b) uses of technology
c) text features of nonfiction
d) the role of primary sources