1. A student who rereads a paragraph is demonstrating which of the following skills?
A. paraphrasing.
B. using context clues.
C. confirming.
D. predicting.
2. Mrs. Brown has a culturally diverse group of students. Which consideration is most important when selecting literature for shared reading experiences for these students?
A. assessing student reading levels.
B. providing opportunities for exposure to literature that reflects the students' cultures.
C. designing reading activities and language materials in multiple languages.
D. providing many opportunities for oral reading to improve the students' English.
3. The largest single item in the budgets of most state and local governments combined is
A. administration.
B. defense.
C. public welfare.
D. education.
4. For a student to understand how a witness experienced a historical event, the best resource would be a(an)
A. textbook passage.
B. artifact.
C. primary source.
D. encyclopedia.
5. Which of the following body systems provides body structure and internal organ protection?
A. endocrine.
B. skeletal.
C. muscular.
D. nervous.
6. The most important consideration when creating a developmentally appropriate physical education lesson plan is
A. equipment management.
B. safe and secure environment.
C. activity preferences of students.
D. availability and location of facilities.
7. The parts of the atom located outside the nucleus of the atom are the
A. electrons.
B. quarks.
C. neutrons.
D. protons.
8. Identify the system by which a paper document is converted into electronic form and transmitted to another site.
A. word processor.
B. electronic mail.
C. Internet.
D. facsimile.
9. Select the most appropriate unit for measuring the length of a new pencil.
A. millimeters.
B. centimeters.
C. meters.
D. kilometers.
10. Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence.
Although down by 21 points at halftime, the football team ______ and won by a field goal.
A. intervened.
B. persisted.
C. relented.
Some of those didn't strike me as being that easy. Also at least a couple depended on one's opinion.
These questions would seem to be easily answered by most 6th to 8th grade students, with the exception of #2. My answer would be A, but I would love to know what the "correct" answer is according to the NEA.
Page 2 of the article cited says, as an apparent excuse, that many teachers don't know their scores in these tests. I'm sure, however, that they know if they've failed several times. I've seen too many teachers and would be saviors of our children through the years that are not teachers and not leaders. They have good intentions and no talent at the vocation but are led to believe that they can(and most times do)hang on to their dream by following the NEA party line, and Darwin help them if they cause waves.