1. To really be able to understand and apply standard units of measure, children need to have entered which cognitive
developmental level?
a.
Sensorimotor
b.
Preoperational
c.
Concrete operations
d.
Formal operations
ANSWER:
c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
2. Children are usually ready to understand the concept of length measurement if
a.
it is introduced in grade 2 but recognized that it will be beyond primary before accuracy is achieved.
b.
instruments are introduced in preprimary although the students will not measure accurately until the end of the
primary grades.
c.
it is introduced in grade 3.
d.
units are introduced in grade 1 and measurement in second grade.
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
3. From the following, select the grade level when children are usually ready to understand how to tell time.
a.
It may be introduced in grade 2, but it will be beyond primary before accuracy is achieved
b.
Although introduced in preprimary, the measuring instrument is difficult to understand and not used accurately
until the end of primary.
c.
Introduce the measuring instrument in grade 3.
d.
Introduce the units of measurement in grade 1; expect accurate measurement in second grade.
ANSWER:
b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
4. Measurement is an extremely important aspect of mathematics.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
5. During concrete operations, children begin to see the need for standard units and begin to develop skills in using them.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
6. In order to measure, children must understand the concept of unit.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
7. The official measurement system used in the United States is the metric system.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
8. English units of measurement are only used in England and Scotland.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
9. During the primary grades, measurement is an important connection from number and operations to algebra and
geometry.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
Match each item with the correct statement below.
measurement
d.
inch/foot and centimeter/meter
English units
e.
concrete operational thinking
metric system
10. Has not been adopted as the official measurement system in the United States
ANSWER:
c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
11. Essential for an understanding of the need for and the use of standard units
ANSWER:
e
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
12. A major vehicle for integrating mathematics with other content areas
ANSWER:
a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
13. The customary units of measurement used in the United States
ANSWER:
b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
14. The standard units used to measure length
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
15. The measurement system used in the United States for the most part is the ____________________ system.
ANSWER:
English
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
16. The ____________________ system is used as the principal measuring system in most countries.
ANSWER:
metric
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC- 05a – Understand content resources in mathematics and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering
17. _____________________ are increasingly recognized and may be characterized by social and communication
disorders.
ANSWER:
Autism spectrum disorders
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.09.03 – Assess, plan, teach, and evaluate primary-grade measurement lessons
in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC. 05c – Design, implement, and evaluate developmentally meaningful
and challenging curriculum.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering